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Speeches and Presentations

[David Kennedy]
  • Remarks, presented at the Task Force on New Regulatory Models After the Crisis, University of Peking, Beijing, China, October 29-30, 2009.

  • "Modern War and Modern Law" presented at the Suffolk Transnational Law Review Distinguished Speaker Series, Suffolk Law School, Boston, MA, October, 14, 2009. Click HERE to listen to this speech.

  • Remarks, at the UCL Jurisprudence Review Launch, presented at the University College of London, London, England, October 9, 2009.

  • The "Rule of Law," Political Choices, and Development Common Sense, presented at the Legal Theory Workshop at Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, October 1, 2009.

  • Global Governance Today, a lecture series presented at the Garrigues law firm in Madrid and Barcelona, Spain, September, 2009.

  • Remarks, presented at the conference, Human Rights at UT: A Diaogue at the Intersection of Academics and Advocacy, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, March 26, 2009.

  • After Human Rights: International Humanism after the Fall of Innocents, presented at the Minerva Biennial Conference on Human Righs in Israel, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, December 9, 2008.

  • Remarks, presented at the Conference on Legal Arguments in Debates on War and Peace, The Danish Institute for Military Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 6, 2008.

  • Remarks, presented at the World Public Forum's Dialogue of Civilizations Meeting, Rhodes, Greece, October 10, 2008

  • The History of American Legal Thought, a lecture series presented at the Garrigues law firm in Madrid and Alicante, Spain, September, 2008.

  • Concluding Remarks presented at the New perspectives on Law and Development Conference, Universidad de Los Andes Bogotá D.C, Colombia, August 22, 2008.

  • American Legal Thought, a lecture course presented at the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, June 27-29, 2008

  • Legal and Economic Ideas About Development, presented at the University of Manchester, Manchester, England, June 24, 2008

  • Roundtable on Recent Developments in International Legal Theory, presented at the Australia National University, Canberra, Australia, June 2, 2008

  • Workshop for senior command officers of the Australian Defense Forces on the use of law in military operations, Canberra, Australia, June 3, 2008

  • Remarks presented at the Melbourne University seminar and roundtable on the Role of Law in Military Decision Making, Melbourne, Australia, May 27, 2008

  • Of War and Law, presented at the International Legal Theory Colloquium, Georgetown Law, Washington, D.C., February 1, 2008. This work was also the subject of a roundtable workshop at the School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, May 21, 2008

  • Law and Economic Development: Toward a New Alliance, presented at the International Inequality Conference, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI, April 4, 2008

  • “The Mystery of Global Governance” presented at the Sawyer Seminar, University of Minnesota Law School, February 28, 2008. Professor Kennedy also presented this work at

    • the Kormendy Lecture, Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law, Ada OH, January 25. 2008
    • The Workshop “Ruling the World: Constitutionalism, International Law and Global Governance,” Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, December 8-9, 2007.

  • Remarks presented at the China Task Force Meeting , Manchester Business School, Manchester, England, July 4, 2007.

  • Law and Development Projects in Brazil and Beyond presented at the Harvard Law School Alumni Association, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 31, 2007.

  • Remarks presented at the Law and Development in Brazil Conference , Faculdade de Direito da USP, Sao Paulo, Brazil May 30, 2007.

  • "Keynote Address" at the The TWAIL Conference, Albany Law School, Albany, New York April 20, 2007. See this speech as it was presented HERE

  • Remarks at the American Society of International Law Conference "The Future of International Law," Washington, DC March 31, 2007.

  • "Remarks" at the New International Law Conference, Oslo, Norway, March, 2007.

  • Interview on "Of War and Law" on BBC Television's The World, London, England, December 12, 2006. You can see this interview in its entirety HERE. (Quicktime Required)

  • "Modern War and Modern Law" presented at the Center for International and Comparative Law, Baltimore Law School, Baltimore, MD, October, 26, 2006. You can view this speech as it was presented, HERE. Professor Kennedy also presented this work at:

    • University of Minnesota Law School - Minneapolis, MN Novemember 10, 2006.
    • The Institute for Policy Research - London, UK, October 24, 2006.
    • The Fletcher School - Tufts University, Medford, MA, October 18, 2006.
    • The Watson Institute for International Studies 'Beyond Terror' Lecture Series, The Watson Institute, Brown University, Providence, RI, October 12, 2006.


  • Interview on "Of War and Law" on the BBC's Radio 4 Today Programme, London, England, October 20, 2006. You can listen to this interview in its entirety HERE.

  • Book Discussion on "Of War and Law" presented at The Cambridge Forum, Cambridge, MA, September 28, 2006. You can view this discussuion as it was presented, HERE

  • Remarks at the Conference "International Law After the Age of Three Worlds" Washington, DC, September 15, 2006.

  • Remarks at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue's China Task Force Meeting, Manchester, England, August 8 - 9, 2006.

  • Remarks at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue's Financial Markets Reform Task Meeting, Manchester, England, July 25 - 27, 2006.

  • Remarks at the American University of Cairo conference "Law and Development Today", Cairo, Egypt, May 27, 2006.

  • Remarks at the European Society of International Law Conference, "International Law: Do we Need It?" Paris, France, May 20, 2006. You can view this speech as it was presented HERE

  • Remarks at the International Symposium on "The Role of the International Law Scholarship in Eastern and Central Eastern Europe: From the Past to the Present and the Future", presented at The Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia, April 29, 2006.

  • Interview - Listen to Professor Kennedy on "The Roundtable" (WAMC Northeast Public Radio) from April 12, 2006. Professor Kennedy discussed his his book "Of War and Law" and answered the question: Is the U.S. engaged in a new type of war?

  • Remarks at the Envisioning a More Democratic Global System symposium, Widener Law School, Wilmington, DE, April 7, 2006.

  • Book Discussion: The Dark Sides of Virtue at the American Society of International Law Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, March 30, 2006.

  • "Two Sides of the Coin: Human Rights Pragmatism and Idolatry” presented at The Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Rights, Clement House, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom, March 24, 2006. Professor Kennedy also presented this work at:

    • Duke Law School, Durham, NC, April 18, 2006.


  • “One, Two, Three, Many Legal Orders: Legal Pluralism and the Cosmopolitan Dream” presented as the keynote address at the International Law Association (British Branch) Spring Conference, SOAS, Brunei Gallery, London, United Kingdom, March 4, 2006. Professor Kennedy also presented this work at:

    • The Legal Theory Workshop, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, February 17, 2006.
    • The ELRC Conference "Teaching From the Left", Cambridge, MA, March 12, 2006.
    • The "Universalism in International Law and Political Philosophy: An International Colloquium," Helsinki, Finland, August 3, 2006.


  • Remarks at the Rebel Lawyering Conference, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, February 25, 2006.

  • “The Secretary General as Policy Maker” presented at the United Nations Secretary General Conference, NYU, New York, NY, February 24, 2006.

  • "Law and the Politics of Warfare" - contribution to the Panel Discussion "Detainees in the Global War on Terror: Guantanamo Bay and Beyond" presented at The United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT, February 1, 2006

  • Remarks at the Library of the Congress of Chile and The European Law Research Center's Comparative Law Workshop, Santiago, Chile, January 26, 2006.

  • Remarks at the Sovereignty in the 21st Century Conference, Columbia University, New York, NY, December 2, 2005.

  • Remarks at the Representing Culture, Translating Human Rights Symposium, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX, November 4, 2005.

  • Remarks at The Conference on Human Rights and the Humanities, City University of New York, New York, NY, October 21, 2005.

  • "Modern War and Modern Law" presented at Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY, September 23, 2005

  • "Law as a Strategic Partner in Warfare" presented at the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander Flag Course 05-1, US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, August 26, 2005.

  • Remarks at the Harvard Club of Switzerland, Zurich Switzerland, July 1, 2005.

  • "Reassessing The Humanitarian Promise of the International Legal Tradition" presented at SAFA, Zurich, Switzerland, June 30, 2005. Professor Kennedy also presented this work at:

    • Northeastern Law School's Faculty Colloquium, Boston, MA, April 21, 2005.
    • Yale Law School, New Haven, CT April 22, 2005.
    • The International Conference on Human Rights and Development, Hong Kong, China, May 9, 2005
    • American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, May, 2005.
    • Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, November 17, 2005.


  • Interview - Listen to Professor Kennedy discuss his book "The Dark Sides of Virtue"on Radio West on July 29, 2005. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

  • "War and International Law: Distinguishing Military and Humanitarian Professions" presented at the United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, June 22, 2005.

  • Remarks on International Legal Scholarship presented at the Student-Faculty Dinner on "Law & Globalization: New Directions for Legal Scholarship," Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, April 20, 2005


  • Remarks at the Comparative Visions of Global Public Order Symposium Dinner Honoring Professors Henry Steiner and Detlev Vagts presented at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, March 5, 2005


  • Remarks for the "New Governance Workshop" presented at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, February 25, 2005.


  • "Thinking Like A Lawyer: Legal Education and Legal Thought in the United States" presented at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid , December 17, 2004, Madrid, Spain.


