THE AMERICAN BRANCH 

of the

INTERNATIONAL LAW ASSOCIATION

presents:

International Law Weekend '99

"International Law in 2000: A Bridge Between the 20th and 21st Centuries"

November 4 - November 6, 1999

Held at the House of the Association 
of the Bar of the City of New York
42 West 44th St.
New York City

33 exciting panels open to all without charge or advance registration!*






* Meals and CLE credit require payment and advanced registration. 
 

INTERNATIONAL LAW WEEKEND 1999 IS SPONSORED BY:
 

The American Branch of the International Law Association 

in conjunction with:

Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Council on International Affairs
Arms Control and International Security Affairs Comm. 
International Law Committee
International Trade Committee
International Human Rights Committee
Inter-American Affairs Committee
International Environmental Law Committee
Military Affairs and Justice Committee
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union Comm. 
American Society of International Law
American Foreign Law Association
American Bar Association
International Law and Practice Section
New York State Bar Association
International Law and Practice Section
Union Internationale des Avocats
International Law Students Association
ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law

1999 PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
 

Kelly Dawn Askin - Chair
Maria Vicien Milburn - Vice Chair
Hon. George G. Janis - Vice Chair
 

Diane Marie Amann Kathy Hall Martinez
José Alvarez Ted McWhinney
Sherri Burr Julie Mertus
Michael Byers Madeline Morris
John Carey John Murphy
Charles CurlettVed Nanda
Stephen De LucaValerie Oosterveld
Donald Francis DonovanHouston Putnam Lowry
Barry Hart DubnerRichard Lutringer
Valerie Epps Alison Dundes Renteln
Edward H. Fleischman Leila Nadya Sadat
Roger GoebelWilliam Schabas
Conrad HarperMichael Scharf
Dorean KoenigSteve Sheppard
Mark Zaid

Alfred Rubin, President, American Branch of the ILA.
 
 

INTERNATIONAL LAW WEEKEND/99

"International Law in 2000: A Bridge Between the 20th and 21st Centuries"






The sponsors of International Law Weekend/99 invite you to participate in an exciting program for practitioners, academics, students, government officials, NGO members, and U.N. diplomats that explores the intricacies of the practice of international law, both public and private.

The three-day conference, featuring over 150 distinguished speakers on 33 panels, will be held from November 4 - November 6, 1999, at the House of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 42 West 44th Street, NYC. Due to the generosity of its sponsors, the program is open to all without charge or advance registration, except for those registered for CLE credit, and those registered for the following events at which meals are served:

The Friday luncheon seminars are $16 for those who want a box lunch. Without lunch, admission is free.

The cost for the Friday evening cocktails and dinner at the Harvard Club is $80 (students: $45).

The Saturday luncheon cost is $34 (students: $20).

Register for CLE and meals (see registration forms printed in the back of this brochure) by Monday, October 25, 1999. Refunds will not be made on registrations canceled after this date.

CLE credit will be available for four of the panels, indicated with an *, and pre-registration for these events is requested. The cost for participants receiving CLE credit is $50 per panel.

Conference cassettes will be available of the 33 panels and 2 keynote speeches at a price of $10 per panel. Tapes may be ordered in advance by filling out the form on the last page of this brochure, or purchased at the Conference.

There is no official hotel for the Conference; for your reference the nearest hotels are: Algonquin: (212)840-6800, Iroquois: (212)840-3080, Paramount: (212)764-5500, Royalton: (212)869-4400, Mansfield: (212) 944-6050. Reservations should be made early since this is traditionally a very busy weekend. 
 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
 

Opening Session: "The 100th Anniversary of the 1899 Hague Conventions and the 50th Anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions: Their Past, Current, and Future Impact on the Development of International Humanitarian Law"

1999 celebrates key anniversaries of the two primary instruments regulating armed conflicts. The effect these international humanitarian law instruments have had on providing protection to combatants and civilians during war or occupation with be discussed and analyzed, particularly in light of recent developments in the ICTY, ICTR, and ICC.

