International Law Symposium scheduled for 4 -6 May 2011

The programme is now available

On Wednesday to Friday, 4 - 6 May 2011, the University of Edinburgh International Law Discussion Group will host a symposium focusing on the effect of International Law at the domestic level. International Law (IL) covers a wide range of topics but relatively few people out-with the field consider the implications and importance of IL in the domestic context. This symposium seeks to examine the effects of IL on domestic law and everyday activities of people/institutions at the domestic level. Unlike other IL conferences, this event will pose the more practical question about why IL matters to all and challenge presenters to translate IL into a language that can be applied in the everyday context. It is hoped that this will be an opportunity for students of IL to think of their subject area from a different perspective and consider the relationship between IL and domestic law.

The majority of the symposium will take place on Thursday and Friday, 5-6 May 2011. However, registration will commence on Wednesday afternoon, 4 May 2011, and the welcome and keynote address will be delivered on Wednesday evening at 5.00 p.m. The keynote will be followed by a wine reception. Further speakers and research panels will commence on Thursday morning and the closing address will be delivered on Friday afternoon at approximately 5.00 p.m.

Confirmed speakers include:
Professor Jose Alvarez from NYU
Dr Charlotte Streck from Climate Focus
Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas from Queen Mary University of London
Associate Professor Robert J Currie of Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
Professor Colin Warbrick, recently retired from University of Birmingham
Please click on this link for further information on the speakers.

There will be six research panels with presentations delivered by a number of PhD candidates and early career researchers. For information on the presenters and abstracts of their presentations, please follow this link.

Selected papers are available to review. Click on the individual to see the paper.
Research Panel 1 – The Impact of the WTO
Intan Soeparna
Arkady Kudryavtsev
Tianzhu Han
Research Panel 2 – The Broad Application of International
Rabeea Assy
Rodrigo Cespedes
Jasmine Coppens
Research Panel 3 – International Environmental Commitments on the Ground
Solene Guggisberg
Wen Xiang
Dinara Ziganshina
Research Panel 4 – Coping with International Criminal Law
Usman Hameed
Mba Nmaju
Research Panel 5 – Implementing International Human Rights Obligations
Katie Boyle
Liu Lanlan
Kasey L. McCall-Smith
Research Panel 6 – The Influence of International Law on Family and the Child
Aoife Daly
Sanna Mustasaari
Alice Margaria




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REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED