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ILI Furthers Relations With Key India Law and Civil Service Institutions
The International Law Institute has held decades long and trusted relations with the government and people of India.
Over the past approximate 15 years, the ILI has hosted in excess of 220 government officials and legal practitioners for capacity building programs, in-country training in India, as well as at ILI's office in Washington, DC. Government officials represented 57 distinct offices and ministries covering the spectrum of banking [including the Reserve Bank of India], commerce, energy, trade, and security, at central, state, and municipal levels. ILI holds MOUs with national bar, lawyer associations, and universities within India.
Additionally, ILI has co-hosted several international conferences with Indian counterparts on areas of international trade and investment; WTO; Dispute Resolution; Insolvency and Restructuring; India Constitution Day Events; Import Control and International Sanctions; and Force Majeure and COVID Implications involving 1,200 online / in person participants.
In furtherance of established relations in India and in support of India's continued economic, social, geo-political leadership, the International Law Institute, led by Robert Sargin, Director and Manuj Bhardwaj, Senior Advisor to ILI on India, recently conducted meetings with key government, civil service, law, policy institutions, and media organizations. Meetings focused on advancing institutional awareness, technical assistance and capacity building needs and capabilities, as well as international resources available to support domestic and international obligations and opportunities.
Meetings included:
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
The International Law Institute was graciously invited to the Supreme Court of India by Hon'ble Chief Justice of India Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud to view proceedings as well as meet with the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Rakesh Kumar along with Additional Solicitor General of India Ms. Aishwarya Bhati and the Secretary of Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association Mr. Devvrat. Discussions focused on ILI's International Judicial Academy and our specialized training of judges and court administrators from India and globally.
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| ILI meets with Additional Solicitor General of India Ms. Aishwarya Bhati and the Secretary of Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association Mr. Devvrat |
Supreme Court of India with Manuj Bhardwaj, ILI Advisor to India |
ILI meets with Supreme Court Advocates, including Ameyavikrama Thanvi, Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India and former Georgetown University alumna, and friend of ILI |
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, e-GOVERNANCE DIVISION and
NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR CIVIL SERVICE CAPACITY BUIDLING - MISSION KARMAYOGI -
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING
Hosted by Shri Abhishek Singh, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National e-Government Division, Digital India Corporation; and CEO of the National Programme for Civil Service Capacity Building NPCSCB. Robert Sargin discussed ILI's 67 year history of providing highly technical and customized training to civil servants globally, and how ILI might be best able to support the expanding capacity initiatives of the government of India.
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| Shri Abhishek Singh, with Robert Sargin, Manuj Bhardwaj, and Ishaan Jain, Advocate |
Commemorating India's hosting of the 2023 G20 |
LAL BHADUR SHASTRI NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ADMINISTRATION, MUSSOORIE [LBSNAA]
Generously invited by Director Srinvas R. Katikithala, Director of LBNSAA, with meetings conducted Ms. Anandhi, Sr, Deputy Director and Nitesh Jha, Reader in Political Theory and Constitutional Law and ILI. Candid discussions were held concerning ILI's expertise in developing and delivering highly specialized training for government officials and civil servants. ILI expressed its global reach and capabilities and ability to bring international best practices to support to LBSNAA's initiatives, as may be requested. LBSNAA serves as a primary civil service training institute on public policy and public administration of India, with the focus of training IAS level civil servants and conducts the foundation course for Group A Central Civil Services.
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| Lal Bhadur Shastri National Academy of Administration |
PROFESSOR DR. G.K. GOSWAMI [IPS]
Dr. G. K. Goswami, M.Sc., LL.M., Ph.D. (Medicinal Chemistry), Ph.D. (Law), and 1997 Batch IPS officer of U.P. Cadre, currently serving in the rank of the Additional Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh and until recently was the Head of Anti-Terrorist Squad of UP. He has served as the Joint Director, Anti-corruption, Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi. He was previously the Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, Lucknow Zone, Lucknow; Director CBI Academy, Ghaziabad; and an expert on organized crime in United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC).
Dr. Goswami and ILI are working towards a visiting scholar program to take place at ILI in Washington, DC in 2023 focused on areas of criminal law, forensics, trafficking and related crimes against persons, and defense of the accused, to support of India's domestic policy development.
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| Professor Dr. G.K. Goswami [IPS] |
ELP: ECONOMIC LAW PRACTICE, ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS
ILI has been very fortunate to have worked with Sanjay Notani, Partner and Co-Head of the International Trade and Customs Practice at ELP across several international conferences over the past several years. Conferences focused on international trade, developments with the WTO, and international investment. Mr. Notani's expertise and keen insights on India policy and perspectives provided an important framework for our global participating constituency. We will continue to work together on engagements, advancing exchanges and shared resources as mutual opportunities present themselves. ELP is a leading full-service law firm in India with offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, GIFT City and Chennai. With 200+ qualified professionals we assist clients on transactional, advisory, litigation, regulatory, trade, competition, and tax matters. Ranked amongst the top ten law firms in India . ELP is also recognized as a top tier firm by Chambers Global, Legal 500, IFLR 1000 and AsiaLaw Profiles.
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| Sanjay Notani, Partner and Co-Head of the International Trade and Customs Practice [fourth from right], with ELP colleagues and ILI |
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Similar to the International Law Institute, in form and function, the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs is missioned to train government officials and or civil servants across a spectrum of technical issues. The IICA is a central civil service training institute under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India for the central civil servants of the Indian Corporate Law Service cadre. Handling and dealing with various subjects, matters and affairs in the arena and spectrum of corporate affairs regulation, governance, and policy. It is the sole institution in the country that has been authorized by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India to run its flagship Graduate Insolvency Program. It also houses the training academy of top cadre of Indian Corporate Law Service. ICLS is an organized Group A service, recruited through All India Civil Service Examination. IICA works and operates to deliver as well as create avenues and opportunities for research, education, training, and advocacy. ILI was honored to meet with Director and CEO, Praveen Kumar to discuss future collaborations.
