Open Lecture by Alfredo Crosato Neumann
As part of the Annual Martens Lecture Series on International Law, St Petersburg University will host an open lecture by Alfredo Crosato Neumann, PhD from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva), Associate Professor, and Head of the International Law Department at the Faculty of Law, Kadir Has University (Istanbul). Dr Neumann is also a practising lawyer and consultant in international courts and tribunals. His lecture is titled "Erga Omnes Obligations in International Law: Current Trends and Persistent Questions".
Alfredo Crosato Neumann, originally from Peru, is an Associate Professor and Head of the International Law Department at the Faculty of Law, Kadir Has University in Istanbul. He holds a Master’s degree and a PhD in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, where he also taught, including a course on "Settlement of International Disputes".
Dr Crosato Neumann regularly advises and represents states and international organisations on matters of international law before international courts, including the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and others.
His academic interests and professional expertise span various areas of international law, including the sources of international law, state responsibility, maritime law, immunities, territorial and maritime boundary disputes, environmental law, and the peaceful settlement of disputes. In 2025, his doctoral dissertation on the principle of res judicata in international law will be published as a monograph.
During the open lecture, Dr Crosato Neumann will discuss the increasing number of disputes being considered by international courts in the public interest, as well as the role, content, and evolution of the concept of "erga omnes obligations" in this context.