Hon. Patricia Wald, US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit; future Judge, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, DePaul University School of Law; Chair, Drafting Committee, the Plenipotentiary Conference on the International Criminal Court 

Benjamin Ferencz, Former Prosecutor, Nuremberg War Crimes Trials; Chief Prosecutor, the Einsatzgruppen Trial

Hon. Gabrielle Kirk McDonald, President, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, The Hague; Presiding Judge, Appeals Chamber, International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda

Professor Theodor Meron, New York University Law School; Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School

R. John Pritchard, Director, Robert M.W. Kempner Collegium; Editor, The Tokyo Major War Crimes Trials (124 vols.)
 

9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
 

Complimentary Cocktail Reception Courtesy of the International Law and Practice Section of the American Bar Association.
 
 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1999
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM 
 

Complimentary Coffee and Bagels
 

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
 

"The International Criminal Court: Where Do We Go From Here?"

This panel will explore the Statute of the International Criminal Court adopted in Rome, as well as the Preparatory Commission drafting Elements of Crimes and Rules of Procedure and Evidence, and discuss the impact of the Statute and future Court on the U.S. and the world community.Professor Leila Nadya Sadat, Washington University School of Law

Professor Roger Clark, Rutgers University School of Law, Camden

Richard Dicker, Associate Counsel, Human Rights Watch

Amb. David Scheffer, Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues, U.S. Department of State

Salah Suheimat, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Jordan to the U.N.; Rapporteur, Preparatory Commission 

Philippe Kirsch, Chair, Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court (Invited)
 

"Recent Developments in Private International Law"

This panel will discuss projects that are under way or recently completed at UNCITRAL, the Hague Conference on Private International Law and other international institutions. This will include the UNCITRAL receivables project and the Hague judgments project.

Houston Putnam Lowry, Esq., Brown & Welsh, PC

Professor Peter Winship, Southern Methodist University Law School 

Harold S. Burman, Legal Adviser's Office, U.S. Department of State

Professor Alan Swan, University of Miami Law School
 

"Law of the Sea: Current Issues and Trends" 

This panel willset forth current issues involving law of the sea such as environmental problems, decisions handed down by the International Law of the Sea Tribunal, the Senate's failure to act in connection with the LOS treaty and its implications, fishery scarcity, etc.

Professor Barry Dubner, Barry University, Orlando School of Law 

Margaret Tomlinson, Chair, Law of the Sea Committee, ABA Section of International Law and Practice

Professor John Noyes, California Western School of Law

Professor James Bailey, Lewis and Clark Law School

Professor Samuel Pyeatt Menefee, University of Virginia School of Law

George Taft, U.S. Department of State
 

"The Alien Tort Claims Act"

This panel will review the most recent US caselaw brought under ATCA and assess how this Act can be used more effectively in the future in providing redress for violations of international law.

Charles Curlett, Esq., New York City

Professor Beth Stephens, Rutgers Univ. School of Law

Michael Ratner, Center for Constitutional Rights

Beth Van Schaack, Center for Justice and Accountability 

Professor Catharine MacKinnon, University of Michigan Law School 

Jennifer Green, Center for Constitutional Rights 
 

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
 

"Multilateral Controls of Economic Sanctions"

This panel will explore, among other things, the present and possible future relationship between multilateral controls and unilateral economic sanctions.

John Murphy, Villanova Law School

Arthur T. Downey, Esq.,Vice-President Government Affairs, Washington, D.C. office of Baker Hughes; former Deputy Asst. Secretary of Commerce for East-West Trade

Professor Alan C. Swan, University of Miami Law School

"Humanitarian Armed Intervention"

This panel will discussthe dichotomies of humanitarian intervention both as an intrusion into state sovereignity and integrity and as a vital tool in some formulations of international law and humanitarian assistance. 

Professor Steve Sheppard, Columbia Law School

Professor William Michael Reisman, Yale Law School

Professor Louis Henkin, Columbia Law School

Professor Sean Murphy, George Washington University Law School

John Crook, Assistant Legal Adviser for U.N. Affairs, U.S. Department of State 

* This is a CLE Panel offering 1.5 credit hours of CLE
 

"Comparative Corporate Governance"

The governance of corporations in Europe has evolved in recent years, due partly to the growing power of institutional investors, privatization of many state-owned companies, and restrictions on management produced by takeover battles. This panel will review current developments in France, Germany, and the U.K., as well as the influence of EC rules, and draw comparisons with the U.S.

Professor Roger J. Goebel, Fordham Law School; Director, Center on European Union Law

Dr. Hans-Michael Giesen, Bruckhaus, Westrick, Heller, Lober

Ellie Kleiman, Jeantet & Associates

Professor Arthur R. Pinto, Brooklyn Law School 
 

"Evolving Law: International Human Rights in Flux"

This panel will canvass recent changes in how human rights treaties are being interpreted and applied, and how some areas of the law have undergone rapid expansion, while progress in others has been somewhat slower. Panelists will focus on the evolution of international law relating to children, women, war, and the environment.Valerie Oosterveld, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law; Director, International Human Rights Programme 

Widney Brown, Human Rights Watch, Women's Rights Division

Professor Mark Drumbl, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law

Katherine Liao, Columbia Law School

Vahida Nainar, Women's Caucus for Gender Justice
 

12:45-2:15 - BOX LUNCH SEMINARS
 

"Cross-Border Crime and Crime-fighting"

This panel will address issues and strategies in fighting cross-border crime, particularly in relation to computer crime, mutual assistance, the international war on drugs/money laundering, and the rights of the accused in a global enforcement arena.

Professor Diane Marie Amann, University of California, Davis, School of Law

Bruce Zagaris, Esq., Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe LLP

Betty Shave, Esq., Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section, U.S. Department of Justice

Rodrigo Labardini, Esq., Counselor for Drug-Trafficking Issues, Embassy of Mexico

* This is a CLE Panel offering 1.5 credit hours of CLE
 

"Enhancing Women's International Human Rights"

This panel willreview certain international or regional instruments or bodies currently or potentially providing protection for women, and analyze how they can be used under international law to more effectively redress violations of women's human rights.

Kathy Hall Martinez, Deputy Director, International Program, Center for Reproductive Law and Policy

Professor Christine Chinkin, London School of Economics, Faculty of Law

Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, Senior Human Rights Specialist, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Jane Connors, Chief, Women's Rights Unit, United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women

Patricia Viseur Sellers, Office of the Prosecutor, Legal Officer for Gender-Related Crimes, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (Invited) 

* This is a CLE Panel offering 1.5 credit hours of CLE
 

Luncheon Meeting of the Executive Committee of the American Branch of the ILA 
 

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
 

"International Securities Regulation: Newton's Third Law in Action." 

This panel will discuss the "Big Bang" of securities activity in cyberspace and the equaland opposite reaction in the international regulatory universe. Three experienced pilots will take you into the eye of the cybersecurities storm, to describe its present status and to predict its future direction -- as well as to assess the alternatives available to the regulators.

Edward H. Fleischman, Esq., Linklaters

Alan L. Beller, Esq., Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton

Guy P. Lander, Esq., Rosenman & Colin LLP 

Michael D. Mann, Esq., Richards Spears Kibbe & Orbe 
 

"The Trials of Pan-Am 103"

This panel will examine the international legal developments that arose from the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988. The panel will discuss the wrongful death suit against Pan American World Airways, the civil action against Libya, the International Court of Justice case brought by Libya against the U.S. and U.K., and the trial against the two suspected Libyan intelligence officers scheduled to begin in The Netherlands in February 2000.Mark Zaid, Esq.,Washington, DC; Co-counsel for plaintiffs in the Pan Am Flight 103 civil suit against Libya

Professor Michael P. Scharf, New England School of Law; former Counsel to the Counter-Terrorism Bureau at the U.S. Department of State

Michel Baumeister, Baumeister & Samuels, New York; Co-counsel for the plaintiffs in the Pan Am Flight 103 civil suit against Pan American World Airways 

John Crook, Assistant Legal Adviser for U.N. Affairs, U.S. Department of State

"States, Amnesties, and International Criminal Jurisdiction"

This panel willexamine areas of complexity in the relationship between international and national courts in the enforcement of international criminal law, with particular focus on jurisdiction of the ICC over nationals of non-state parties, national amnesties and the ICC,and competing jurisdictional claims of states and the ICTY and ICTR. 