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| IICA Director and CEO, Praveen Kumar |
INDIAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW [ISIL]
Meeting with Shri Pravin Parekh, President of ISIL, Maj. General Shri Nilendra Kumar, Executive President, Shikhar Ranjan, Secretary General and other esteemed members of the Indian Society of International Law, ILI and ISIL discussed, critical issues of capacity building throughout the legal community, expanding opportunities providing a framework for increased international investment into India and enhancing the legal services of India to possibly mirror expectations from international bodies. ILI and ISIL will work towards establishing an MOU so that future exchanges, co-joined programs and events, and exchanges of personnel can be fostered for the benefit of the Indian legal community as well as the International community in their deeper engagements with India.
While on site, ILI and ISIL held a joint conference focused on globalization, regionalization, and the role of the Indian legal community. The event was attended by leading experts, academics, and practitioners in New Delhi. Conferenced in was also ILI President Stuart Kerr leading those discussions.
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| Dr. Ranjan, Dr. Manoj Kumar Sinha - Director of Indian Law Institute, Maj. General Shri Nilendra Kumar, Robert Sargin, Shri Pravin Parekh, Dr. Parineet Kaur |
Dr. Ranjan, Stuart Kerr, ILI President (on screen), Robert Sargin and Shri Pravin Parekh |
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| Shri Pravin Parekh discusses ISIL capacity and focus | Indian Society of International Law, Indian Law Institute, and the International Law Institute |
INDIAN LAW INSTITUTE [ILI]
The Indian Law Institute [ILI] was established in 1956 is an International Centre for advanced socio-legal research and has done significant work in the field of legal research, education, and training. Its prime objective of the ILI is to cultivate and promote the science of law and to contribute substantially in reforming the administration of justice, so as to meet the socio-economic aspirations and needs of the people through law and its instrumentalities. The Institute has achieved the place of a premier center of national & international legal research and studies, in which the lawyers from all branches of the profession, judges, government officials and academicians have been participating.
International Law Institute met with Prof.(Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha, Director, Indian Law Institute and Capt. J.S. Gill, Indian Society of International Law; Member of Indian Law Institute; Advisor to the Department of Commerce, as part of an International Law Institute and Indian Society of International Law conference. Discussions expanded discussions between the two ILI’s and our representatives. While our time was short, we will continue discussions to identify points of collaboration in legal training moving forward. Our collective intention is to enter into an active MOU and consider beneficial programs for the Indian legal community and the greater global legal community.
ECONOMIC TIMES [ET]
The Economic Times is an Indian English-language business-focused daily newspaper. It is owned by The Times Group. As of 2012, it is the world's second-most widely read English-language business newspaper, after The Wall Street Journal, with a readership of over 800,000. Its main content is based on the Indian economy, international finance. This newspaper is published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
ILI, Robert Sargin, and Preveen Singh, Manager ET Legal World and ETCFO The Economic Times Business Verticals Times Group, have committed ourselves to enter into an MOU to develop and deliver content and conferences in the fields of law, investment/trade, and governance, with joint programs commencing this year, 2023.
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| Preveen Singh, Manager ET Legal World and ETCFO The Economic Times Business Verticals Times Group |
GLOBAL POLICY INSIGHTS [GPI] and ACCORDS INTERNATIONAL [Acln]
Global Policy Insights is a centrist policy institute with a vision to equip governments, policy makers, NGOs and diverse actors within the sphere of international development with the tools required to nurture good governance practices and promote sustainable development. In the presence of a rapidly evolving international political economy, it is crucial for these actors to navigate through dynamic circumstances and adopt comprehensive strategies to stimulate and catalyze inclusive socio-economic growth through local, regional, national, and global perspectives. GPI partners with and serves governments, universities, local and multinational communities, and corporates throughout the world to deliver innovative unions of research, advisory, design, deliberative inquiry, and consulting services.
ILI and Arpit Chaturvedi, Co-Founder and CEO, Global Policy Insights; and Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, EnviPol discussed joint programs on international law for legal professionals globally.
Accords International is a premiere organization working in the area of conflict resolution. Discovering and implementing innovative techniques in mediation and restorative justice for widening their scope as a mechanism of conflict resolution. Led by Arpit Chaturvedi, Founder & CEO, Accords International ; Mediator certified by London School of Mediation, UK ; Mediator, Arbitrator, Trainer with ADR Register, GNG, Amsterdam ; RJ Facilitator; Acln's goal is to create a wider network of conflict resolution professionals, mediators, and restorative justice facilitators to provide better solutions for solving disputes without going to court. Among a wide spectrum of subject matter training ILI provides, we also provide specialized training ADR and dispute prevention programs to government officials, legal practitioners, neutrals, and private sector officers globally. It is the intention of ILI and AcIn to develop substantive alliances in our common areas of expertise.
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| Arpit Chaturvedi, Co-Founder and CEO, Global Policy Insights and Upasana Singh, Founder & CEO, Accords International |
ILI is proud of our new relations in India at this important time in the advancement of India's economic, legal, social, and geopolitical initiatives.
As ILI commits has committed itself to the development and advancement of approximately 186 countries, ILI likewise, has and will, continue to contribute to and support the advancement of law, capacity expertise, governance, and development for India.
ILI Supports Washington Arbitration Week 3rd Edition Conference: Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, 2022.
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The International Law Institute is pleased to be able to support the World Arbitration Week in their upcoming 3rd Edition conference the week of November 28 - December 2, 2022.
Washington D.C. is the epicenter of investment arbitration. It has the headquarters of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), law firms specialized in investment arbitration, public international law and international commercial arbitration, international organizations, United States federal agencies specialized in investment arbitration, embassies, vibrant law schools, NGOs and think tanks. Washington D.C. Arbitration Week (WAW) provides an organic D.C. forum in international arbitration for its legal community and the international and foreign community connected to it. WAW will further advance the analysis and discussion of developments reflected in arbitral awards, treaties and international instruments at the forefront of international arbitration.
WAW’s panels will follow a dynamic format and foster an open discussion about the future of international arbitration. They will shed light on new arbitration techniques, focus on developments and evolving interpretations and views, and discuss the best practices for international arbitration in the new virtual reality.
WAW 2022 will be a showcase of international arbitration in Washington, D.C. On behalf of all of our supporters, panel speakers and moderators, we welcome newcomers and experienced practitioners alike to our city and arbitration community.
