COMING EVENTS
Seminar Reminder
The University of New South Wales and the International Law Association (Australian Branch) invite you to attend the following seminar:
Taking the Lead: Possibilities for Investment Treaty Arbitration in Australia
Speakers
Damian Sturzaker, Partner, Marque Lawyers, Sydney
Mark Mangan, Senior Associate, Freshfields, Paris
Richard Braddock, Senior Legal Officer, Office of International Law, Attorney-General's
Department, Canberra
Date
The seminar will take place from 6 - 8 pm on Monday, 1 September
2008 to be followed by drinks with the speakers.
Venue
The Australian Graduate School of Management
Level 6
1 O'Connell Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
RSVP
Please RSVP to Ursinia Tinokura by Monday, 25 August 2008.
Ursinia Tinokura, Gadens Lawyers
Phone: 02 9931 4883
Email: utinokura@nsw.gadens.com.au
CALL FOR PAPERS - Annual Conference 2008
Climate Change and its Challenges for the International Legal System
The 2008 Annual Conference of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law will be held on Friday 17 October 2008. The theme of the conference will be:‘Climate Change its Challenges for the International Legal System’.
This Call for Papers is for new scholars to submit a proposal for a paper to be delivered at the Conference. It is designed to encourage new academics, doctoral and masters students, and new legal professionals. A list of panels and a brief summary of the issues to be addressed by them is set out below. This is not the final programme and the information attached is for general guidance only. Papers on subjects within these themes or more generally on the subject of climate change and international law are sought.
Click here for more information (pdf).
Citizen of the World wins International Law Award
Katherine Price is the 2008 winner of the Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship. The formal presentation of the award will take place on Thursday June 26 at the offices of Allens Arthur Robinson in Sydney at 6.30pm.
Katherine Price has a deep interest in private international law, particularly conflicts of law and cross border legal co-operation in family law. She describes herself as 'a citizen of the world.' Katherine graduated with the combined degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) from the University of Technology, Sydney with honours in law having completed a research thesis on Recognition of Foreign Same Sex Marriages in Australia: A Scandalous Affair. Her research thesis drew on, amongst other things, the work of Dr Nygh. Katherine has been accepted by The Hague Academy of International Law to undertake their very prestigious 2008 summer school programme in public and private international law. After completing the summer school Katherine will commence a 6 month internship with The Hague Conference on Private International Law. Katherine has also accepted the position of Associate to Justice Peter Graham of the Federal Court of Australia for the calendar year 2009. Katherine is currently working as a paralegal with Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers where she has accepted a graduate position to commence in 2010.
Katherine was one of 12 applicants for the internship of whom 3 were selected by the Permanent Bureau for interview. The selection panel consisted of two representatives of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and three Australian representatives, being David Bennett QC AO, Professor Richard Garnett and Ms Margaret Brewster. The standard of the applicants for the 2008 internship was extremely high and all 3 applicants who made it to the short list for interview by the selection panel are to be congratulated on the very high standard of their applications.
The Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship is an award established to honour the late Hon Dr Peter Nygh AM, a leading international lawyer who was a former judge of the Family Court of Australia and an Australian delegate to the Hague Conference. The Internship was established with funds donated by the Nygh family and the Australian-Attorney General’s Department. The award provides financial assistance to an Australian law student or graduate to complete an internship with The Hague Conference on Private International Law in The Netherlands. The Australian Institute of International Affairs, the International Law Association (Australian Branch) and Allens Arthur Robinson provide support for this prestigious award.
This is the second year that the internship has been awarded. The inaugural winner was Zoë Justice. Zoë is presently completing her work at The Hague and is due to return shortly to Baker & McKenzie Lawyers in Melbourne where she works as an associate in litigation, international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
The Hague Conference on Private International Law is an inter-governmental organization with over 60 Member States. The Hague Conference aims for the ‘progressive unification’ of private international law rules. It develops and services
multi-lateral legal conventions in a wide range of areas including commercial law and banking law, international civil procedure and child protection.
The International Law Association has over 50 branches worldwide and a growing membership of academics and practicing professionals with an interest in international law. Dr Nygh was a past president of the Australian Branch of the International Law Association.
The Australian Institute of International Affairs was established in 1933 as an independent, non-political body to promote an interest in and understanding of international affairs. The AIIA has branches throughout Australia and provides a forum for global discussion, debate and public lectures.
Further information on the award is available at www.aiia.asn.au or www.ila.org.au.
