Press release issued:
21 February 2018
On 15 and 16 February the French Supreme Court of Justice, the Conseil d’Etat, hosted an international seminar on the general principles of law in national, European and international law, organised by Dr Eirik Bjorge.
Dr Eirik Bjorge, Senior Lecturer in Public International Law at the University of Bristol Law School, organised the international conference together with Professor Mads Andenæs (University of Oslo). The two-day event consisted of roundtable discussions and debates as well as presentations by academics.
Among the participants were judges from the Conseil d'Etat, Lord Lloyd Jones from the UK Supreme Court, and judges from the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Justice.
Dr Bjorge gave a talk on ‘Public law sources and analogies of international law’, which focused on “the extent to which ‘general principles of law recognized by civilized nations’ are capable of adjusting to the progress and needs of the international community”.
Dr Bjorge’s speech can be read in full here.
Further information
Dr Eirik Bjorge is Senior Lecturer in Public International Law at the University of Bristol Law School. He has advised States, private entities and individuals on matters of public international law, human rights law, and constitutional law. He has acted as counsel and adviser, and provided expert opinions, in cases before the domestic courts, the European Court of Human Rights, the International Court of Justice, and tribunals set up under the auspices of ICSID. He has also provided training on matters of international law, human rights law, and constitutional law to domestic judges, and government officials.