WAW Founders, José Antonio Rivas & Ian A. Laird
FOR MORE INFORMATION: WWW.WASHINGTONARBITRATIONWEEK.COM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2022
| INAUGURAL SPEAKER ON STATUS OF CODE OF CONDUCT |
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| Speaker: | Chiara Giorgetti |
| Time: | 09:30 to 10:00 EST |
| Host: | Allen & Overy LLP, 1101 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| THE NEXT VARIANT OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: LIFE SCIENCES | |
| Time: | 10:30 to 12:00 EST |
| Host: | Allen & Overy LLP, 1101 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| BATTLING THE GOLIATH OF ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS: TOP BLUNDERS REVEALED | |
| Time: | 13:00 to 14:30 EST |
| Host: | Allen & Overy1101 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AS AN EXCEPTION TO COMPLYING WITH INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT OBLIGATIONS |
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| Time: | 16:00 to 17:30 EST |
| Host: | Allen & Overy1101 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2022
| TECHNOLOGY: GADGETS IN THE ARBITRATION JUNGLE | |
| Time: | 09:00 to 10:30 EST |
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| Register: | Virtual Registration |
| DRAFTING A COMPELLING FACTS SECTION: HOW TO WIN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE TRIBUNAL [ARBITRATION PRACTITIONERS’ SESSION] |
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| Time: | 11:30 to 13:00 EST |
| Host: | Miller & Chevalier, 900 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20006 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| RIDING THE ARBITRATION BICYCLE: THE IMPORTANCE OF ACHIEVING BALANCE IN YOUR ARBITRATION CAREER | |
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13:30 to 15:00 EST
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| Host: | Miller & Chevalier, 900 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20006 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN TIME OF WAR AND CONFLICT: THE POWER OF INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY | |
| Time: | 16:00 to 17:30 EST |
| Host: | Miller & Chevalier, 900 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20006 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| ICC ARBITRATION CLAUSES: STABLE FOUNDATIONS IN AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE WORLD (WORKSHOP) | |
| Time: | 18:15 to 19:45 EST |
| Host: | BakerHostetler, 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington , D.C 20036 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2022
| FAIR AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT AND DENIAL OF JUSTICE: VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL TREATY OBLIGATIONS BY DOMESTIC COURTS? |
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| Time: | 09:00 to 10:30 EST |
| Host: | Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, 1401 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| PANEL ON HISTORY, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF ICSID: WHERE IT CAME FROM, AND WHERE IT MIGHT GO? | |
| Time: | 12:30 to 14:00 EST |
| Host: | ICSID, 1818 H ST. NW, MSC-30, WASHINGTON, DC 20433 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| KEYNOTE SPEAKER: MEG KINNEAR | |
| Time: | 12:30 to 12:20 EST |
| Host: | ICSID, 1818 H ST. NW, MSC-30, WASHINGTON, DC 20433 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| GUIDELINES ON PREVENTION AND DEFENSE IN INVESTMENT ARBITRATION | |
| Time: | 16:30 to 18:00 EST |
| Host: | Arent Fox, 1717 K St. NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20006 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW IN INVESTMENT ARBITRATION | |
| Time: | 14:45 to 16:15 EST |
| Host: | Arent Fox, 1717 K St. NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20006 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022
| INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT PROTECTION OF SPACE ASSETS | |
| Time: | 09:00 to 10:30 EST |
| Host: | Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, 1501 K Street, N.W. #600, Washington, DC 20005 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: AN UPDATE ON MERITS AND QUANTUM |
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| Time: | 12:00 to 13:30 EST |
| Host: | Sidley Austin, LLP 1501 L St NW, #600, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| WORKING WITH YOUR EXPERT: HOW TO DRAFT THE DAMAGES SECTION OF A MEMORIAL AND WORK WITH THE DAMAGES EXPERT IN PREPARATION OF THE HEARING? (PRACTICAL SESSION) |
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| Time: | 14:00 to 15:30 EST |
| Host: | Sidley Austin, LLP 1501 L St NW, #600, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 |
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| FROM INCEPTION TO RECOVERY: A PANORAMA OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION FEATURING WOMEN [ARBITRAL WOMEN AND WAW PANEL] |
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| Time: | 16:00 to 17:30 EST |
| Host: | Covington & Burling, 850 10th St. NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20268 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2022
| SEABED MINING: JURISDICTION, MERITS AND QUANTUM | |
| Time: | 08:30 to 10:00 EST |
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| WHAT IS AN ARBITRAL AWARD BUT A PIECE OF PAPER WITHOUT ENFORCEMENT, ASSET TRACERS TO HELP LEVERAGE COMPLIANCE, AND FUNDING TO ENFORCE AND COLLECT? |
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| Time: | 11:00 to 12:30 EST |
| Host: | Crowell & Moring, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| ARBITRATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE MIDST OF CLIMATE CHANGE | |
| Time: | 13:00 to 14:30 EST |
| Host: | Crowell & Moring, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004 |
| Register: | Virtual Registration |
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| CLASS OR COLLECTIVE ACTION IN ARBITRATION |
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| Time: | 15:00 to 16:30 EST |
| Host: | Crowell & Moring, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004 |
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ILI Supports JURIS CONFERENCE: Investment Treaty Arbitration: Debate & Discussion
JURIS Conferences
Sixteenth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration: A Debate & Discussion
Friday, 14 October 2022
Hosted at Crowell & Moring LLP
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
PROGRAM LINK
This four-panel program will feature leading arbitration practitioners and scholars who will tackle important questions of international investment law and arbitration.
We hope you will join us for our first return to in-person events.
Health safety is the number one priority of JURIS and our partners, please read the visitor policy and protocols here before completing an in-person registration (all attendees must be vaccinated and boosted).
Each panel will feature two authors whose writings have taken opposing views on the topic question. After the authors present their positions, the panel of speakers will engage in a moderated discussion of the topic question and the writings of the authors. Please see the program and faculty information below.
