International Law Association
79th Biennial Conference, Kyoto (Online)“Bridging for the Future”

29 November – 13 December 2020

Conference Program

Hosted by the International Law Association – Japan BranchWelcome

Greetings from the ILA Japan Branch. We had been
looking forward to welcoming you to the historic cityof Kyoto in August for the ILA 79th Biennial
Conference. However, the worldwide spread of theCovid-19 made that impossible. So, after close
consultations with the ILA Headquarters, thedecision was made not to hold it as scheduled. At theILA Executive Council in May 2020, a consensus wasreached that the Closing Plenary Session of the
Biennial Conference would be held, instead, online
on Sunday, 13 December 2020. That is the very dateon which the Japan Branch was founded 100 years
ago. It was further agreed that the online conference
would still be called the 2020 Kyoto Conference.
The main theme remains "Bridging for the Future". The Kyoto Conference is intended tobridge the past, present and future while connecting the East, West, North and South. Japan’s
fundamental foreign policy is to establish and strengthen the rule of law in international
relations, and I trust that the Kyoto Conference will contribute to promoting this goal.
The Japan Branch had planned to organize more than 20 panels covering various fields ofinternational law in addition to the ILA Committees and Study Groups. Although constraintsof the online system required a more modest approach, the Japan Branch and the ILA
Headquarters are collaborating closely to organize Committees and Study Groups open
sessions totaling up to about 14 meetings as well as several parallel panels, with one day
designated as “Young Scholars Day”. These events will take place in the two weeks after theOpening Plenary Session, which is currently scheduled for Sunday, 29 November 2020.
For more than two years leading up to this May, the Japan Branch had spent a significant
amount of time, as well as human and financial resources, preparing for the originally planned
August Kyoto Conference. The unavoidable switch to the online format made much of thatplanning moot and created additional difficulties, especially in finance and conferenceorganization. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the ILA Headquarters and many
Branches for kindly understanding our difficulties and offering various forms of help including
financial assistance.
The Japan Branch is now making every effort to prepare for a fruitful Biennial Conference
online. The online format presents a new challenge to all ILA members, and many difficulties
must be overcome. In my view, one positive aspect of going online is that it opens the doorsof the ILA Biennial Conference, and even those of the ILA itself, to a wider range ofparticipants, especially young scholars and practitioners, without requiring expensive
international travel.
I very much regret the loss of the opportunity to host ILA members, family, and guests fromabroad in the beautiful city of Kyoto. I earnestly hope that another chance will arise for us todo so in the near future.
Sincerely,
Shunji Yanai
President, ILA Japan Branch

Program at a glance

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Cross-Border Violations of theRights of Children in Migration,
Enforcement Mechanisms &Legal Remedies(Cmt)
Human Rights in Times ofEmergency(1:00-3:00 JST)

(Panel)Global Health Law(1:00-3:00 JST)

(1:00-3:00 JST)

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Procedure of International
Courts and Tribunals(Cmt)
Implementation of the Rights ofIndigenous Peoples(14:00-15:40 JST)

(14:00-15:40 JST)

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(Cmt)
(Cmt)
Role of International Law in
Nuclear Weapons, NonSustainable Development andSustainable Natural Resource Proliferation and Contemporary
the Green Economy inManagement for Development
International Law
International Trade Law(18:00-19:40 JST)

(18:00-19:40 JST)

(18:00-20:00 JST)

(Panel)The 2017 Nuclear Weapons
Prohibition Treaty: Its Practical
Impact on Nuclear Security &Arms Control(Panel)Int Law in the Digital World
(YS)

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Participation in Global Cultural
Heritage Governance(18:00-20:00 JST)

(18:00-20:00 JST)

(18:00-20:00 JST)(SG)
Asian State Practice ofDomestic Implementation ofInternational Law
Closing
Plenary(18:00-20:00 JST)

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Use of Force: Military
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International Monetary Law(MOCOMILA)ILA FULL COUNCIL MEETING(20:00-22:00 JST)

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(20:00-22:00 JST)

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(23:00-1:00 JST)(SG) Study Group meetings(Panel)Justice and Responsibility for
the Next Global Order (YS)

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Intellectual Property andPrivate International Law(SG)Content and Evolution of theRules of Interpretation(Cmt) Committee meetings(Cmt)
International Securities
Regulation(SG)International Tax Law(Panel)Environmental Protection,
Climate Change & Green
Economy (YS)