For additional information please contact:
Nicola Nygh – mobile: 0410 569 816
Join us for an extra special event!
- Justice Kirby's 'sunset tour' breakfast with the ILA, Qld Chapter
- The internationalisation of law - update/year in review
- One Judge's theory on how cricket underlies the legal system
- One Judge's theory on how cricket underlies the legal system
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Call for expressions of interest or nominations for membership of proposed new Study Group on Sovereign Insolvency and Advisory Committee on Research
- Closing dates 22 March 2008 and 31 March 2008
The Director of Studies of the ILA, Professor Christine Chinkin, is currently considering a proposal for the establishment of a Study Group on Sovereign Insolvency. If you have expertise in this area and would like to have your name considered for this Study Group (initially by the Australian Branch, then by the Director of Studies and the Executive Council), or wish to suggest someone for membership, please let Andrew Byrnes (Andrew.Byrnes@unsw.edu.au) know by 22 March 2008. Further details of the proposed mandate of the Study Group can also be obtained from Andrew Byrnes. New Guidelines on membership of committees and study groups were adopted by the Executive Council in November 2007 and can be found at http://www.ila.org.au/committees_international.htm (Annex B).
Professor Chinkin also proposes the election later this year of new members of the Advisory Committee on Research. Suggestions of possible nominations from the Australian Branch should be sent to Andrew Byrnes (Andrew.Byrnes@unsw.edu.au) by 31 March 2008.
Proposals for New International Committees
- Closing date and 31 March 2008
In the lead-up to the Rio conference of the ILA later this year, the Director of Studies of the ILA, Professor Christine Chinkin, has called for proposals for new committees and study groups. In addition to a likely new Study Group on Sovereign Insolvency, Professor Chinkin has suggested that it might be appropriate to establish new committees on international aspects of health law, or environmental law -- and is open to other suggestions.
If you have ideas about possible new committees, please let Andrew Byrnes (Andrew.Byrnes@unsw.edu.au) know by 31 March 2008. It would be very much appreciated if proposals for new committees could include a brief outline of 1-2 pages setting out the need for the proposed committee and the work that such a committee might undertake.
The TC Beirne School of Law invites you to the launch of
Human Rights Related Trade Measures under International Law
By Dr Anthony E Cassimatis
To be launched by Her Excellency the Governor of Queensland Ms Quentin Bryce, AC. The book, published by Martinus Nijhoff, addresses the legality of trade measures imposed to improve respect for human rights in other countries. Such controversial measures were given prominence when the US linked trade with China to China's human rights record.
Click here for more information (pdf)
Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship
The Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) and the Australian Branch of the International Law Association (ILA(AB)) are proud to open applications for the 2008 Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship. This prize will enable an Australian student or graduate of law to complete an internship with the Hague Conference on Private International Law in the Netherlands. The internship is an award in the memory of the late Hon. Dr. Peter Nygh AM, a leading international lawyer, former judge of the Family Court of Australia and an Australian delegate to, and a rapporteur of, the Hague Conference. The Hon. Phillip Ruddock MP, Attorney General of the Commonwealth and Mr David Bennett AO QC, Solicitor General of the Commonwealth launched the award on 15 September 2006 in Sydney.
The first award was made in 2007 to Zoe Justice, a graduate of Flinders University and a lawyer at Baker & McKenzie in Melbourne. Interested graduates and students are encouraged to apply as early as possible since applications will close on 31 March 2008. For more information on how to apply, please visit wwww.aiia.asn.au, www.ila.org.au or contact Caitlin Boyce at Caitlin.boyce@aar.com.au. The winning applicant of this year’s award will be announced at a special celebration after 15 May 2008.
Several supporters have donated generously to contribute to the Peter Nygh Hague Conference Internship, amongst which are the Nygh family and the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department. Allens Arthur Robinson, the Australian Institute of International Affairs and the Australian Branch of the International Laws Association are proud to provide administrative support to this initiative. Any tax deductible donations are welcomed. For more information on how to support the internship, please visit www.aiia.asn.au.
Background information
The Australian Institute of International Affairs was established in 1933 as an independent non-political body to promote an interest in and understanding of international affairs. The AIIA operates nationwide with 1,300 members across seven State and Territory branches. The AIIA provides a forum for discussion, educates and disseminates ideas via its journal Australian Journal of International Affairs and its book series Australia in World Affairs. The Governor-General of Australia, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC is the AIIA’s honorary visitor.