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Todd Weiler Independent Arbitrator & IIDS Expert (London, Ontario)
Kabir Duggal Arnold & Porter (New York)
Rekha Rangachari New York International Arbitration Center
CONFERENCE ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Camilla Gambarini Withers (London)
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration Coffee and tea upon arrival
9:00 - 10:30 AM Panel 1 The Only Valid Basis for Treaty Claims Involving Judicial Action or
Inaction is the CIL Theory of Denial of Justice; True or False?
MODERATOR
Nicole Silver Validity Finance (DC)
AUTHORS
True: Cesar Riviere Skadden (New York)
False: Myriam Seers Savoie Laporte (Toronto)
PANELISTS
Michael A. Fernandez Rivero Mestre (New York)
Camilla Gambarini Withers (London)
James Hosking Chaffetz Lindsey (New York)
Caline Mouawad Chaffetz Lindsey (New York)
10:30 - 10:45 AM Networking Coffee/Tea Break
10:45 - 12:15 PM Panel 2 Yes or No: The UNCITRAL WGIII Proposal on Limit on Multiple Roles is a Good Idea?
MODERTOR
Kathleen Claussen University of Miami
AUTHORS
No: Laura Yvonne Zieslinski Holland & Knight (Mexico City)
Yes: Yusuf Kumtepe Kabine Law Office (Istanbul)
PANELIST
Marinn Carlson Sidley Austin (DC)
Kiran Nasir Gore George Washington University Law School / Law Offices of Kiran N Gore (DC)
Miriam Harwood Squire Patton Boggs (New York)
Amanda J. Lee Costigan King (London)
12:15 - 1:00 PM Keynote Address made by Frédéric G. Sourgens – Washburn University School of Law
1:00 - 2:00 PM Networking Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 PM Panel 3 – The State Enterprise as Investor: A Special Threat Requiring Special Rules or Not?
MODERATOR
Teddy Baldwin Steptoe (DC)
AUTHORS
Special Threat: David Blackman Chaffetz Lindsey (New York)
Not a Special Threat: Jack Busby Allen & Overy (London)
PANELISTS
José Antonio Rivas Xtrategy LLP / Georgetown University Law Center (DC)
Charles Kotuby University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Mahnaz Malik Twenty Essex (London)
Kirsten Teo Dechert (DC)
3:30 - 3:45 PM Networking Coffee/Tea Break
3:45 - 5:15 PM Panel 4 – The US will maintain its current BIT policy. It will not change
even if the US loses the pending NAFTA cases; True or False?
MODERATOR
Timothy G. Nelson Skadden (New York)
AUTHORS
True: Laura R. Zimmerman Baker & McKenzie (New York)
False: Zeïneb Bouraoui Cleary Gottlieb (Paris)
PANELIST
Andrew Behrman Baker Botts (New York)
Ian Laird Crowell & Moring (DC)
Floriane Lavaud Debevoise & Plimpton (New York)
Ankita Ritwik Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (DC)
5:15 - 6:15 PM Cocktail Reception
REGISTRATION:
Register for the in-person event at the Washington, DC office of Crowell & Moring – Register at a discounted rate for our first return to in-person events. Registration fee includes live attendance, written course materials, a copy of the Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law – Volume 16 when published, refreshments at breaks, luncheon, and a drinks reception following the program. The fee does not include accommodations.
**Please read the visitor policy and protocols here before completing an in-person registration.**
All registrants who seek to enter the event location must be fully vaccinated and have received a booster vaccine. Masks are optional for fully vaccinated registrants. Visitors should not enter the office if they feel ill. An online OfficePass questionnaire will be circulated to registrants and must be completed 48 hours before entering the event.
Sixteenth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration: $595.00 REGISTRATION
Sixteenth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration*: $475.00 REGISTRATION
*ONLY available to Full-Time Academics, Government Employees, and Full-Time In-House Corporate Counsel.
Use online registration above or Click Here to Download the PDF Registration Form and submit to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Continuing Legal Education: 7 hours of NYS CLE credit (transitional and non-transitional) in the area of Professional Practice and a general certificate of attendance will be provided upon request.
Student Rate: For traditional full-time students with current student ID; Contact JURIS Conferences at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for current rate.
Financial Aid: Our Financial Aid policy is available here
VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE
Join the event virtually with an online subscription to JURIS’s digital library – If you’ve decided not to attend the in-person conference but don’t want to miss the program, JURIS offers live virtual attendance and recording access as a bonus of our online database subscriptions. Purchase of a one-year online subscription to our Investment Treaty Arbitration Library includes live virtual attendance to the conference for you and any members of your organization. For an impressive value of only $500.00 USD, this online library includes access to all volumes of the Investment Arbitration and International Law series, additional publications from JURIS on investment arbitration (22 publications and growing), as well as recordings of the 14th and 15th Investment Treaty Arbitration webinars. The Investment Treaty Arbitration series is a collection of 15 (soon-to-be 16) volumes. The ITA books compile the papers and proceedings of JURIS Conferences’ annual conference on investment treaty arbitration, moderated by Todd J. Weiler alongside some of the most notable investment law practitioners (Ian A. Laird, Kabir Duggal, Rekha Rangachari, Borzu Sabahi, Frédéric G. Sourgens, and many others).
Subscribers to the full JURIS Arbitration Law database can also attend the conference virtually as a perk of their subscription.
If you or your organization are a current subscriber or have purchased a subscription and wish to register for the virtual conference, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
NYS CLE credit (transitional and non-transitional) in the area of Professional Practice (7 hours) and a general certificate of attendance will be provided upon request.
FACULTY
Conference Co-Chairs:
Todd Weiler launched JURIS’s Investment Treaty Arbitration conference and book series on international investment law and arbitration in 2006. He is a leading expert on international investment law and arbitration, having participated in many dozens of disputes as counsel, expert, or arbitrator since being called to the bar of Ontario in 1999. He holds a M.A. in public policy and a LL.B. from Western University (Canada), a LL.M. in international trade law from the University of Ottawa, and a LL.M. and a S.J.D. in international investment law from the University of Michigan. He is also currently pursuing a Ph.D. in international and transnational history at Western University. His name has appeared on the Who’s Who Legal list of leading international arbitration lawyers since 2007 and on the Global Arbitration Review’s list of the world’s leading specialist international arbitration firms, the GAR 100, since 2011.
