DRAFT
As at 27 March 20182018 Biennial Conference of the International Law Association
Hosted by the International Law Association – Australian Branch
Developing International Law in Challenging Times
Sydney, Australia
ProgramSUNDAY, August 19, 6.00pm
Opening Reception
Keynote Speaker: The Hon. Julie Bishop MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

MONDAY, August 20, 9.00-12.00
Opening Ceremony, NSW Parliament House
Keynote Speaker: The Hon. Susan Keifel AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia

MONDAY, August 20, 1.00-3.00
ILA Committee Meeting:
ILA Committee Meeting:
ILA Committee Meeting:Baselines under the International Law of the Sea
Space Law
Complementarity in International Criminal Law

Trans-Pacific Challenges in Developing International Law (ASIL/ANZSIL Co-SponsoredPanel)
Chair: Professor Tim Stephens, University of Sydney, Australia; ANZSIL President
Speakers:• Professor Sean Murphy, Georgetown University, USA; ASIL President• Professor Jacqueline Peel, Melbourne University, Australia• Professor Karen Scott, University of Canterbury, New Zealand• Professor Leila Sadat, Washington University, USA• Professor David Stewart, Georgetown University, USA

Developing International Law as a Response to Territorial Challenges facing Oceania
Islands

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Chair: Cameron Diver, Deputy Director-General of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Speakers:• Professor Géraldine Giraudeau, University of New Caledonia, New Caledonia:
The Evolution of the notion of territory in Oceania, a symptomatic example?
• Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh, University of the South Pacific, Vanuatu:
Climate Change, Cultural Rights and the Right to Self-Determination in the PacificIslands Region• Dr Géraud de Lassus Saint-Geniès, McGill University, Canada:
Dealing with climate-induced loss of territory in the Pacific Islands: The next greatchallenge to the UN climate regime?
• Professor Véronique Guèvremont, Laval University Faculty of Law, Canada:
Some utopian reflections on the contribution of international law of culture to thesurvival of States without territory• A/Professor Christine Bidaud-Garon, University of New Caledonia, New Caledonia:
The opposability of the Kanak customary civil status beyond the territory of New
Caledonia• Anne-Lee Sackett, University of the South Pacific, Vanuatu:
The Role of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights within the Self-Determination Movements
and Constitutional Reforms in the South Pacific Islands

Ongoing Challenges for Indigenous Peoples in International Law
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Mick Gooda, Royal Commissioner into the Detention of Children in the Northern
Territory, Australia• TBA

Linkages and Boundaries in Private and Public International Law
Chair: Professor Duncan French, University of Lincoln, UK; Dr Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm,
University of Edinburgh, UK; Dr Kasey McCall-Smith, University of Edinburgh, UK
Speakers:• Lord Mance, International Law Association:• Dr Alex Mills, University College London, UK:
Connecting Public and Private International Law• Professor Duncan French, University of Lincoln, UK:
A Personal Experience of our Disciplines Working Together• Dr Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, University of Edinburgh, UK:
Jurisdiction: Betwixt Unilateralism and Coordination• Dr Kasey McCall-Smith, University of Edinburgh, UK:
Reconciling Human Rights and Supply Chain Management through Corporate Social
Responsibility

MONDAY, August 20, 3.30-5.00

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ILA Committee Meeting: Feminism and International Law
ILA Committee Meeting: Intellectual Property and Private International Law
ILA Study Group Meeting: Business and Human Rights
Is International Law International?
Speaker:• A/Professor Anthea Roberts, Australian National University, Australia
Discussants:• Professor Simon Chesterman, National University of Singapore, Singapore• Professor Sienho Yee, Wuhan University, China

