'The Use and Abuse of Analogy in International Humanitarian Law' by Kevin Jon Heller

The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity. This lecture, entitled 'The Use and Abuse of Analogy in International Humanitarian Law', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 19th February 2016 by Kevin Jon Heller, Professor of Criminal Law at SOAS, University of London. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk/