Institute of Commonwealth Studies

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellow's - Dr Pauline Martini, an academic and practitioner in international criminal justice.

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#InternationalCriminalJustice #EnvironmentalCrimes #InternationalCriminalLaw

Memorial2007 Annual Lecture Memorial2007 annual lecture delivered by Professor Patricia Viseur Sellers, Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College of the University of Oxford.

NEW EVENT RECORDING AVAILABLE 📹 👇 🌟

The recording of this year's Memorial2007 Annual Lecture delivered by Professor Patricia Viseur Sellers is now available to view on our website.

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#InternationalCrime #GlobalReparations #Slavery #SlaveTrade #Memorial2007

Join us next week for this roundtable dicussion with Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur.

'Myanmar: The Invisible Crisis' Tuesday 9 December, 10:30am-12:00pm, Room 261, Second Floor, Senate House

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#UN #Myanmar #HumanRights #HumanitarianCrisis #London

ONE WEEK LEFT until our live Human Rights Day webinar!

Join us on 10 December 2025 from 1pm-2pm (UK time) to hear about our Postgraduate Studies in Human Rights.

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#HumanRights #HumanRightsLaw #Law #PostgraduateStudy #DistanceLearning #HumanRightsDay

NEW EVENT RECORDING AVAILABLE 📹 👇 🌟
The recording of our fireside chat with anti-apartheid activist, writer, and former Constitutional Court judge of South Africa, Albie Sachs is now available online:

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#AntiApartheid #HumanRights #AlbieSachs #SouthAfrica

Panel 4 of the Cultures of Democracy conference this afternoon entitled 'The Commonwealth, Democracy and New Technologies' was chaired by Dr Virginie Roiron with panellists:
Ashonshok Kachui, Sumit Pathak and Dr. Meera Mathew

#CommonwealthDemocracy #SocialMedia #India #Cyberspace #FreeSpeech

Panel 3 of the Cultures of Democracy conference this morning, 'Evolving Democracies in the Commonwealth: #Commonwealth Case Studies,' was chaired by Prof Melanie Torrent, University of Jules Verne Picardie

It featured: Aliyu Ibrahim, Olakunle Michael Folami and Bodhi Ramteke

#CommonwealthDemocracy

"To what extent do we need to accept that the formal Commonwealth including the Commonwealth Secretariat of 2025 is a different animal to what it was in, say, 1995?"
It was a very captivating discussion indeed!
#Cultures #Democracy #Commonwealth #Activism #Empowerment #CommonwealthDemocracy

Professor Matthew Neuhaus addressed questions proposed by attendees which included:

"How does the Commonwealth reconcile its values and principles with member states who clearly violate them?"

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Day 2 of the Cultures of Democracy conference began with an engaging talk from our keynote speaker Professor Matthew Neuhaus entitled 'Reinforcing Democracy? The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) 30 Years On’ 1/3

Panel 2 of the Cultures of Democracy conference, chaired by Dr. Cherisse Francis, featured Gargi Sakpal, Shireen Mushtaq, Kushboo Mangroo, David Jackson, and Lucy Slack.

#Democracy #Commonwealth #CommonwealthDemocracy #SocialJustice #India #SocialMedia #Government #AngloMauritianTreaty #Chagossians

What difference can the Commonwealth and its institutions make in an "increasingly disordered world where might not right is ascendant", asks Dr James Chiriyankandath

Panel 1 of the Cultures of Democracy conference 'The Commonwealth and Democracy' featured James Chiriyankandath, Andrea Sau, Syed Kamall, Christopher Wylde and Bright Chimedza

#Cultures #Democracy #Commonwealth #Activism #Empowerment #CommonwealthDemocracy #Zimbabwe #Hegemony #Gaza #Israel

We're delighted to be co-hosting the 2-day event on Cultures of Democracy'

Day 1 has begun with opening remarks from Prof Sue Onslow and #ICwS Director Prof Kingsley Abbott who asked "Is there room for quiet diplomacy?"