Outer Space in Contemporary and Future International (Space) Law
Chair: Mr Ulf Haeussler, Federal Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany
Speakers:• Professor Melissa de Zwart, University of Adelaide, Australia:
Commercialization of Space Based Services: An International Legal Perspective on
Trends in Domestic Space Legislation• Professor Setsuko Aoki, Keoi University, Japan:
Extending Confidence-Building and Arms Control to Outer Space: An International
Legal Perspective on the Limits of Terrestrial Problem Solving Mechanisms• Professor Steven Freeland, Western Sydney University, Australia:
Of Light Swords, Intergalactic Cruisers, and Death Stars: An International Legal
Perspective on Military Space Capabilities• Professor Stephan Hobe, University of Cologne, Germany:
Commentary on Papers Presented

The Inherent Changeability of the Due Diligence Principle: Challenges for theDevelopment of International Environmental Law
Chair: Professor Rosemary Rayfuse, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Speakers:• Zoe Scanlon, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore:
The Inherently Changeable Due Diligence Principle and the Protection of the Marine
Environment• The Hon. Justice Nicola Pain, Land and Environment Court of NSW, Australia:
The Due Diligence Principle from International to Domestic Law: Applying thePrinciple in Practice• Dr Aline Jaeckel, Macquarie University, Australia:
The Standard of Due Diligence in the Context of New Technology: Deep Seabed
MiningInternational Law and the Challenges of Transition to Peace: Colombian Perspectives

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Chair: Professor Alexandra Harrington, Centre for International Sustainable Development
Law, Canada
Participants:• Professor R.J. Blaise MacLean, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia• Professor Walter Arevalo Ramirez, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia• Professor Maria Carmelina Londono Lazaro, Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia• Professor Silvana Milena Insignares Cera, Universidad del Norte, Colombia• Professor Rafael A. Prieto-Sanjuan, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia

Current Challenges in International Dispute Settlement
Chair: Sir Michael Wood, 20 Essex St Chambers, UK
Speakers:• Peter Tzeng, Foley Hoag LLP, USA:
A Strategy of Non-Participation in International Dispute Settlement• Professor Catharine Titi, University of Burgundy, France:
Ultra Petita and Iura Novit Curia in International Courts and Tribunals: Counsel,
Judges and Arbitrators and the Shaping of International Law• Marina Kofman, White & Case, Australia:
Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Challenges and Reforms• Professor Natalie Klein, UNSW, Australia:
Judicial Contributions to the Law of the Sea

MONDAY, August 20, 5.30
Evening Reception
Keynote Speaker: The Hon James Allsop AO, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia

TUESDAY, August 21, 9.00-10.30
ILA Committee Meeting:
ILA Committee Meeting:
ILA Committee Meeting:Global Health Law
Rule of Law and International Investment Law
Recognition / Non-Recognition in International Law

Area-based Ocean Management in the Asia Pacific
Discussants:• Professor Clive Schofield, University of Wollongong, Australia• Professor Karen Scott, University of Canterbury, New Zealand• Professor Seok-Woo Lee, Inha University, Korea

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Exploring Dimensions of Trade Law
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Pham Ngoc Minh Trang, & Tran Le Duy, Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
The prospects of trade-related measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated
fishing in international law• Dr. Marsha Simone Cadogan, Centre for International Governance Innovation,
Canada:Preferential Free Trade Agreements and the Fate of Geographical Indications in
Global Consumer Markets• Murilo Lubambo, University College London, UK:
The Hidden Liberalising Power of MFN Clauses in International Economic Law

The Developing Concept of Modern Slavery
Chair: Professor Jean Allain, Monash University, Australia
Speakers:• Katarina Schwarz, University of Nottingham, UK:
Prohibiting Slavery, Criminalising Enslavement: The Failures of the International
Regime Governing Human Exploitation• A/Professor Nicole Siller, Deakin University, Australia

Dispute Resolution in the Transport Industry
Chair: Justin Hogan-Doran, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers, Australia
Speakers:• Luping Zhang, Kings College London, UK:
International Dispute Resolution in the Aviation Industry• A/Professor Ling Zhu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong China:
Multimodal transport of goods and disputes: jurisdiction and governing law• TBA

