The Grotius Lectures is a series of annual lectures sponsored by the

American Society of International Law The American Society of International Law (ASIL), founded in 1906, was chartered by the United States Congress in 1950 to foster the study of international law, and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the ba ...

since 1999. The lecture is named in honour of the famous Dutch

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Hugo Grotius Hugo Grotius (; 10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Huig de Groot () and Hugo de Groot (), was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, poet and playwright. A teenage intellectual prodigy, he was born in Delft ...

(1583–1645), considered by many to be the 'father of international law.' Over the past decade, the lecture has been delivered by a leading

international law International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...

scholar or

international lawyer International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...

. The lecture is customarily read at the opening of the annual meeting of the ASIL, usually held in late March or April each year. {, border="0" , + Grotius Lecture ! !! Date !! Speaker !! Title !! ASIL Annual Meeting , - !01 !! 1999 !!

Christopher Weeramantry Sri Lankabhimanya Christopher Gregory Weeramantry, AM (17 November 1926 – 5 January 2017) was a Sri Lankan lawyer who was a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 1991 to 2000, serving as its vice-president from 1997 to 2000. ...

Nathaniel Berman Nathaniel Berman is the Rahel Varnhagen Professor in Brown University's Religious Studies Department. The overarching theme in Berman's scholarship concerns the experiences of "otherness" in law, politics, and religion. For much of his career, Berm ...

!! Tribute to Grotius !! 93rd , - !02 !! 2000 !!

Kader Asmal Abdul Kader Asmal (8 October 1934 – 22 June 2011) was a South African politician. He was a professor of human rights at the University of the Western Cape, chairman of the council of the University of the North and vice-president of the A ...

!! International Law and Practice, Dealing with the Past in the SA Experience !! 94th , - !03 !! 2001 !! Jean Bethke Elshtain !! Just War and Humanitarian Intervention !! 95th , - !04 !! 2002 !!

Moisés Naím Moisés Naím (born July 5, 1952) is a Venezuelan journalist and writer. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In 2013, the British magazine '' Prospect'' listed Naím as one of the world's leading thinke ...

!! Five Wars of Globalization !! 96th , - !05 !! 2003 !! Mary Robinson !! Globalization (The Role of Human Rights) !! 97th , - !06 !! 2004 !!

Amy Chua Amy Lynn Chua (born October 26, 1962), also known as "the Tiger Mom", is an American lawyer, legal scholar, and writer. She is the John M. Duff Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School with an expertise in international business transactions, law ...

!! World on Fire !! 98th , - !07 !! 2005 !! Michael Kirby !! International Law - the Impact on National Constitutions !! 99th , - !08 !! 2006 !!

B.S. Chimni B. S. Chimni is a legal scholar and academic who is presently distinguished professor of international law member at Jindal Global Law School. His areas of expertise include international law, international trade law and international refugee l ...

!! A Just World Under Law: a View from the South !! 100th , - !09 !! 2007 !!

Joseph Stiglitz Joseph Eugene Stiglitz (; born February 9, 1943) is an American New Keynesian economist, a public policy analyst, and a full professor at Columbia University. He is a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001) and the Joh ...

!! Multinational Corporations: Balancing Rights and Responsibilities !! 101st , - !10 !! 2008 !!

Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad bin Zeid al-Hussein ( ar, زيد ابن رعد الحسين; born 26 January 1964) is a Jordanian former diplomat who is the Perry World House Professor of the Practice of Law and Human Rights at the University of Pennsylvan ...

!! For the Love of Country and International Criminal Law !! 102nd , - !11 !! 2009 !! Achim Steiner !! International Environmental Law & Transition Towards a Green Economy !! 103rd , - !12 !! 2010 !!

Antony Anghie Antony T. Anghie is a law professor at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law and Secretary-General of the Asian Society of International Law. He was previously the Samuel D. Thurman Professor at S. J. Quinney College of Law, Universi ...

!! Should International Law Lead or Follow in Changing Times? !! 104th , - !13 !! 2011 !!

Amartya Sen Amartya Kumar Sen (; born 3 November 1933) is an Indian economist and philosopher, who since 1972 has taught and worked in the United Kingdom and the United States. Sen has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, econom ...

!! Harmony and Dissonance in International Law !! 105th , - !14 !! 2012 !!

Jakob Kellenberger Jakob Kellenberger (born 19 October 1944 in Heiden, Switzerland) is a former Swiss diplomat and former president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Since 2013 he has been the president of swisspeace. Biography Jakob Kelle ...

!! Confronting Complexity !! 106th The American Grotius Lecture should not be confused with the annual Grotius Lecture held at the

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(the successor to the

Grotius Society The Grotius Society was a British society founded in 1915 during World War I. In 1958, it was dissolved on the merger with the Society of Comparative Legislation, founded in 1895, to form the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. ...

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