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January 2012
The Federalist Society 14th Annual Faculty Conference: Luncheon Debate: The Alien Tort Statute, International Law, and the Judiciary
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Thursday,
January 5, 2012, 05:00 PM - Friday, January 6, 2012, 05:00 PM
Omni
Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC 2500 Calvert St. N.W. Washington, DC 20008
Event Link:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=227
The American Society of International Law will cosponsor a luncheon debate as part of the Federalist Society's Annual Faculty Conference. The debate, to take place on Friday, January 6, 2012, 12:30 - 2:00 pm, will focus on the Alien Tort Statute. Speakers will include ASIL member Eugene Kontorovich, Northwestern University School of Law, and Stephen Vladeck, American University Washington College of Law. Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director of ASIL will moderate. The conference will be held during the AALS convention as an opportunity for those interested in the Federalist Society to share ideas and scholarship with each other. Registration is now open.
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Faculty
Division Deputy Director Anthony Deardurff
anthony.deardurff@fed-soc.org
McGeorge School of Law Breakfast for International Law Faculties and Members of the American Society of International Law's Teaching International Law Interest Group
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Saturday,
January 7, 2012, 07:00 AM
Nathan
Hale, Wardman Tower of the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
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Link:
http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e504sns7gtek76si/_tmp/greeting
The American Society of International Law Teaching International Law Interest Group will host its annual breakfast that will engage in the exchange ideas on the topic "Rethinking the International Law Curriculum for Challenging Times." This topic raises the question of whether the economic pressures facing the legal profession (e.g., the end of the big law economic model) and, in turn, law schools, calls for any changes to the international law curriculum. For example, do law schools need to do more to prepare graduates for international practice if firms can no longer afford training, and, if so, what does this mean particularly in the international practice context? Does outsourcing of legal work to other nations (India) impact the international law curriculum (where U.S. legal education may have especially little comparative advantage over legal education in other countries)? Do we need to pay more careful attention to the added costs of overseas programs on increasingly debt ridden students with less high paying job prospects? As an aid to our discussion, we ask you take our survey before December 19, 2011, where we ask you to describe for us any changes you have made, or contemplate making, in your international law curriculum in response economic challenges facing the legal profession. We will post responses on-line and make them available at our international breakfast. Please RSVP for the breakfast by December 21, 2011 to lsunderman@pacific.edu or by phone at 916-739-7316.
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Laurel
Sunderman
lsunderman@pacific.edu
916-739-7316
Leading Figures in International Dispute Resolution Series: A Conversation with Meg Kinnear
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Tuesday,
January 17, 2012
ASIL
Headquarters, Tillar House
Washington,
DC
TIME: 6:00
PM - 7:30 PM (Reception immediately following)
Please join ASIL’s International Courts and Tribunals Interest Group (ICTIG) in welcoming Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), World Bank to discuss the ICSID system for settling investor-state disputes.
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http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=227
February 2012
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Thursday,
February 2, 2012, 3:30 pm - Friday, February 3, 2012, 8:00 pm
The
Stanford Court Renaissance San Francisco Hotel, San Francisco, California
Event Link:
http://www.cailaw.org/ita/Winter-Forum_12.html
The ITA Winter Forum will be held on February 2-3, 2012 at The Stanford Court Renaissance San Francisco Hotel. Co-Sponsors include: American Society for International Law TBC, California Bar Association International Section TBC, San Francisco Bar Association International Section TBC, UC Berkeley School of Law TBC, UC Davis School of Law,and University of the Pacific, MCGeorge School of Law.
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The Center
for American and International Law
kjohnson@cailaw.org
972-244-3414
Leading Figures in International Dispute Resolution Series: A Conversation with Thomas Buergenthal
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Thursday,
February 2, 2012
ASIL
Headquarters, Tillar House
Washington,
DC
TIME: 6:00
PM - 7:30 PM (Reception immediately following) Please join ASIL’s International
Courts and Tribunals Interest Group (ICTIG) in welcoming Thomas
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http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=228
Emerging Issues in International Humanitarian Law
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Friday,
February 3, 2012
Santa Clara
University School of Law
International humanitarian law (IHL) was once an obscure, technical, and highly specialized area of law. Today, aspects of IHL are the subject of ongoing policymaking efforts and everyday parlance. Furthermore, there are dozens of cases proceeding in United States, foreign, and international courts adjudicating IHL treaties and customary rules. This process pre-dated the tragic events of 9-11, but those attacks thrust IHL into a spotlight in which it has remained ever since. Notwithstanding this greater attention to the field, misinformation remains within the press, among government policymakers, and even within the legal profession about when IHL applies and what it dictates. In addition, current events continue to generate calls that the existing framework of IHL is ill-equipped to deal with the challenges of modern armed conflicts. The goal of this symposium is to focus on emerging issues in IHL where IHL norms are subject to evolution. Accordingly, the conference will be organized around four panels dedicated to the topics of: . The Impact of Advances in Technology on IHL and Vice Versa; . The Gender Dimensions of IHL; . The Scope of Detention Authority within IHL; and . The Interface between IHL and International Human Rights.
