McDougal Lecture
Myres S. McDougal Distinguished Lecture in International Law
Established in 1976, the Myres S. McDougal Distinguished Lecture in International Law features eminent jurists and scholars addressing various aspects of international law and policy. Myres S. McDougal was one of the most influential scholars in the history of international law, and Professor Ved Nanda’s mentor at Yale Law School.
The lecture that bears the McDougal name attracts academics, statesmen and others who are lauded as the best in their respective fields of expertise. Presentation of the McDougal Lecture, as well as other addresses by visiting scholars and guests, is accompanied by opportunities for the students to meet and converse with the speakers.
Past Recipients
| 2018 | Ruth Wedgwood, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies |
| 2017 | Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center |
| 2016 | Tom Farer, University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies |
| 2015 | Lakshman D. Guruswamy, University of Colorado Law School |
| 2014 | Petros Mavroidis, Columbia Law School and the European University Institute |
| 2013 | Ruth Wedgwood, Johns Hopkins University |
| 2011 | Gary Hart, Former U.S. Senator to Colorado |
| 2010 | Dinah L. Shelton, The George Washington University Law School |
| 2009 | José Alvarez, Columbia Law School |
| 2008 | Richard Falk, Princeton University |
| 2007 | Larry Johnson, Ass’t Secretary General for Legal Affairs, United Nations |
| 2006 | Ved Nanda, University of Denver |
| 2003 | Nigel S. Rodley, University of Essex |
| 2002 | James A.R. Nafziger, Willamette University |
| 2001 | David A. Gantz, University of Arizona |
| 2000 | Jon M. Van Dyke, University of Hawaii |
| 1999 | Stephen C. McCaffrey, McGeorge School of Law |
| 1998 | M. Cherif Bassiouni, DePaul University |
| 1994 | Christopher Weeramantry, International Court of Justice, The Hague |
| 1993 | Oscar Schachter, Columbia University |
| 1992 | Robert Muller, United Nations University for Peace, Costa Rica |
| 1991 | Louis B. Sohn, University of Georgia |
| 1990 | Leonard v.B. Sutton, Former Chief Justice Colorado Supreme Court |
| 1989 | Richard B. Bilder, University of Wisconsin |
| 1988 | Leslie C. Green, University of Alberta |
| 1987 | William M. Beaney, University of Denver |
| 1986 | Richard Falk, Princeton University |
| 1985 | Thomas Franck, New York University |
| 1984 | Seymour Rubin, American Society of International Law |
| 1983 | 1983 Burns H. Weston, University of Iowa |
| 1982 | W. Michael Reisman , Yale University |
| 1981 | John Norton Moore, University of Virginia |
| 1980 | Gustavo Lagos, Universidad de Chile |
| 1978 | Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Harvard University |
| 1977 | John M. Hazard, Columbia University |
| 1976 | Josef Korbel, University of Denver |