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Submarine Cables andPipelines under InternationalLaw(23:00-1:00 JST)

(23:00-1:00 JST)

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(Panel)Business and Human Rights:
Challenges for Future
Regulation(22:00-1:00 JST)Timetable
Committee meetings
Study Group meetings
PanelsTime (JST)Time (GMT)

SessionSunday, 29 November

18:00-20:00

09:00-11:00 Opening Plenary
Thursday, 3 December

14:00-15:40

05:00-06:40 Procedure of International Courts and Tribunals

21:00-22:40

12:00-13:40 Global Health Law
Saturday, 5 December

14:00-15:40

05:00-06:40 Implementation of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

18:00-19:40

09:00-10:40 Role of International Law in Sustainable Natural Resource Management for Development
Sunday, 6 December

18:00-19:40

09:00-10:40 Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation and Contemporary International Law
Monday, 7 December

18:00-20:00

09:00-11:00 Sustainable Development and the Green Economy in International Trade Law

20:00-22:00

11:00-13:00 Use of Force: Military Assistance on Request

23:00-25:00

14:00-16:00 Content and Evolution of the Rules of Interpretation
16:00-18:00 Human Rights in Times of Emergency
Tuesday, 8 December

01:00-03:00

Human Rights in Times of Emergency

18:00-20:00

09:00-11:00 The 2017 Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty: Its Practical Impact on Nuclear Security & Arms Control

20:00-22:00

11:00-13:00 International Securities Regulation

23:00-25:00

14:00-16:00 International Tax Law
16:00-18:00 Cross-Border Violations of the Rights of Children in Migration, Enforcement Mechanisms & Legal Remedies
Wednesday, 9 December

01:00-03:00

Cross-Border Violations of the Rights of Children in Migration, Enforcement Mechanisms & Legal Remedies

18:00-20:00

09:00-11:00 International Law in the Digital World (YS)

20:00-22:00

11:00-13:00 Justice and Responsibility for the Next Global Order (YS)

21:00-22:40

12:00-13:40 Intellectual Property and Private International Law

23:00-25:00

14:00-16:00 Environmental Protection, Climate Change & Green Economy (YS)
16:00-18:00 Global Health Law
Thrusday, 10 December

01:00-03:00

Global Health Law

18:00-20:00

09:00-11:00 Participation in Global Cultural Heritage Governance

20:00-22:00

11:00-13:00 ILA FULL COUNCIL MEETING

23:00-25:00

14:00-16:00 Submarine Cables and Pipelines under International Law
Friday, 11 December

18:00-20:00

09:00-11:00 Asian State Practice of Domestic Implementation of International Law

20:00-22:00

11:00-13:00 International Monetary Law (MOCOMILA)

22:00-25:00

13:00-16:00 Business and Human Rights: Challenges for Future Regulation
Sunday, 13 December

18:00-21:00

09:00-12:00 Closing Plenary

Opening Plenary
Sunday, 29 November 2020
18:00-20:00 (JST) / 09:00-11:00 (GMT)
1. Opening remarks
Judge Shunji Yanai, President of the Japan Branch of the International
Law Association
2. Opening remarks
The Rt Hon Lord Jonathan Mance, Chair of the International Law
Association
3. Handover of presidency-Dr Christopher Ward SC, President of the International Law Association- The Rt Hon Lord Jonathan Mance- Judge Shunji Yanai
4. Virtual Tour of the city of Kyoto (Video)
5. Professor Bodeau-Livinec, Director of Studies of the International Law
Association
6. Professor Masahiko Asada, Chair of the Organizing Committee of theInternational Law Association Conference Kyoto 2020

☒ COMMITTEE/☐ STUDY GROUP/ ☐ PANEL

Date

Thursday, 3 December 2020Time

14:00-15:40 (JST) / 5:00-6:40 (GMT)

Committee

Procedure of International Courts and Tribunals

Session Chair

Mr Steven Sengayen

Committee Chair

Prof Shotaro Hamamoto (Japan Branch)Committee Chair

Prof Helene Ruiz Fabri (French Branch)Committee Chair

Prof Philippe Sands (British Branch)

Rapporteur

Dr Filippo Fontanelli (Italian Branch)

Rapporteur

Dr Arman Sarvarian (British Branch)Comment

Presentation of the final report and the draft resolution☒ COMMITTEE/☐ STUDY GROUP

Date

Thursday, 3 December 2020

Time

21:00-22:40 (JST) / 12:00-13:40 (GMT)

