NEWSLETTER SUMMER 2008
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Director's Notes
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Listening to the news over the past few months highlights the importance of the activities of the Institute. From issues about the legality of the actions of Russia and Georgia to the struggles within
the European Union to work out its institutional order after the Irish vote on the Treaty of Lisbon; from proposals about collective/group actions on consumer issues to anti-competitive practices by airlines; and the collapse of the latest world trade negotiation round to international criminal court procedures; to name but a very few. For many of these issues, the Institute has a vital role, especially that of researcher and educator, seeking to clarify and apply the relevant international and comparative law to the situation.
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The Institute
has had this role for nearly 50 years. It is 50 years of
the promotion of the rule of law in international
affairs by the Institute. The rule of law is distinct
from the rule by power and the rule by law, and it is
universally accepted that it is an essential part of the
development of effective and sustainable national and
international systems. The importance of this principle
to the Institute is shown in the topic of the annual
Grotius Lecture this year, which is on ‘The Rule of Law
in the International Order’. We are delighted that Lord
Bingham, the Chairman of the Institute, will deliver
this Lecture, which is to be held on the very day, 50
years ago, that the Institute was established: 17
November.
Before this, the
Annual Conference will be held on 17 October. It is on
the theme of climate change and its challenges to
international law. This is an issue that affects many
aspects of international and comparative law and we will
have speakers from within and outside the law to discuss
it, as well as many younger scholars. I invite you to
join us on both occasions.
In the meantime, the
Institute continues to offer a range of excellent,
interesting and practically relevant events and
continues its high quality research and publications. In
this Newsletter we show just some of the activities that
we have undertaken in the past few months. We also hope
that you will be able to offer us some financial support
during our 50th anniversary that will enable us to
continue our important work as a charity.
Professor Robert
McCorquodale
Institute Director
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50th Anniversary Campaign
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The Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG
Chairman, British Institute of International and
Comparative law
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“The diversity
of the Institute’s membership and its
ability to engage with a wide variety of
international and comparative issues
ensure that it remains a relevant and
essential institution. It provides an
excellent environment for valuable and
helpful
discussions between those advising
governments, corporations and others,
and with the academic community. It
works with some of the leading scholars,
judges and practitioners in their
fields, and its research ensures that
many contemporary issues are carefully
examined and analyzed.
Over the last 50 years, the Institute
has been
promoting the rule of law through all
its activities. The same core principle
will continue to inspire and inform the
work of the Institute in the years
ahead.”
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Helen Bright
Development Director |
Please click
here to view the full text of the 50th Anniversary Campaign Brochure
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The Institute Announces
Annual Conference 2008
will focus on Climate Change |
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Anna Riddell,
Research Fellow Public
International Law |
This year’s Annual
Conference, which takes place on 17
October 2008 will focus on the pressing
contemporary question of climate change
and the challenges it presents for the
international legal system. BIICL is
uniquely placed to examine the subject
from an international and comparative
perspective, providing insights from
around the world and from disciplines
outside the law, as well as from those
leading the international efforts to
mitigate the effects of climate change,
and to prevent its further escalation.
The Conference features some 30 of
the top scholars and practitioners
concerned with the subject speaking on
issues ranging from the Bali Road Map to
the regulation of biofuels, and the
protection of intellectual property to
the problems facing environmental
refugees. We are delighted to have Sir
Crispin Tickell, former advisor to
successive Prime Ministers on the
subject of climate change, delivering a
keynote address at the Conference, and
Professor Sir Brian Hoskins giving a
speech following the evening Dinner at
the Hotel Russell.
For the full programme of the event, and
to book your place at the Conference and
Dinner, please
click here.
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Lisbon Treaty
Raises Questions of Investment Treaty Making and
Arbitration in Europe
On 8 July 2008, the Investment Treaty Forum held a small
members-only seminar on the ‘Lisbon Treaty and the
Future of EU BITs’, kindly hosted by the School of
International Arbitration, Queen Mary, University of
London. There was a lively discussion on the provisions
in the Lisbon Treaty that give the European Union
exclusive competence in the field of foreign direct
investment (Article 188C).
The seminar started by discussing the prospects of the
Lisbon Treaty after the Irish ‘No’ vote. It appeared
likely that, regardless of the Lisbon Treaty’s fate, the
provision found in Article 188C would reappear in any
new treaty, even one less comprehensive in its reforms
than Lisbon.
