International Judicial Monitor
Published by the International Judicial Academy, Washington, D.C., with assistance from the
American Society of International Law

Winter 2011 Issue
 

calendar of events


March 2011

Judge Christopher Greenwood on “International Conflict Resolution and the International Court of Justice”

Event Information
Thursday, March 03 2011
Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA USA

Time: 4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. (PT)  

A member of the Hague-based International Court of Justice since 2009, Judge Greenwood was Professor of International Law at the London School of Economics, an international arbitrator on matters relating to the law of the sea and the sale of goods, a governmental advisor, and a barrister practicing in domestic and international fora including the British House of Lords, the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the European Communities, and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.  He will give the concluding talk in the Winter 2011 International Conflict Resolution Colloquium of SCICN, the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation.

More Information:
http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/centers/scicn/#colloquium


Law and US Foreign Policy: Perspectives on 80 Years of the Legal Adviser

Event Information
Thursday, March 03 2011|
Georgetown University Gewirz Student Center
Washington, DC US

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.   

Georgetown University Law Center and the American Society of International Law are cosponsoring a conference to commemorate and reflect on the 80th anniversary of the US Department of State Legal Adviser's Office ("L") and the Role of International Law in U.S. Foreign Policy.

More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=171


ASIL CLE INSTITUTE: Sex, Gender and the Future of Women's Rights

Event Information
Tuesday, March 08 2011
WEBINAR

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12: 00 p.m. (ET)

The American Society of International Law presents a webinar conversation between Professor Darren Rosenblum of Pace Law School and Seatt

More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=183


Combating Human Trafficking: How Coordinating International, Federal and State Law Can Prevent and Punish Exploitation While Protecting Victims

Event Information
Friday, March 11 2011 / 8:30 a.m.
Sandra Day O''Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Tempe Campus

Event Link: http://conferences.asucollegeoflaw.com/humantrafficking/

It is increasingly clear that the struggle to combat human trafficking requires integrated efforts on the part of law enforcement, the judiciary, policymakers, academics, social assistance professionals and community groups. However, there are a variety of obstacles to this process, particularly a lack of awareness, communication and understanding regarding multiple and sometimes poorly integrated levels of law, policy and strategy. This conference links scholars and practitioners and addresses the need for improved coordination of federal, state and international law in four areas: 1) Defining the crime of trafficking including measuring its prevalence and impact; 2) Prosecuting perpetrators while protecting victims over the short and long term; 3) Developing promising interventions in the U.S. and abroad; and 4) Preventing trafficking on a local, national and global scale. The conference is practically oriented and interdisciplinary, reviewing specific examples of successful prosecutions and anti-trafficking policies and focusing on key areas where more effective cooperation is likely to improve efforts to combat human trafficking. Combating Human Trafficking will be introduced by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (ret.) and is organized by Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor (ret.). The conference includes high level representatives of the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Justice, state judges, law enforcement officials, academics, advocates, and NGO representatives working on international and domestic anti-trafficking efforts, as well as prosecutors and advocates from the Argentina, Taiwan and the Philippines. The conference is open to the public and the media and is sponsored by the Program on Federalism and the Separation of Powers in a Global Era, the Diane Halle Center for Family Justice, the Center for Law and Global Affairs and the American Society of International Law. Register at http://traffickingconference.eventbrite.com/.

Contact Information
| Emoline Fox
emoline.fox@asu.edu
480-965-3365


ASIL CLE INSTITUTE: "Revisiting ICSID Annulment -- The Twin Challenges of Finality and Correctness"

Event Information
Tuesday, March 15 2011
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Washington, DC

Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.  

In recent years, losing parties in investor-state arbitrations brought under the framework of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) have increasingly sought to have adverse decisions annulled by ad hoc Committees. ASIL President David D. Caron first wrote about ICSID Annulment in the ICSID Foreign Investment Law Journal in 1992. He returns in this discussion to the current questions concerning the annulment mechanism. He argues that this second wave of questions will be more difficult to address than the first and will include some graphics summarizing the mechanism's ups and downs.

More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=177


International Conference on Arctic Marine Science, International Law and Climate Protection

Event Information
Thursday, March 17 2011 / 2:00 PM - Friday, March 18 2011 / 5:00 PM
Berlin, Germany

Event Link: http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/arktis/de/Startseite.html

 The German Federal Foreign Office is hosting the International Conference on Arctic Marine Science, International Law and Climate Protection. The event will take place on the Berlin premises of the Federal Foreign Office on 17-18 March 2011. Co-host is the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, with additional support from prominent research institutes. The Conference will discuss the legal framework for marine scientific research in the Arctic Ocean at present and in the future. Scholars, scientists and diplomats with an interest in the Arctic Ocean are invited to attend.