#Cultures #Democracy #Commonwealth #Activism #CommonwealthDiplomacy

School of Advanced Study Uniting research institutes and centres at the University of London to form the UK's national centre for the support and promotion of academic research in the humanities.

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The School of Advanced Study, University of London champions the arts and humanities. Working through our renowned specialist institutes and centres of excellence, we offer a rich interdisciplinary environment for researchers to collaborate.

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Sir Hilary Beckles, chair of the CARICOM reparations commission - "Here we are again, still at it, 190 years on, asking for compensation for the crimes and suffering that continue to this very day". Just now, speaking to @icws-sas.bsky.social #reparations

The event was recorded and will be made available on our website in the coming weeks.

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#SirHilaryBeckles #Africa #Caribbean #ReparatoryJustice #CARICOM #Commonwealth
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In a very packed Chancellor’s Hall, Sir Beckles was joined by Mr. Eric Phillips, Vice Chair, CRC and Chairman, Guyana Reparations Committee; Dr. Niambi Hall Campbell- Dean, PhD, Chairperson, Bahamas National Reparations Committee; and Mr. Arley Gill, Chairman, Grenada National Reparations Committee.

The Institute of Commonwealth Studies was privileged to host Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies and Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, as he delivered a pivotal lecture this evening on reparatory justice for transatlantic slavery.

There’s still time to register for the 2-day hybrid conference NEXT WEEK:

"Cultures of Democracy: Commonwealth leadership, grassroots actvism and people empowerment in times of crisis" 20-21 November 2025, Senate House and Online

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Join us on 10 December 2025 from 1pm-2pm (UK time) for our live Human Rights Day webinar to find out more about our Postgraduate Studies in Human Rights

Register your place here: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/...

#HumanRights #HumanRightsLaw #Law #PostgraduateStudy #DistanceLearning #HumanRightsDay

Forthcoming event hosted by St Mary’s University 👇👇👇

Second Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on the Commonwealth of Nations, 28 November 2025

The event will cover interdisciplinary approaches to issues affecting the #Commonwealth including, #HumanRights and #ClimateChange.

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There's still time to register on this hybrid event THIS WEEK 👇👇👇

The Legal Obligation for Genocide Prevention, Tuesday 4 November, 4:30pm-6:00pm, Room 264, Senate House and ONLINE

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Forthcoming hybrid event: The Legal Obligation for Genocide Prevention, Tuesday 4 November, 4:30pm-6:00pm, Room 264, Senate House and ONLINE

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#Genocide #MinorityRights #HumanRights

Full Programme is now online!

The conference brings together an exceptional group of speakers from across the globe to discuss critical questions at the intersection of law, human rights, and the environment

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Professor Corinne Lennox will be panellist at a hybrid webinar NEXT WEEK: 'Global caste-scapes: inequality and belonging in the 21st century' 29 October, 17:00 – 19:00 (GMT), City St George’s and ONLINE: city-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/83108880169

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#Inequality #HumanRights #CasteInequality

BRAID Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage forum This forum brings together the cultural heritage and research community to discuss current and future challenges of embracing AI in cultural heritage responsibly and ethically.

The Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage Forum on 6 November will bring together the cultural heritage and research community to discuss current and future challenges of embracing AI in cultural heritage responsibly and ethically. Find out more and register: www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

We're delighted to announce that the Convocation Trust has generously funded a new tuition fees #scholarship enabling one
student to undertake the MA #HumanRights via distance and flexible learning from February 2026

Learn more: www.london.ac.uk/convocation-...

#ConvocationTrust #PostgraduateStudy

What an inspiring and joyous evening celebrating 30 years of human rights education at the #ICwS!

Thank you to the current students, alumni, panellists and staff, old and new, for celebrating this momentous occasion with us.

Check our website soon for the event recording: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk

Register now for this forthcoming 2-day hybrid conference entitled: "Cultures of Democracy: Commonwealth leadership, grassroots actvism and people empowerment in times of crisis" 20-21 November 2025, Senate House & Online
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#Democracy #Commonwealth #Leadership #Actvism #Empowerment