The seminar examined what the transfer of competence
meant for Member States’ existing BITs and considered
the obligation on Member States under Article 307 of the
EC Treaty to ‘take appropriate steps’ to ‘eliminate any
incompatibilities’ between Member States’ obligations
under other international agreements and the EC Treaty.
A primary concern was to ensure that European investors
did not end up in a worse position than they were in before
the transfer of competence. It was concluded that under
the rules of international law, the transfer of
competence would not lead to the derogation of the
existing BITs between EU Member States and third
countries, and that Article 307 was a ‘best efforts’
clause only.
Participants discussed a number of practical questions
that are likely to arise after the transfer of
competence. A hypothetical scenario of an investor from a non-EU
state commencing arbitral proceedings against the
European Union under an EU BIT and relating to conduct
of one of the Member States raised interesting questions
such as:
- Who would be respondent in the claim – the EU alone or
the Member State also?
- Who should appoint the arbitrator and would the
Commission have to consult with the Member State against
whom the allegations were being made?
- Could the Commission, in practice, negotiate a
settlement agreement with the claimant without the
Member State’s consent? And if so, who would pay the
agreed amount?
- If the arbitration proceeded and damages were awarded
against the EU, from whose budget would the funds come?
If the Member State could not be a co-respondent or
third party, what was the potential for its status as
amicus curiae in the arbitration between the claimant
and the EU?
These and other difficulties in managing such disputes
may result in the removal of investor-state arbitration
as an option in any investment treaty negotiated by the
EU, which would be a grave concern for European
investors who may engage in treaty shopping to secure a
right to arbitration. In this connection, the investment
law community should take active part in formulating an
eventual EU Model BIT.
Given the acute interest in the topic, the British
Institute and Lovells are organizing a broader
conference entitled ‘European Law and Bilateral
Investment Treaties: Exploring the Grey Areas’
[hyperlink to the event’s page] on 4 December 2008 in
London. This conference will further explore various
aspects of the interaction between the EU law and BITs.
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EU-CHINA INVESTMENT
FRAMEWORK
The Institute has been commissioned to prepare a
comparative study of bilateral investment treaties concluded by
China with the Member States of the European Union. The study
focuses on the approaches taken in these treaties on such issues
as definitions of investor and investment, admission and
establishment of investments, national treatment,
most-favoured-nation treatment, absolute standards of protection
such as fair and equitable treatment and full protection and
security, expropriation, umbrella clauses and dispute
settlement. The approaches taken in the EU-China BITs are then
contrasted against wider treaty practices existing in the world
including the latest trends in investment treaty-making.
Finally, the study looks at the relationship between the
provisions in EU-China BITs and the commitments of relevant countries under the WTO TRIMs and GATS agreements. Norah Gallagher and Sergey Ripinsky
carried out the work. |
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Project: Human
Rights, International Law and Muslim States
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Dr Nisrine Abiad Research Fellow,
Iran project
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As
part of its project on ‘Human Rights in
International Law and Iran’ and of its objective
to facilitate a better understanding of
international law and human rights between
Europe and the Muslim world in general, the
British Institute of International and
Comparative Law recently held a conference in
June entitled: Islam, the Application of Sharia,
and Human Rights.
The Institute invited Islamic and international
law experts from a range of countries and
backgrounds to exchange ideas and experiences on
important issues such as the potential of human
rights discourse within Islamic jurisprudence
and the implementation of human rights in Muslim
jurisdictions. More specifically, the experts
were invited to discuss the conclusions reached
by the Iran Project’s forthcoming publication,
Sharia, Muslim States and International Human
Rights Treaty Obligations: A Comparative Study.
The study sought to identify patterns among
Muslim states in their ratification and
implementation of international human rights
treaties with the added objective of assessing
the impact of Sharia on State practices. The
results were illuminating and the conclusions
were well received and enthusiastically
discussed by participants.
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Along with the above publication, the Iran
Project is also set to publish two other studies
in the form of manuals, both of which are aimed
at increasing awareness and understanding of
international law, human rights and Iran. The
manuals provide access to necessary legal
information on international human rights law as
well as an introduction to the Iranian legal
system. The two publications are entitled:
1.
A Sourcebook on International Human Rights
Materials
2.
An Introduction to the Iranian Legal System and
the Protection of Human Rights in Iran
Forthcoming activities: Scholarships Programme
in Public International Law for young Iranian
scholars
As part of the Institute’s endeavour to improve
the understanding of international law through
education, the Institute has invited three young
Iranian scholars to London for a one-month
scholarship programme in International Law.
