WILNET interviews Başak Çalı

WILNET’s Işıl Aral interviewed Başak Çalı, Professor of International Law at the Hertie School of Governance, Founding Director of the Center for Global Public Law at Koç University, Istanbul, and Secretary General of the European Society of International Law...

Careers in the European Institutions with Luisella Pavan-Woolfe

WILNET spoke with Luisella Pavan Woolfe, Head of the European Union (EU) delegation to the Council of Europe (CoE), who has extensive experience working with the European institutions.Luisella divulges how a career at the EU institutions involves much work operating...

Helena Swanwick: a woman of International Law

by Sara De VidoWe continue our series of biographies of women in international law with an analysis of the figure of Helena Swanwick by Sara De Vido. During the First World War Helena Swanwick extensively campaigned for peace, and wrote on women’s rights and the...

FCO International Lawyer Joanne Neenan Talks Careers

Joanne Neenan, International Lawyer and Diplomat with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), kindly shared with WILNET some insights into government careers in international law. Joanne details what being an international lawyer in a busy government department...

An interview with Professor Mari Takeuchi

WILNET had the pleasure of interviewing Mari Takeuchi, professor of international law at Okayama University in Japan. She shares with us her motivations for pursuing an academic career in international law.Professor Takeuchi gives us a fascinating insight into the...

The legacy of Mary Wollstonecraft

by Işıl AralIn continuation of our efforts to study the legacy of women in the development of international law, Işıl Aral has written a short biography on the legacy of Mary Wollstonecraft, a pioneer of women’s rights.Name: Mary WollstonecraftDate of birth/death: 27...

WILNET welcomes Judge Xue Hanqin

We are delighted to announce the launch of our website. In order to commemorate this, we share with you an interview we had the privilege of conducting with Judge Xue Hanqin of the International Court of Justice.The Manchester International Law Centre welcomed Judge...

WILNET presents Jane Addams

by Sara De VidoAs we celebrate women in international law, we take up the call to commemorate the lost or forgotten women who have helped shape the development of the field. With this in mind, please see our first contribution to this cause: a short biography of Jane...

WILNET launch event

The launch event of WILNET took place in February 2016. Watch one of WILNET's founders, Elizabeth O'Loughlin, introduce the network: Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of Manchester Oxford Rd Manchester M13 9PL UK...