  • Remarks at The British Institute of International Comparative Law, December 15, 2004, London, England.


  • "Political Choices and Development Common Sense" presented at the University of Wisconsin Workshop on Power Law and Global Transformation, November 15, 2004, Madison, Wisconsin.


  • "The Dark Sides of Humanitarianism: Reassessing International Humanitarianism" presented at the Jonas Bruun Law Firm, August 22, 2004, Copenhagen, Denmark.


  • “The Politics of Comparative Law,” presented at the Conference on Comparative Methodologies, July 12, 2004, Paris, France.


  • “International Law and the Politics of Expertise,” presented at the Conference on New Perspectives on the Divide Between International Law and National Law, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 9, 2004.


  • “The Dark Sides of Virtue," presented at the Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY, June 30, 2004.


  • "Challenging Expert Rule: The Politics of Global Governance" presented at The Julius Stone Address, University of Sydney Law School, June 17, 2004. Professor Kennedy also presented this work at:

    • The Symposium on Legal Perspectives in a Global Business Environment, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, August 19, 2004.
    • The Challenging Global Governance Conference, November 6, 2004, Monterrey, Mexico.
    • The University of Wisconsin-Harvard Law School Workshop on International Law and Transnational Regulation, Madison, Wisconsin, November 13, 2004.
    • The Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, January 29, 2005.


  • "Humanitarians in the Cockpit," presented at the Faculty Roundtable, The Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, June, 16, 2004.


  • “Humanitarians in War," presented at the University of Melbourne Legal Theory Workshop “International Law and its Others”, Melbourne, Australia, June 9, 2004. Forthcoming in International Law and its Others (edited by Anne Orford, Cambridge University Press)


  • "Reassessing International Humanitarianism: The Dark Sides" presented at The Allen Hope Southey Memorial Lecture, University of Melbourne Law School, June 8, 2004. Professor Kennedy also presented this work at:

    • The University College London, London, England, May 27, 2004.
    • The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, October 21, 2004, Medford, Massachusetts.
    • Boston University School of Law, October, 26 2004, Boston, Massachusetts
    • The Challenging Global Governance Conference, November 6, 2004, Monterrey, Mexico
    • The Universidad Cardenal Herrera, Madrid, Spain, December 20, 2004. the
    • The Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, January 22, 2005.


  • Conference Chairperson, for the ‘Thinking Another World: ‘this cannot be how the world was meant to be’ Conference, at the Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge, May 21, 2004.


  • “The Dark Sides of International Adjudication," presented at the University College London, London, England, May 26, 2004.


  • “Humanitarians in the Cockpit," presented at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, May 25, 2004;


  • "Workshop: “Reassessing International Humanitarianism," presented at the HLS Association of Europe Ascension Weekend, Amboise, France, May 21-22, 2004.


  • "International Humanitarian Law," presented at the European Society of International Law Conference, Villa Law Pietra, Florence, Italy, May 15, 2004.


  • Opening Keynote, at the Imperialism and International Law Joint Workshop of Birbeck Law School and the Foundation for New Research in International Law, Birbeck Law School, London, May 9, 2004.


  • "Humanitarians in the Cockpit: War and the Vocabulary of International Law," presented at the World Legal Orders Conference, Toronto, April 23, 2004.


  • "Memories of Law and Development," presented at the Practice of Law & Development: Socio-Legal Approaches conference, Cornell University, April 19, 2004.


  • "The Role of Law & Institutions in Development," Panel at the Globilization, Law & Development Conference, University of Michigan Law School, April 17, 2004.


  • "The Dark Sides of Virtue: Reassessing International Humanitarianism," presented at the Politics and International Law Colloquium Series, UCLA, April 8, 2004.


  • "Law and Human Rights," presented at Harvard University, March 17, 2004.


  • Closing remarks presented at the Wisconsin International Law Journal Symposium "Speaking Law to Power: International Law and Foreign Policy," University of Wisconsin Law School, March 6, 2004.


  • "The WTO and the Governance of International Trade," panel at the Federalist Society Symposium on Law and Public Policy, Vanderbilt University Law School, February 22, 2004.


  • "The Politics of Expertise," presented at Northeastern University Law School, November, 2003.


  • "Laws and Developments," presented at the Workshop on Globalization and Development held at the IMEMO Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Moscow, October 29-30, 2003.


  • "International Legal Consciousness," presented at the IIP Symposium, Vienna, Austria, October, 2003.


  • "Laws and Developments," presented at the Workshop on Law and Economic Development: Critiques and Beyond, University of Wisconsin Law School, October 17, 2003.




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