During the course of the programme, the scholars
will receive training in vital research skills,
instruction in areas of international law from
climate change to human rights, and the
opportunity to publish their own short paper in
the Bulletin of International Legal
Developments.
Dr Nisrine Abiad Research Fellow, Iran project
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My Internship at the British Institute of
International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
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Brendan Plant Research Fellow |
An internship at BIICL
offers students a unique and invaluable
opportunity to develop, through first-hand
experience of collaborative research, the
knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a
career in international law. Each internship
at the Institute differs, depending on the
subject-matter of the projects underway and
the nature of the work required, but each
provides the possibility to engage
meaningfully with an interesting and diverse
team of committed researchers.
My internship at the Institute took place
over three months during the summer of 2006,
while I was working towards the completion
of my Master's dissertation at the London
School of Economics nearby. After a year
spent studying the framework and case law of
international law, my internship gave me a
welcome chance to observe how the theories
and debates I had learnt about were being
tested and stretched in the circumstances of
contemporary events. Indeed, during my time
as an intern, the conflict between Israel
and Hizbollah flared up in Lebanon, and this
provided an urgent and real stimulus to
consider the principles of international
humanitarian law which I had studied in
previous years. |
During my time as an intern, I primarily conducted
research for the Evidence before International
Courts and Tribunals project, but I also published a
piece in the Institute's Bulletin of International
Legal Developments (BILD), I attended a number of
interesting conferences and events hosted by the
Institute, and I was able to sit in on research
staff meetings.
My favourite aspect of the internship experience was
spending time in such a collegial environment. I was
continually excited by the prospect of being part of
a team of researchers who, despite the broad
diversity of their backgrounds and expertise, were
united by a shared interest in and enthusiasm for
international law. I relished the opportunity not
only to observe but also to take part in the
vigorous exchange of ideas which occurs daily at the
Institute. Working alongside accomplished research
fellows and other curious and committed interns
(many of whom had travelled from overseas to spend
their summer as an intern at the Institute), I
gained insight into the most recent developments in
international law, I learnt about areas of
international law which were new to me, I expanded
my knowledge about more familiar branches of the
law, and I sharpened my use and understanding of
research techniques. Above all, I felt that I was
making a contribution to innovative research whose
significance I recognized and whose underlying
values I shared.
At the conclusion of my internship, I was especially
fortunate to be successful in applying to join the
Institute's research staff on a full-time basis, and
I attribute much of my good fortune to the vital
experience I gained as an intern at BIICL,
collaborating and communicating with the dynamic and
dedicated individuals I met there.
Brendan Plant
Research Fellow
News from the Board of Trustees
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Rt. Hon.
Lady Justice Arden |
Rt. Hon.
Lady Justice Arden assumes role
as Visitor to Royal Holloway,
University of London
The distinguished Court of
Appeal judge, the Rt. Hon. Lady
Justice Arden DBE, has assumed
the role of Visitor to Royal
Holloway, University of London.
She was appointed a Justice of
the High Court of Justice of
England and Wales in 1993, being
the first woman judge to be
assigned to the Chancery
Division; and in 2000 she became
only the third woman to be
appointed to the Court of
Appeal. She has served as chair
and member of numerous legal
committees, including: first
female chair of the Law
Commission; chair of the Working
Party of the Judges' Council on
the Constitutional Reform Act
2005 and the UK ad hoc judge on
a number of cases in the
European Court of Human Rights.
In April 2005 Lady Justice Arden
was appointed Judge in charge of
International Judicial
Relations. She has travelled
extensively to help promote the
rule of law and to further her
personal interest in meeting
judges in other jurisdictions
and in comparative human rights
and constitutional law. |
Lady Justice Arden will primarily be a figurehead and ambassador for Royal Holloway, promoting its interests wherever and whenever possible. It is anticipated that she will also lead some of the ceremonial activities within the College. The traditional role of Visitor was to represent the wishes of the Founder in settling disputes. Nowadays, these are more normally settled in an employment tribunal or by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator. These are a few areas where the Visitor might still be expected to consider disputes, mainly relating to public law.
Lady Justice Arden has supported the College for many years, regularly attending events such as Honorary Fellowships Award Ceremonies and Graduation Ceremonies.
A Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, was conferred upon her by HRH The Princess Royal, Chancellor of the University of London, in 1999.
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Sir Michael Wood |
On 8
August, Sir Michael Wood was
appointed as a member of the
United Nations International Law
Commission.