Paul VanZyl, Esq.

Professor Madeline Morris, Duke University Law School

Professor Ruth Wedgwood, Yale Law School

John T. Holmes, Counsellor, Legal Affairs, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations

Professor William Schabas, University of Quebec 
 

"The Presentation of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration"

The promulgation of the new IBA rules on the receipt of evidence by international arbitral tribunals focuses attention once again on this critical aspect of the international arbitration process.

Donald F. Donovan, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York

Howard M. Holtzmann, Former Judge, Iran-US Claims Tribunal, New York

Jack Berg, Experienced Maritime Arbitrator, New York

Joseph E. Neuhaus, Sullivan & Cromwell, New York

Abby Cohen Smutny, White & Case, Washington, D.C.

* This is a CLE Panel offering 1.5 credit hours of CLE
 

4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
 

"Pending Litigation of Native Americans' Rights in New York and Hawaii"

This panel will explore current indigenous peoples rights litigation, including cases pending in upstate New York and before the U.S. Supreme Court. It will also discuss work done in the United Nations to protect/promote these rights.

Professor Sherri Burr, University of New Mexico School of Law 

Hon. John Carey, New York State Trial Judge

Arlinda Locklear, Esq., Counsel for the Oneida Tribe

Sam Deloria, American Indian Law Center

Harry Sachse, Esq., Counsel in Rice v. Cayetano
 

"The Proposed Hague Judgements Convention"

This panel will address the subjects covered by the latest draft of the convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgements in Civil Matters, issues regarding jurisdiction and recognition of judgments, and proposals for a federal implementing statute to supersede the patchwork of state law concerning foreign judgments.

Conrad Harper, Esq., Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett

Professor Andreas F. Lowenfeld, New York University Law School

Professor Linda Silberman, New York Univ. Law School
 

"Disability and International Law"

This panel will explore the current status of disability in international legal fora and instruments, as well as propose suggestions to increase and implement the rights of disabled persons and to improve their status in the 21st Century.

Akiko Ito, Social Affairs Officer, DESA/DSPD/Programme on Disability, United Nations

Professor Alison Dundes Renteln, University of Southern California

Professor Theresia Degener, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley

Professor Charles Siegal, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
 

"The Law and Politics of the Pinochet Case"

This panel will consider the law and politics of the Pinochet case in terms of the background, the case itself, and the implications of the various judgments for the future development and enforcement of international criminal law.

Professor Michael Byers, Duke University School of Law; Member of legal team representing Amnesty Int'l et al.James Cameron, University of London; Baker & McKenzie; Member of legal team representing Pinochet

Reed Brody, Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch 

Professor Richard Wilson, American University, Washington College of Law
 

6:15 PM - 9:30 PM
 

Cocktail Reception (Sponsored by the American Society of International Law) and Dinner at the Harvard Club (27 West 44th St.) (Reservation and Prepayment Required). Keynote Speaker: Hon. John Carey: "The Struggle for Law in the United Nations." Having spent 33 years as editor of UN Law Reports, Judge Carey will examine who is and who is not promoting the rule of law in the SC, GA, and other UN bodies, and with what results.
 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM 
 

Complimentary Coffee and Bagels 
 

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
 

"Genocide: Recent Developments and Prosecutions"

This panel will review the most recent developments in regards to prosecuting genocide in international and national fora. 

Professor William Schabas, University of Quebec at Montreal

Jan Perlin, Counsel to Guatemala Commission for Historical Clarification; American University, Washington College of Law

Pierre Prosper, U.S. Department of State; Former Prosecutor in Akayesu case in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Brenda-Sue Thornton, U.S. Department of Justice; Former Prosecutor in Kayishema case in the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
 

"Human Rights, Development, and the Environment: Some Asian Experiences"

This panel will explore the human rights impact of economic globalization in Asia. It will also examine the interlinkages between protecting and promoting human rights, environment, and sustainable human development. It will examine specific cases (and responses) and assess such experiences against the backdrop of international standards and mechanisms developed within the U.N.