Teaching and Education in International Law
Chair: Professor Charlotte Ku, Texas A&M University, US
Speakers:• A/Professor Babatunde Fagbayibo, University of South Africa, South Africa:
Past as prologue: Some thoughts on centering pre-colonial epistemic principles in theteaching of international law in Africa• A/Professor Pauline Collins, University of Southern Queensland, Australia:
Developing a Course in IHL in Challenging Times• Michael Abiodun Olatokun, Research Fellow British Institute of International andComparative Law, UK:
Educating the public about international law: the necessary precondition for humanrights and the rule of law

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TUESDAY, August 21, 11.00-12.30
ILA Committee Meeting:
ILA Committee Meeting:International Protection of Consumers
Sustainable Development and the Green Economy inInternational Trade Law
ILA Interest Group Meeting: Teaching of International Law
Cities at the Frontiers of International Law and Governance
Chair: Professor Kim Rubenstein, Australian National University, Australia
Speakers:• A/Professor Jolene Lin, National University of Singapore, Singapore:
Climate Change• A/Professor Yukiko Takashiba, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific Law School, Japan:
Migration• Professor Janne Nijman, TMC Asser Instituut, The Netherlands:
Security• Professor Helmut Aust, FU Berlin, Germany:
Human Rights

New Technologies and International Humanitarian Law
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Professor Tim McCormack, University of Melbourne, Australia:• Dr Rain Liivoja, University of Melbourne, Australia:• LTCOL Damian Copeland, Australian Defence Force, Australia:• Monique Cormier, University of New England, Australia:

Interpretation, Implementation and Innovation in Oceans Governance: a ‘Pacific way’?
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Zsofia Korosy, UNSW Sydney, Australia:
History, Geography and the International Law of Pacific Ocean Fisheries• Camille Goodman, Australian National University, Australia:
Fishing for inspiration in the Pacific• Genevieve Quirk, University of Wollongong, Australia:
Oceania’s institutional complex and its implications for integrated oceansgovernance

Current Problems in International Commercial Arbitration
Chair: Damian Sturzaker, Marque Lawyers, Australia
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Michael Polkinghorne, White & Case, France:
Lost in Process (or Process: Panacea or Pain?)
Brenda Horrigan, Herbert Smith Freehills, Australia:
TBA

Assessing State Obligations
Chair: Professor Gillian Triggs, University of Melbourne, Australia
Speakers:• Pok Yin S Chow, City University of Hong Kong:
Reservations as Unilateral Acts? Examining the International Law Commission’s
Approach to Reservations• Dr Vladyslav Lanovoy, Associate Legal Officer, International Court of Justice:
The Content and Scope of the Due Diligence Obligation under Customary International
Law• A/Professor Ulrike Fleth-Barten, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark:State Responsibility in a Fragmented Order of International Law

TUESDAY, August 21, 12.30-1.30
Special Lunch Keynote Speaker: The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG

TUESDAY, August 21, 1.30-3.00
ILA Committee Meeting:
ILA Committee Meeting:
ILA Committee Meeting:

Use of ForceRole of International Law in Sustainable Natural Resource
Management for Development
Procedure of International Courts and Tribunals

Investment Disputes and Challenging Boundary Issues over Land and Sea
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Christine Sim, National University of Singapore, Singapore:
Investment Disputes In Areas of Uncertain Sea Boundaries Ghana / Côte d’Ivoire• A/Professor G. Matteo Vaccaro-Incisa, IESEG School of Management (Paris), France:
Between the rock of instability and the hard place of multiple political authorities: towhom may the investor turn in Libya?
• Sebastian Wuschka, Luther, Hamburg, Germany & Ruhr-University Bochum’s School ofLaw, Germany:Internationalization of Investments by Way of Annexation?: The Crimea Claims

The Concept of Imminence in International Law: Towards Coherence?
Chair: Professor Jane McAdam, UNSW Sydney, Australia
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Discussants:• Professor Michelle Foster, Melbourne Law School• Professor Hélène Lambert, University of Wollongong, Australia, and University ofWestminster, UK• Professor Jacqueline Peel, Melbourne Law School, Australia• Professor Walter Kälin, University of Bern, Switzerland

