8.30-9.00 Registration/coffee
9.00-9.15 Welcome: R. Barnidge / N. Manohar
9.15-10.45 Session 1: Introduction
Chair: S. Sachidhanandam, Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
S. Gopalan, University of Reading - Title TBC - paper “on the agreement’s design and potential problems arising from incongruent interests”
C. Braun, Stanford University - The Relative Role of Breeders vs. ALWRs in India’s and U.S.’s Perceptions of the 123 Agreement, Before and After Passage
10.45-11.00 Coffee
11.00-12.30 Session 2: Legal Issues
Chair: N. Manohar, Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
S. Ranganathan, Cambridge University - The India-US Nuclear Deal, the Non-Proliferation Treaty and Nuclear Governance: The Dynamic Architecture of International Law: Treaty Conflict & Accommodation
J. Müller, Georg-August University, Göttingen - The Signing of the US-India Agreement Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
S. Amirthalingam, Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai - Compliance Regime Under US-India Nuclear Deal Focus Paper on Energy Crisis and Environmental Issues
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.00 Session 3: Implications of the 123 Agreement for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Chair: R. Barnidge, University of Reading
C. Kuppuswamy, University of Sheffield - Is It Time to Replace the Old Regime? The Impact of Civilian Nuclear Energy Agreement on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
D. Griffiths, Foreign & Commonwealth Office - The UK Government’s Position on the 123 Agreement
15.00-15.15 Coffee
15.15-16.45 Session 4: Theoretical Perspectives
Chair: A. Thies, University of Reading
R. Akhtar, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi - The Ontology of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime: A ‘Systemic View’ of the Indo-US Nuclear Deal
M. Lieberman, Steptoe & Johnson LLP - Full Scope: International Norms and Export Control Cooperation Under the U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement
16.45-19.00 Break
19.00 Dinner (where pre-booked or by invitation)
Friday, September 4, 2009
Conference: India-United States Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (Update)
I previously noted that the University of Reading, in association with Ambedkar Law University, Chennai, will hold a workshop on September 14, 2009, to examine various issues arising from the India-United States Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (123 Agreement). Here's the schedule:
