The Sir Eli Lauterpacht Lecture is an annual series held by the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law to commemorate the unique contribution that its founder made to international law. This inaugural lecture was delivered as part of the Symposium 'Sir Elihu Lauterpacht: a celebration of his life and work', on Friday, 13th October 2017.

The 2017 lecture, entitled 'A return to the Caroline Correspondence, 1838-1842', was delivered at the Faculty of Law by Dino Kritsiotis, Professor of Public International Law, University of Nottingham.

The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law held a Symposium on Friday, 13 October 2017 to celebrate the life and work of its founder, Sir Elihu Lauterpacht CBE QC LLD, Honorary Professor Emeritus of International Law at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of Trinity College, and founder and Honorary Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, who died on 8 February 2017.

Opening speeches were given by:

Professor Richard Fentiman, Chair, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

Professor Eyal Benvenisti, Director, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge

Dame Rosalyn Higgins, Former President, International Court of Justice

Lauterpacht Centre for International Law held a Symposium on Friday, 13 October 2017 to celebrate the life and work of its founder, Sir Elihu Lauterpacht CBE QC LLD, Honorary Professor Emeritus of International Law at the University of Cambridge, Fellow of Trinity College, and founder and Honorary Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, who died on 8 February 2017.

Panel II: Professor Philippe Sands, University College London