Paris Agreement and Climate Change
Chair: Martijn Wilder AM, Baker & McKenzie, Australia
Speakers:• Hitomi Kimura, Otsuma Women's University, Japan:
Role of the Non-state Actors in the Paris Agreement and Development of International
Law• Dr Jadranka Petrovic, Monash University, Australia:
Climate change and international trade agreements: a Look at the TPP and its
Implications for Australia• A/Professor Sara Seck, Dalhousie University, Canada:Business Responsibilities for Human Rights and Climate Change

Use of Force in Challenging Times
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Gábor Kajtár, ELTE Law School, Hungary:
Challenging Times – Old Rules? The Unbearable Lightness of the Unable or Unwilling
Doctrine• Sean Shun Ming Yau, International Criminal Court, The Netherlands:
When Two Jus Cogens norms collide: the Legal Consequence of the Use of Force toAchieve Secession• TBA

Reflecting on the WTO Tobacco Plain Packaging Panel Report (side event organised by
the Global Health Law Committee)
Chair: Professor Frederic Abbott, Florida State University and Co-Chair, Global Health Law
Committee, USA
Discussants:• David Laffan, Australian Government Department of Health, Australia• Jonathan Liberman, McCabe Center for Law and Cancer, Australia• Professor Brigit Toebes, University of Groningen, The Netherlands• Professor Tania Voon, University of Melbourne, Australia

TUESDAY, August 21, 3.30-5.00

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ILA Committee Meeting:
ILA Committee Meeting:
ILA Committee Meeting:
ILA Study Group Meeting:

Human Rights in Times of Emergencies
International Securities Regulations
Implementation of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Role of Cities in International Law

Presentations by Poster Participants
Current Issues in the Development and Governance of the Global Commons
Chair: Silvia Maciunas, Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Canada
Speakers:• Freedom-Kai Phillips, Research Associate, CIGI, Canada:
Governance of Marine Genetic Resources in the Area: An institutional approach tofostering equitable innovation• Dr Timiebi Aganaba-Jeanty, CIGI, Canada:
From Exploration to Exploitation: Legal Implications of Increased Accessibility of the
Global Commons• Ling Chen, CIGI, Canada:
Addressing Climate Cooperation in ‘Clubs’: A Critical Legal Analysis• Dr Basil Ugochukwu, CIGI, Canada:
Climate Migration and the Tragedy of the Commons

Trade in the Asia-Pacific
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• A/Professor Pasha L. Hsieh, Singapore Management University School of Law, Singapore:
The RCEP as the New Trade Architecture of the Asia-Pacific: Constructing the Normative
Foundation for the Global South• Dr Christian Riffel , University of Canterbury, New Zealand:
The slow demise of fair and equitable treatment: is the TPP the odd one out?
• A/Professor Amokura Kawharu, University of Auckland, New Zealand & Professor Luke
Nottage, University of Sydney, Australia:
International Investment Agreements in Challenging Times: Australia and New Zealandin the Asia-Pacific Region

Confronting Challenges in International Criminal Law
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Diajeng Wulan Christianti, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia:
Combating Impunity for International Crimes: Rethinking Erga Omnes Obligations• Dr Melanie O’Brien, University of Western Australia, Australia:
Developing the Definition of Genocide in Challenging Times• Dr Sarah Nouwen, University of Cambridge, UK:
What’s missing in the proposed Convention on Crimes against Humanity?
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TUESDAY, August 21, 5.30pm
Evening Reception, hosted by Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers

WEDNESDAY, August 22, 9.00-10.30
ILA Committee Meeting:Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation and Contemporary
International Law
ILA Committee Meeting: International Law and Sea Level RiseILA Study Group Meeting: Content and Evolution of the Rules of Interpretation
General Principles of Law – Part I
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Dr Marija Đorđeska, Queen Mary University, UK:
Definition, Methods of Identification of General Principles• Professor Brad Roth, Wayne State University, US:
General Principles of Law in International Criminal Law• Professor Aziz Tuffi Saliba, Federal University of Minas Girais, Brazil:
Normative Character of General Principles and their Relationship with other Sources ofInternational Law

