Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Hague Academy of International Law 2009 Summer Session

The program for the Hague Academy of International Law's 2009 Summer Session is now available. The registration deadline is March 2, 2009. Here are the courses:

Private International Law (July 6-24)
  • A. Bucher (Univ. of Geneva), General Course: The Social Dimension of Private International Law
  • P. De Vareilles Sommières (Univ. of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne)), The International Public Policy Defence
  • V. Musin (St. Petersburg State Univ.), The Influence of International Sales of Goods Convention on Domestic Law Including Conflict of Laws
  • T. Pfeiffer (Univ. of Heidelberg), The Market as a Connecting Factor in Private International Law
  • K. Boele-Woelki (Univ. of Utrecht), The Interaction between Uniform Substantive Law and Conflict of Laws
  • C. Lima Marques (Federal Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul), Protection of the Weaker Party in Private International Law (Consumers, Small Business and Non-Profit-Making Activities)
  • S. Carbone (Univ. of Genoa), Conflict of Laws in Martime Law
  • D. Steger (Univ. of Ottawa), A Comparison of the Dispute Settlement System of the WTO and Investment State Arbitration under the ICSID Convention and Investment Treaties

Public International Law (July 27-August 14)

  • B. Simma (Judge, International Court of Justice), General Course: The Impact of Human Rights on International Law
  • M. Kohen (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies), Retroactivity in Public International Law
  • M. Villiger (Judge, European Court of Human Rights), The 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties - 40 Years After
  • G. Cahin (Univ. of Rennes I), Failed States. Construction and Reconstruction of States in International Law
  • M. Kawano (Waseda Univ.), The Role of Judicial Procedures in the Process of the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes
  • A. Abou-El-Wafa (Cairo Univ.), International Disputes Relating to Land Boundaries in the Jurisprudence of the ICJ
  • J. Alvarez (Columbia Univ.), A New Public International Law Regime for Foreign Direct Investment