After the success of last year’s biennial meeting of the European Society of International Law in Heidelberg, Germany, the next event is being organized by the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge and will take place on 2-4 September 2010. The conference theme is: International Law 1989-2010: A Performance Appraisal. Here is a short description of what is hidden behind this title. The role of international law and international institutions during the Cold War (1949-1989) is generally recognised – the arrangements for Germany, control of nuclear proliferation, decolonization, the development of human rights standards and mechanisms, the law…