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March 2010
Symposium on Corporations and International Law
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Friday, March 12 2010 - Saturday, March
13 2010 /
Santa Clara University School of Law
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A two-day conference on corporations and
international law hosted by Santa Clara University School of Law and sponsored
by the American Society of International Law. Conference papers will be
published in the Santa Clara Journal of International Law.
Contact Information
David Sloss
dlsloss@scu.edu
408 554-2170
World Bank Administrative Tribunal 30th Anniversary Symposium: The Development and Effectiveness of International Administrative Law
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Tuesday, March 23 2010
The World Bank
Washington, DC USA
On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of its establishment, the World Bank Administrative Tribunal, in conjunction with the American Society of International Law (ASIL), will be holding a high-level symposium on 23 March 2010, one day prior to ASIL's 104th annual meeting.
Regrettably, due to a high level of interest in the symposium, it is no longer possible to register for this event. More Info >
7th Annual ITA-ASIL Spring Conference - Arbitration: The End of the Golden Age?
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Wednesday, March 24 2010
The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC USA
By almost any account, arbitration has enjoyed its golden age in the last decades. Yet several recent signs suggest that the sun has begun to set on that golden age. Against this background, this year's conference asks whether a golden age is ending for arbitration or whether the evolution of arbitration and arbitration practice will lead to welcome improvements. The Spring Conference is co-sponsored by the Institute for Transnational Arbitration's Academic Council and the American Society of International Law. It immediately precedes the 104th ASIL Annual Meeting. More Info >
For more information and to register for this event, visit www.cailaw.org/ita/asil_10.htmlASIL
ASIL 104th Annual Meeting: International Law in a Time of Change
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Wednesday, March 24 2010 -
27 2010
The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC USA
With over a century of tradition and experience behind it, ASIL's Annual Meeting has become the most important gathering in the field of international law. More than 1,000 practitioners, academics, and students travel to Washington, DC, each spring from all over the world to debate and discuss the latest developments in their field.
ASIL's 104th Annual Meeting, which will reflect on the theme "International Law in a Time of Change" will be held March 24-27, 2010 at The Ritz Carlton in Washington, DC. More Info >
Washington & Lee and UNCTAD's Joint Symposium on International Investment and ADR
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Monday, March 29 2010
Washington & Lee University School of Law
Lexington, VA
Co-sponsored by ASIL's International Economic Law and Dispute Resolution Interest Groups, the Washington and Lee and UNCTAD Joint Symposium on Investment and Alternative Dispute Resolution will bring together academics, governments, practitioners, investors, representatives from international organizations and non-governmental entities from around the world to discuss International Investment Agreements and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). More Info >
April 2010
Teaching International Humanitarian Law Workshop
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Friday, April 09 2010 / 08:30 AM -
Saturday, April 10 2010 / 08:30 AM
Berkeley, CA
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On April 9-10, 2010 the University of California, Berkeley Law School and the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) will convene the first West Coast Teaching International Humanitarian
Law (IHL) Workshop at the University of California, Berkeley. The Workshop is
targeted at law professors interested in teaching an IHL course for the first
time, integrating IHL modules into their current courses and/or rethinking
their current teaching of this important subject. Topics covered will include:
- Defining the scope and content of an IHL class; - Exploring the intersection
between international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and
international criminal law; - Incorporating IHL modules into the teaching of
classes such as public international law, national security law, immigration
law; constitutional law; administrative law and more; - Identifying strategies
for developing curricula, responding to current events, and gaining support
from school administrations for the teaching of IHL. The Workshop provides an
opportunity for law faculty to think creatively about their teaching of IHL and
network with others to support and expand their teaching of the topics.
Speakers include Geoffrey Corn, Marci Hoffman, Kate Jastram, Eric Jensen, Larry
Johnson, Paul Kong, Gabor Rona, Trevor Rush, Gary Solis, Beth van Schaack, and
Jamie Williamson. The cost of the two-day seminar is $250 per person and
includes breakfast and lunch for both days as well as all materials. To
register, please visit: https://www.regonline.com/teachingihl
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Kate Jastram
teachingihl@berkeley.edu
ABA International: 2010 Spring Meeting
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Tuesday, April 13 2010 - 17 2010
Grand Hyatt New York
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The American
Bar Association’s Section of International Law will host its 2010 Spring
Meeting April 13-17 at the Grand Hyatt New York, located at 109 E. 42 St. in
New York City. The global economy and its effects on the international legal
profession and its clients will be the key issue of discussion at the meeting.
Internationally renowned legal experts will be speaking, including Harold
Hongju Koh, legal adviser to the Department of State and former dean of Yale Law School. Crucial developments in the international legal community will be
discussed, including: changes in international investment laws, mergers and
acquisitions in times of crisis, legal outsourcing, enforcement of trade
preference programs, cross border e-discovery, economic underpinnings of the
new administration, public-private partnerships, cross-border insolvency,
global trends in corporate governance, renewable energy, the military's role in
the rule of law, mergers and acquisitions in times of crisis, international
criminal organizations and many more, with more than 70 programs in all.