He was Legal Adviser to the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
between 1999 and 2006. After
joining the FCO in 1970, he
attended many international
conferences, including most
sessions of the Third United
Nations Conference on the Law of
the Sea, the Lancaster House
Conference on Rhodesia, the
Two-plus-Four negotiations on
German Unification, the Cambodia
Peace Conference at Paris and
the Dayton and Rambouillet
Conferences on the former
Yugoslavia. His postings
included three years (1981 to
1984) at the British Embassy in
Bonn and three years (1991 to
1994) at the United Kingdom
Mission to the United Nations in
New York, dealing chiefly with
Security Council matters. He was
Agent for the United Kingdom for
a number of years before the
European Commission and Court of
Human Rights, and was Agent in
the Lockerbie and Legality of
Use of Force cases before the
International Court of Justice,
as well as in the Sellafield
proceedings before the
International Tribunal for the
Law of the Sea and two
international arbitral
tribunals.
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Visiting Fellows BoardWe would like to
Welcome the following people to the
Institute:
- Professor Don Greig of the
Australian National University, Honorary
Fellow
- Wisam Abboud,
Visiting Fellow started on 5th August. He
is a practising lawyer and is working on a
project for the Leverhulme Trust entitled
'The role of national EU and international
law in the development of the EU biofuel
industry'
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Marcin Kaldunski,
Visiting Fellow who started on the 2nd of
July. He is from the Nicolaus
Copernicus University in Poland
At the beginning of 2008 I decided to apply
for a Visiting Research Fellowship to conduct my
own research concerning the protection of
legitimate expectations in international
investment law. The legitimate expectations
are an important factor which has emerged
recently in the process of identifying both
an expropriation and a breach of the fair
and equitable standard. The very basic
principle is that if an investor
demonstrates before a tribunal that actions
of a host State interfere with distinct,
reasonable investment-backed expectations,
it may lead the tribunal to a decision in favour of the investor. The concept of
legitimate expectations requires host States
to “provide to international investments
treatment that does not affect the basic
expectations that were taken into account by
the foreign investor to make the investment”
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The important point in the research will
focus on finding an answer to the question
whether a State may frustrate legitimately
foreign investment-backed expectations and,
if so, under what conditions and in what
circumstances. The project will also focus
on the issue of non-compensation in
situations where the use of police powers
might justify non-compensation where there
is a frustration of legitimate expectations.
Therefore, the projects aims to find an
adequate line between the regulatory powers
of host States and legitimate expectations
of investors seeking protection over their
investments. However, if such a line cannot
be established, the project will try to find
where the line might be placed and will
focus on reducing the concomitant
uncertainty and ambiguity as regards the
introducing of new regulation allegedly
hindering the investment. On the one hand,
protection of investment is not
unconditional and ever-lasting. However,
regulation of a host State has to fullfil the
rules of transparency, clarity and
predictability in order to enable better
investment planning.
My personal research interests cover public
international law, WTO law and international
investment law. I am an Assistant Professor
in the International Law Department at the
Faculty of Law at the Nicolaus Copernicus
University and I am also a member of the
EU-China Research Unit on Human Rights which
is an Associate Member of the EU-China Human
Rights Network. In the framework of this
project, the overall objective is to
strengthen the realisation of both the rule
of law and human rights in China in line
with the EU’s human rights policy and to
help China in its effort to align its human
right policy with international norms.
The Visiting Fellowship Programme is a great
opportunity both to carry out research in a
friendly environment and to benefit from
working in proximity with the Institute's
permanent research staff. The BIICL has a
good library and also has access to the
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Library.
Thus, the research may be carried out in a
very efficient manner. The Fellowship allows
me to foster my abilities as an
international lawyer and benefit from being
in a place with excellent research staff. I
am currently working on a monograph on
antidumping in the WTO as well as two
articles on China issues and the role of
precedent in WTO law. My visit to BIICL
gives me an opportunity to carry out
research work in a few areas and it is one
of the most exceptional advantages of the
Institute.
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Professor Martha
Bailey, Faculty of Law, Queen’s
University
Kingston, Canada
baileym@queensu.ca
Visiting Fellow, July 2008
My research project at the British
Institute of International and
Comparative Law (BIICL) was a comparison
of the treatment of religious diversity
in Western family law regimes. The
controversial nature of this subject in
Western countries, particularly in
regard to Muslims, is evinced by the
protests over faith-based arbitration of
family law disputes in my home province
of Ontario, Canada. Part of my research
has focused on identifying and
correcting the misinformation and
misunderstandings surrounding that
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Beyond this, my research identifies and
assesses policy options for moving
forward. While at BIICL, I examined the
ongoing debates in England relating to
the accommodation of religious diversity
in family law. The lecture by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan
Williams in February 2008, titled “Civil
and Religious Law in England: a
Religious Perspective,” had generated
renewed attention to the issue, and my
time at BIICL was particularly fruitful
because of the current interest and
activity (thank you, Archbishop!).
