Past Events / Recordings

1. Inaugural Lotus Workshop, 9-10 January 2025, Lund University

The first event of the Lotus Project was held at the Law Faculty of Lund University in January 2025 in a hybrid format. The workshop attracted ca. 15 on-site participants and 50 online participants. The recordings of the four panels of the first workshop can be found here.

Session 1 (Recording)

Chair: Daniel Peat

Loser Vindicated? A Modern Assessment of France’s Arguments Before the Court in the Lotus CasePaul Heckler (ICJ) 
Through the Eyes of Turkey: Examining the Legal Capitulations of the Ottoman Empire and Their Impact on the Turkish Stance to the Lotus CaseGökey Saraçyakupoğlu (Cologne University)
The Lotus Case: Divergent Interpretations and its Enduring Legacy in TurkeySelman Aksünger (Maastricht University)

Session 2 (Recording)

Chair: Serde Atalay

A Jurist Ahead of His Time: Understanding Mahmut Esat Bozkurt as a Critical Legal Pioneer?Onur Uraz (Hacettepe University) and Aytekin Kaan Kurtul (University of Huddersfield)
Bozkurt as InspirationAta Türkfiliz (University of Antwerp)
Casting Votes & Dutiful Dissents: The Odd Legacy of Judicial Disagreement since LotusBrian McGarry (Leiden University)

Session 3 (Recording)

Chair: Valentin Jeutner

The Lotus Principle and its Impacts on Sovereignty and Autonomy in Legal Orders        Björn Schiffbauer (University of Rostock)
The Lotus Principle and the Legislative Function of the International Court of JusticeRebecca Bruekers (University of Nottingham)
The Establishment of Customary International Law in the Lotus CaseAikaterini Grymaneli (Court of Justice of the European Union)

Session 4 (Recording)

Chair: Federica Paddeu

The Lotus Presumption Against the Creation of International Law  William Thomas Worster (The Hague University of Applied Sciences)
Questioning the Theoretical Foundation for the Lotus (Residual Negative) Principle in (International) LawJörg Kammerhofer (University of Freiburg)
“Everything Which is Not Forbidden is Allowed”: An Inquiry into the Concept of Freedom of Action in International Law in the 21st CenturyAlfredo Crosato Neumann (Kadir Has University)