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Plenary Round Table: Narratives and Languages in International Law

Plenary Round Table: The International Law of the Ciberspace

Plenary Round Table: The Law of War in the 21st Century: New Technologies and new Threats

Plenary Round Table: New Strategies in the Teaching of International Law

Plenary Round Table: The Role of International Law in the Fight Against Climate Change and the Promotion of Sustainable Development

Plenary Round Table: International Migration Law

Plenary Round Table: International Law, Democracy and Governance

Plenary Round Table: Corruption, International Law and National Systems

Plenary Round Table: The Future of the Global Network for Societies of International

 EVENT PROGRAM

THURSDAY, MARCH 23

WELCOME AND OPENING OF THE MEETING – 8:30

• Introduction remarks by Alain Pellet, Honorary President of the III World Meeting of International Law Societies.
• Remarks by Oscar Maúrtua de Romaña, Executive President of the III World Meeting of International Law Societies.
• Remarks by Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel.

PLENARY ROUND TABLE: NARRATIVES AND LANGUAGES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW – 9:40

Broad overview: The evolution of international law, its perception, how it is conceived and the way in which the subjects communicate its content is an essential point for contemporary discussion.

Organized by: French Society of International Law and the Italian Society of International Law.

Chair: Prof. Clémentine Bories (Member of the French Society of International Law)

Introduction: Prof. Jean-Marc Sorel (President of the French Society of International Law)

Speakers and subtopics:

Languages, their use and their role in the perception of international law:

• Prof. David Pavot (University of Sherbrooke, Vice President of Société Québécoise de Droit International)
• Prof. Lucas Carlos Lima (Université Fédérale de Minas Gerais)

Places, functions and discourse on international law:

• Prof. Pierre Bodeau-Livinec (International Law Association Director of Studies)
• Prof. Dandi Cnamou (Abomey-Calavy University, former Secretary General of the Supreme Court, President of the Audit Chamber, Benin)

Discourses of States and international law:

• Prof. Enrico Milano (Legal Advisor, Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations)
• Prof. Hyun-Jun Kim (Member of the Korean Society of International Law)

Final Thoughts: Pasquale Di Sena (President of the Italian Society of International Law)

PLENARY ROUND TABLE: THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF CYBERSPACE: STATE OF THE SITUATION AND REQUIRED DEVELOPMENTS – 11:30

Broad overview: Armed conflicts have evolved from battlefields to cyberspace. Attacks through computerized systems have become more common, posing a latent risk to State structures.

Organized by: Chinese Society of International Law

Chair: HUANG Jin (President, Chinese Society of International Law)

Co-Chair: Sienho Yee (Professor and Director, Chinese Institute of International Law at China Foreign Affairs University)

Speakers and subtopics:

• Developing Countries and International Law in Cyberspace: Prof. HUANG Zhixiong (Wuhan University, China)
• NATO Perspectives on the International Law of Cyberspace: Prof. Eric Jensen (Brigham Young University Law School)
• Russian Perspectives on the International Law of Cyberspace: Mr. Alexander N. Vylegzhanin (MGIMO-University, Russia)
• Decoding China’s Perspectives on Cyber Warfare: Prof. Chaoyi Jiang (Fudan University Law School, Shanghai)
• State Responsibility in Cyberspace: Mr. Rafael Parra Perea (Grupo Gloria, Peru)
• Evidential Standards in the International Law of Cyberspace: Mr. Ori Pomson (Formerly Assistant Legal Adviser for Cyber Affairs, Israel Defence Forces)

PLENARY ROUND TABLE: THE LAW OF WAR IN THE 21ST CENTURY: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND NEW THREATS – 15:00

Broad overview: New military technologies (autonomous weapons, UAVs) pose immense challenges to the Law of War. It is necessary to advance rules on their employment.

Organized by: Colombian Academy of International Law

Chair: Ms. Laura Victoria García-Matamoros (Member of the Colombian Academy of International Law)

Speakers and subtopics:

• The Ukraine-Russia conflict and proceedings before the ICJ: Prof. Walter Arévalo-Ramírez (Universidad del Rosario)
• Spread of pathogens and other biological risks: Prof. Figueredo De Pérez (Universidad del Rosario)
• The importance of typifying ecocide as a new international crime: Prof. Angela Schembri Peña (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana)
• International responsibility of the State regarding new technologies in armed conflicts: Ricardo Abello Galvis (Colombian Academy of International Law and French Society of International Law)

Final Thoughts: Prof. Andreas R. Ziegler (President of Société suisse de droit international)

SIMULTANEOUS ROUND TABLE: LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION – 16:50

Broad overview: This round table addresses relevant topics related to international arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism.

Organized by: Peruvian Society of International Law

Chair: Gonzalo García-Calderón Moreyra (Professor of International Private Law)

Speakers and subtopics:

• Arbitration and human rights: Ms. Yúrica Ramos Montes (American University Washington College of Law)
• Interim Measures in International Commercial Arbitration: Mr. Alberto Malatesta (Cattaneo-Liuc University, Secretary General of ILA Italy)
• Challenges of international commercial arbitration in the region: Prof. Guillermo Argerich
• Some considerations on the practice of international arbitration in the Argentine Republic: Prof. Alejandro Menicocci (Vice President of the Argentine Association of International Law)

SIMULTANEOUS ROUND TABLE: NEW STRATEGIES IN THE TEACHING OF INTERNATIONAL LAW – 16:50

Broad overview: Renewing the methodology of teaching international law to adapt to new trends, virtual teaching, and simulation of practical cases.