Contact Information
Division 504 Team Arctic Conference, Werderscher Markt 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
504-s@diplo.de
+49(0)301817-2997


Toward Coherence in International Economic Law: Perspectives at the 50th Anniversary of the OECD

Event Information
Tuesday, March 22 2011 - 23 2011
George Washington University School of Law
Washington, DC USA

Keeping in line with the theme of the American Society of International Law’s 105th Annual Meeting, “Harmony and Dissonance in International Law,” the 50th

More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm? action=detail&rec=167


Harmony & Dissonance in International Law--ASIL's 105th Annual Meeting

Event Information
Wednesday, March 23 2011 - 26 2011
The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.
Washington, DC USA

International law, and the world in which it operates, are increasingly both harmonious and dissonant. The Society’s Annual Meeting in 2011 will focus on the evolution of international law in the context of this paradox. When should international law be segmented, and when should it be seamless? What are the mechanisms for deciding this question, and what are the values that inform those decisions? What do these trends say about international law as a coherent system? To what extent are certain groups and their viewpoints excluded or ignored? What does this say about who the influential players within the international legal system are, and how that influence is exercised? What does the existence of competing conceptions of international law itself mean for ASIL's constituents, including judges deciding international issues, practitioners seeking to persuade courts and craft international policy, and scholars seeking to understand and propose solutions to global problems? By attending ASIL's Annual Meeting you will be able to tackle these questions amongst diverse perspectives, experiences, and areas of expertise, with a unifying commitment to investigate the limits and possibilities of international law.

More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm?action=detail&rec=180


International Humanitarian Law: Emerging Issues in the Law of Armed Conflict

Event Information
Wednesday, March 23 2011 / TBA
Washington College of Law

Event Link: http://www.wcl.american.edu/humright/center/

American University Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and the American Society of International Law’s Lieber Society will host a conference addressing emerging issues in international humanitarian law (IHL). The event will include a panel of IHL professors and practitioners who will discuss emerging issues within the field. In addition, the conference will feature the student winners of the first International Humanitarian Law Student Writing Competition who will present their papers to a panel of IHL experts.

Contact Information
Maria Lokshin
mlokshin@wcl.american.edu
(202) 274-4180


The European Union 20 Years After Maastricht - Transatlantic Perspectives

Event Information
Friday, March 25 2011 / 09:00 AM
Tulane University Law School, John Giffen Weinmann Hall 6329 Freret Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

Event Link: http://www.law.tulane.edu/tlsjournals/tjicl/
index.aspx?id=4050

The focus of this symposium is to examine the European Union (EU) in a comparative and transatlantic context. To that end, the symposium will be organized into four panels: 1) Transatlantic Trade: What Scope for Harmonization? 2) Currency and Financial Crisis: EU and US Approaches 3) Models of Multilevel Governance 4) The EU as a Player in a Multipolar World This program has been submitted to the Louisiana State Bar Association and is pending CLE approval. For further information, please visit Tulane's CLE website at: http://www.law.tulane.edu/tlsLifeAfterLS/index.aspx?
id=1562&ekmensel=c580fa7b_54_72_1562_1

Contact Information
Tulane Law School
TJICLSymposium@gmail.com


Human Rights and Cultural Heritage: From the Holocaust to the Haitian Earthquake

Event Information
Thursday, March 31 2011
Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY

Event Link: http://www.culturalheritagelaw.org/2011asilconference

The American Society of International Law, the Lawyers'' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, the Art Law Society of Cardozo Law School, and the Hofstra Law School Art and Cultural Heritage Club invite professionals, students, and interested members of the public to join us in New York City for an exciting event entitled Human Rights and Cultural Heritage: From the Holocaust to the Haitian Earthquake.

Contact Information
Jennifer Kreder
krederj1@nku.edu


April 2011

ABA Section of International Law 2011 Spring Meeting

Event Information
Tuesday, April 05 2011 / 08:00AM - Saturday, April 09 2011 / 10:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC

Event Link: http://www2.americanbar.org/calendar/
section-of-international-law-2011-spring-meeting/Pages/default.aspx

The ABA Section of International Law (ABA International) invites you to a very special 2011 Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, April 5-9, 2011. Our Spring meeting will bring the world''s leading international practitioners (including both in-house and outside counsel), academics, and government officials from around the world to Washington DC for 4 days of outstanding programming, networking, and events. In addition to over 60 CLE programs across 8 program tracks and 6 mini-tracks, attendees will have a chance to socialize and network at twice daily networking breaks, luncheons with dynamic speakers, and exceptional receptions at the top venues in the city. For more information and to register, please visit: www.abanet.org/intlaw/spring11

Contact Information
Audrey Lamb, Senior Meeting Planner
lamba@staff.abanet.org
1-202-662-1663


May 2011

Human Rights and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Event Information
Monday, May 02 2011 - Sunday, June 12 2011 /
Internet (e-learning course)

Event Link: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=860&language_id=1

This short certificate course offered by HREA and the Human Rights Center of the University for Peace is designed for working professionals in NGOs, government, international organisations, businesses, or community leaders interested in addressing human rights violations through alternative dispute resolution (ADR) tools. We will discuss the challenges and opportunities in using ADR tools to address various types of human rights violations from both a theoretical and practical perspective.

