Events in International Law:

Events for 30 Day period May 9, 2008 through June 7, 2008

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May, 2008
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Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition
May 15-23, 2008, 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Washington DC
The Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition is a unique trilingual (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) competition established to train law students on how to use the Inter-American human rights legal system as a legitimate forum for redressing human rights violations. Since its inception in 1995, the yearly Competition has trained over 1000 students and faculty participants from over 100 universities throughout the Americas and beyond. Written on a cutting-edge topic currently debated within the Inter-American system, the hypothetical case operates as the basis of the competition, and students argue the merits of this case by writing legal memoranda and preparing oral arguments for presentation in front of human rights experts acting as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
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Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights
May 20, 2008, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Dearborn, MI
The Committee on International Human Rights of the International Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan with support from the American Society of International Law will host a distinguished panel discussion on how corporations should approach human rights questions. Topics will include: (i) corporate liability under the Alien Tort Claims Act for human rights violations; (ii) human rights codes of conduct adopted by US corporations; (iii) negotiating with foreign governments and civil society groups to reduce the risk of accusations of human rights violations; (iv) trends among activist groups seeking to broaden human rights standards for corporate activities; (v) ethical considerations in advising corporate clients; and (vi) the new recommendations by UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights on corporate responsibility for human rights.
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ASEAN’s Evolving Legal and Institutional Framework
May 21, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Washington, DC
The American Society of International Law, with support from the International Organizations, International Economic Law, and Law in the Pacific Rim Region Interest Groups and co-sponsorship by the Asian Society of International Law, is pleased to host a panel discussion that will consider, within the context of international law, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) s legal personality as an international organization as well as what impact this has on the legal nature of regional free trade agreements. Panelists will include: Mr. Michael Ewing-Chow, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore; Ms. Amelia Porges, Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP;  Mr. Sungjoon Cho, Assistant Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law; and Mr. Edmund W. Sim, Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP-Singapore. The moderator will be Dr. Pek Koon Heng, Course Chair for the Insular Southeast Asia Advanced Area Studies program at the Foreign Studies Institute, United States Department of State; Assistant Professor at the School of International Service at American University.
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Study Session on International Human Rights Law
May 26-27, 2008
London, UK
Citizen Rights Lawyering holds monthly study sessions on fundamental canon of international human rights law and practice.  Emphasis is placed on basic skills of advocacy and campaigning.  This session is open to all, especially human rights workers, activists, students, young lawyers and all those interested in this field. 
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June, 2008
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Travel Program: Survey of International Organizations in Switzerland and France
June 1-11, 2008
Geneva, Switzerland and Strasbourg, France
This moderately active 10 day educational travel program grants interested professionals and philanthropists a unique glance behind the scenes of key international organizations. In meetings with diplomats and officials who shape global policies and values on a daily basis, participants will be educated about the goals, functioning and significance of several international organizations including:

•     the UN, WTO, WHO
•     the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change
•     the World Intellectual Property Organization
•     the EU Parliament, the European Court of Human Rights etc.

Complementing IHL: Exploring the Need For Additional Norms to Govern Contemporary Conflict Situations
June 1-3, 2008
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
The Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are organizing an international conference that seeks to examine if, how and to what extent the regulation of certain contemporary conflict situations could be improved   whether by the development or reinterpretation of international humanitarian law (IHL) or by the introduction of complementary norms derived from alternative legal sources.
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