Kabir Duggal, of Arnold & Porter (New York), focuses his practice on international investment arbitration, international commercial arbitration and public international law matters, serving both as counsel and arbitrator. Dr. Duggal’s experience includes complex disputes under numerous bilateral/multilateral investment treaties and contracts in South Asia, Latin America, Central Asia, Middle East, Europe, and Africa. His experience flows from his triple training in international law, common law, and civil law traditions. The total value of the disputes he has been involved in exceeds 80 billion dollars. He has facilitated the mediation and negotiation of complex disputes. He also acts as a Consultant for the United Nations Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) on the creation of a novel “Investment Support Program” (which was shortlisted by Global Arbitration Review for the category of “Best Developments” for 2018). He also serves on the Steering Committee of the Investment Support Program. Dr. Duggal is a Lecturer-in-Law at the Columbia Law School, teaching “International Investment Law and Arbitration.” He is also a Course Director and Faculty Member for the Columbia Law School-Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Comprehensive Course on International Arbitration.
Rekha Rangachari is the Executive Director of the New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC). Prior to joining NYIAC, Ms. Rangachari was Director for the New York Commercial Division of the American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR). Rekha is actively engaged with the arbitration community, serving as Board Member of ArbitralWomen and Co-Chair of Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers, on various bar association boards and committees, and as Adjunct Faculty at Seton Hall Law School.
CONFERENCE ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Camilla Gambarini is a Senior Associate at Withers in London. She is dual qualified in Italy and England & Wales as a Solicitor Advocate and specialises in public international law and international arbitration. Camilla represents investors and sovereign States in investment treaty arbitrations under the main arbitration rules and industry sectors, including energy and infrastructure, in EMEA, CIS and Latin America. She is listed as “Rising Star” (Public International Law) by Legal 500 UK, “Future Leader (Non Partner)” by Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration, and Best Lawyers ranked her as “Ones to Watch – Arbitration” in the UK.
ACCOMMODATIONS
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ILI Supports World Arbitration Update [WAU] 2022: September 26 - 30, 2022
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WORLD ARBITRATION UPDATE ANNOUNCES ITS 2ND EDITION FROM SEPTEMBER 26 to 30, 2022.
WAU 2022 is connecting 5 continents by holding 21 panels, including 3 in-person panels in Singapore, Washington D.C. and Bogota, and 18 fully virtual panels to further expand international arbitration and public international law. At WAU, practitioners, States, private parties, arbitrators, international organizations, academics and students have the possibility to engage with each other and nourish the conversation on investment and international commercial arbitration, while being members of a forum that integrates the world through connectivity and precise updates.
Learn More at: https://worldarbitrationupdate.com/
The International Law Institute is honored to announce this program and support the World Aritration Update.
THE WORLD ARBITRATION UPDATE [WAU]
The World Arbitration Update (WAU) will update the global community on key and novel topics of investment and internationalcommercial arbitration, and public international law in a decentralized forum.
By the end of the 1990s, and even by the end of the 2000s, it may have been possible to keep up to date individually by directly digesting the few investment arbitration awards and main publicly disclosed international commercial arbitration awards. As 1,138 of the approximately 3,300 investment treaties in force have been invoked in investment arbitrations leading to 96 awards rendered between 2001 and 2010, and 225 awards rendered between 2011 and 2020. As the use of international commercial arbitration has reached new heights during the last two decades, WAU focuses on providing an international arbitration update focused on key investment and international commercial issues with global and regional impact.
The WAU panels will follow a dynamic format where a presenter will first provide an update of the issue that the panel will address, including relevant treaty and international customary norms, as well as case law. An open discussion by the panelists, including practitioners, counsel for investors, counsel for States, arbitrators, officials of international organizations and arbitration centers, and academics, will then follow. After each panel , there will be a networking space in breakout rooms for panelists and WAU attendees to meet and interact .
WAU connects different regions and the global community, and aims to decentralize and further expand international arbitration and public international law. At WAU, practitioners, States, private parties, arbitrators, international organizations, academics and students have the possibility to engage with each other and nourish the conversation on investment and international commercial arbitration, while being members of a forum that integrates the world through connectivity and precise updates.
EVENT SCHEDULE
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Damages, Country Risk, and Interest Rates. Moderator: Miguel Nakhle (Compass Lexecon). Panelists: Olga Ukhaneva (Charles River Associates); Carlos Pabón Agudelo (Infrastructure Economic Consulting, Managing Director); Matilde Flores (Chaffetz Lindsey); Miguel Lopez Forastier (Covington & Burling); Robert Patton (NERA). |
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| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM E.S.T. |
Damages, Country Risk, and Interest Rates. Moderator: Miguel Nakhle (Compass Lexecon). Panelists: Olga Ukhaneva (Charles River Associates); Carlos Pabón Agudelo (Infrastructure Economic Consulting, Managing Director); Matilde Flores (Chaffetz Lindsey); Miguel Lopez Forastier (Covington & Burling); Robert Patton (NERA). |
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| 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM E.S.T. |
Capacity-Building, Institution-Creation, And Prospects For Collaboration Regarding International Arbitration In The Caribbean. Moderator: Christina Beharry (Foley Hoag LLP). Panelists: Chris Malcolm (Jamaica International Arbitration Centre); Marie Camille Pitton (OHADAC Regional Arbitration Centre); Tanya Goddard (Arbitration and Mediation Court of the Caribbean-BVI, Secretary General); David S. Berry (University of the West Indies); François Lassalle (BVI International Arbitration Centre). |
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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2022 |
AFRICA AND MENA |
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM A.S.T. |