Contact Information
Jenny Abreu
intlaw@staff.abanet.org
202-662-1660
International Justice in the 21st Century: The Quality of the International Criminal Court
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Friday, April 23 2010 / 8:30 AM
The John Marshall Law School, Chicago
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The symposium will examine the role of the
International Criminal Court (ICC) in the advancement of international law and
justice. Speakers, including Judge Philippe Kirsch, first president of the ICC,
will address the impact of the ICC, the crossroads between the law and politics
of international prosecutions, and re-engagement of U.S. leadership.
Contact Information
Professor Shahram Dana
sdana@jmls.edu
312-386-2854
May 2010
ESF-LiU Conference on Violations of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Investigation and Prevention of Torture and Death in Custody
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Monday, May 03 2010 - Friday, May 07 2010 /
Scandic Linköping Väst, Sweden
Europe has unique mechanisms for the enforcement of human rights law and the prevention of violations. However, as the Council of Europe's Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights stated: "the gap between standards on paper and the actual situation in Europe is striking." Prison visits of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) and judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) show that torture, death and inhuman or degrading treatment related to healthcare in prisons still occur regularly in Europe. Thousands of detainees spend extended periods in overcrowded, unhygienic prisons where health care standards are not equivalent to those outside prisons. Torture and inadequate health care of prisoners might cause death in custody and are considered violations of Articles 3 and/or 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights. Their investigation, punishment and prevention are an important and timely issue not only for international organizations, NGOs and governments. Academic disciplines from different fields can make important contributions which will greatly benefit from an interdisciplinary approach. Research that bridges the gap between empirical social science and legal analysis is scarce. The scientific quality of this research, through access to the realities of the research field, will be significantly enhanced if different academic disciplines interact more with each other and with international organizations and NGOs. http://www.esf.org/index.php?id=6351
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ESF
apiccolotto@esf.org
00 32 2 533 2023
Arbitration and National Courts: Conflict and Cooperation
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Thursday, May 13 2010 / 9:15 AM -
Friday, May 14 2010 / 3:00 PM
Four Seasons Hotel, Houston, Texas
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Arbitration and National Courts:
Conflict and Cooperation is jointly hosted by the Permanent Court of
Arbitration, the University of Texas School of Law, and the Houston
International Arbitration Club, Inc. This program blends cutting-edge analysis,
including comprehensive and detailed papers, with practical perspectives from
practitioners and general counsel from major energy companies. The 4th annual
conference is part of an international arbitration series that rotates between The Hague and Houston, Texas. The 2010 program in Houston features an internationally-renowned
faculty including Lord Leonard H. Hoffmann of Chadwick, Retired Law Lord, Brick
Court Chambers, London, U.K, and Mariano Gomezperalta Casali, General Counsel
for Trade Negotiations, Ministry of the Economy, Mexico City, Mexico. Select papers and conference proceedings will be published in The American Review of
International Arbitration, a quarterly law review by the Parker School of
Foreign and Comparative Law at Columbia University. For a complete program
agenda and schedule, visit www.utcle.org/conferences/IA10.
Contact Information
The University of Texas School of Law
Continuing Legal Education (UTCLE)
service@utcle.org
+1 512 475 6700
June 2010
Bilingual Summer School on International Criminal Law 2010
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Monday, June 21 2010 - Friday, July 02
2010 /
Campus den Haag, The Hague, the
Netherlands
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The programme links theory to practice
by including exercise sessions on cross-examination techniques and a Moot
Court, as well as visits of the main international institutions in The Hague:
the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for the
former Yugoslavia and the Peace Palace. Main themes: 1-International courts and
tribunals; 2-Substantive international criminal law: genocide, crimes against
humanity, war crimes and aggression; 3-General principles: modes of liability,
the role of victims, the rights of the accused; 4-Enforcement: jurisdiction and
complementarity. Since 2008, the Summer School is bilingual. The lectures will
be given in English or French. Simultaneous translation will be provided
throughout the Summer School. Professors from Leiden University and guest
lecturers will be teaching at the Summer Programme. Application forms need to
be received by April 30, 2010.
Contact Information
Ms. M. Wierenga
grotiuscentre@xampusdenhaag.nl
+31 (0)70 310 8606
July 2010
International Conference on Africa and the Future of International Criminal Justice
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Wednesday, July 14 2010 - Friday, July
16 2010 /
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
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This conference will convene to
interrogate, in a robust academic and practical exchange substantively spanning
two days, what international criminal justice portends for Africa and vice
versa. How has Africa's experience with international criminal justice
mechanisms affected the behaviour of African states? Are there external
political agendas that are failing the needed universal credibility of
international criminal justice mechanisms? Does Africa object to international
criminal justice, having vociferously supported the birth of the ICC? If so,
does Africa have any alternative mechanism for satisfactorily dealing with the
justice of gross violations of international humanitarian law and the
perpetration of violent conflicts in the region that gives rise to the clamour
for justice? To what extent can Africa implement the complementarity
requirement of the Rome Statute as a commitment to ensuring justice for
egregious crimes committed in the continent as defined in the Rome Statute and
for which a large number of its component states have accepted obligations?
What are the limits of the ICC's impact as an international criminal justice
mechanism in Africa?
Contact Information
UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND
Marion.Fynn@wits.ac.za
International
Judicial Monitor