The Australian Branch of the International Law Association promotes
- the study, elucidation and advancement of international law, public and private
- the making of proposals for the solution of conflicts of law and for the unification of law
- the study of comparative law; and
- the unification of law.
The International Law Association has over 50 branches worldwide and a growing membership of academics and practicing professionals with an interest in international law. Membership is available to all persons interested in international law. The Hon Dr Peter Nygh AM was a past president of ILA (AB) and was also active in the international organization of the ILA. While president of the ILA (AB) he promoted co-operation between the ILA (AB) and the AIIA. Click for Application form (PDF)...
16TH ANNUAL ANZSIL CONFERENCE
CALL FOR PAPERS: Deadline: Friday 7 March 2008
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA, CANBERRA, 26 - 28 JUNE 2008
"Security, Scarcity, Struggle: The Dilemmas of International Law"
The theme of this year's Conference reflects a number of debates (or struggles) occurring in public international law. The field is fragmenting, to be sure, but at every turn similar dilemmas arise. In a world marked by increasing scarcity and insecurity, does international law need to be reconfigured to accommodate or confront the threat of hegemony, or to realise the promise of justice (or kindness), or to facilitate the redistribution of resources (or the operation of the market), or to reconcile the imperatives of economic well-being (or gross over-consumption) with the salvation of planetary life? If so, what role ought we, as international lawyers, play in ordering, reordering or reimagining the global commonwealth?
Accordingly, the Conference Organising Committee now calls for proposals for papers to be presented at the 16th Annual Conference. Special consideration will be given to proposals which seek to develop the Conference theme in one or more of the following areas:
- the meaning of security (military, human, state) in contemporary international law;
- the struggle over international law and human rights in national courts (Al Jedda, Al Skeini, Hicks, Hamdan, Boumediene);
- current issues for international law (including those arising from the war on terror, the protection of whale stocks, poverty, gender, global climate change, disarmament and nuclear proliferation);
- the protection of the global environment and prevention of global warming in the context of inequality and the "carbon debt"?
- the role of international institutions, international lawyers and civil society in promoting or ameliorating injustice (e.g. Australian Government's proposal to bring Iran to the International Court of Justice).
A range of journals have expressed interest in receiving submissions of conference papers for consideration for publication including, the Australian Yearbook of International Law, the New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law, the New Zealand Yearbook of International Law and the Australian International Law Journal. Conference papers will also be published (unedited and unrefereed) in a new International Papers database to be established by Austlii at www.austlii.edu.au.
The Organising Committee encourages proposals which present collaborative research amongst Society members and/or which focus on the role of international law in the Asia-Pacific region. Recently-appointed academics, in particular, are encouraged to send proposals. Post-graduate students and those wishing to present on their post-graduate thesis work are encouraged to submit their proposals for the Post-Graduate Workshop to be held immediately prior to the Conference on 25 June 2007.
A one page abstract and a one page resumé should be submitted to the Organising Committee by Friday 7th March 2008 by email to the Conference Administrator: Kavitha Robinson at cipl@law.anu.edu.au.
Kim Rubenstein
Gerry Simpson
For further information see:
http://law.anu.edu.au/anzsil or
http://law.anu.edu.au/cipl/events.asp
Enquires to:
T: +61 2 6125 0454
F: +61 2 6125 0150
E: cipl@law.anu.edu.au
50th Anniversary of The New York Convention 1958
An invitation to attend this celebration
The 1958 New York Convention has facilitated the global enforcement of arbitration agreements and awards. In this
respect international commercial arbitration provides a significant advantage to the parties: “Nothing remotely like that
exists if one obtains a judgment from a court.”
The event has been organised by ArbitralWomen, the Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission (AMTAC),
the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA), the Australasian Forum for International Arbitration
(AFIA) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Australia Limited (CIArb).... click for full invitation (pdf)
ILA2008 Conference in Rio de Janeiro
We are delighted to announce that the Website for the ILA2008 Conference
in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 17-21 August is now live. Here is the
direct
link: http://www.ilabrasil.org.br
At this point, registration is possible on line if you can pay by AMEX or Bank transfer. Payment by VISA and MASTERCARD will be available by mid February. If you would like a registration form or programme to print out, please let us know and we will be pleased to send you one.
Please forward this message to anyone you know who may be interested in attending.
We hope to see you there.
Call for Papers - Australian International Law Journal
The Australian International Law Journal is calling for submissions of articles, case notes and book reviews on any area of public or private international law.
Click here for details (pdf).
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