Journal of International Law and Politics: Annual Symposium
You are cordially invited to attend the annual symposium of the New York University Journal of International Law and Politics (JILP) to be co-hosted by the Institute for International Law and Justice (IILJ), the International Law Society and the German Academic Exchange Service and Deutsches Haus at NYU.
The event will take place on Tuesday, October 28 and Wednesday, October 29. This year’s event, “The Normalizing of Adjudication in Complex International Governance Regimes: Patterns, Possibilities and Problems,” will explore various issues confronting the international judiciary. The symposium will feature many notable judges and scholars, including our keynote speaker, Judge Bruno Simma of the International Court of Justice.
All events will be held on the NYU School of Law campus.
The following is the tentative schedule for the two day event:
Tuesday, October 28
Furman Hall, Lester Pollack Colloquium
5:30-5:35 p.m. Opening Remarks, Clay Kaminsky, editor-in-chief, Journal of International Law and Politics
5:35-7:30 p.m. Panel I: “International Adjudication and Global Policymaking: Crafting Roles and Limits of the WTO and International Criminal Tribunals”
Moderator: Donald Donovan (New York University; partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP)
Presentation: Joseph Weiler will present the paper authored by Robert Howse and Ruti Teitel entitled “Cross-judging: Tribunalization in a Fragmented but Interconnected Global Order.” This paper explores connections, parallels, contact points and dissonances between increasing adjudication in international criminal law/human rights and international trade/investment.
Round Table: Georges Abi-Saab (Geneva; former chair, WTO Appellate Body)
Nehal Bhuta (University of Toronto)
Anne-Charlotte Martineau (Univ. of Helsinki & Univ. Paris 1, doctoral candidate)
Robert Howse (New York University)
Ruti Teitel (New York Law School)
Merit Janow (Columbia Law School, tbc)
Wednesday, October 29
All events will take place in Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge.
8:55-9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks, Lindsey Raub, senior symposium editor, Journal of International Law and Politics
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Panel II: “Dynamic Relations between International and National Tribunals”
[10:45-11:00 a.m. Coffee Break]
Moderators: Robert Howse (New York University)
Joseph Weiler (New York University)
This panel will blend presentations of papers and remarks with a back-and-forth discussion among panelists and conference participants. Some papers prepared in advance by panelists will be presented by the moderators.
Round Table: Judge Sonia Sotomayor (New York, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit)
Mattias Kumm (New York University)
Larry Helfer (Vanderbilt University Law School)
Karen Alter (Northwestern Law)
Eyal Benvenisti (Tel Aviv University; New York University)
George Downs (New York University, dean of social science)
Stephen Vasciannie (Jamaica; member, UN International Law Commission)
Patricia O’Brien (U.N. legal counsel; former legal adviser, Irish Department of Foreign Affairs)
José Alvarez (Columbia Law School; New York University)
12:00-1:00 p.m. Keynote Address
Judge Bruno Simma (International Court of Justice)
1:00-2:00 p.m. Lunch Break
2:00-5:00 p.m. Panel III: “Hierarchy, Precedent, Hermeneutics and Interpretation in and among International Tribunals”
[3:30-3:45 p.m. Coffee Break]
Moderators: Benedict Kingsbury (New York University)
Eric Posner (University of Chicago Law School; New York University)
The moderators will briefly summarize papers by Joseph Weiler on practices of interpretation and hermeneutics in international tribunals, and by Cesare Romano on the uses of precedent in international tribunals.
Round Table: Judge Bruno Simma (International Court of Justice)
Thomas M. Franck (New York University)
Petros Mavroidis (Columbia Law School)
Cesare Romano (Loyola Law School)
Georges Abi-Saab (Geneva, former chair WTO Appellate Body)
Joseph Weiler (New York University)
Juliane Kokott (advocate general, European Court of Justice)
Andrea Schneider (Marquette University Law School)
James Stewart (Columbia Law School, associate-in-law)
5:00 p.m. Close
For all inquiries please contact Lindsey Raub, JILP’s Senior Symposium Editor, at lcr231@nyu.edu or (347) 668-6441.
October 17th 2008