UN Peacekeeper’s Use of Force and ‘Collateral Damage’ in Chapter VII Mandated Law
Enforcement Operations
Presentation of film, It Stays With You: Use of Force by UN Peacekeepers in Haiti, followed byround table discussion:• Professor Siobhán Wills, Ulster University, UK• Professor Bruce Oswald CSC, University of Melbourne, Australia• Scott Sheeran, New Zealand Ministry of Defence, New Zealand• Haidi Willmot, Stimson Center, US

Competing Perspectives on International Investment Law
Chair: Jo Delaney, Baker & McKenzie, Australia
Speakers:• Fernando Pérez Lozada, Mayer Brown, France:
International Arbitration in Latin America: A peculiar blend of Pro-State and Pro-Investor
policies?
• Professor Petra Butler, Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand & Ana Stanič, E&A
Law, UK: Investment treaty arbitration through the prism of human rights law: insights
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Dr Berk Demirkol, Galatasaray University, Turkey:
Invoking international causes of action other than investment treaty undertakings ininvestment treaty arbitration
Dr Alejandro Carballo, International Energy Charter, Belgium:
The Potential Modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty

Challenges with Foreign Judgments
Chair: The Hon Justice Lindsay Foster, Federal Court of Australia
Speakers:• Dr. Jie (Jeanne) Huang, UNSW Sydney, Australia:
Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in China: Promising
Developments, Prospective Challenges and Proposed Solutions• A/Professor Elena Voytovich, Siberian Institute of Management, Russia:
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments on Commercial Matters• Cara North, Lipman Caras LLP, UK & Brody Warren, Permanent Bureau of the Hague
Conference on Private International Law, The Netherlands:
A Piece of the Puzzle: The Judgments Project and Transnational Legal Cooperation in
Challenging International Times

Engaging with Non-State Actors in International Law
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Harry Aitken, MinterEllison, Australia:
Sub-national governments: The new international law makers?
• Dr Agata Kleczkowska, Institute of Law Studies Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland:
Filling the gap -the new regime of responsibility for armed non-state actors• Dr Nicolette Butler & Dr Shavana Musa, University of Manchester, UK:
Amici Curiae in International Investment Disputes: A Key Contribution to theDevelopment of Investment Law and Policy in Uncertain Times?
• Dr Oluwatobiloba Moody, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada:Multi-Stakeholder Questions, Multi-Regime Solutions: Indigenous Rights & theDevelopment of an International Sui Generis System for Protection of Traditional
Knowledge

WEDNESDAY, August 22, 11.00-12.30
ILA Committee Meeting:
ILA Committee Meeting:International Monetary Law
Protection of Privacy in Private International andProcedural Law
ILA Study Group Meeting: International Tax Law (until 1pm)
General Principles of Law – Part II
Chair: TBA
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Speakers:• Professor Christopher Waters, University of Windsor, Canada:
General Principles in Practice of International Courts and Tribunals• Professor Luke Sobota, Three Crowns LLP, US:
General Principles in International Investment Law and Arbitration• Professor Władysław Czapliński, University of Warsaw, Poland:
General Principles of Law and Judicial Law-Making (Art.38(2) of the ICJ Statute)

The Development of International Law in the Area of Business and Human Rights
Chair: TBA
Speakers: (TBC)• Dr Michael Addo
• Ms Rae Lindsay• Mr Antony Crockett

Striking the Right Balance in the Law of the Sea: Insights from the Asia-Pacific
Chair: Professor Natalie Klein, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Speakers:• A/Professor Vincent Cogliati-Bantz, University of Auckland, New Zealand:
Freedom (?) of the High Seas: evolution, challenges, perspectives• A/Professor Makoto Seta, Yokohama City University, Japan:
Criminalization of IUU Fishing in the Pacific Ocean• Angela Abolhassani and Dr Jeffrey McGee, University of Tasmania, Australia:
Differential Treatment in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations: What are the‘Special Requirements’ of Developing Coastal States within the WCPFC and IOTC?

