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June 2011
6th Annual Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation
Event Information
Tuesday,
June 14, 2011 - 15, 2011
Fordham
Law School
New
York, NY USA
Co-sponsored by the American Society of International Law, among others, this conference will feature four panels on international arbitration and two on international mediation.The four panels on arbitration will address the practical and analytical issues surrounding the new rules of international arbitration, investor-state arbitration, complex international arbitration, and arbitration in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). The two mediation panels will address mediation as a functional approach as well as differences in meditation based on geography and institutions--both in the context of arbitration.
More Information:
http://law2.fordham.edu/ihtml/cal-2uwcp-calendar_viewitem.ihtml?idc=11690
Annual Meeting, Business & Applied Sciences Academy of North America (BAASANA)
Event Information
Thursday,
June 16, 2011, 09:00 AM - Sunday, June 19, 2011, 09:00 PM
Bloomsburg
University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
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Link: http://www.baasana.org/
BAASANA is an international and interdisciplinary organization to which business, law, science and technology faculty and those in related disciplines are invited. Papers, abstracts and panel proposals are invited, with submissions by February 16, 2011. Sessions organized by discipline and subject tracks. Papers considered for publication in JBASNA.
Contact Information:
Dr.
Ruhul Amin, Professor of Management, Conference Chair; Dr. Bruce L. Rockwood,
Sustainability & International Environmental Panel Chair.
amarline@gmail.com
570-389-4518
CLE INSTITUTE: INT'L CRIMINAL LAW AND THE ICC COURSE SERIES (Class 4 of 7): The Future of the International Criminal Court
Event Information
Thursday,
June 16, 2011
ASIL
Headquarters, Tillar House
Washington,
DC
TIME:
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
ASIL’s New Professionals Committee on the International Criminal Court (ICC)- part of the New Professionals Interest Group – will host this second of seven ASIL CLE Institute classes on international criminal law for those seeking to begin or continue their legal education in this field. This class entitled "The Future of the International Criminal Court" will focus on the practice of the Court today and its activities in the context of how the Court plans to handle future challenges. Instructor: David Abramowitz, Director of Policy and Government Relations at Humanity United
More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=199
Summer School on the International Criminal Court
Event Information
Sunday,
June 19, 2011 - Thursday, June 23, 2011
Galway,
Ireland
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Link: http://www.nuigalway.ie/human_rights/icc_summer_school.html
The Irish Centre for Human Rights is pleased to announce the tenth annual Summer School on the International Criminal Court! The course will take place from June 19-23 this year and will cover all important aspects of the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Subjects covered by the course will include the subject matter jurisdiction of the court (war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and the crime of aggression), the procedures of the court, defences, and related questions of international criminal law. The course is suitable for legal scholars, students, and practitioners who wish to deepen their knowledge of the court. Every year we have a diverse group of participants from many countries and backgrounds. The course is convened by the Irish Centre for Human Rights, a leading centre for human rights research, teaching, and advocacy and will be taught by prominent scholars and practitioners of international criminal law.
Contact Information:
Kjell
Anderson
iccsummerschool@gmail.com
Naval War College International Law Conference
Event Information
Tuesday,
June 21, 2011, 08:00 AM - Thursday, June 23, 2011, 08:00 AM
US
Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
Event
Link:
http://www.usnwc.edu/Research---Gaming/International-Law/International-Law-Conference-2011.aspx
This conference will examine the legal issues surrounding Non-International Armed Conflict (NIAC) in the 21st Century. Distinguished scholars and practitioners of international law will analyze the state of the law applicable to NIAC and discuss how the law will develop, as the world continues to struggle with evolving threats posed by failed states, insurgencies, and transnational criminal and terrorist organizations. The conference is hosted by the Naval War College's International Law Department and co-sponsored by ASIL's Lieber Society on the Law of Armed Conflict, and the San Remo Institute on International Humanitarian Law, with generous support form the Naval War College Foundation and the Israel Yearbook on Human Rights.
