FIU Law Review Symposia

Breakfast/Registration

FIU College of Law, Atrium

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Keynote Address: The Contributions of the International Law Commission to the Development of International Law: Codification, Progressive Development, or Both?

Prof. Pavel Šturma, Charles University, Prague and First Vice Chair of the ILC (70th Session) and Special Rapporteur, ILC
Introduction by Prof. Charles Jalloh, FIU College of Law Faculty, Symposium Organizer and ILC

FIU College of Law, Large Courtroom

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Panel 5: The ILC’s Current Topics from the Perspective of Progressive Development of International Law and its Codification

Prof. Concepción Escobar Hernández, Special Rapporteur, ILC
Amb. Marja Lehto, Special Rapporteur, ILC
Prof. Dire D. Tladi,, Special Rapporteur, ILC

FIU College of Law, Large Courtroom

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Coffee/Tea Break

FIU College of Law, Atrium

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Panel 6: How Well Equipped is the ILC to Perform its Tasks?

Ms. Catherine Boucher, Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN
Amb. Osman Kamara, formerly Sierra Leone Permanent Mission to the UN and the AU
Mr. Patrick Luna, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN

FIU College of Law, Large Courtroom

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

Lunch/Coffee/Tea

FIU College of Law, Grand Reading Room

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Panel 7: The ILC’s Future Role and the Changing Landscape of International Law

Prof. Elena Baylis, University of Pittsburgh
Prof. Eirik Bjorge, University of Bristol Law School
Prof. Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru and ILC

FIU College of Law, Large Courtroom

2:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Coffee/Tea Break

FIU College of Law, Atrium

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Closing Panel: Final Reflections on the Contributions of the ILC to the Development of International Law

Prof. Dapo Akande, University of Oxford
Prof. Charles Jalloh, FIU College of Law Faculty Symposium Organizer and ILC
Prof. Dire D. Tladi, University of Pretoria and ILC

FIU College of Law, Large Courtroom

4:15 PM - 5:45 PM

Symposium Adjourns

6:00 PM