Legal Developments in Arbitration in Sub-Saharan Africa. Moderator: Ucheora Onwuamaegbu (ArentFox Schiff LLP). Presenters: Efemena Iluezi-Ogbaudu (CIDS). Panelists: Abayomi Okubote (Pensbury Attorney & Solicitors); Victoria Kigen (Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration); Ana Carolina Dall’Agnol (Oxford and Kluwer Arbitration Blog); Njeri Kariuki (NK Lex, Nairobi Kenya). |
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Legal Developments in Arbitration in the MENA Region. Moderator: Randa Adrea (Crowell & Moring). Presenters: Khushboo Shahdadpuri(Al Tamimi & Company). Panelists: Diana Hamade (Diana Hamade Attorneys at Law); Dr. Moustafa Alam Eldin (Zulficar & Partners); Professor Ilias Bantekas (Hamad bin Khalifa University). |
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| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM A.S.T. |
Sports Arbitration: The Advantages and Challenges of the Arbitral Process on Efficiency and Transparency in the Resolution of Sport Disputes. Moderator: Tarek Saad (Crowell & Moring). Panelists: Stephen Drymer (Woods). |
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| 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM A.S.T. |
Force Majeure, Change of Circumstances and Necessity in a Fast Pace Evolving World. Moderator: Alvaro Galindo (Universidad de las Américas and Carmigniani Pérez Abogados). Presenters: Munia El Harti Alonso (Xtrategy LLP); Panelists: Pascale Accaoui Lorfing (University of Burgundy); Yulia Levashova (Nyenrode Business Universiteit); Crina Baltag (Professor, Stockholm University). |
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28 2022 |
ASIA |
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM S.G.T. |
The Nuts and Bolts of Legal Finance for International Arbitration Disputes: From the Merits Assessment to Enforcement of Awards. Moderator: Bethel Kassa (GST). Presenter: Ankita Ritwik (Gibson Dunn) Panelists: Nilufar Hossain (Omni Bridgeway); Erika Levin (Fox Rothschild LLP); Chris Weil (Mintz); William Mara (Validity). |
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Intersection of Special Economic Zones in Asia and International Arbitration. Moderator: Julien Chaisse (University of Hong Kong). Presenters: George Dimitropoulos (Hamad Bin Khalifa Univ.) Panelists: Junianto James Losari (City University of Hong Kong); Dominic Dagbanja (The University of Western Australia); Kehinde Olaoye (City University of Hong Kong); Pilar Cerón (Xtrategy); Humberto Macias (Próspera LLC). |
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The Actions of Russia, Countermeasures and Resulting International Disputes, Including Investor-State and Commercial Arbitration. Moderator: Gene Burd (FisherBroyles). Presenter: Rob Houston (K&L Gates Straits Law LLC). Panelists: Tatyana Slipachuk (Ukrainian Parliament, Sayenko Kharenko Law Firm); Raja Bose (K&L Gates Straits Law LLC); Romesh Weeramantry (Clifford Chance Asia); Hamish Egan (HKA). |
Virtual In Person in Singapore |
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Influence of the Iran-US Claims Tribunal on Public International Law and Investment Law. Moderator: Heather Clark (IUSCT, Legal Adviser). Panelists: Reza Eftekhar (IUSCT, Legal Adviser); Aniruddha Rajput (Member, ILC; Consultant, WithersWideWorld); Damien Charlotin, (IAR – International Arbitration Reporter); Kabir Duggal (Senior International Arbitration Advisor, Arnold & Porter). |
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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29 2022 |
EUROPE |
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM C.E.S.T. |
Taking Stock of the ECT Modernization Process: Fit for the 21st Century? Moderator: José Antonio Rivas (Xtrategy LLP); Presenters: Daniela Ghicajanu (Georgetown University). Panelists: Guy Lentz (ECT Secretary-General); Nikos Lavranos (Intl. Dispute Resolution Arbitrator & Mediator); Marinn Carlson (Sidley Austin); Lukas Stifter (Chair, Modernisation Group - Energy Charter Treaty). |
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Space Law and Arbitration. Moderator and Presenter: Viva Dadwal (King & Spalding). Panelists: Irmgard Marboe (University of Vienna, Professor of International Law, Head of the National Contact Point for Space Law); Werner Eyskens (Crowell Moring LLP); Maximilian Trautinger (Schonherr); Nick Storrs (Taylor Wessing); Laura Yvonne Zielinski (Holland & Knight). |
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Investment Arbitration Concerning Tax Measures. Moderator: Sebastian Wuschka (Luther). Panelists: Trisha Mitra (Lalive); Robert Danon (DANON); Robyn Rylander (Mannheimer Swartling). |
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Investment Arbitration and Journalism. Moderator: Mallory Silberman (Arnold & Porter). Presenter: Clovis Trevino (Convington & Burling, Former IAR Reporter). Panelists: Caroline Simson (Law360); Jean Remi de Maistre (CEO & Co-Founder of Jus Mundi); José Antonio Rivas (Xtrategy Partner, and Co-founder of World Arbitration Update (WAU) and Washington Arbitration Week (WAW)). |
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2022 |
DIVERSE TOPICS |
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM E.S.T. |
Diversity and International Arbitration: What Dispute Settlement System Fosters Greater Diversity and Inclusion in International Investment and Commercial Arbitration? Moderator: Kabir Duggal (Arnold & Porter). Panelists: Amanda Lee (Careers in Arbitration); May Tai (Herbert smith Freehills); Gaela Gehring Flores (Allen & Overy). |
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UNCITRAL Working Group III and Fragmentation of ISDS. Moderator: Margie-Lys Jaime (Republic of Panama). Presenters: Maria Lucia Casas (Xtrategy LLP). Panelists: Anna Joubin-Bret (UNCITRAL); Mairée Uran Bidegain (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile); Katerina Florou (University of Liverpool). |
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Amendment to ICSID Rules. Moderator: Gonzalo Flores (ICSID). Panelists: Martina Polasek (ICSID); Mallory Silberman (Arnold & Porter); Bart Legum (Honlet Legum Arbitration); Antonio Parra (World Bank Consultant, and Former Deputy Secretary of ICSID); Ian Laird (Crowell & Moring). |
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The Arbitral Process and New Technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Hearings, Block Chain, and their Influence. Moderator: Sophie Nappert (Arbitrator and co-founder of ArbTech). Presenters: Sarah Chojecki(International Arbitration Specialist, Tribunal Assistant). Panelists: Isabel Yishu Yang (ArbiLex); Elizabeth Chan (Allen & Overy and Metaverse Legal Administrator); Colin Rule (Mediate.com and Arbitrate.com); Pratyush Panjwani (Hanotiau & van den Berg). |
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Representatives from Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada visit the ILI
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The esteemed delegation, led by Artem Yanchuk, Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine consisted also of Svitlana Mishura, Deputy Head of the Main Legal Department; Tetiana Stefiuk, Head of the Secretariat of the First Deputy Speaker; and Lesia Savchenko, Acting Head of the Legislation Institute.
