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 agression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity. This lecture, entitled 'Private investment claims for public international law rights: implementation and preclusion of claims' was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday 27th January 2012 by Mr Alejandro A. Escobar, Parter , Baker Botts LLP and Visiting Professor, University College London. For more information about the series, please see the LCIL website at www.lcil.cam.ac.uk