Committee

Global Health Law

Session Chair

Prof Manuel Almedia Riberio

Committee Chair

Prof Frederick Abbott (American Branch)Committee Chair

Prof Brigit C A Toebes (Netherlands Branch)

RapporteurProf Xavier Seuba (Spanish Branch)

Rapporteur

Ms Ellen 't Hoen (Netherlands Branch)/ ☐ PANEL☒ COMMITTEE/☐ STUDY GROUP/ ☐ PANEL

Date

Saturday, 5 December 2020Time

14:00-15:40 (JST) / 5:00-6:40 (GMT)

Committee

Implementation of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Session Chair

Mr Steven Sengayen

Committee Chair

Prof Dalee Dorough (American Branch)Committee Chair

Prof Willem van Genugten (Netherlands Branch)

RapporteurProf Timo Koivurova (Finnish Branch)

Rapporteur

Dr Federico Lenzerini (Italian Branch)☒ COMMITTEE/☐ STUDY GROUP/ ☐ PANEL

Date

Saturday, 5 December 2020Time

18:00-19:40(JST) / 9:00-10:40 (GMT)

Committee

Role of International Law in Sustainable Natural Resource
Management for Development

Session Chair

Prof Maria Gavouneli

Committee Chair

Prof Nicolaas J Schrijver ( Netherlands Branch)

RapporteurProf Marie-Claire Cordonier-Segger (Canadian Branch)☒ COMMITTEE/☐ STUDY GROUP

Date

Sunday, 6 December 2020Time

18:00-19:40 (JST) / 9:00-10:40 (GMT)

Committee

NuclearWeapons,

Non-Proliferation

andInternational Law
Session Chair

Prof Vasilka Sancin

Committee Chair

Prof Jonathan L Black-Branch (British Branch)

Rapporteur

Dr Dieter Fleck (German Branch)/ ☐ PANEL

Contemporary☒ COMMITTEE/☐ STUDY GROUP/☐ PANEL

Date

Monday, 7 December 2020Time

18:00-20:00 (JST) / 9:00-11:00 (GMT)

Committee

Committee on Sustainable Development and the Green Economy inInternational Trade Law

Session Chair

Dr Chantal Ononaiwu, Trade Policy and Legal Specialist, Office of Trade
Negotiations, CARICOM Secretariat (Caribbean Branch)Committee

Prof Mary Footer (British Branch)

Chair
Rapporteurs

Prof Meredith Kolsky Lewis (New Zealand Branch)Comment

The Committee is studying how the rules-based international trading system
supports open, fair and development friendly trade that is socially inclusive
and environmentally sustainable. Its interim report examines mutually
supportive trade and environmental measures in the public and private law
spheres as well as climate and energy measures in the form of trade and thegreen economy, such as carbon markets and border carbon adjustment
measures. The report also covers trade and natural and energy resources in
the matter of fisheries subsidies and forestry management, as well as energy
subsidies in international trade law, and green procurement.

☒ COMMITTEE/☐ STUDY GROUP/ ☐ PANEL

Date

Monday, 7 December 2020

Time

20:00-22:00 (JST) / 11:00-13:00 (GMT)

Committee

Committee on Use of Force: Military Assistance on Request

Session Chair Prof Dr Vera Rusinova , National Research University 'Higher School of& Committee Economics' (Russian Branch)
Chair
Committee

Prof Claus Kress (German Branch)

Chair
RapporteurProf James A Green (British Branch)

RapporteurProf Tom Ruys (Belgian Branch)Comment

This is an open working session of the Committee.

☐ COMMITTEE/☒ STUDY GROUP/☐ PANEL

Date

Monday, 7 December 2020Time

23:00-25:00 (JST) / 14:00-16:00 (GMT)

Study Group

Study Group on the Content & Evolution of the Rules of Interpretation

Session Chair

Bruce Mauleverer QC, ILA Patron (British Branch)

Study Group

Prof Photini Pazartzis, University of Athens (Hellenic Branch)

Co-ChairStudy Group

Prof Geir Ulfstein, University of Oslo (Norwegian Branch)

Co-ChairCo-Rapporteur

Dr Daniel Peat, Leiden University (Dutch Branch)

Co- RapporteurProf Panos Merkouris, University of Groningen (Hellenic Branch)Comment

This is an open session on the Final Report and Resolution of the Study
Group.

☒ COMMITTEE/☐ STUDY GROUP/ ☐ PANEL

Date

Tuesday, 8 December 2020

Time

01:00-03:00 (JST) / 16:00-18:00 (GMT:Monday, 7 Dec.)

Committee

Committee on Human Rights in Times of Emergency

Session Chair

Prof Leila Nadya Sadat, Washington University School of Law (American
Branch)Committee

Prof Christina Cerna (American Branch)

Chair
Committee

Prof Stefan Kadelbach (German Branch)

Chair
Rapporteur

Dr Marie Joseph Ayissi (Swiss Banch)

Rapporteur

Dr Ioana Cismas, York Law School & Centre for Applied Human Rights,
University of York (Swiss Branch)

Rapporteur

Dr Niels Petersen, Professor of Law, University of Münster (French Branch)Comment

This is an open session on the Interim Report of the Committee which has
been prepared utilising contributions from members of the Committee,
subsequently organised and homologised by the co-Rapporteurs.

☐ COMMITTEE /☐ STUDY GROUP /Date

Tuesday, 8 December 2020Time

18:00-20:00 (JST) / 9:00-11:00 (GMT)The 2017 Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty: Its Practical Impact on
Nuclear Security & Arms Control
Dr Dieter Fleck, Amsterdam Center for International Law (German Branch)

Title of the Panel
Session Chair☒ PANEL

Panelists/Speakers Prof Stuart Casey-Maslen, Institute for International and Comparative Law
in Africa, University of Pretoria
Mr Steven Hill, Former Legal Advisor and Director, Office of Legal Affairs,
NATO
Prof Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov, Vice-President of the Russian Associationof International Law
Mr Jonathan Brosseau-Rioux (ILA Scholar)
Ms Clea Strydom (ILA Scholar)
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), adopted on 7
Comment
July 2017 with a vote of 122-1-1 while no nuclear-armed State has
participated in the negotiations, is an expression of criticism of existing
failures to implement disarmament obligations under the 1968 Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT); the lack of universality of the NPT; andincreasing concerns on the humanitarian consequences of the existence andthe continuing threat of nuclear weapons that unfolded over the past years.
The TPNW will soon enter into force, after the necessary quorum of 50 State
Parties has been fulfilled on 24 October 2020. A discussion on its impact on
the international legal order and security implications for a world of many
new, and ever more complex, security risks is both necessary and timely. The
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), adopted on 7 July
2017 with a vote of 122-1-1 while no nuclear-armed State has participatedin the negotiations, is an expression of criticism of existing failures toimplement disarmament obligations under the 1968 Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty (NPT); the lack of universality of the NPT; and increasing
concerns on the humanitarian consequences of the existence and thecontinuing threat of nuclear weapons that unfolded over the past years. The
TPNW will soon enter into force, after the necessary quorum of 50 State
Parties has been fulfilled on 24 October 2020. A discussion on its impact on
the international legal order and security implications for a world of many
new, and ever more complex, security risks is both necessary and timely. The
Panel will address• main issues of, and concerns with, the TPNW;• potentials for using the TPNW as a framework for further activities; and• remaining issues and tasks in view of the 2020 NPT Review Conference(which had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemics and shall beheld as soon as the circumstances permit, but no later than April 2021).
All panelists will express their personal opinion on a completely noncommittal basis.

☒ COMMITTEE/☐ STUDY GROUP/ ☐ PANEL

Date

Tuesday, 8 December 2020

Time

20:00-22:00 (JST) / 11:00-13:00 (GMT)

Committee

Committee on International Securities Regulation

Session Chair

Mr Bruce Mauleverer QC (British Branch)Committee Chair

Prof Ida Levine, Director and Lead Expert on Policy/Regulation,
Impact Investing Institute (British Branch)

Rapporteur

Mr Paul Stevens, Dechert (American Branch)
Mr Michael Webb, Princes Chambers (New Zealand Branch)
Prof Armin Kammel, VOEIG (Austrian Branch)Anna Gardella, EBA (Italian Branch)
Professor Mads Andenas University of Oslo and Institute of Legal
Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London (British
Branch)Professor Iain MacNeil (British Branch)
Professor Etsuro Kurunoma, Waseda University (Japan Branch)
Mr Gustavo Grebler, Grebler Advogados (Brazilian Branch)
Dr Klaus Peter Follak , Independent International Counsel andConsultant (German
Branch)Ning Zhu, Chance Bridge (Headquarters Branch)
Mr Matsuo Motonobu
Secretary-General,

