The Henry C. Morris Lecture in International and Comparative Law brings speakers from around the world to discuss current developments in international law. The Morris Lecture was endowed by Henry Crittenden Morris (1863–1948), an 1889 graduate of the law school.
A diplomat and international lawyer, Mr. Morris served as the United States Consul in Ghent, Belgium, and as secretary to Chief Justice Fuller at the Permanent International Court of The Hague. Mr. Morris' diplomatic service overseas spanned the 25 years before the outbreak of the First World War. He was a member of the board of the Library of International Relations, the collection of international and comparative law materials which is now housed at IIT Chicago-Kent.
2016 Lecture
“Relationality:” New Colors for the European Model of Constitutional Justice, Vittoria Barsotti
2013 Lecture
Which People? Whose Constitution? A Comparative Look at Constitutional Founding in Korea and Japan, Chaihark Hahm
2012 Lecture
The Achievements and Paradoxes of Constitutional Democracy in Turkey, Bertil Emrah Oder
2009 Lecture
Uniformity v. Diversity in Law in a Global World: Examples in Commercial & Procedural Law, Catherine Kessedjian
2008 Lecture
Consumer Welfare vs. Protecting the Competitive Process: An Atlantic Competition Law Divide?, Josef Drexl
2003 Lecture
Ratcheting Up and Driving Down Global Business Regulatory Standards, John Braithwaite