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Luther Dispute Resolution Lecture 2026

Luther Dispute Resolution Lecture 2026

In person

Arbitration and human rights - Friends or foe?
by Sir Tim Eicke KCMG KC LLD (h.c.)

At their origins, both international arbitration and human rights were intended, alongside other mechanisms, to serve as essential components of a rules-based international order and were seen as expressions of what the international rule of law might look like. They were (and are) a means by which the arbitrary exercise of state power is replaced by the exercise of state power subject to independent justice/oversight.

However, not only are both (individually and separately) increasingly under attack, they are also frequently seen as being in conflict with each other.

Drawing on his extensive experience as an international judge and advocate, Sir Tim will, in this 9th Luther Lecture, discuss the relationship between international arbitration and human rights in the context of the current challenges to the rules-based international order.
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Speaker

Sir Tim Eicke KCMG KC LLD (h.c.)

Sir Tim Eicke KCMG KC LLD (h.c.)

Sir Tim Eicke is a German-born British barrister and judge at the European Court of Human Rights, elected in respect of the United Kingdom in 2016. He studied law in Passau and Dundee, practised as a barrister and became Queen’s Counsel before his election. He also received an honorary doctorate from Dundee.  

Personal profile

Host

  • About the CIDR

    The CIDR sharpens the profile of Bucerius Law School in the field of international dispute resolution and enhances its national and international visibility as one of the leading teaching and research institutions. It pools the existing resources at Bucerius and aims at intensifying the exchange between academia and practice in international dispute resolution.

  • Center for International Dispute Resolution

    Jungiusstr. 6
    20355 Hamburg

    Website 

Venue

  • About the venue

    In 2000, one of the largest private foundations in Germany - the ZEIT-Stiftung Bucerius - founded the Bucerius Law School - the country's first private law school.

  • Bucerius Law School

    Helmut Schmidt Auditorium

    Jungiusstraße 6
    20355 Hamburg

    Website 
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Event partner

  • About Luther

    As one of Germany’s leading, internationally connected business law firms, Luther combines legal and tax expertise with digital strategic know-how. We develop bespoke, integrated solutions for complex challenges. Digital, sustainable and client-focused, we deliver genuine added value that hits the mark.

  • Luther in Hamburg

    Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
    Gänsemarkt 45
    20354 Hamburg

    luther-lawfirm.com 
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