My other project while at BIICL was the
creation of a Comparative Law programme at
Queen’s University’s International Study
Centre, which is located at the Herstmonceux Castle estate in East
Sussex (pictured below). Each Spring,
law students have the opportunity to
study International Business Law or
Public International law at the Centre,
and, beginning in Spring 2009, the
additional option of studying
Comparative Law. Detailed information is
available from Gillian Ready, Assistant
Dean of International Programs, Faculty
of Law, Queen's University
gillian.ready@queensu.ca.
My visit to BIICL, though brief, was
highly productive, and I am very
grateful for the thoughtful support
provided.
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The Eleventh
Investment Treaty Forum Public
Conference
DAY 1 & 2
THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY
Energy security, investment protection
and future developments
Thursday 18 September 2008 14:00 to
Friday 19 September 2008 15:45
Location
Day 1 - British Institute of
International and Comparative Law,
Council Chamber, Charles Clore House, 17
Russell Square, London, WC1B 5JP
Day 2 -The Royal College of Physicians,
The Wolfson Theatre, 11 St Andrews
Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE
Energy security is at the top of today’s
global agenda, and protection of
investments is key to building energy
security in today’s increasingly
international world. The Energy Charter
Treaty, with its 51 member states, plays
a major role in guaranteeing energy
security in the Eurasian region. Since
the Treaty came into force 10 years ago,
at least 18 investment arbitration cases
– including the noted Yukos and
Libananco claims – have been initiated
on the basis of the Treaty’s powerful
investment promotion and protection
provisions. This conference is therefore
a timely occasion to review the Treaty’s
achievements, its strong points and its
limitations.
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Innovation in Life Sciences
Thursday 25 September 2008
09:30 to 17:45
Location
Clifford Chance, 10 Upper Bank Street,
Canary Wharf, London E14 5JJ
This event is kindly sponsored by: |
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The Annual Grotius
Lecture
THE RULE OF LAW IN THE
INTERNATIONAL ORDER
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Monday 17
November 2008 18:00 to 19:30
Location: The Great Hall, The
Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn,
The Treasury Office, Lincoln's Inn,
London WC2A 3TL
The Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill
KG,
Chairman of the British
Institute of International and
Comparative Law
The Annual
Grotius Dinner
Monday 17 November 2008
20:00 to 22:30
Location
The Old Hall, the Great Hall, the
Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn,
London, WC2A 3TL
Speaker:
The Rt Hon Jack Straw, Lord
Chancellor and Secretary of State
for Justice
This event is kindly sponsored by:
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From
Samengo-Turner to Duarte: Jurisdiction
and Applicable Law in the Context of
Employment
Herbert Smith LLP, Exchange House,
Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2HS
Thursday 25 September 2008 17:30 to
19:30
Annual Conference 2008
Climate Change and its Challenges for
the International Legal System
Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of
London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell
Square, London,
WC1H 0XG British Institute of
International and Comparative Law,
Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square,
London, WC1B 5JP
Friday 17 October 2008 09:30 to 18:00
Dealing with International Terrorism and
Regional Security: Constitutional status
and legal
framework to the tribal areas in
Pakistan and Afghanistan
British Institute of International and
Comparative Law, Charles lore House, 17
Russell Square, London, WC1B 5JP
Tuesday 21 October 2008 09:30 to 18:00
32nd Annual FA Mann Lecture
The Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, London WC2
Monday 3 November 2008 17:00 to 20:00
7th Annual Merger Conference
The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane,
London, WC2A 1PL
Thursday 13 November 2008 09:30 to 17:00
The Annual Grotius Lecture
The Great Hall, The Honourable Society
of Lincoln's Inn, The Treasury
Office, Lincoln's Inn, London WC2A 3TL
Monday 17 November 2008 18:00 to 19:30
The Annual Grotius Dinner
TThe Old Hall, the Great Hall, the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn,
London, WC2A 3TL
Monday 17 November 2008 20:00 to 22:30
European Law and Bilateral Investment
Treaties: Exploring the Grey Areas
Lovells LP,
Atlantic House, Holborn Viaduct, London,
EC1A 2FG
Thursday 4 December 2008 10:30 to 17:00
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Staff News
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We are
very
pleased
to
announce
that
Sarah
Williams
has
joined
the
Institute
as the
new
Dorset
Fellow.