ILI Chairman Prof. Don Wallace Jr. led the discussion, joined by Arthur Rynearson, former Deputy Legislative Counsel, U.S. Senate and Roy Brownell Jr., former Deputy Chief of State to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The discussion centered on the U.S. Constitution, the legal profession, and the U.S. Congress.
The members of the delegation are all part of a recently established Research and Drafting Center and were in Washington to support and develop the new Center. The visit to Washington DC was arranged by the American Councils for International Education.
ILI Signs MOU with The Center of Legal Studies and Research, Saudi Arabia
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The International Law Institute is pleased to announce that it has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Center of Legal Studies and Research in the Bureau of Exports at the Council of Ministers, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The aim of this MOU is for the Center and ILI to collaborate on areas of legal and policy research, conferences and exchanges, and developing and delivering high quality legal training programs to the Center and its stakeholders.
The Center of Legal Studies and Research is committed to achieving its strategic goal of developing and enriching the legal environment in the Kingdom.
Since its establishment in 2018, the Center of Legal Studies and Research is charged with contributing to the development and enrichment of the legal environment in Saudi Arabia.
The Center is a trusted source of legal reference. It provides well-reasoned, practical legal solutions; carries out specialized training courses for leaders of legal departments within the government sector so that they may best serve the people of Saudi Arabia; contributes to the development of legislation and regulations, based on established values and legal heritage; prepares reports and summaries about modern legislation and regulations; and provides specialized legal expertise to legal and government stakeholders throughout the Kingdom.
The Center's primary tasks include:
- Developing and enriching the legal environment in the Kingdom by providing integrated legal solutions of high quality
- Preparing legal studies and research and developing legal research methods in a way that contributes to developing the research capabilities of specialists
- Qualifying and training legal cadres in government agencies
- Cooperation with fatwa and legislative bodies and legal studies and research centers in other countries
- Supporting government agencies with legal outputs that take into account governance and performance indicators, and contribute to rationalizing public spending
- Providing a legal reference for the laws and regulations of government agencies that fit future aspirationsAssisting in creating an attractive legal environment through knowledge sharing and cooperation with the leading authorities in this field
- Contribute to holding seminars and work meetings for specialists and those interested in legal affairs
- Establishing a database and central information for legal studies and research and making it available to the authorities
Today the Center represents a government agency with high aspirations, characterized by qualitative partnerships and integrated legal solutions based on qualified experts. The Center also holds a "Future Advisor Program" to build competencies of new graduates in the field of law in order to prepare them to support the work of the Center and act as successful future leaders.
The ILI is a leading provider of training and technical assistance in international law, international economics, and other aspects of international relations. ILI is an independent, non-political, non-profit educational institute serving a global constituency. The ILI and its global affiliates have trained over 40,000 officials from 186 countries in the U.S. and abroad. ILI also provides technical expertise to developing nations in the drafting of laws and the designing of their economic and government policies, in efforts to further support and promote good and efficient governance through the rule of law.
Per the memorandum of cooperation, the International Law Institute will conduct benchmark studies programs with by the Center of Legal Studies and Research. The ILI will also engage in exchanges, expertise, conferences, and seminars of common interest.
Our first share research and paper will be on the subject of Food Security.
The International Law Institute looks forward to this academic and professional relationship with the Center.
To Learn more about the Center of Legal Studies and Research please CLICK HERE
IUCTS Hosts "NATO: Strategic Lessons From the Russian Invasion of Ukraine" Conference
The Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies hosted a conference on April 28, 2022 entitled "NATO: Strategic Lessons From the Russian Invasion of Ukraine".
The conference and conference report provides commentatry from experts on the Russian/Ukrainine conflict; the resulting humanitarian crisis; and destabilization of the geopolitical order this confilict has created.
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| EDITORS: | Professor Yonah Alexander and Professor Don Wallace Jr. |
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| CONTRIBUTING SPEAKERS: | U.S. General [Ret.] Wesley Clark: Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe Ambassador [Ret.] Robert Hunter: Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Major General [Ret.] Dr. Mihail E. Ionescu: Professor, National School of Political and Administrative Studies (SNSPA) Bucharest, Romania Professor Herman Matthijs: University Ghent & Free University Brussels |
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| COMMENTATORS: | Professor Natividad Carpintero-Santamaria: Professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) and General Secretary of the Instituto de Fusión Nuclear “Guillermo Velarde” Professor Shimon Shetreet: Greenblatt Chair of Public and International Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and Former Cabinet Minister and MK, Israel Bruce Weinrod: Former Secretary of Defense Representative for Europe and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and NATO Policy |
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| CLOSING REMARKS: | General [Ret.] Alfred Gray, USMC: 29th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps (1987-1991); Chairman of the Board of Directors and Regents, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies |
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IUCTS Hosts: "Combating the Religionization of Terrorism: Governmental/Non-Gov. Perspectives"
The Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies, the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, the International Center for Terrorism Studies and the International Law Institute present a forum and accompanying report on "Combating the Religionization of Terrorism: Governmental, Inter-Governmental, and Non-Governmental Perspectives".
This forum focuses specifically on “Combating the Religionization of Terrorism” in view of the current Russian-Ukraine war as well as the escalating theological-inspired state and non-state terror activities globally. This timely Forum sought to determine whether inter-faith efforts can dampen the passions of conflict and violence, thereby advancing the cause of peace with justice. An inter-disciplinary panel of practitioners and scholars focused on past lessons and future prospects on governmental, inter-governmental, and non-governmental levels.