Organized by: Argentine Association of International Law

Speakers and subtopics:

The case method, simulation of hearings, interdisciplinarity and virtual communication: Prof. María Blanca Noodt Taquela (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)

• Links between public and private international law: Prof. Pablo Rosales Zamora (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru)
• Clear language as an essential condition in teaching-learning: Prof. Rita Tineo (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• Strategies universities can implement to optimize teaching and learning: Prof. Augusto Hernández Campos (Universidad Mayor de San Marcos, Peru)
• Contribution of international organizations to teaching-learning: Prof. Valesca Raizer Borges Moschen (Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil)

Final thoughts: Prof. Cecilia Fresnedo de Aguirre (University of the Republic, Uruguay)

FRIDAY, MARCH 24

PLENARY ROUND TABLE: THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – 9:40

Broad overview: Focuses on how international law can minimize effects on human rights from climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, considering common but differentiated responsibilities.

Organized by: Portuguese Society of International Law and the International Law Association Singapore Branch

Chair: Patricia Galvão Teles (Vice-President of the Portuguese Society of International Law, Member of the International Law Commission)

Speakers and subtopics:

• Oceans and Climate Change: Ms. Nilufer Oral (Director of the Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore, Member of the ILC)
• Some reflections on the condition of State as a result of sea level rise: Prof. Juan José Ruda Santolaria (Member of the ILC, Professor at PUCP, Peru)
• An international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution: Prof. Fernando Loureiro Bastos (CIDP – Lisbon Public Law, University of Lisbon)
• In the Case States v. the Earth, what to expect (or not) from international judges? Prof. Jean-Marc Thouvenin (Secretary-General of The Hague Academy of International Law)
• Current legal perspectives on the law of the sea: José Luis Pérez Sánchez-Cerro (Secretary General of the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific)

PLENARY ROUND TABLE: DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE – 11:30

Broad overview: Democracy and governance are fundamental pillars for the sustainability of the Global Commons. International organizations and States have a duty to promote democratic governance through multilateral cooperation.

Organized by: Peruvian Society of International Law

Chair: Dr. Oscar Schiappa-Pietra (PSIL Member, Executive Director of the Binational Plan – Peru Chapter)

Speakers and subtopics:

• The role of the Rule of Law in contemporary International Law: Prof. Ana Salinas de Frías (Ad Hoc Judge, European Court of Human Rights, President AEPDIRI)
• Dialogue between Jurisdictions: The Role of Judges in Global Governance: Prof. Aiko NAKAI (Osaka Metropolitan University, Japanese Society of International Law)
• The rule of law in Europe: regional peculiarities: Prof. D. Pablo Martín Rodríguez (University of Granada)
• International Law for Deepening Democracy: Prof. Shinji SAWADA (National Defense Academy of Japan)

Final Thoughts: Amb. Juan Álvarez Vita (former President of the Peruvian delegation to the UN Commission on Human Rights)

PLENARY ROUND TABLE: MIGRATION AND INTERNATIONAL LAW – 15:00

Broad overview: Migration has become a massive global problem. New policy and legal responses are required at global and national levels.

Organized by: Institut de Droit International

Chair: Prof. Alain Pellet (President of the Institut de Droit International)

Speakers and subtopics:

• Mass Migration: Prof. Maurice Kamto (Member of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law)
• Climate Migrations: Prof. Jean-Marc Thouvenin (Secretary-General of The Hague Academy of International Law)
• Protection of People Affected by Sea Level Rise: Prof. Patricia Galvão Teles (Member of the ILC)
• Voluntary Migrations: Prof. Antonio Remiro Brotons (Autonomous University of Madrid)

PLENARY ROUND TABLE: CORRUPTION AND INTERNATIONAL LAW – 16:50

Broad overview: Addresses the interaction between leading international anti-corruption instruments and national law and practice, including UNCAC, Inter-American Convention, and OECD Convention.

Organized by: American Society of International Law

Speakers and subtopics (moderator: Ms. Lucinda A. Low):

International standards in the fight against corruption and national law – an overview: Ms. Lucinda A. Low (Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, D.C.)

• Independence of the judiciary and combatting corruption in the legal system: Mr. Diego García-Sayán (former President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, former Foreign Minister of Peru)
• Dealing with corruption issues in civil disputes, particularly international arbitration: Mr. Pedro Martínez-Fraga (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Miami and New York)
• Major anti-corruption enforcement actions in Latin America and elsewhere (e.g., Odebrecht, 1MDB): lessons learned: Prof. Kevin Davis (New York University School of Law)

CLOSING ROUND TABLE: THE FUTURE OF THE GLOBAL NETWORK FOR SOCIETIES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW – 18:20

Broad overview: Addressing the future of the Global Network for Societies of International Law, articulation of activities between National Societies, and future events.

Organized by: French Society of International Law and Peruvian Society of International Law

Chair: Guillaume Le Floch (General Secretary of the French Society of International Law)

Speakers:

Amb. Oscar Maúrtua de Romaña (President of the Peruvian Society of International Law)

• Mr. Pierre d’Argent (President of the European Society of International Law – ESIL)
• Ms. Ndanga Kamau (Director of Programmes, African Association of International Law – AAIL)
• Mr. Franck Latty (President of the French Branch of the International Law Association – ILA)
• Ms. Lucinda A. Low (Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, D.C.)