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International Law Colloquium Series

International Law Colloquium Series
 

This series brings leading international law scholars to Athens to present substantial works in progress before Georgia Law students and faculty. The 8th Annual International Law Colloquium Series met throughout the Spring 2013 semester, under the direction of Georgia Law Professor Diane Marie Amann, Emily and Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law.

This program is made possible through the Kirbo Trust Endowed Faculty Enhancement Fund and the Talmadge Law Faculty Fund.

 

Spring 2013 International Law Colloquium Series

 
Julie Suk

January 25

"Quotas: From Discrimination to Democracy," by Julie C. Suk, Harvard Law School / Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
Discussants: Jaime L. Dodge and Lori A. Ringhand, University of Georgia School of Law

Ertharin Cousin

February 5

Annual Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law symposium. Invited keynote: Georgia Law alumna Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Programme.
Speakers include: Kristen E. Boon, Seton Hall University School of Law; Lillian Aponte Miranda, Florida International University College of Law; Anastasia Telesetsky, University of Idaho College of Law; Aparna Polavarapu, University of South Carolina School of Law; Gabriel Eckstein, Texas Wesleyan School of Law; José Cuesta, World Bank; Felix Mormann, Stanford Law School; and Lincoln Davies, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

William Schabas

February 8

“The Drafting and Significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” by William A. Schabas, Professor of International Law, Middlesex University, London; former member, Sierra Leone Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Discussants: Diane Marie Amann, University of Georgia School of Law, and Andrea Everett, University of Georgia School of Public & International Affairs

*Note: As part of his visit to Athens, Professor Schabas will deliver a public lecture on “Human Rights and Culture” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, February 7, in Room J of the law school’s Hirsch Hall. Cosponsored by the Dean Rusk Center for International Law & Policy and the Willson Center for Humanities.

Anthea Roberts

February 15

"State-to-State Investment Treaty Arbitration: A Theory of Interdependent Rights and Shared Interpretive Authority," Anthea Roberts, Columbia Law School / London School of Economics
Discussants: Harlan G. Cohen and Peter “Bo” Rutledge, University of Georgia School of Law

James Gathii

February 22

“Strength in Intellectual Property Protection and Foreign Direct Investment Flows in Least Developed Countries,” by James Thuo Gathii, Loyola University Chicago School of Law; Independent Expert, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment & Human Rights Violations in Africa
Discussants: Fazal Khan and Christian Turner, University of Georgia School of Law

Joost Pauwelyn

March 1

"The End of Differential Treatment for Developing Countries? Lessons from the Trade and Climate Change Regimes," by Joost Pauwelyn, Stanford Law School / Harvard Law School / Graduate Institute of International & Development Studies, Geneva
Discussants: Robert B. Ahdieh, Emory University School of Law, and Timothy L. Meyer, University of Georgia School of Law

Leila Sadat

March 29

“Crimes Against Humanity in the Modern Age,” by Leila Nadya Sadat, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, and the International Criminal Court Prosecutor's Special Adviser on Crimes Against Humanity
Discussants: Michael J. Perry, Emory University School of Law, and Logan E. Sawyer III, University of Georgia School of Law

Laurie Blank

April 12

“Extending Positive Identification from People to Places: Terrorism, Armed Conflict, and the Identification of Military Objectives,” by Laurie Blank, Emory University School of Law
Discussants: Kevin Cieply, John Marshall Law School-Atlanta, and J. Stephen Shi, University of Georgia School of Law

Jaya Ramji-Nogales

April 19

“What’s Wrong with Human Rights: Undocumented Migrants and the Failures of Universal Individualism,” by Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia
Discussants: Mehrsa Baradaran, University of Georgia School of Law, and Joshua Barkan, University of Georgia Department of Geography