The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity. This lecture, entitled 'Facts, Evidence and Causation: Practice of the ICJ', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 8th November 2013 by Robert G. Volterra, Principal, Volterra Fietta. Please note, the question and answer sections of LCIL lectures are omitted to facilitate a free and frank discussion with participants. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk