2019 Midyear Meeting - Practitioners' Forum

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REGISTRATION HAD ENDED.

Please note that registration to the Practitioners' Forum is included with registration for the Research Forum.


Standalone registration: ASIL members - $100, non-members - $125

Sponsored by Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

DISRUPTION: NEW DYNAMICS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

4:30 pm
Opening Remarks
Sean Murphy, ASIL President

4:35-5:45 pm
Navigating the Rising Tides of Nationalism
Is nationalism back to stay and, if so, for how long and at what consequence for international law?

Speakers:

  • Maryellen Fullerton, Brooklyn Law School
  • James Gathii, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  • J. Benton Heath, New York University School of Law
  • Don McRae, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
  • Jennifer Thornton, Arent Fox LLP


6:00-7:15 pm
A New Multilateralism?
At the same time that nationalism has shaken some areas of international law, multilateralism has thrived in others. Are we witnessing a new kind of multilateralism, and how will it evolve against the current climate of nationalism? 

Speakers:

  • Kathleen Claussen, University of Miami School of Law
  • Rachel Davis, Shift, Inc.
  • David Gaukrodger, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
  • Stephen Mathias, United Nations Office of Legal Affairs
  • Tafadzwa Pasipanodya, Foley Hoag LLP


7:15-7:30 pm
Concluding Remarks
Blanca Montejo, United Nations Security Council Affairs Division

Date and Location

Date: 
Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 4:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: 
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Address 1: 
919 Third Avenue
City: 
New York
State: 
NY
Zip Code: 
10022
Country: 
USA