| AGENDA |
American Branch International Law Association
INTERNATIONAL LAW WEEKEND - MIDWEST |
Sustainable Development,
Corporate Governance, and International Law |
| HOSTED BY |
The Ved Nanda Center for International Law &
International Legal Studies Program
Denver Journal of International Law & Policy
International Law Society
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
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| Friday, February 12 |
3:05 - 4:20
Welcome: Professor John E. Noyes, ABILA President
Panel 1:
International Law and Sustainability
Chair Prof. Anita Halvorssen
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Professor Anita Halvorssen, University of Denver Sturm
College of Law, Fellow, Nanda Center for International Law
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Sherry Broder, Esq., Honolulu, Former President, Hawaii
Bar Association
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Professor James A.R. Nafziger, Thomas B. Stoel Professor and Director,
International Programs, Willamette University College of Law
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Professor Ved Nanda, University of Denver Sturm College of Law - Commentator
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4:30 - 5:45 - Panel 2:
Sustainable Mining and International Law (ethics panel)
Chair Prof. Bruce Hutton |
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Professor Bruce Hutton, Dean Emeritus and Professor, University of Denver
Daniels College of Business
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Professor Catherine Keske, Colorado State University, University of Denver
Sturm College of Law
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Susan Wildau, Partner, CDR Associates, Leader of Sustainabl Development Practice Area
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Luke Danielson, Esq. -- Former Director, Mining Minerals and Sustainable
Development Project, International Institute for Environment and Development,
London, U.K.
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Professor David Aronofsky -- General Counsel and Professor, University of
Montana School of Law
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5:45 - Break
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6:00 - 7:00 - The Henry and Mary Bryan Lecture
Daniel B. Magraw, Jr.
President, Center for
International Environmental Law, Washington, D.C.
“Climate Change, the Green Economy, and Social Justice: Implications for
Sustainable Development” |
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
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Saturday, February 13
9:00 - 10:45 - Opening and Panel 3 |
Welcome
Presentation of the Leonard v.B. Sutton Prize
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Panel 3:
International Issues for Sustainable Energy
Co-Chairs Prof. K.K. DuVivier & Prof. Lakshman Guruswamy
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Professor K.K. DuVivier -- Director, Environmental and
Natural Resources Law Program, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
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Professor Lakshman D. Guruswamy -- Nicholas Doman Professor,
University of Colorado School of Law
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Professor Jon van Dyke -- Carlsmith Ball Faculty
Scholar, University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law
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Professor Frank Laird -- University of Denver Korbel
School of International Studies
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Professor Elizabeth Burleson, University of South Dakota School of Law - Commentator
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11:00 - 12:00 - Myres S. McDougal Distinguished Lecture
Professor David Caron
C. William Maxeiner Distinguished Professor of Law,
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
President-Elect, American Society of International Law
"Imagining the Arctic: Reflections on Law, Politics and Sustainability"
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12:00 -- Luncheon
Professor John C. Dernbach
Distinguished Professor and Director
Environmental Law Center,
Widener University School of Law, Pennsylvania
"Agenda for a Sustainable America"
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1:30-2:45 - Panel 4:
Sprawl in the USA and Sustainability: A Critical Historic
and International Perspective
Chair Prof. James van Hemert
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Professor James van Hemert - Executive Director, Rocky
Mountain Land Use Institute
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Ms. Jessica Osborne - Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment
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Professor Ved P. Nanda -- Evans Distinguished
Professor; Thompson G. Marsh Professor of Law and Director, International Legal
Studies Program, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
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Professor Federico Cheever - Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs and Professor, University of Denver Sturm College of Law -
Commentator
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3:00 - 4:15 -- Panel 5:
Corporate Governance (ethics panel)
Chair Ian Bird, Esq.
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Ian Bird, Esq. -- Senior Vice President & General
Counsel, Norican Group, Wheelabrator, Inc.
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Professor Peter A. Appel, University of Georgia Law School
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Mr. Scott Noesen - Former Head of Dow Chem Global Sustainability
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R. Todd Johnson, Esq., Jones Day, Palo Alto, California
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| 4:15 -- Reception |
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