Contact Information:
Jayne
Van Petten, International Law Dept.
jayne.vanpetten@usnwc.edu
401-841-4949
Webinar on The Boston Principles on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Noncitizens
Event Information
Wednesday,
June 22, 2011, 2:00 PM
Northeastern
University School of Law 400 Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Event Link:
http://www.northeastern.edu/law/academics/institutes/phrge/index.html
The
Boston Principles draw extensively on existing international human rights and
humanitarian standards as well as on the perspectives, observations, and
experiences of the drafters, many of whom work closely with noncitizens and
their communities. As part of the growing movement to "bring human rights
home," we believe that such principles can be used by advocates as a
persuasive organizing tool and can be adopted by state and local governments in
the United States. For more information on the Boston Principles, please visit
our website
http://www.northeastern.edu/law/academics/institutes/phrge/index.html
Contact Information
Mr.
Richard Doyon, Faculty Administrative Assistant
r.doyon@neu.edu
617.373.2023
Lalive Lecture: International Courts and Tribunals: Their Roles Amidst a World of Courts
Event Information
Thursday,
June 23, 2011, 6:30 PM
Graduate
Institute of International and Development Studies, Auditorium
Jacques-Freymond, 132 rue de Lausanne, Site Barton, Geneva, Switzerland
Event Link: http://www.lalive.ch/e/index.php
ASIL President David D. Caron, University of California-Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, will lecture on the roles of international courts and tribunals. The lecture is free and open to the public. To register, contact invitation@lalive.ch before June 14, 2011.
Contact Information:
Lalive
Lawyers Geneva
invitation@lalive.ch
Law of the Future Conference
Event Information
Thursday,
June 23, 2011 - Friday, June 24, 2011,
Peace
Palace, The Hague, Netherlands
Event Link: http://www.lawofthefuture.org/
Some of the world’s best academics and leading practitioners are involved in the Law of the Future, a Joint Action Programme initiated by the Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL). The programme aims at setting a world standard in thinking ahead, to guide decision makers today. The outcome, Law Scenarios to 2030, will be presented. Discuss the challenges ahead with senior decision-makers and the world’s best academics. Join us on 23 – 24 June 2011 for the presentation of the Law Scenarios to 2030. Confirmed keynote speakers, chairs and panel members: Jozias J. van Aartsen, Hassane Cisse, Michel Rosenfeld, Herman Mulder, Ana Palacio, Faustina Pereira, Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Gabriela Knaul
Contact
Information:
Hague
Institute for the Internationalisation of Law
lawofthefuture@hiil.org
+31
70 349 44 05
CLE INSTITUTE: INT'L CRIMINAL LAW AND THE ICC COURSE SERIES (Class 5 of 7): The Complementarity Principle
Event Information
Friday,
June 24, 2011
ASIL
Headquarters, Tillar House
Washington,
DC
TIME:
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
ASIL’s New Professionals Committee on the International Criminal Court (ICC)- part of the New Professionals Interest Group – will host this second of seven ASIL CLE Institute classes on international criminal law for those seeking to begin or continue their legal education in this field. This class entitled "The Complementarity Principle" will examine the principle for determining when the International Criminal Court can exercise jurisdiction over crimes listed in the Rome Statute, the relationship between national courts and the ICC, and the operation of the complementarity principle Instructor: Paul Seils, General Counsel of the International Center for Transitional Justice
More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=202
2011 ASIL Summer Associate Briefing Series: The Crossroads of Public and Private International Law
Event Information
Wednesday,
June 29, 2011
New
York Law School
New
York, NY
The American Society of International Law in cosponsorship with the New Professionals Interest Group and New York Law School will host the first of its three part Summer Associates Briefing Series on June 29, 2011 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at New York Law School. This exciting briefing will focus on the following international legal experts and their experiences working in both the private and public sectors of international law.
More
Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=205
July 2011
Armed Conflict, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Event Information
Saturday,
July 2, 2011 - Sunday, April 24, 2011
Internet
(e-learning course)
Event Link: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=337
This e-learning course offers an introduction to the law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law, as it is known. It critically examines the role of law in armed conflict and demonstrates how law can guide the conduct of hostilities, mitigate the consequences of the use of armed force, and protect civilians in both international and non-international armed conflicts. It puts the law of armed conflict in a political context, traces recent developments in this particular area of law, discusses the role of international criminal law, the convergence between human rights and humanitarian law, gender and law, and the protection of vulnerable groups such as children.
