James Crawford Oration
In 2003, the University of Adelaide established a biennial lecture series in international law, known as the James Crawford Oration in memory of Judge James Richard Crawford AC SC FBA (1948–2021).
- 2023 - Ambassador Beth Van Schaack, ‘Mapping International Criminal Law in Light of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine’. Watch the recording of the 2023 Crawford Oration.
- 2021 - Professor Philippe Sands QC, ‘Why International Law Matters: Reflections on the Chagos Archipelago in Memory of James Crawford’
- 2017 - Professor Michael Schmitt, ‘Grey Zones in the International Law of Cyberspace’
- 2013 - Professor Anne Orford, ‘From Humanitarian Intervention to the Responsibility to Protect’
- 2011 - Justice Antonin Scalia, ‘What is the Role of International Law in Interpreting Constitutions and in Domestic Law?’
- 2009 - Justice Michael Kirby, ‘The Growing Impact of International Law on the Common Law’
- 2007 - Professor Hilary Charlesworth, ‘Debating Democracy in International Law’
- 2005 - Professor Ivan Shearer, ‘Australia, the United States and the Rule of Law in International Affairs: Comparisons and Contrasts’
- 2003 - Professor James Crawford, ‘International Law and the Rule of Law’