Private International Law Challenges in China
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Dr. Peng [Helen] Han, Lingnan University, Hong Kong China:
Challenges and Development of International Tax Treaties under China’s “Belt and Road
Initiative”• Professor Vivienne Bath, University of Sydney, Australia:
Parallel Cases and Overlapping Jurisdictional Claims – the Approach of the Chinese
Courts
• A/Professor Michelle Ratton Sanchez Badin, FGV São Paulo School of Law, Brazil:
The Recent Chinese Approach to Brazil: CAQDAS Mapping of the Bilateral Regulatory
Frameworks

Australia and International Law
Chair: Alexander Kunzelman, Secretary of the International Law Association (Australian
Branch)Speakers:• Daniel Goldsworthy, Victoria University, Australia; A/Professor Michael Longo, Victoria
University, Australia:
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Legitimate Expectation or an Expectation of Legitimacy: The Scope of Commonwealth
Executive Power to Withdraw from International Law
Dr Christopher Ward SC, 6 St James Hall Chambers, Australia; President, ILA (Australia):
The Australian High Court and International Law
TBA

WEDNESDAY, August 22, 1.30-3.00
ILA Committee Meeting: Participation in Global Cultural Heritage Governance
ILA Study Group Meeting: Use of Domestic Law Principles for the Development ofInternational Law
Legitimacy Perspectives of Free Trade and Investment Agreements
Chair: Professor Markus Krajewski, University of Erlangen‐Nuremberg, Germany & Professor
Andreas R. Ziegler, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Speakers:• Professor Locknie Hsu, Singapore Management, University, Singapore:
Trade and Investment Agreements – Gaps in Inclusiveness• Dr Emmanuel Opoku Awuku, ACP Secretariat, Belgium:
Legitimacy Challenges of Trade and Investment Agreements from a Developing Country
Perspective• Professor Debra P. Steger, University of Ottawa, Canada:
Legitimacy of a Permanent Court - The WTO’s Appellate Body and the Proposed
Multilateral Investment Court Compared• Professor Karsten Nowrot, University of Hamburg, Germany:
Regulatory Approaches towards Corporate (Social) Responsibility in Free Trade andInvestment Agreements

Developing International Law Regulating Tensions and Armed Conflict and theChallenges of New ‘Weapons’ of Warfare
Chair: Professor Dale Stephens, University of Adelaide
Speakers:• A/Professor Rob McLaughlin, UNSW Canberra, Australia:
Developing international law to address challenges posed by emerging means andmethods of warfare• Dr Rain Liivoja, University of Melbourne, Australia:
Make War, Not Law? The Reluctance of States to Create New Rules of International
Humanitarian Law• Dr Emily Crawford, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney, Australia:
Non-binding norms and new technologies in IHL• Duncan Blake, University of Adelaide, Australia:
Law applicable to military uses of outer space as an example

The Tide of Change: New Responses to Environmental Challenges in the Pacific Ocean
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Chair: Professor Tim Stephens, University of Sydney, Australia
Speakers:• Frances Anggadi, Attorney-General’s Department, Australia:
Maritime zones in the Pacific: a survey of recent Pacific state practice in theimplementation of UNCLOS• Professor Karen Scott, University of Canterbury, New Zealand:
Fixing Maritime Boundaries in Response to Sea Level rise: Evolving Regional Custom in
the Pacific?
• Millicent McCreath, National University of Singapore, Singapore:
Request for an Advisory Opinion from ITLOS on the Content of Climate Change
Obligations in UNCLOS on behalf of Pacific Ocean Small Island Developing States• Anastasia Telesetsky, University of Auckland, New Zealand:
Circular Economy, the Law and Marine Plastic Pollution in the Asia-Pacific Region

