Conference: The International Law Commission in the 21st Century: What Should It Be Doing to Make a Contemporary Difference?

George Washington University Law School and the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State are co-sponsoring a one-day conference on "The International Law Commission in the 21st Century: What Should It Be Doing to Make a Contemporary Difference?" next Monday, March 29, 2010, at George Washington University Law School. Here's the program:

The International Law Commission in the 21st Century:
What Should It Be Doing to Make a Contemporary Difference?

A Conference at George Washington University Law School

2000 H Street, NW

Co-Sponsored by the Department of State Office of the Legal Adviser

Monday, March 29, 2010

Welcoming Remarks

Dean Fred Lawrence, George Washington University Law School

Harold Hongju Koh, U.S. Department of State Legal Adviser

Panel # 1: The Process for Selecting ILC Projects - How Does It Work and Can It Be Improved?

Chair:

Hon. Stephen Schwebel, former ICJ President and former ILC Member (United States)

Panelists:

Professor Lori Damrosch, Columbia University Law School

Professor Donald McRae, ILC Member (Canada); University of Ottawa Faculty of Law

Professor Michael Matheson, George Washington University Law School, former ILC Member (United States)

Panel # 2: The Role for Governments in ILC Projects - How Can the ILC Best Reflect the Needs and Views of States?

Chair:

Professor Sean Murphy, George Washington University Law School

Panelists:

Alfonso Ascencio, Director for International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Professor Jacob Katz Cogan, University of Cincinnati College of Law

Hon. Marie G. Jacobsson, ILC Member (Sweden), Principal Legal Adviser on International Law, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden

Susan N. and Augustus DiZerega Lecture: The Relevance of the ILC in the 21st Century – What Should It Be Doing to Make a Contemporary Difference?

Professor George Nolte, ILC Member (Germany); Humboldt University of Berlin

Panel # 3: The Role for Non-Governmental Actors (Academics, Practitioners, NGOs, Corporations) – What Role Can They Play in the ILC Projects?

Chair:

Professor Ruth Wedgwood, Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies

Panelists:

Professor Steve Charnovitz, George Washington University Law School

Hon. Hussein Hassouna, ILC Member (Egypt), Chief Representative of the League of Arab States to the United States

Professor John Jackson, Georgetown University Law Center

Aisling Reidy, Senior Legal Advisor, Human Rights Watch

Panel # 4: What Should be the Outcome of the ILC’s Work: Draft Treaties, Draft Articles, Reports?

Chair:

Professor Dinah Shelton, George Washington University Law School

Panelists:

Professor David Caron, University of California, Berkeley, President-Elect, American Society of International Law

Professor James Crawford, University of Cambridge, former ILC Member (Australia)

Hon. Mahmoud D. Hmoud, ILC Member (Jordan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jordan

Closing Remarks

Harold Hongju Koh, U.S. Department of State Legal Adviser