History and evolution of International law
History and evolution of International law
Special lecture was conducted on 11th October , 2019 , in the topic “History and evolution of International law” . Advocate Mr.Dilli Babu , practicing in High Court Of Madras was invited to deliver the special lecture, who started the session with the general introduction of history of law and its kinds. The session aimed to provide the well established principles and rules in the field of international law. The lecturer started the session by detailing the conventions in the field of public international law. Various sources of international law was explained with the help of case laws , R. v/s Keyn-1876 and U.S v/s Schooner. An interactive session was held by the lecturer towards the students on the subtopic - theories governing international law. The lecturer spotted out the highlights and criticism in the theories proposed . A question was raised towards the students whether international law is considered as a law. Students were raising their views regarding the question imposed , which made the session more interesting.The session got ignited when the speaker delivered his views on international law as the vanishing point of jurisprudence , various definitions of jurists was highlighted and detailed information was provided. When dealing with the history of international law , various case laws were used of which West Rand Central Gold Mining Company.v/s R-1905 was detailed in an explained manner .The points regarding the Weakness of international law was discussed in an elegant way by the lecturer which made the students to understand the concept in a more easy way. The lecturer aimed at providing the class an interactive session , which in turn made the class more active throughout the lecture. The session was concluded with a question hour , student raised the question regarding the difference between municipal law and international law . The speaker in turn cleared the doubt of the students by substantiating the theories related to it and by pointing out case laws for better understanding . The lecture was an overall eye opener to international law.