Challenges in Refugee Law
Chair: Madeline Gleeson, Kaldor Centre, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Speakers:• Dr Cristiano d'Orsi, University of Johannesburg, South Africa:
The African responses to the present refugee crisis: realities, challenges and hopes• Professor Seryon Lee, Chonbuk National University Korea:
Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy in Korea: Challenges and Prospects• Dr Amy Maguire & Amy Elton, University of Newcastle, Australia:
Extending a Collective Human Right to Address a Global Challenge: Self-Determination
for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Internally Displaced Persons

Contemporary Issues in Private International Law
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Dr Burcu Yüksel, University of Aberdeen, UK:
International Payments in Virtual Currencies: New Challenges for Private International
Law• Professor Hannes Rösler, University of Siegen, Germany:
How Flexible is Choice of Law?: On the Admissibility of Floating Choice of Law Clauses• Michael Douglas, University of Western Australia, Australia:
Forum Policy and Foreign Law in Australian Private International Law

Pushing the Boundaries of Outer Space
Chair: Professor Steven Freeland, Western Sydney University, Australia
Speakers:• Maria Manoli, McGill University, Canada:
Revisiting the Concept of Sovereignty through the Example of Extraterrestrial “Land”
Commercialization• Professor Doo Hwan Kim, The Korea Society of Air & Space Law and Policy, Korea:
Proposal for Establishing a New International Space Agency on the Moon & Mars
Exploitation and Legal Problems on the Moon Agreement

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A/Professor Kumar Abhijeet, National Law School of India University, Bangalore:
Defining the boundary of outer space

WEDNESDAY, August 22, 3.30-5.00
ILA Committee Meeting:
ILA Committee Meeting:

Islamic Law and International Law
International Commercial Arbitration

The Role of Public Interest Engagement in Developing International Law: From Pro
Bono Practice to Private Sector Involvement
Chair: Robert Houston, K&L Gates, Singapore
Speakers:• Robert Houston, K&L Gates, Singapore:
Officers of the Court: Professional Responsibility & Public Interest Engagement in an Ageof Globalization (Reflections on Practice from the Cross-Border Pro Bono Fight Against
Human Trafficking• Kabir Duggal, Baker & McKenzie New York, US:
The Role of International Law Firms in the Development of International Law: Pro Bono
Representation of the Least-Developed Countries in Investment Treaty Negotiation &Dispute Resolution• Archana Kotecha, Head of Legal, Liberty Asia:
The Role of Civil Society Involvement in the Development of International Law in
Challenging Time
• John Sullivan, K&L Gates LLP & Phil Malcolm, Thomson Reuters:
The Role of Corporate Best Practices in the Development of International Law: Due
Diligence in Supply Chain Management and Evolving State Practice

Women in International Law
Chair: Professor Andrew Byrnes, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Speakers:• Dr Gabrielle Simm, University of Technology Sydney, Australia:
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women’s General
Recommendation on Gender and Disaster• Dr Olga Jurasz, Open University Law School United Kingdom:
Feminist engagements with fragmented international law: the case of jus post bellum• Anaïs Tobalagba, University of Technology Sydney, Australia:‘All that is Gold does not Glitter’: Mining, Conflict, Sexual Violence and the Quest for
Corporate Accountability

Regional Challenges in International Law
Chair: Mr. Pravin Parekh, Secretary of the International Law Association (Indian Branch)
Speakers:• A/Professor Atip Latipulhayat, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia:
Eurocentrism of International Law: A Myth or Reality?
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Jayne Holliday, University of Aberdeen, UK; Professor Paul Beaumont, University ofAberdeen, UK; A/Professor Mihail Danov, University of Exeter, UK:
Brexit Challenges and Opportunities: Redesigning the UK Private International Law
Landscape
Dr David S Berry, University of the West Indies, Barbados:
Caribbean Regional Integration and Avoiding CAREXITSpace Resources: Legal Framework Discussed
Discussants:• Professor Stephan Hobe, University of Cologne, Germany• Professor Mahulena Hofmann, University of Luxemburg, Luxemburg