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Beth Van
Schaack
bvanschaack@scu.edu
4085542349
Our Courts and the World: Transnational Litigation and Civil Procedure
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Friday,
February 3, 2012, 09:00 AM
Southwestern
Law School, Los Angeles, California
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Link:
http://www.swlaw.edu/academics/cocurricular/journaloflaw/ljsymp_transnational
The Southwestern Journal of International Law proudly presents "Our Courts and the World: Transnational Litigation and Civil Procedure" on Friday, February 3, 2012. This one-day symposium bring together leading scholars from Canada and the United States to discuss the procedural issues that arise in transnational civil litigation cases. It will also assess how receptive courts are to transnational litigation and explore issues related to transnational class actions. The symposium takes place on the Southwestern Law School campus in Los Angeles and is co-sponsored by the American Society of International Law and the State Bar of California''s International Law Section. Registration is $50 for Southwestern alumni and members of co-sponsoring organizations seeking 6.25 hours of CLE credit; $75 for all others seeking CLE credit; and $40 for those not seeking CLE. For more information, including a complete schedule and registration details, please visit www.swlawjournal.org.
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Student
Affairs Office
studentaffairs@swlaw.edu
(213)
738-6716
United Nations Regional Course in International Law
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Monday,
February 6, 2012, 09:00 AM - Friday, March 2, 2012, 05:00 PM
Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia
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Link:
http://www.un.org/law/rcil/
Applications for the United Nations Regional Course in International Law, to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 6 February to 2 March 2012, are now being accepted from candidates from Member States of the United Nations which are also members of the regional group of African States. The deadline for applications is 14 October 2011. This Regional Course is a four-week course organized by the Codification Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, in cooperation with the Government of Ethiopia and the Economic Commission for Africa. The Regional Course is part of the Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law, which is one of the cornerstones of the United Nations efforts to promote the rule of law. It is open to qualified professionals, in particular mid-level government officials and young university teachers of international law from developing countries to deepen their knowledge of international law. The Regional Course will be conducted in French. For further information, including application forms, please consult the website of the Regional Courses at http://www.un.org/law/rcil or contact the Codification Division at rcil-africa@un.org.
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United
Nations Office of Legal Affairs, Codification Division
rcil-africa@un.org
212-963-5347
13th D. M. Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition, 2011
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Thursday,
February 9, 2012, 12 Noon - Sunday, February 12, 2012
Government
Law College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Link:
http://www.mcaglc.org/dmh/about-mca-glc/moot-court-association.htm
The Moot is India’s oldest and most renowned international moot court competition. The competition is organized in memory of Late Mr. D. M. Harish, an eminent authority on Tax Law and an alumnus of Government Law College. The competition is judged by experts on International Law, Senior Partners of eminent law firms, Advocates and Senior Advocates of the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court of India. The Finals Rounds are conducted in the Bombay University Convocation Hall and presided over by 5 sitting judges of the Bombay High Court. The 2011 edition of the Competition saw 29 teams including 14 international teams, the likes of which include New York University & Columbia University from USA, Bond University & the University of Melbourne from Australia, Moscow State Law Academy from Russia, University of Sussex amongst others. Competition Details: Last Date of Registration Of Overseas Universities/Colleges: 5th December, 2011 Deadline for submission of Memorials: 28th December, 2011 (6:00p.m.IST) For further details please visit - http://mcaglc.org/dmh.html
Contact
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Juhi
Mathur
dmh.glc@gmail.com
+91 99309
23447
Yale Journal of International Law Conference on ICSID''s Article 52 review and annulment procedure
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Saturday,
February 11, 2012, 09:00 am
Yale Law
School, 127 Wall Street, New Haven CT, 06511
Event
Link:
http://www.law.yale.edu/news/2012YJILconference.htm
The Yale Journal of International Law’s ICSID conference will bring together leading academics and practitioners who have played central roles in the drama of Article 52 to appraise recent cases and to consider whether any adjustments to the review procedure ought to be introduced. Meg Kinnear, the Secretary-General of ICSID, will be the keynote speaker. For over 40 years, the World Bank’s International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has offered investors and states a unique arbitration mechanism. ICSID’s role in international investment has grown dramatically along with the proliferation of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs). In recent years, however, the ICSID framework has come under criticism from a number of angles. Originally intended to be an “extraordinary remedy,” the Article 52 review and annulment procedure has almost become a staple of the arbitral process. Some have suggested that the uncertainty introduced by the application of Article 52 is undermining the finality of ICSID awards and the attractiveness of ICSID arbitration itself, in competition with other arbitral institutions available for managing international investment disputes.
