Dr Tom Grant
Dr Tom Grant is Senior Research Fellow of Wolfson College and Fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge; and executive board member of the initiative on Leadership in International Trade and Security from Antiquity to Tomorrow (LITSAT) at the George Washington University Law School.
Related Publications
Litigating Climate Change
Download Publication Online Reader This report warns that Britain could be liable for climate change “reparations” running into the trillions of pounds, after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion that countries have binding legal duties to prevent climate harm – duties going well beyond the Paris Agreement on Climate Change – and can be sued for compensation if they fail. The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion asserts that […]
The Ancient Law of Nations and Modern International Law
Download Publication Online Reader This lecture, delivered on 4 May 2026 at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center in Arlington, Virginia as part of the Foreign Service Orientation course, was written and presented by Dr Thomas Grant, Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange. The NFATC is the U.S government’s premier training facility for foreign affairs professionals, housing the Foreign Service Institute and providing comprehensive education in diplomacy, languages, […]
The Ottawa Treaty and Convention on Cluster Munitions: Can we still afford them?
Download Publication Online Reader A new paper from Policy Exchange calls for the Government to withdraw from the Convention on Cluster Munitions, and the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-personnel landmines – arguing that both now serve as an impediment to greater allied security against Russian aggression. After a number of our NATO allies in eastern and north-eastern Europe have recently signalled their intent to pull out, the UK must show solidarity […]
The Chagos Debacle
Download Publication Online Reader A new paper from Policy Exchange strongly challenges the Government’s claim that a deal must be signed with Mauritius to protect the joint UK-US exclusive access to the electromagnetic spectrum on Diego Garcia, one of the Chagos islands. This vital intervention is backed by Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MP – Former Minister of State for Security and former Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select […]