Securities

andExchange

SurveillanceCommission, Financial Services Agency, Japan
Nicola Berry, Clarke Gittens and Farmer (Caribbean Branch)Comment

This session will cover the following areas amongst otheremerging issues:
Regulatory Responses to COVID pandemic
Sustainable Finance
Asset management: ESG/Impact investment - global
regulatory/market developments
Non-financial reporting - what are the next steps? How areglobal standards being set? Is there a risk of misleading
disclosures?
egTech/SupTech/FinTech
LIBOR transition☐ COMMITTEE /☒ STUDY GROUP / ☐ PANEL

Date

Tuesday, 8 December 2020Time

23:00-25:00 (JST) / 14:00-16:00 (GMT)

Study Group

Study Group on International Tax Law

Session Chair

Rt Hon Lady Arden DBE, Justice of Supreme Court, United Kingdom

Study Group

Advocate General Juliane Kokott, Court of Justice of the European Union

Chair(German Branch)

Study Group

Prof Pasquale Pistone, IBFD/WU Vienna University/University of Salerno

Chair(Italian Branch)Comment

The session on International Tax Law will outline the scientific goals of thestudy group and how it fits in the ILA context. The session will then focus on
the first phase of research on taxpayers’ rights. After a general part on public
international law and taxation the session will address specific proceduralrights, rights related to sanctions and substantive rights. The session will
provide an overview of relevant issues and findings before setting out thepath to the completion of phase 1 by summarising the global legal
framework for the protection of taxpayers’ rights. There will be open
discussion on all items. We will conclude by setting the framework for phase
2 of our research on tax nexus – In search for international tax justice.

☐ COMMITTEE /☒ STUDY GROUP / ☐ PANEL

Date

Wednesday, 9 December 2020

Time

01:00-03:00 (JST) / 16:00-18:00 (GMT:Tuesday, 8 Dec.)

Study Group

Study Group on Cross-Border Violations of the Rights of Children in
Migration, Enforcement Mechanisms & Legal Remedies

Session Chair

Prof Aziz Tuffi Saliba, Dean International Affairs, Universidade Federal de
Minas Gerais (UFMG) (Brazilian Branch)

Study Group

Prof Warren Binford, Willamette University (American Branch)

Chair
Comment

This is an open working session of the Study Group on Cross Border
Violations of the Rights of Children in Migration, Enforcement Mechanisms& Legal Remedies.

☐ COMMITTEE /☐ STUDY GROUP / ☒ PANEL

Date

Wednesday, 9 December 2020Time

18:00-20:00 (JST) / 9:00-11:00 (GMT)

Title of the PanelInternational Law in the Digital World

Chair

Prof Anne Thida Norodom

Panelists/Speakers

Dr Talita deSouza Dias, University of Oxford: ‘Due Diligence inInternational Law: From Corfu Channel to the New Frontiers ofCyberspace’
Dr Antonio Coco, University of Essex: 'Old ways won’t open new
doors’: Do we need New Concepts of State Sovereignty andJurisdiction for Cyberspace?’
Dr Yurika Ishii, National Defence Academy of Japan: ‘Bridging
International Communications or Justizkonflikt 2.0?: Cross-Border
Criminal Investigation in the Digital Era and Transnational Criminal
Law’

Comment

This session highlights the work of Young Scholars in the field ofInternational Law.

☐ COMMITTEE /☐ STUDY GROUP / ☒ PANEL

Date

Wednesday, 9 December 2020

Time

20:00-22:00 (JST) / 11:00-13:00 (GMT)

Title of the Panel

Justice & Responsibility for the Next Global Order

Chair

Prof Philippe Sands QC

Panelists/Speakers Callista Harris, University of Sydney: ‘The ICJ’s Advisory Function andContentious Disputes: Looking to the Future after the Chagos Advisory
Opinion’
Dr Brian Mcgarry, Leiden University: ‘Inherent Judicial Powers and the
Future of Institutional Law-Making’Kathryn Allinson, University of Bristol: ‘Secondary Responsibility for causing
Displacement: Breach of Positive Obligations or Complicity?’
Prof Patrycja Grzebyk, University of Warsaw:’ The Acceptance of the Past as
the Key for the Future Peace – Responsibility for Denial’
Comment

This session highlights the work of Young Scholars in the field ofInternational Law.