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Aileen
Nowlan
aileen.nowlan@yale.edu
2158050070
The European Sovereign Debt Crisis: A Critical Assessment of the Euro and the EMU
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Friday,
February 24, 2012, 9:00 a.m.
University
of Iowa College of Law
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Link:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~tlcp/
The Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems (TLCP) is pleased to announce this year’s annual international law symposium, entitled The European Sovereign Debt Crisis: A Critical Assessment of the Euro and EMU. The symposium will take place on February 24, 2012 at the University of Iowa College of Law in Levitt Auditorium, Boyd Law Building, in Iowa City, Iowa. Persons invited to present at the symposium will also be asked to publish their work in Volume 22 of the TLCP. The Symposium will examine three core topics relating to the crisis: I. Looking Back: The Promises and Perils of the EMU; II. Assessing the Crisis and its Resolution; III. Looking Forward: The Future of the EMU.
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Heidi Loch
heidi-loch@uiowa.edu
319-335-9736
March 2012
3rd Government Law College International Law Summit
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Friday,
March 2, 2012 - Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Mumbai
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http://www.asil.org/events-il-calendar.cfm?mode=all&page=3
Event
Link:
http://www.spilmumbai.com/
The Summit is an eclectic mix of key note addresses, seminars, workshops, a panel discussion, call for papers and two novel competitions which were conceived within the portals of Government Law College- International Judgment Deliberation and Treaty Appreciation Competition. The theme for this edition of the Summit is International Trade Law and Economic Policy- a vast subject of myriad consequences. SPIL, Mumbai, in an attempt to facilitate legal studies, calls for papers from the student and legal fraternity, professors, practitioners and scholars. We call for papers across the spectrum comprising the theme, namely, but not restricted to, international trade law, international investment law, international taxation, and competition law.
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Krutika
Chitre, Gathi Prakash
spilmumbai@gmail.com
April 2012
Africa and International Law: Taking Stock and Moving Forward
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Friday,
April 13, 2012 - Saturday, April 14, 2012
Albany Law
School, Albany, NY
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http://www.asil.org/events-il-calendar.cfm?mode=all&page=3
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Link:
http://www.africanlaw.org/
The ASIL Africa Interest Group will host with the Albany Law School, a conference that will engage a broad ranging conversation among scholars, practitioners and policy-makers to examine and evaluate how the international and regional regimes and institutions in Africa are producing new narratives of justice and how best they can make a real difference in responding to the challenges facing African peoples and governments. Abstracts and papers are invited on a broad range of themes including but limited to the fledgling jurisprudence of African regional integration tribunals; Africa and the international criminal court; the continued viability of one of reigning paradigms of African international law that Africa is an innovator and generator of institutions and rules of international law, rather than its passive recipient. Judge Abdul Koroma of the International Court of Justice and Dr. Willy Mutunga, Chief Justice and President of the Kenyan Supreme Court will be the keynote speakers of the conference.
