Events in International Law:

Events for 30 Day period May 14, 2008 through June 12, 2008

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May, 2008
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Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition
May 15-23, 2008, 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Washington DC
The Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition is a unique trilingual (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) competition established to train law students on how to use the Inter-American human rights legal system as a legitimate forum for redressing human rights violations. Since its inception in 1995, the yearly Competition has trained over 1000 students and faculty participants from over 100 universities throughout the Americas and beyond. Written on a cutting-edge topic currently debated within the Inter-American system, the hypothetical case operates as the basis of the competition, and students argue the merits of this case by writing legal memoranda and preparing oral arguments for presentation in front of human rights experts acting as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
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The Arbitration of Antitrust Claims in the U.S. and Europe
May 16, 2008, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Washington, DC
Hosted by the International Dispute Resolution Committee and Antitrust and Competition Committee of the DC Bar's International Law Section, together with the Antitrust and Consumer Law Section, an expert panel will address the pertinent state of the law in the U.S. and Europe in this area.

 

The U.S. Supreme Court held in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler- Plymouth, Inc., 473 U.S. 614 (1985) (over a strong dissent) that claims under the U.S. antitrust laws must be adjudicated by arbitrators when those claims are within the scope of the parties' arbitration agreement. Similarly, in Europe, many disputes involving issues under Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty--the competition law rules--and the EC Merger Control Regulation have been subjected to resolution by arbitration. The arbitration of antitrust and competition law issues raises special concerns for arbitrating parties, their counsel, the arbitral community and the administration of justice.
 
The event will be moderated by Mark Joelson; the panelists are Daniel Margolis; Donald Baker, Baker & Miller PLLC; and Gordon Blanke, SJ Berwin LLP. 
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Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights
May 20, 2008, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Dearborn, MI
The Committee on International Human Rights of the International Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan with support from the American Society of International Law will host a distinguished panel discussion on how corporations should approach human rights questions. Topics will include: (i) corporate liability under the Alien Tort Claims Act for human rights violations; (ii) human rights codes of conduct adopted by US corporations; (iii) negotiating with foreign governments and civil society groups to reduce the risk of accusations of human rights violations; (iv) trends among activist groups seeking to broaden human rights standards for corporate activities; (v) ethical considerations in advising corporate clients; and (vi) the new recommendations by UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights on corporate responsibility for human rights.
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ASEAN’s Evolving Legal and Institutional Framework
May 21, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Washington, DC
The American Society of International Law, with support from the International Organizations, International Economic Law, and Law in the Pacific Rim Region Interest Groups and co-sponsorship by the Asian Society of International Law, is pleased to host a panel discussion that will consider, within the context of international law, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) s legal personality as an international organization as well as what impact this has on the legal nature of regional free trade agreements. Panelists will include: Mr. Michael Ewing-Chow, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore; Ms. Amelia Porges, Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP;  Mr. Sungjoon Cho, Assistant Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law; Mr. Robert Michael Tene, First Secretary for Political Affairs, Embassy of Indonesia; and Mr. Edmund W. Sim, Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP-Singapore. The moderator will be Dr. Pek Koon Heng, Course Chair for the Insular Southeast Asia Advanced Area Studies program at the Foreign Studies Institute, United States Department of State; Assistant Professor at the School of International Service at American University.
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Landscapes and beyond: Bring Nature & Culture Together
May 26, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Florence, Italy
Landscape is a powerful and emotive concept. Once the domain of art historians, it has increasingly become the focus of a wide range disciplines emphasizing its cultural and social importance, articulated in terms of memory,

identity and a sense of place. Land can be bought, but the landscape cannot: it is public space, and is increasingly being looked upon in terms of welfare and democracy. In this regard, the European Landscape Convention was adopted in Florence just over eight years ago, and is one of the fastest ratifying treaties ever produced by the Council of Europe. The fact that the majority of European states are already party to the Convention highlights the increasing importance attached to landscape issues. 

The Cultural Heritage Working Group and the Environmental Law Working Group are delighted to dedicate the Annual Colloquium on Cultural Heritage to the landscape issue. The Colloquium is hosted by the European University Institute, Law Department. 
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Study Session on International Human Rights Law
May 26-27, 2008
London, UK
Citizen Rights Lawyering holds monthly study sessions on fundamental canon of international human rights law and practice.  Emphasis is placed on basic skills of advocacy and campaigning.  This session is open to all, especially human rights workers, activists, students, young lawyers and all those interested in this field. 
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The Role of Human Rights Supervisory Bodies in Applying Humanitarian Law: Benefits and Drawbacks
May 28, 2008, 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Washington DC
As part of its Human Rights Month, the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law will host a series of panel discussions on Human Rights topics.  Invited Panelists include:Phillip Fundel, Deputy Legal Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross; Robert K. Goldman, Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law; and Leo Zwaak, Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM). The Commentator will be Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director of the American Society of International Law (ASIL). All events are free and open to the public.
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The Duty to Prosecute and Punish and the Interaction between Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
May 29, 2008, 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Washington DC
As part of its Human Rights Month, the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law will host a series of panel discussions on human rights topics.  All events are free and open to the public.  Panels will be in Spanish and English with simultaneous interpretation provided. 
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June, 2008
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Travel Program: Survey of International Organizations in Switzerland and France
June 1-11, 2008
Geneva, Switzerland and Strasbourg, France
This moderately active 10 day educational travel program grants interested professionals and philanthropists a unique glance behind the scenes of key international organizations. In meetings with diplomats and officials who shape global policies and values on a daily basis, participants will be educated about the goals, functioning and significance of several international organizations including:

•     the UN, WTO, WHO
•     the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change
•     the World Intellectual Property Organization
•     the EU Parliament, the European Court of Human Rights etc.

Complementing IHL: Exploring the Need For Additional Norms to Govern Contemporary Conflict Situations
June 1-3, 2008
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
The Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are organizing an international conference that seeks to examine if, how and to what extent the regulation of certain contemporary conflict situations could be improved   whether by the development or reinterpretation of international humanitarian law (IHL) or by the introduction of complementary norms derived from alternative legal sources.
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Capital Markets Conference
June 12-13, 2008
San Paolo, Brazil
The International Bar Association will host a conference that will bring together leading experts in capital markets to discuss topics such as:

IPO (Initial Public Offering)
How to prepare a company for IPO
Aspects of success of a going public deal  
Foreign offer and BDR (Brazilian Depositary Receipts)  
Becoming a public company: motivations and advantages  
CVM (Comisso de Valores Mobiliarios) regulations and trends  
Conducting an IPO: company overview  
Changes to a company’s culture following an IPO
 

Senior executives of public companies, investment bankers and financial advisers, hedge fund managers, private equity investors, regulatory and stock exchange officials, securities and banking lawyers and those generally in the banking and finance industry are encouraged to attend.
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The Rule of Law During a Time of Violence and Terrorism and the Pursuit of Peace
June 12-17, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Jerusalem, Israel
The World Jurist Association proudly announces the 2008 Jerusalem Conference, a gathering of international lawyers and judges to discuss the status of Rule of Law around the world under increasing pressures from violence. 
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