☒ COMMITTEE/☐ STUDY GROUP/ ☐ PANEL

Date

Wednesday, 9 December 2020

Time

21:00-22:40 (JST) / 12:00-13:40 (GMT)

Committee

Intellectual Property & Private International Law

Session Chair

Mr Pravin Parekh

Committee Chair

Prof Toshiyuki Kono (Japan Branch)

RapporteurProf Pedro A de Miguel Asensio (Spanish Branch)

RapporteurProf Axel Metzger (German Branch)☐ COMMITTEE /☐ STUDY GROUP / ☒ PANEL

Date

Wednesday, 9 December 2020Time

23:00-25:00 (JST) / 14:00-16:00 (GMT)

Title of the Panel

Environmental Protection Climate Change & the Green Economy

Chair

Prof. Makane Moïse Mbengue

Panelists/Speakers

Cara North & Lisa Loechel, Lipman Karas: ‘Climate Change Litigationand its potential for shaping Domestic and International Climate
Change Policies, Laws and Regulations’Prof Harro Van Asselt, University of Eastern Finland: ‘The International
Governance of Fossil Fuel Subsidies: Testing Ground for the
Fragmentation and Deformalisation of International Law?’Federica Agostini, University of Glasgow: ‘From “green bondprinciples” to “green bond covenants”: the Role of Transnational
Contract Law in the Sustainable Finance Agenda’☐ COMMITTEE /☐ STUDY GROUP / ☒ PANEL

DateThursday, 10 December 2020

Time

01:00-03:00 (JST) / 16:00-18:00 (GMT:Wednesday, 9 Dec.)

Title of the Panel

Global Health Law

ChairProf Frederick Abbott, Florida State University College of Law(American Branch)

Panelists/Speakers

Prof Gian Luca Burci, Graduate Institute of International andDevelopment Studies (Headquarters Branch)Helene de Pooter, Bourgogne Franche-Comté University (French
Branch)Prof Brigit Toebes, University of Groningen (Dutch Branch)
Prof Leila Nadya Sadat, Washington University School of Law(American Branch)
Ms Ellen 't Hoen, LLM PhD, Medicines Law & Policy (Dutch
Branch)Mr Marco Argentini (ILA Scholar)

Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed numerous shortcomings ininternational preparedness to cope with transborder outbreaks ofviral infection. These gaps have placed intense pressure on
individuals, on governments and on international institutions.
This panel addresses the question whether the problems arisingfrom the pandemic result from one or more failures ofinternational law, including by the institutions that are
responsible for implementing that law. What were (and are) those
failures, and how might they be remedied?

☒ COMMITTEE/☐ STUDY GROUP/☐ PANEL

Date

Thursday, 10 December 2020Time

18:00-20:00 (JST) / 9:00-11:00 (GMT)

Committee

Committee on Participation in Global Cultural Heritage
GovernanceSession Chair

Prof Catherine Kessedjian, Prof. em. University Panthéon-Assas
Paris II, Vice-Chair ILA Executive Board; President ILA French
BranchCommittee Chair

Dr Andrzej Jakubowski (Polish Branch)

Rapporteur

Associate Prof Lucas Lixinski (Brazilian Branch)

Rapporteur

Mr Thomas Adlercreutz (Swedish Branch)

Rapporteur

Associate Prof Beatriz Barreiro Carril (Spanish Branch)

Rapporteur

Mr Piers Davies (New Zealand Branch)

RapporteurProf James A. R. Nafziger (American Branch)

Rapporteur

Dr Elvira Prado Alegre (Spanish Branch)

Rapporteur

Ms Kristin Hausler (British Branch)

RapporteurProf Ana Filipa Vrdoljak (Australian Branch)Comment

This session will focus on three main objectives: (1) present thework of the Committee during the first half of its mandate, which
culminated in its Interim Report for the Kyoto Conference, which
mapped the shortcomings and pitfalls of participation in a broad
range of international and regional organizations, both within andbeyond cultural heritage governance; (2) discuss the direction forthe second half of the mandate, which will focus on governancemechanisms at the domestic level and how they can influenceinternational solutions; and (3) discuss latest developments in thefield of international cultural heritage law, particularly therepercussion of the ILA’s successful past work in the area, as wellas landmark anniversaries for major international treaties in thisarea.