Contributions and insights were provided by an invited interdisciplinary panel of academics and practitioners who participated at a special virtual Forum held on May 25, 2022 administered remotely by the International Law Institute. The program of this event began with opening remarks by Professor Don Wallace, Jr. (Chairman, International Law Institute). The virtual Forum was moderated by Professor Yonah Alexander (Director of the International Center for Terrorism Studies and Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies). Presentations and discussion were offered by Ambassador (Ret.) Stuart Eizenstat (Chairman of United States Holocaust Memorial Council); Dr. Andrew Sorokowski (Attorney and Historian; Former Managing Editor of the scholarly journal "Harvard Ukrainian Studies"); Professor Mohammad Faghfoory (Director, Graduate Program in Islamic Studies, The George Washington University); and Ambassador Javid Ahmad (Nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center; Formerly Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the United Arab.)
This forum was conducted on May 25, 2022 via Zoom conferencing.
REPORT:
To access and download the Full Report from this program please click on the the link below:
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ILI supports World Arbitration Update: International Dispute Resolution: Ukraine-Russia Crisis
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International Dispute Resolution and the Ukraine-Russia Crisis
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The International Law Institute is pleased to be able to support the World Arbitration Update (“WAU”) in thier upcoming webinar "International Dispute Resolution and the Ukraine-Russia Crisis", we encourage your participation in this important program.
The World Arbitration Update invites you to attend a 75-minute webinar discussion by leading practitioners in the international dispute resolution field on the recent developments concerning the intersection of dispute resolution and the Ukraine-Russia crisis. According to the Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine has so far experienced economic damage amounting up to $600 billion. Over $10 billion in airplane assets have been reportedly stranded in Russia setting off potentially large insurance claims and related disputes. Yale School of Management has collected data showing that almost 1,000 companies have publicly announced they are voluntarily curtailing operations in Russia to some degree beyond the bare minimum legally required by international sanctions. The Russian parliament continues to consider the expropriation of foreign assets. International disputes involving Russia and Ukraine are arising from the crisis and more likely to follow. Our speakers will discuss related topics, including: the impact of sanctions, the proposed formation of an international claims commission for Ukraine, the impact of the crisis on the legal profession, the potential and current international forums in which Ukrainian businesses and investors could submit legal recourse to address the consequences of the war in Ukraine, as well as an update on the ICJ case, Ukraine v. Russian Federation.
TIME: 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM GMT
DATE: July 12, 2022
VENUE:
Lecture Theatre
School of International Arbitration
Centre for Commercial Law Studies
Queen Mary University of London,
67-69 Lincoln's Inn Fields,
London WC2A 3JB
MODERATORS:
Ian A. Laird – Crowell & Moring LLP
Dr. Jose Antonio Rivas – Xtrategy LLP.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS:
Prof. Loukas Mistelis
SPEAKERS:
Gene Burd, Partner – FisherBroyles, LLP
Prof. Chiara Giorgetti – University of Richmond, School of Law
Mark Meyer, Partner – Crowell & Moring LLP
Olena Perepelynska, Partner, Head of International Arbitration, INTEGRITES
Simon Fawell – Signature Litigation LLP
REGISTRATION:
IN-PERSON Attendance: https://lnkd.in/gYfZbztb
VIRTUAL Attendance: https://lnkd.in/gE3AdRKK
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Available at www.worldarbitrationupdate.com
ILI Welcomes Marek Dubovec as Director of Law Reform Programs
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The International Law Institute proudly welcomes Marek Dubovec as ILI’s Director of Law Reform Programs. We are excited to include Marek’s leadership capabilities, internationally recognized expertise in secured transactions, and his trusted relationships with governments and international organizations to ILI's global capabilities.
For over 15 years, Marek has been working with international standard-setters, including UNCITRAL and UNIDROIT to draft conventions, model laws, principles and guides that assist States in modernizing their commercial law frameworks. He has worked on the implementation of these standards under the projects funded by the World Bank Group, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, FSD-Kenya, and others. He has assisted countries in Africa (e.g., Kenya), Asia (e.g., the Philippines), Eastern Europe (e.g., the Ukraine), the Middle East (e.g., the UAE) and Latin America (e.g. Colombia) with reforms of their secured transactions, factoring, warehouse receipts and related legislation. In these projects, Marek drafted laws and regulations, assisted with the building of registration systems, and provided capacity building to various stakeholders, including financial institutions, government officials, and judges.
Additionally, Marek is Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law and has served as a visiting scholar at the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies of the Bank of Japan, and a visiting professor at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.
Marek has served as delegate to the UNCITRAL Working Groups I [MSMEs]; Working Group VI [Security Interests]; and Working Group V [Insolvency]. At UNIDROIT, Marek serves as Advisor to the Secretariat on Model Law on Warehouse Receipt and is a member of Working Groups and Drafting Committees for the projects on Model Law on Factoring and Digital Assets and Private Law. Marek has served as a delegate to the Organization of American States.
Marek has received the "The Commercial Finance Association Special Recognition Award of Leadership in the Development and Adoption of Modern and Effective Secured Transactions Laws" (2016); and the The Munger Prize for Scholars in International and Business Law, James E. Rogers College of Law (2004). Marek is an Elected Member of the American Law Institute (ALI) and ALI Member of the Uniform Commercial Code and Emerging Technologies Committee. Marek has also served as conference co-chair on: "Third Conference on International Coordination of Secured Transactions Law Reforms: Advancing Reforms Globally and in Latin America Through Enhanced Coordination", Los Andes University (Cartagena, Colombia), 2020; "Second Conference on Coordinating Secured Transactions Law Reforms: Advancing Global Reforms and Building a Uniform System", Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) 2018; and "Secured Transactions Coordination Conference: Advancing Global Reforms", University of Pennsylvania Law School 2017.
Marek has produced several policy papers, reports and other publications for international organizations, including Secured Transactions, Collateral Registries, and Movable Asset-Based Financing Knowledge Guide and Guidance Notes on Distributed Ledger Technology and Secured Transactions for the World Bank Group. These publications have guided local policymakers and legislators in understanding the benefits of modern secured transactions frameworks as well as the challenges posed by modern technologies. He also developed the substantive content, in collaboration with a group of experts, for the Guide on Best Practice for Electronic Collateral Registries setting out the standards for the establishment and operation of electronic collateral registries. Some of his law reform work has been published, including in a co-authored book "Secured Transactions Law Reform in Africa".