Contact Information:
Sandra Quintin
applications@hrea.org
1-978-341-0200
United Nations Regional Course in International Law
Event Information
Saturday,
July 2, 2011 - Friday, February 25, 2011
Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia
Event Link: http://www.un.org/law/rcil/africa/
This regional course is a three-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 least developed and developing countries, as well as from countries with economies in ?transition, to deepen their knowledge of international law. The regional course will be conducted in English. For further information, including application forms, please consult the regional course website at www.un.org/law/rcil/africa or contact the Codification Division at rcil-africa@un.org.
Contact Information:
Codification Division
rcil-africa@un.org
ACUNS-ASIL Summer Workshop: Peacebuilding and Statebuilding in War-Torn Societies
Event Information
Tuesday,
July 5, 2011 - 15, 2011
Josef
Korbel School of International Studies
Denver,
CO USA
The Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) and the American Society of International Law (ASIL), in cooperation with the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, are pleased to announce the twenty-first ACUNS-ASIL Summer Workshop on International Organization Studies from July 5, 2011 to July 15, 2011 at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies in Dever, CO. The workshop is designed for junior professors in international relations, international law or other relevant disciplines, post-doctoral and advanced doctoral level students, young lawyers and practitioners from civil society groups, policy staff from international organizations, and others at similarly early stages of their professional careers.
More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=166
CLE INSTITUTE: INT'L CRIMINAL LAW AND THE ICC COURSE SERIES (Class 6 of 7): The War Crimes Office in the U.S. Department of State
Event Information
Wednesday,
July 6, 2011
ASIL
Headquarters, Tillar House
Washington,
DC
TIME:
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
ASIL’s New Professionals Committee on the International Criminal Court (ICC)- part of the New Professionals Interest Group – will host this second of seven ASIL CLE Institute classes on international criminal law for those seeking to begin or continue their legal education in this field. This class entitled "The War Crimes Office in the U.S. Department of State" will focus on U.S. policy responses to atrocities committed in areas of conflict and elsewhere throughout the world, including U.S. government support for international and domestic war crimes tribunals. Instructor: Diane Orentlicher, Deputy, Office of War Crimes Issues for the U.S. Department of State
More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=200
CLE INSTITUTE: INT'L CRIMINAL LAW AND THE ICC COURSE SERIES (Class 7 of 7): Methods for Investigating International Crimes
Event Information
Wednesday,
July 13, 2011
ASIL
Headquarters, Tillar House
Washington,
DC
TIME:
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (Lunch provided)
ASIL’s New Professionals Committee on the International Criminal Court (ICC)- part of the New Professionals Interest Group – will host this second of seven ASIL CLE Institute classes on international criminal law for those seeking to begin or continue their legal education in this field. This class entitled "Methods for Investigating International Crimes" will be focusing on the prosecution of Charles Taylor as a case study. Instructor: David M. Crane, former Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=201
7th Summer School on European Business Law
Event Information
Monday,
July 25, 2011, 10:00 AM - Friday, August 5, 2011, 02:00 PM
Center
for Business and Corporate Law, Universitaetstraße 1, 40225 Duesseldorf
(Germany)
Event
Link:
http://www.duslaw.eu/de/veranstaltungen/intensiv/summer-school
Be a Part… The 7th Summer School on European Business Law at the Center for Business and Corporate Law at Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf will take place from July 25th to August 5th, 2011. With our joint partners, the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Israel) and University of Tilburg (The Netherlands), you will be a part of a two weeks intensive program on European Business Law with experienced speakers from universities and law firms. The diversity of European business law leads to a diverse and multi-angled curriculum which will optimize your professional skills on corporate and securities law, intellectual property, capital markets and finance law as well as mergers, acquisitions and takeovers. Beside the academic experience, you have the unique opportunity to network with highly qualified participants from all over the world, law firm representatives and academics. The cultural and social side-events will also enrich your impression of the Summer School, Heinrich-Heine-University and Düsseldorf. For more information contact Mr. David Eckner (david.eckner@uni-duesseldorf.de) or visit our website http://summerschool.duslaw.eu/. David Eckner Manager of the Center for Business and Corporate Law Building 24.91 Room 00.23 Universitaetstrasse 1, 40225 Duesseldorf (Germany)
Contact Information:
David Eckner
eckner@duslaw.eu
00491621367004
August 2011
2011 ILSA International Conference
Event Information
Thursday,
August 4, 2011, 9:00 am - Sunday, August 7, 2011, 10:00 pm
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Event Link: http://transnationallaw.net/
On 4-6 August 2011, the International Law Students will hold its 2011 International Conference in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The theme of the conference is “Public Liability of Private Corporations,” and the panels and speakers will address a broad range of international legal topics, including nonproliferation and the 2010 BP oil spill. The conference will also feature student panelists and presentations. This conference is hosted by the Transnational Law Program, a joint endeavor of Washington University School of Law (USA), Utrecht University (Netherlands), University of Trento (Italy), Catolica Global Law School (Portugal), and Queens University Belfast (United Kingdom). An online registration form and more information about the Conference can be found at transnationallaw.net. You can email questions to Ms. McCall Carter, the conference chair, at mccall.carter@gmail.com or ilsaconference2011@gmail.com. Accommodations can be reserved through University College Utrecht at the time you register.