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Date

Thursday, 10 December 2020Time

23:00-25:00 (JST) / 14:00-16:00 (GMT)

Committee

Committee on Submarine Cables & Pipelines Under Int Law

Session Chair &Captain J. Ashley Roach JAGC USN (retired) Office of the Legal

Committee Chair

Adviser, US State Department (retired), Senior Visiting Research
Fellow, Centre for International Law, National University ofSingapore (American Branch)

Rapporteur

Dr Tara Davenport, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National
University of Singapore, Senior Research Fellow, Centre forInternational Law, National University of Singapore (Singapore
Branch)Rapporteur

Dr Danae Azaria, Associate Professor in Public International Law,
Faculty of Laws, University College London (British Branch)Comment

This is an open working session and the Committee officers willsummarise the Interim Report before inviting comments from theparticipants on the report. Particular emphasis will be placed
upon the issues identified in the report that the Committee will
be considering during the 2021-2022 biennium.

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Date

Friday, 11 December 2020Time

18:00-20:00 (JST) / 9:00-11:00 (GMT)

Study Group

Study Group on Asian State Practice of Domestic

Session Chair

Implementation of International Law
Prof Willem Van Genugten, Em. Professor of International Law,
Tilburg University (Dutch Branch)
Prof Seokwoo Lee, Inha University Law School (Korean Branch)

Study Group Chair
Study Group Chair

Prof Kevin YL Tan, National University of Singapore (Singapore
Branch)RapporteurProf Hee Eun Lee (American Branch)

Rapporteur
Comments

Dr Matthias Vanhullebusch (Headquarters)
The present Study Group (SG) is motivated by the relative lack ofscholarship on an important, yet underrepresented area of study ininternational legal studies. The introduction of Western internationallaw into Asia; the resulting shift from Asian international law and thedevelopment of international law in the region; and the impact that
all of this has had on Asian states have not been explored in depth.
While there have been individual studies on the way in which Asianstates deal with international law, the survey is patchy and does not
sufficiently offer an overview of the Asian states’ attitudes andphilosophies about the domestic implementation of internationallaw. This SG is to focus on the development of international law
through the domestic implementation of international law in the
countries in Asia. The outcome of this SG will add significantly to theliterature and our understanding of the individual states’ role in theapplication of international law, both nationally and regionally. For
the purposes of this SG, Asia will include the countries in most of
sub-regional level of Asia: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia
and Central Asia. Given that the form and substance of internationallaw as it is known today derives itself from Western states, it can beargued that Western philosophy and culture continues to influence
the character of international law. Important questions that areraised are whether international law is able to appreciate the culturaldifference between Western countries and Asian countries? In
specific reference to Asia, what approach to international law do
Asian States have when they implement it at their domestic level?
Assuming that a distinct Asian approach to international law exists,
what is its contribution, if any, to the development of internationallaw in Asia and to the development of international law generally?

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Date

Friday, 11 December 2020

Time

20:00-22:00 (JST) / 11:00-13:00 (GMT)

Committee

Committee on International Monetary Law (MOCOMILA)

Session Chair

Sir William Blair Professor of Financial Law and Ethics, Centre for Commercial& Committee

Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London (British Branch)/☐ PANEL

Chair
Committee

Mr Thomas Baxter, Jr. Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell’s Financial Services

Vice-ChairGroup (American Branch)Committee

Prof Chiara Zilioli Director General of the Legal Services for the European

Vice-Chair

Central Bank (ECB) (Italian Branch)
The Committee on International Monetary Law (MOCOMILA) invites you tojoin us as we present an overview of some of the topics we have been
discussing since the last ILA meeting in Sydney. We will begin our session
with a presentation by Masaki Bessho, Associate Director-General Payment
and Settlement Systems Department, Bank of Japan. There will follow a
short discussion of Central Bank Digital Currencies, a key area in modern
finance. The report will then be presented by our authors.

Comment

Here is the list of speakers. We hope that you will join us!
Guest speaker: Mr Masaki Bessho, Associate Director-General Payment
and Settlement Systems Department, Bank of Japan

Mr Thomas Baxter, Sullivan and Cromwell: ‘The Legal Implications
arising from the end of LIBOR’

Prof Chiara Zilioli: European Central Bank: ‘The European Legal
Issues arising from the end of EONIA and EURIBOR’Dr Eva Hüpkes: Financial Stability Board: ‘The Role of the Financial
Stability Board in International Regulation in Changing Times’Prof Benjamin Geva: Osgoode Hall Law School: ‘Third-party Service
Providers under the Second European Union Directive on Payment
Services in the Internal Market’Prof Christos Gortsos National and Kapodistrian University ofAthens, International and EU Financial Law European Institute of
the University of Saarland ‘The Evolution of the Institutional andRegulatory Framework Governing European Banking UnionProf Rosa Lastra: Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen
Mary University of London: ‘Lex Cryptographica Financiera’Dr Klaus Peter Follak Independent International Counsel andConsultant: ‘European Union Perspective on the Regulation of
Crypto Assets’☐ COMMITTEE/☐ STUDY GROUP/ ☒ PANEL

