20 years on: Svenska Petroleum and Jones
Date & Time
Wed, 18 Nov 2026
08:45 - 19:00
Venue
Blavatnik School of Government
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG
Price
This event is free - please register below to attend
Tickets
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A one-day in-person conference on landmark UK state immunity cases, held at the Blavatnik School of Government.
Why you should come
AI-powered• Hear Philippa Webb on the Svenska and Jones rulings
• Dapo Akande on human rights and jus cogens in immunity law
• Niko Pavlopoulos brings a UK Supreme Court perspective
Event Highlights
- •One-day conference marking 20 years since Svenska and Jones decisions
- •Five panels on waiver, enforcement, cross-border harm, and jus cogens
- •In-person only, free, at the Blavatnik School of Government
- •Speakers include Philippa Webb, Dapo Akande, Christian Tams, Chester Brown SC
- •Examines sovereign vs non-sovereign acts and consent-based waivers
Speakers
Philippa Webb
Professor of Public International Law
Niko Pavlopoulos
UK Supreme Court
Thomas Francis
Curtis, Mallett-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Sarah Gouia
Curtis, Mallett-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Can Yeginsu
3 Verulam Buildings; Koç Law School
Jake Jerogin
Twenty Essex
Luping Zhang
China University of Political Science and Law
Chaohan Zhang
Northwest University of Political Science and Law
Jack Kenny
University of Manchester
Andrew Dickinson
University of Oxford
Cat Drummond
3 Verulam Buildings
Cameron Miles
3 Verulam Buildings
Chester Brown SC
Sydney Law School; 7 Wentworth Selbourne; Essex Court
Julian Edwards
Sydney Law School; NSW Court of Appeal
Andrew Loewenstein
Foaley Hoag LLP
Nicholas Renzler
Foaley Hoag LLP
Dan Sarooshi KC
University of Oxford
Alexander Thompson
Twenty Essex
David P Stewart
Georgetown Law
Joseph Dyke
McNair International
Daisy Peterson
Research Associate in International Law
Miles Jackson
University of Oxford
Thomas Weatherall
Office of the Legal Adviser, US Department of State
Peter Webster
Essex Court Chambers
Conway Blake
Debevoise and Plimpton
Sara Ewad
Geneva Graduate Institute
Kit Fenn
University of Oxford
Dapo Akande
Chichele Professor of Public International Law
Matilde Desurmont
University of Strasbourg
Tomonori Mizushima
Nagoya University
Luke Vidal
SVL Partners
Christian Tams
King’s College London; 11 King’s Bench Walk
Rishi Gulati
University of West England
What to bring / Requirements
- •Advance registration required
- •In-person attendance only
Organized by: Blavatnik School of Government
Contact: enquiries@bsg.ox.ac.uk; +44 (0)1865 614 343