Who we are

A lively community of critical thinking, legal expertise and theoretical reaction, ECIGL brings together accomplished scholars and experts bridging a wide span of contemporary international law, including global environmental law, international legal theory, international economic law, human rights, international criminal law, maritime law and the laws of war.

Its members also include scholars of public law and political theory, and it encourages interdisciplinary and crosscutting collaborations across legal specialisms and beyond law.

The ECIGL also boasts an active research culture, which involves a strong cohort of PhD students undertaking research in a variety of fields of international law. Research topics chosen by international law PhD students broadly reflect the interests of members of staff. Many of our research students go on to pursue careers in law schools around the world or to work for governments and/or international organizations. In supplementing their primary research, our PhD students organize a Discussion Group on International Law which functions as an informal space where students can share their research ideas and interests with one another and with members of the academic staff. The format of this Discussion Group includes both presentations by students and staff on their own research topics as well as more general debates on contemporary issues within international law. The Centre's various activities provide not only an opportunity to share academic ideas but also act as a platform from which students can socialize with those who share similar interests. 

If you are interested in undertaking postgraduate research in international law at the University of Edinburgh Law School, you can find further information on the Edinburgh Law School Study pages or you can email the Centre Directors: Dr Michelle Burgis-Kasthala or Prof Andrew Lang.