Managing and Conserving Water in International Law
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Mr Joseph Malassi Longunza, University of KwaZuluNatal, South Africa:
Transboundary water treaties and politics faced with climate change: A comparative
analysis of Agreements on a shared dwindling resource in a thirsty region (Case study of
the Southern African Development Community)• Dr Emma Carmody, Environmental Defenders Office of New South Wales, Australia:
Wetlands for Humanity: How the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands can be used to meet
the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals• Dr Kate Owens, University of Sydney, Australia:
Environmental Water Markets: New Patterns for Law and Regulation

WEDNESDAY, August 22, 5.30
Conference Dinner, Luna Park

THURSDAY, August 23, 9.00-10.30
ILA Study Group Meeting: UN Sanctions and International Law
ILA Study Group Meeting: Socially Responsible Investment
Pathways to Nuclear Disarmament
Chair: Professor Dieter Fleck, Germany
Speaker: Open Lecture by Professor Ramesh Thakur, Australian National University, Australia

Current Human Rights Issues – Part I
Chair: TBA
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Speakers:• Dr Sofia Galani, University of Bristol, UK:
Right to Life and Anti-Terrorist Operations: Do Desperate Times Call for Desperate
Solutions?
• Professor Brigit Toebes, University of Groningen, The Netherlands:
International Law as a Tool to Address Challenges in Global Health• TBA

Extraterritorial Enforcement
Chair: Dr James Renwick SC, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers, Australia
Speakers:• Dr Alexandra George, UNSW Sydney, Australia:
Extradition and Overseas Prison Time: A Developing Trend in the Cross-Border
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Laws?
• Dr Alison Pert, University of Sydney, Australia:
Foreign State Immunity in the Age of Trump: is he immune from suit in a foreign court?
(and other current thorny immunity issues)• TBA

Challenges in Environmental Governance
Chair: Professor Robin Warner, University of Wollongong, Australia
Speakers:• Dr Michelle Lim and Dr Nengye Liu, University of Adelaide, Australia:
Can Condominium Arrangements and the Ecosystem Approach Achieve Sustainable
Environmental Governance in the South China Sea?
• A/Professor Wei-Chung Lin, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan:
Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements in Independent
Accountability Mechanisms (IAMs): A Comparative Approach• Abdullah-Al Arif, Macquarie University, Australia:
Status of Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management in International Environmental Law
and Its Adoption in the Fisheries Regime in Bangladesh

The Role of Elected Members on the Security Council in the Pursuit of Peace andJustice: an International Law Perspective
Chair: Professor Nico Schrijver, Leiden University, The Netherlands
Participants:• Dr James Farrell, Australian National University, Australia• Professor Owe Bring, emeritus University of Uppsala, Sweden [TBC]• Professor Erica de Wet, University of Pretoria, South Africa [TBC]• Professor Susana Camargio Vieira, emeritus University of Sao Paulo, Brazil [TBC]

Challenges of Children’s Rights in International Law
Chair: Dr Holly Doel-Mackaway, Macquarie University, Australia
Speakers:
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The Hon John Pascoe AC CVO, Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia:
Sandrine Alexandre-Hughes, 6 St James Hall, Australia:
Protecting the Person and Property Interests of Children in International Situations
Rosa Saladino, Solicitor, Australia:
Protecting Children from Unintended Effects of Return Orders under the Hague
Convention

THURSDAY, August 23, 11.00-12.00
Time Reserved for Additional ILA Committee Meetings
Current Place of Mediation
Speaker:• Khory McCormick, McCullough Robertson, Australia
Commentator:• Professor Catherine Kessedjian, University of Paris II, France

Current Human Rights Issues – Part II
Chair: TBA
Speakers:• Adjunct A/Professor John Southalan, Barrister & University of Western Australia,
Australia:
Human Rights for Regulators – Using International Standards to Assist in Regulation• Professor Alison Dundes Renteln, University of Southern California, USA:
Recognizing the Human Right to a Name and the Implications for Giving and Changing
Personal Names

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