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International Law Weekend

Fordham School of Law

On October 21-23, 2010, the American Branch of the International Law Association and the International Law Students Association will present the annual International Law Weekend (“ILW”) in New York, in conjunction with the 89th annual meeting of the American Branch.

ILW 2010 will bring together hundreds of practitioners, professors, members of the governmental and non-governmental sectors and students. It will feature numerous panels, distinguished speakers, receptions, and the Branch’s annual meeting. ILW 2010 will take place at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York on October 21, 2010, and at Fordham University School of Law on October 22 and 23. The overall theme of ILW 2010 is “International Law and Institutions: Advancing Justice, Security and Prosperity.”

The schedule of ILW 2010 panels is as follows:

ILW 2010 Schedule
Thursday, October 21
Thursday's events will be held at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
42 West 44th Street, New York City
6:00 pm The Role of the United Nations in the Development of  International Law  
7:30 pm Opening Reception

Friday, October 22
Friday's events, with the exception of the Reception hosted by the Permanent Mission to Finland to the United Nations, will be held at Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd Street, New York City
9:00 am The International Court of Justice's Role in Resolving the Kosovo Crisis

Global versus Local: International Law and Institutions, Customary Law and Human Rights in Africa

Non-Party Discovery under the FAA and U.S. Discovery in Aid to Foreign Tribunals/Section 1782

Private International Law and Cross Border Consumer Redress

Disability Inclusive of Development

10:45 am The International Criminal Court: The Way Forward After the Kampala Review Conference

Climate Change and International Energy Implications

Impact of the Treaty of Lisbon and Update on the European Union

International Economic Law Book Discussion

12:30 pm Pathways to Employment in International Law

U.S. Nuclear Weapon Policy and International Law on Nuclear Disarmament

Constitutional Environmental Rights Worldwide

Using Mediation to Resolve International Parental Child Abduction Cases

The Contribution of the Institutions and Bodies of UNCLOS to the Rule of Law

ABILA Executive Committee Meeting

2:15 pm ABILA Members Meeting

ILSA Congress (Meeting of ILSA members)

3:00 pm The Evolution of Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses

The Limits of International Adjudication

How Should International Law Respond to Emerging Migration Issues?

Managing Discovery in Commercial Arbitration: the Institutional Response

4:45 pm How Does International Development Law Coexist with Traditional Sovereignty over Economic Resources and Activities?

Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Aspects of International Human Rights Claims

Responsibility to Protect: the Relationship between Human Dignity and State Sovereignty

TRIPS at 15

Saturday, October 23
Saturday's events will be held at Fordham Law School, 140 W. 62nd Street, New York City
9:00 am UN Security Council and WMD Proliferation

Treaty Claims in U.S. Courts after Medellin v. Texas

War, Philosophy, and the Geneva Conventions

Behind the Red Curtain: Environmental Concerns in the End of Communism

Evaluating the 1979 Moon Agreement

ILSA Board Meeting

10:45 am Is Targeted Killing Legal?

State Responsibility for Refugees in Times of Occupation

Bribery: What is it, What should be done, and How to comply?

Foreign Official Immunity After Samantar v. Yousuf

Protecting the Most Vulnerable from Environmental Harm

12:30 pm Luncheon Address by Harold Koh, Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
     



The global strategic and financial turmoil of the last several years has created unprecedented challenges and opportunities for international law and institutions. ILW 2010 will address the role of international law and institutions in reducing conflict, promoting security, fostering human rights, protecting the environment, facilitating trade and investment, and resolving public and private international disputes. Panels will examine subjects such as the extent to which treaties currently under negotiation or consideration would further these objectives, and the operation and effect of international organizations, international courts, and arbitral institutions on the global legal order.

Association of the Bar of the City of New York The Co-Chairs of ILW 2010 are Professor Elizabeth Burleson of the University of South Dakota Law School, Elizabeth.Burleson@usd.edu, Hanna Dreifeldt Lainé of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, dreifeldt@un.org, Vincent J. Vitkowsky, Partner, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, vvitkowsky@eapdlaw.com, and Jill Schmieder Hereau, Program Coordinator at the International Law Students Association, jshereau@ilsa.org.

One of the objectives of ILW 2010 is to promote a dialogue among scholars and practitioners from across the legal spectrum. Panels at past ILWs have addressed a wide range of topics related to public and private international law.


We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following cosponsors of International Law Weekend 2010:
  • ABA Section of International Law
  • Allen & Overy LLP
  • American Society of International Law
  • American University, Washington College of Law
  • Baker & McKenzie LLP
  • California Western School of Law
  • Connecticut Bar Association Section of International Law
  • Customs and International Trade Bar Association
  • Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  • Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
  • The Federalist Society
  • Fordham University School of Law
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • The George Washington University Law School
  • Hofstra Law School
  • Leitner Center for International Law and Justice
  • New York State Bar Association Section of International Law
  • Oxford University Press
  • Pace Law School
  • Seton Hall University School of Law
  • Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Affiliates
  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
  • Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP


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