Contact Information:
McCall
Carter
ilsaconference2011@gmail.com
314-935-8031
September 2011
"International Law in Crisis"
Event Information
Friday,
September 9, 2011, 8:30 AM
Case
Western Reserve University School of Law
Event Link: http://law.case.edu/Lectures.aspx
2011 is shaping up to be one of the most turbulent years in history. This timely symposium is designed to examine both the application of international law in times of crisis and whether these events are pushing international law itself to the brink of crisis, with panels examining developments in Northern Africa and the Middle East, climate change, international economic law, universal jurisdiction, piracy, and the war on terrorism. The symposium features an opening lecture by Ruth Wedgwood, President of the American Branch of the International Law Association, and a midday lecture by Justice Richard Goldstone. Co-Sponsors: American Branch of the International Law Association, Midwest Regional Conference; Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Law; AIDP American National Section, American Society of International Law, and Public International Law and Policy Group. Made possible by a generous grant from the Wolf Family Foundation Free & open to the public. CLE credit available, pending approval, for $200 to lawyers who attend. Webcast live and available for viewing on demand after the event: http://law.case.edu/lectures
Contact Information:
Frederick
K. Cox International Law Center
academiccenters@case.edu
888-814-5878;
216-368-1798
October 2011
Financial Regulation in a Global Market: Moving Beyond The State
Event Information
Thursday,
October 6, 2011, 09.00
London
House, Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 2AB
Event Link: http://www.biicl.org/events/view/-/id/627/
One consequence of the global financial crisis has been consideration of the need to review the current financial regulation within States. However, it is clear that the nature of financial markets, corporate activity and inter-State connections, mean that any regulation requires some international element. This conference, sponsored by the British Institute of International &Comparative Law, will consider how external pressures limit or influence the discretion of each State to regulate its own markets. In particular, it will show how treaty obligations, European Union requirements, competition law, Islamic law, other State’s laws, international investment practices, the rule of law and other matters are all relevant for any future effective financial regulation.
Contact Information:
eventsregistration@biicl.org
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7862 5151 (switchboard)
ABA International 2011 Fall Meeting
Event Information
Tuesday,
October 11, 2011, 8:00AM - Saturday, October 15, 2011, 8:00AM
Dublin,
Ireland
Event
Link:
http://www2.americanbar.org/calendar/section-of-international-law-2011-fall-meeting/Pages/default.aspx
Join the ABA Section of International Law (ABA International)at a very special 2011 Fall Meeting in Dublin, Ireland, October 11-15. Fall 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 outside the US; US-based small-firm and solo practitioners with significant international practices; 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 2011 Fall Meeting is a “Must-Attend” meeting for lawyers with a practice or interest in international legal issues. The state of the art Convention Centre Dublin will serve as the headquarters for our programming and networking breaks, and the historic Shelbourne Hotel will serve as our headquarters hotel. The Fall Meeting Co-Chairs, members of the Planning Committee, and Section staff have invested a tremendous amount of effort to develop an outstanding program. For more information, please visit our website: http://ambar.org/FallMeeting2011
Contact Information:
Audrey Lamb
Audrey.Lamb@AmericanBar.org
202-662-1663
WIPO Arbitration Workshop
Event Information
Thursday,
October 13, 2011, 09:00 AM - Friday, October 14, 2011, 05:00 PM
Geneva,
Switzerland
Event Link: http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/events
This Workshop is sponsored by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The purpose the Workshop is to provide intensive basic training of a practical nature for party representatives in arbitration and for arbitrators. The training, which will be conducted by experienced international arbitrators, will focus on the main principles of international commercial arbitration law and practice, with particular reference to the practical application of the WIPO Arbitration and Expedited Arbitration Rules (as well as the WIPO Expert Determination Rules) in intellectual property and technology disputes. The arbitration rules of other arbitration institutions will also be referred to for purposes of comparison.