Sarah
was
previously
at
Durham
University,
where
her
teaching
and
research
interests
included
public
international
law,
international
criminal
law,
legal
responses
to
terrorism
and
international
human
rights.
During
2006,
Sarah
was a
Legal
Researcher
at the
Foreign
and
Commonwealth
Office.
In this
role
Sarah
appeared
before
various
United
Nations
committees
and
commissions,
and
advised
the
British
Government
on
issues
of
international,
foreign
and
domestic
law.
From
January
to March
2008
Sarah was
a
Visiting
Fellow
at the
Sydney
Centre
for
International
Law. |
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Orsolya
Deák has
joined
the
Institute
on June
23rd
2008 as
Administrative
Coordinator
previously
Orsi
worked
in the
European
Parliament
for the
Hungarian
MEP . |
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Mick
Belson
has
retired
from the
Institute
due to
ill-health.
Mick has
been
Publications
Consultant
for
seven
years
and his
vast
experience
of all
aspects
of the
publishing
industry
has been
a key
factor
in
helping
us to
develop
the
Institute's
publishing
programme.
We would
like to
thank
him for
his
invaluable
contribution
and we
all wish
him
well. |
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Jane
Welch
has
decided
to stand
down as
Senior
Research
Fellow
at the
Institute
and
become a
Visiting
Fellow
from 1
July
2008.
Jane has
made a
very
significant,
important
and
unique
contribution
to the
Institute
for many
years.
Her
research
remains
innovative
and of
the
highest
quality,
and her
wisdom,
insight
and
mentoring
has been
of real
benefit
across
the
Institute.
Her
continuing
close
involvement
with the
Institute
is
warmly
welcomed. |
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The
Institute
congratulates
Brendan
Plant,
Research
Fellow
on the
Institute’s
Evidence
Project,
who has
been
accepted
into the
PhD
programme
at the
University
of
Cambridge,
where he
will
commence
research
into
dispute
settlement
in the
World Trade
Organization in
October
2008. |
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Gemma
Parsons
has left
the
Institute
to take
up a new
position
with
Hodder
Education.
Gemma
was
Publications
and
Marketing
Assistant
since
October
2005 and
made an
exceptional
contribution
to the
publishing
department
and to
the
Institute
in
general.
We wish
her
every
success
in her
new
role. |
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Dr Nisrine
Abiad,
project
manager
of the
institute’s
project
on Human
Rights
in
International
Law was
invited
by the
Protection
Project,
a human
rights
research
institute
at The
Johns
Hopkins
University
School
of
Advanced
International
Studies
(SAIS)
to
participate
at a
workshop
on the
topic of
"Islam,
CEDAW,
and the
Human
Rights
of
Women:
Reservations
to the
Convention
on the
Elimination
of All
Forms of
Violence
Against
Women’.
She made
a
presentation
on ‘The
Role of
Islamic
Considerations
on the
Ratification
of
International
Human
Rights
Treaties’. Nisrine
has also
been
awarded
a full
scholarship
to
participate
in the
First
EURASIA-Net
Summer
School
on ‘Supernational
(Regional)
Policies
and
Instruments
for the
Promotion
of Human
Rights
and the
Management
of
Minority
Issues’
scheduled
to take
place
from 25
August
till 5
September
2008 in
Bozen
(Italy).
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New Publications
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For details on how
to purchase any of the three Iran
project books mentioned above, for
details of our other titles, or for
information on how to submit a book
proposal, visit
www.biicl.org/publications or
contact the publisher, Orla Fee,
o.fee@biicl.org; Tel:02078625154. |
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External Events
CONFERENCE:
“THE PINOCHET CASE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES TEN
YEARS ON”.
Organized by:
BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND
COMPARATIVE LAW, CENTRE FOR LAW AND SOCIETY AT
LANCASTER UNIVERSITY and INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED
LEGAL STUDIES, LONDON UNIVERSITY.
Tuesday 11 November 2008 09:30 to 18:00
Location:
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles
Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5JP
Participants include:
Sir Geoffrey Bindman (the solicitor who acted
for Amnesty International and others in the
Pinochet case)
Members of the institute will receive a 40% for
this event.
To register please email,
Belinda Crothers, IALS
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