Contact
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James
Gathii
jgath@albanylaw.edu
ABA International Law 2012 Spring Meeting
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Tuesday,
April 17, 2012 - Saturday, April 21, 2012
Grand
Hyatt, New York City
Event
Link:
http://www2.americanbar.org/calendar/section-of-international-law-2012-sprint-meeting/Pages/default.aspx
Join the ABA Section of International Law (ABA International) for a very special 2012 Spring Meeting in New York, NY, April 17-21, 2012. ABA International’s Spring Meeting—held biennially in New York--is one of the world’s most important gatherings of international lawyers. The 2010 Spring Meeting in New York attracted almost 1400 attendees from 49 countries. Spring Meeting attendees will include high-level practitioners with the largest and most respected global law firms; lawyers with the most prominent regional and national firms inside and outside the U.S.; U.S.-based small-firm and solo practitioners with significant international practice; corporate and in-house counsel; lawyers serving in government or with non-governmental organizations and inter-governmental organizations; and academics. ABA International is the “ABA home” for the world’s leading international practitioners, and the 2012 Spring Meeting is a “Must-Attend” meeting for lawyers with a practice or interest in international legal issues. For more information on the meeting and to register please visit our website.
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Audrey
Lamb
Audrey.Lamb@americanbar.org
202-662-1663
May 2012
19th Congress of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War
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Tuesday,
May 1, 2012, 15:30 PM - Saturday, May 5, 2012, 15:30 PM
Québec City
Event
Link:
http://www.soc-mil-law.org/
The 19th Congress of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War will be held at the hotel Fairmont le Château Frontenac in Québec City. The central theme is "legal interoperability and ensuring observance of the law in multinational deployments". This will inter alia include discussions on: - The notions of self-defense and their application in multinational operations; - The principles of necessity and proportionality in jus ad bellum, international humanitarian law and international human rights law (meaning and interaction) - Selected questions of legal interoperability specific to multinational maritime, air and joint operations; - National authorities enforcing national military and criminal law in multinational operations (problems, challenges and solutions); - The use and status of private military and security companies (history and future); - Defence procurement law and ethics; - The soldiers'' human rights; - Observance of international humanitarian law by forces under the command of international organisations; and - The concept of direct participation in hostilities. The program will also include the award of the Ciardi Prize 2012.
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Mr Luc De
Coninck, General Secretariat, Brussels
soc-mil-law@scarlet.be
+32 2 742
61 78
June 2012
IGLP:The Workshop
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Sunday,
June 3, 2012 - Saturday, June 9, 2012
Harvard Law
School
Event
Link:
http://www.harvardiglp.org/iglp-the-workshop/
The Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard is pleased to announce the Program for The 2012 Workshop on Global Law and Economic Policy. IGLP: The Workshop is an intensive residential program designed for doctoral and post-doctoral scholars and junior faculty. The 3rd annual Workshop will take place from June 3-9, 2012 at Harvard Law School. The Workshop aims to promote innovative ideas and alternative approaches to issues of global law, economic policy and social justice in the aftermath of the economic crisis. Hosted by Harvard Law School, the initiative will bring young scholars and faculty from around the world together with leading faculty working on issues of global law and economic policy for serious research collaboration and debate. The Institute for Global Law and Policy is committed to keeping the Workshop as cost-free as possible for admitted applicants, including travel, meals and lodging. More info available at http://www.harvardiglp.org/iglp-the-workshop/
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Neal
O''Connor
iglp@law.harvard.edu
617-495-3145
July 2012
Annual International Conference on Law, Regulations and Public Policy (LRPP 2012)
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Monday,
July 9, 2012 - Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Singapore
Event
Link:
http://www.law-conference.org/
Key Areas of Focus (but not limited to): Law Regulations & Public Policy Related interest areas include, but are not limited to: LAW: Intellectual Property (IP) Law Trademarks Law Copyright Law R&D and innovation in high-tech Open standards and entrepreneurship Competition in two-sided markets High-tech and anti-trust policy The Internet Search Law of common areas Labour Law Environmental and Energy Law Human Rights/Civil Liberty Corporate Finance Law Taxation Law Public Law Fundamentals Transport Law Tourism Law Immigration Law Criminal Law International Economics and Trade Law Public Contract Law Law of International Regulations Media Law REGULATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY: Public Policy Defense Policy Terrorism and Anti-Drugs Policy Immigration Law including citizenship Criminal Law including foreign and security Webscience, ePrivate Policy Procurement and Business Regulations Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy Regulation, Private Sector Authority and Market Building Public Policies and Behaviour of Economic Agents Interjurisdictional differentials and their effects Development planning and policy Regional Development Policy Social Policy
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CONFERENCE
SECRETARIAT
info@law-conference.org
6563270166
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