Contact Information:
Adam
Rattray
arbiter.meetings@wipo.int
+41
22 3388247
International Conference on Piracy at Sea
Event Information
Monday,
October 17, 2011 - Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Malmö, Sweden
Event Link: http://icopas2011.wmu.se/
The grave threat of piracy to the security and efficiency of marine transportation, particularly to the men and women carrying out this important function, has led the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to adopt the theme “Piracy: orchestrating the response” for World Maritime Day in 2011. The International Conference on Piracy at Sea (ICOPAS 2011), organized by the World Maritime University (WMU) in cooperation with the IMO, commemorates this theme and contributes to the efforts of maritime industry stakeholders and the international community at large to identify, monitor, study, research, and implement preventive measures to combat violent crime against merchant shipping. The Conference will be supported by international partners and sponsors and will be held from 17 to 19 October 2011 in Malmö, Sweden. Those who are interested in the Conference are encouraged to submit abstract proposals (200 words) via email to ICOPAS2011@wmu.se no later than July 1, 2011.
Contact Information:
Mrs.
Mia Hedin
icopas2011@wmu.se
+46
40 35 63 00
Border Skirmishes: The Intersection Between Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration
Event Information:
Thursday,
October 20, 2011, 12:00 PM - Friday, October 21, 2011, 12:00 PM
University
of Missouri School of Law
Event Link: http://www.law.missouri.edu/csdr/symposium/2011/
On October 20-21, 2011, the award-winning Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution at the University of Missouri School of Law with support from ASIL's Midwest Interst Group will host an international symposium and works-in-progress conference concerning the intersection of litigation and international commercial arbitration. On October 21, keynote speaker Gary Born will lead an international group of experts in a frank discussion of issues that can arise when parties combine litigation tactics with international commercial arbitration. On October 20, there will be a works-in-progress conference where academics and scholarly-minded practitioners discuss their current research with other specialists. (Proposals due by May 20, 2011.) A student writing competition sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators North American Branch is also being offered in connection with the symposium. (Submissions due by August 15, 2011.)
Contact Information:
Prof.
S.I. Strong
strongsi@missouri.edu
+1
573 882 2465
November 2011
Canadian Council of International Law 2011 Conference
Event Information
Thursday,
November 3, 2011, 2pm - Saturday, November 5, 2011, 6pm
Ottawa,
Canada
Event Link: http://www.ccil-ccdi.ca/
This year''s conference has the theme of "culture and innovation" in international law. Panels and presenters will cover a broad variety of international legal topics related to that theme.
Contact Information:
CCIL
office
manager@ccil-ccdi.ca
613-235-0442
ASIL MIDYEAR MEETING: Inaugural Research Forum
Event Information
Friday,
November 4, 2011 - 5, 2011
UCLA
School of Law
Los
Angeles, CA USA
SAVE THE DATE: The Research Forum is a new initiative of the Society aimed at providing a setting for the presentation and focused discussion of works in progress by its members. The Spring Annual Meeting does this in part through its “works-in-progress” sessions, but the Research Forum aims to do this exclusively. The Research Forum will be held November 4-5 and, as possible, coordinated as an integral part of the Fall ASIL Mid-Year Meeting. All ASIL members are invited to attend the Forum, whether presenting a paper or not.
More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=190
December 2011
Comparative Perspectives on International Law
Event Information
Friday,
December 16, 2011 - 17, 2011
American
University in Cairo
Cairo,
Egypt
ASIL and AUC will co-host a historic first conference together on the topic of Comparative Perspectives on International Law. We hope to attract participants from all over the world, including especially the North Africa and Middle East region. In the spirit of outreach and institution-building, we hope to start a dialogue at the broadest level and also with respect to pressing current issues and controversies, probing the normative commitments and structural features of contemporary international law.
We anticipate several plenary sessions on topics including: public international law, international human rights, international criminal law and transitional justice, and international economic law.
More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=193
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