FEBRUARY 27, 2015 (WCC B010): THE 2015 HARVARD INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL SYMPOSIUM – “BORDERS AND CROSS-BORDER ENFORCEMENT”

The Harvard European Law Association would like to invite you to the following event that we are co-sponsoring with the Harvard International Law Journal:

The 2015 Harvard International Law Journal Symposium – “BORDERS AND CROSS-BORDER ENFORCEMENT”
Friday, February 27 from 12:05-6:00 pm
WCC B010

This year’s symposium will provide students, practitioners, and academics with a forum to discuss the evolution and challenges of defining borders and cross-border projections of law today. The Symposium will feature:

– A keynote address by Justice Francis Jardeleza, who served as the Solicitor General of the Philippines from 2012-2014, during the initiation of the government’s UNCLOS arbitration claim against China over maritime boundaries
– Three panels with an amazing line-up of scholars, practitioners, and government advisors from around the world
– Free Crema Cafe lunch, snacks, and drinks throughout the day

Co-Sponsored by Harvard Asia Law Society, Harvard Association for Law and Business, Harvard European Law Association, Harvard Law and International Development Society, Harvard Law School Human Rights Journal, and Harvard National Security and Law Association.

FULL SCHEDULE & PROGRAMS
LOCATION: Wasserstein B010

======= 12:05 – 12:45 PM =======
Opening remarks: Vice Dean William Alford
Keynote Address: The Honorable Francis H. Jardeleza, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Former Solicitor General of the Philippines
(Catered Lunch from Crema Cafe)

======= 1:00 – 2:30 PM =======
Panel 1: Drawing New Borders? Self-Determination and Independence Movements
(Refreshments from Crema Cafe)

–Gardner Bovingdon – Associate Professor, Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University Bloomington
–Hurst Hannum – Professor of International Law, Fletcher School of Diplomacy, Tufts University
–Hon. David J. Scheffer – Director, Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University School of law; former US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues
–Jure Vidmar – Professor of Public International Law, Maastricht University
–Moderator: Alexis Dudden – Professor of History, University of Connecticut

======= 2:45 – 4:15 PM =======
Panel 2: Conflicting Claims: Maritime Disputes and the South China Sea
(Refreshments from Crema Cafe)

–Kuen-chen Fu – Director, Center for Oceans Law and Policy at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Law; arbitrator for CMAC, CIETAC
–James Kraska – Professor in the Stockton Center for the Study of International Law, US Naval War College
–Harry Roque – Director, University of the Philippines Law Center Institute of International Legal Studies; Associate Professor at the University of Philippines College of Law
–Stefan Talmon – Professor of Public International Law at the University of Bonn
–Moderator: Gabriella Blum – Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Harvard Law School

======= 4:30 – 6:00 PM =======
Panel 3: Economic Sanctions: Implementation, Effectiveness, and Ethics
Sponsored by Sullivan & Cromwell
(Refreshments from Crema Cafe)

–Joy Gordon – Senior Global Justice Fellow, Yale MacMillan Center; Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J. Professor of Social Ethics, Loyola University Chicago
–Dara Panahy – Partner, Milbank
–Brad Smith – Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at US Dept. of the Treasury
–Sean Thornton – Legal Counsel, BNP Paribas; former Chief Counsel, OFAC
–Alex Willscher – Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell; former Assistant United States Attorney, SDNY
–Moderator: Maggie Gardner – Climenko Fellow and Lecturer in Law, Harvard Law School

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