Date

Friday, 11 December 2020

Time

22:00-25:00 (JST) / 13:00-16:00 (GMT)

Title of the Panel

Business and Human Rights: Challenges for Future Regulation

Chair

Catherine Kessedjian, Prof. em. University Panthéon-Assas Paris II,
Vice-Chair ILA Executive Board; President ILA French Branch

Panelists/Speakers

Sara Seck, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Research,
Schulich School of Law and Marine & Environmental Law Institute,Dalhousie University, Canada: ‘Human Rights Due Diligence andthe Environment: Seeking the Transformative Potential of BHR for
Biodiversity and Climate Justice’
Humberto Cantú Rivera, Professor, School of Law and Social
Sciences, and Executive Director of the Institute for Human Rights
and Business, University of Monterrey (UDEM, Mexico): ‘Comments on Latin America and its Contribution to Business andHuman Rights’
Victoria R. Nalule, Research Fellow, Centre for Energy, Petroleum
and Mineral Law & Policy, University of Dundee: ‘A Nexus between
Energy, Climate Change and Human Rights’
Oyeniyi Abe, PhD Research Associate, Centre for Comparative Law
in Africa, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town, South Africa:‘Social inclusion in Global Energy Markets’
Laura Jakobs, Intern – Court of Justice of the European Union:‘Trade law and environmental obligations – Bridging to Fill the
Gaps’
Fernando Perez Lozada, Abogado (Mexico),International

Arbitration Specialist: ‘Balancing Rights and Obligations ofInvestors – The environment as an example’
Birgit Peters, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Trier,Germany: ‘Is the European Court of Human Rights the proper
forum for environmental claims?’
Harpreet Kaur, Business and Human Rights Specialist, UNDP:‘Enhancing Effectiveness of Gender-Neutral Legal Procedures’
Nicolás Carrillo Santarelli, Associate Researcher, Institute for
Human Rights and Business, University of Monterrey, (UDEM,
Mexico): ‘Comments on a Future UN Treaty on Business andHuman Rights’Comment

The goals of this session are• Using a Business and Human Right approach to change the“silo” mentality and adopt a holistic approach• Is due diligence a useful tool? How to incorporate due diligenceto transform Business activities and their potential impact on
stakeholders?
• Balancing investors’ rights and obligations; Balancing Trade andEnvironment• Access to remedy – the way forward
There will be simultaneous translation of this session (French to
English only) provided by the French BranchClosing Plenary
Sunday, 13 December 2020
18:00-20:30 (JST) / 09:00-11:30 (GMT)
1. Adoption of Resolutions and Reports
Moderated by Lord Mance
Prof.Pierre Bodeau-Livinec: Introduction to the adoption process-

Mr. Steven Sengayen:
Procedure of International Courts and Tribunals
Prof Manuel Almedia Riberio:
Global Health Law
Mr. Steven Sengayen:
Implementation of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Prof. Maria Gavouneli:
Role of International Law in Sustainable Natural Resource
Management for Development
Prof. Vasilka Sancin:
Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation and Contemporary International
Law
Mr. Pravin Parekh:
Intellectual Property and Private International Law
Mr. Bruce Mauleverer QC
Content and Evolution of the Rules of Interpretation

2. Speeches by the 2020 Scholarship Award Winners
Moderated by Lord Mance
Mr. Bruce Mauleverer QC: Introduction of the ILA scholars-

Ms. Julia Emetsva
Dr. Constantinos Yiallourides
Ms. Aylin Yildiz<Memorial Video>

3. Closing Ceremony
1) Message from His Excellency Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for
Foreign Affairs of Japan
Mr. OKANO Masataka, Legal Advisor and Director-General ofInternational Legal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofJapan would read the message on his behalf

2) Remarks
The Rt Hon Lord Jonathan Mance, Chair of the International Law
Association
3) Remarks
Judge Shunji Yanai, President of the International Law Association,
President of the Japan Branch
4) Presentation on the Next Biennial Conference
Professor Manuel de Almeida Ribeiro, President of the Portugal Branch5) Closing Address
Professor Masahiko Asada, Chair of the Organizing Committee of theInternational Law Association Conference Kyoto 2020