Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures 2013-2014 'International Law and the Art of Peace. Part I: Understanding the Higher Norm against Aggression' by Professor Mary Ellen O'Connell

The Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture is an annual lecture series given in Cambridge to commemorate the unique contribution to the development of international law of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht. These lectures are given annually by a person of eminence in the field of international law and a revised and expanded version of the lectures is usually published in the Hersch Lauterpacht Lecture Series by Cambridge University Press. The lecture comprises three parts, delivered on consecutive evenings, followed by a Q&A session on the fourth day. The 2013-2014 Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lecture series, entitled 'International Law and the Art of Peace' was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, by Professor Mary Ellen O'Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Research Professor of International Dispute Resolution at the Kroc Institute for Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame , from Monday 17 to Thursday 20th February 2014. This part, entitled 'Understanding the Higher Norm against Aggression' is the first of the three lectures given.