Contact Information
Sandra Quintin
applications@hrea.org


Teaching International Law Beyond the Classroom: Engaging Students in Experiential Learning, in Webpages and Blogs, and in Historical and Empirical Research

Event Information
Friday, May 06 2011
Pace Law School
White Plains, NY USA

The purpose of the conference is to raise awareness on different modalities of teaching and researching in the area of international law to expand beyond the traditional classroom and the standard law review article. Law schools around the country have initiated international law and human rights clinics, international law faculty have increasingly used blogs and the internet to carry out their scholarly work, and the legal academy has begun to recognize the contribution that history and empirical research can make. This workshop explores each of these modalities and attempts to help the participants expand their teaching and research accordingly.

More Information:
http://www.asil.org/activities_calendar.cfm? action=detail&rec=169


International Trade and Human Rights: Balancing the Act

Event Information
Monday, May 16 2011 - Sunday, June 26 2011 /
Internet (e-learning course)

Event Link: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=712&language_id=1

This short certificate course offered by HREA and the Human Rights Center of the University for Peace introduces participants to the interactions between the human rights-centric approach of the United Nations (UN) and the economic approach of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This e-learning course introduces students to the various linkages between international trade and human rights, how the two regimes interact with one another, and the current debates on how to resolve the tensions between the two.

Contact Information
Sandra Quintin
applications@hrea.org
978-341-0200


The European System of Human Rights Protection and Promotion

Event Information
Monday, May 16 2011 - Sunday, June 26 2011 /
Internet (e-learning course)

Event Link: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=333

This e-learning course provides participants with practical guidance on how to protect human rights through the European human rights system, and specifically the institutions and treaties of the Council of Europe. Participants will be introduced to the main European human rights conventions and jurisprudence, primarily as developed through the European Court of Human Rights. The course addresses European human rights standards as they apply to civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights. Case studies on the freedom of expression, homosexuality, violence against women, prisoner''s rights, protection of the mentally-ill, and the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons, will deepen participants'' understanding of the European human rights standards and machinery.

Contact Information
Sandra Quintin
applications@hrea.org
978-341-0200


Human Rights and Transitional Justice

Event Information
Wednesday, May 18 2011 - Tuesday, June 28 2011 /
Internet (e-learning course)

Event Link: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=666&language_id=1

This e-learning course will give a detailed introduction to the (increasing) number of political mechanisms, tools as well as legal instruments that promote and facilitate transitional justice and reconciliation processes. It will outline who the main actors and agents are in these fields, such as international organizations, NGOs or states. Participants will apply these mechanisms on case studies and develop their own tools and possibilities to contribute to these processes.

Contact Information
Sandra Quintin
applications@hrea.org
978-341-0200


Minority Rights, Indigenous Peoples and International Law

Event Information
Wednesday, May 18 2011 - Tuesday, June 28 2011 /
Internet (e-learning course)

Event Link: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=973

This short certificate course is an introduction to the protection of minority rights under international law and allows participants to explore and critically assess the norms and institutions for the protection of minorities and indigenous peoples which have been created over the past half century. The course provides an introduction to the history of minority protection before 1945 and traces the conceptual, political and legal questions associated with and arising from the protection of minorities, as well as the struggle over the definition of minorities. It discusses how the rights of national, ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities and of indigenous and tribal groups are protected and promoted under international legal regimes - in the United Nations and in Europe, Africa and the Americas.

Contact Information
Sandra Quintin
applications@hrea.org
978-341-0200


2011 ILA Asia-Pacific Regional Conference

Event Information
Sunday, May 29 2011 - Wednesday, June 01 2011 /
Taipei, Taiwan

Event Link: http://www.cils.nccu.edu.tw/ila2011tw/

The Chinese (Taiwan) Society of International Law is pleased to hold the International Law Association (ILA) Asia-Pacific Regional Conference from May 29 to June 1, 2011 at the Grand Formosa Regent Taipei, a Four Seasons Hotel, in Taipei, Taiwan. The theme of the conference is “Contemporary International Law Issues in the Asia Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges.” This conference will provide a forum for international law stakeholders to explore the full range of international and transnational legal issues related to the Asia-Pacific region. Although the registration deadline is May 10, the Conference Committee suggests that interested participants register by April 10 in order to enjoy the early bird rates. Discounted registration fees are offered to ILA members and young scholars/professionals. For detailed information, please visit the conference website: http://www.cils.nccu.edu.tw/ila2011tw/. Additional questions about the conference can be directed to Professor Pasha Hsieh, Conference Co-organizer, at pashahsieh@smu.edu.sg.

Contact Information
Pasha Hsieh
ila@nccu.edu.tw

 

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