Clarence Dias, International Center for Law in Development

Ali Qazilbash, Pakistani lawyer and activist 

Sidney Jones, Executive Director, Asia Watch 

"Innovations in Teaching International Law: International Law Clinics"

These panelists will share their experiences in working in international law clinics, and discuss how to set up a clinic, the pros and cons of the different specialty areas, grading policies, and the responsibilities of the clinical supervisor.

Professor Valerie Epps, Suffolk University Law School

Professor Michael Scharf, New England School of Law

Professor Deborah Anker, Harvard Law School

Professor Patty Blum, University of California at Berkeley, School of Law

Professor Richard Wilson, American University, Washington College of Law

Professor George Edwards, Indiana University School of Law
 

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM 
 

"The Development of International Law"

This panel will review both how international law is developed and recent developments in international law, with special emphasis on UN bodies or treaties.

Ted McWhinney, President, Institut de Droit International

Allegra Pacheco, Human Rights Attorney, Israel

Bruce Broomhall, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights

Benedict Kingsbury, Visiting Professor, New York University School of Law (Invited) 
 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 (con't)
 

"The European Union: New Challenges"

With the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam on May 1, 1999, the European Union confronts new challenges, new powers and new issues. This panel will discuss the preparations for enlargement of the EU to include five new Central European countries plus Cyprus, the development of 

the Trans-Atlantic partnership with the US, the new legislative fields of action in Justice and Home Affairs, and current developments in the Economic and Monetary Union.Richard Lutringer, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Professor Roger J. Goebel, Fordham Law School; Director, Center on European Union Law

Wouter Wilton, Director of Press and Public Affairs, Delegation of the European Commission to the U.N. 

Professor George Bermann, Director, European Legal Studies Center, Columbia Law School

Professor Kurt Schelter, former Secretary of State, Ministry of the Interior, German Federal Republic; University of Munich Law Faculty
 

"The World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement System: Better Late Than Never?"

This panel, sponsored by the Committee on International Trade ABCNY, willconsider the developments over the last three years of the WTO Dispute Settlement System.

Stephen De Luca, Middlebrooks & Shapiro, PC, Parsipany, NJ; Member,Comm.on Int'l Trade (ABCNY)

Terence P. Stewart, Managing Partner, Stewart and Stewart, Washington, DC

Amelia Porges, Senior Counsel for Dispute Resolution, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (Invited)

Professor Raj Bhala,George Washington University Law School 

Professor William Davey, Former Director, Legal Affairs Division, WTO; University of Illinois College of Law

Hugo Paemon, Delegation of the European Commission, Washington DC (Invited)
 

"Self Determination After Kosovo and East Timor"

This panel will explore the concept of self-determination as it applies to peoples within larger societies, including 
indigenous peoples, particularly in light of the NATO intervention in Kosovo and recent events in East Timor. It will also examine the Supreme Court of Canada's advisory opinion on the right of Quebec to secede from the federation.

Professor Valerie Epps, Suffolk University Law School

Professor Ved Nanda, Univ. of Denver College of Law

Professor Paul Williams, American University, Washington College of Law

Professor John Quigley, Ohio State Univ.College of Law

Professor Lorie Graham, Suffolk University Law School

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM 
 

Luncheon With Keynote Speaker EDWIN WILLIAMSON, Sullivan & Cromwell; Legal Advisor to the Department of State during the Bush Administration (Regis. & Prepayment Rqrd).
 

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM 
 

"Current Trends in Expatriation: Its Effects on Nations' Sovereignty, Citizenship & Non-Loyalty"

U.S. citizens are moving assets offshore and some are giving up their citizenship. This panel will examine the causes and effects of this trend, how it is affecting the US and other nations, the government's role in reversing the trend, and what management can do to counteract. 

Hon. George G. Janis, Administrative Law Judge, NY

Joseph Testa, President, Testa Financial Management, Inc.

Amb. Edward R. Finch, Former U.S. Special Ambassador Jerome Schneider, author of book on money havens
 

"Liability for Environmental Harm in Antarctica"

This panel will discuss the on-going negotiations for an international legal instrument on liability for environmental harm in Antarctica. It will describe the current status of the negotiations and the prospects for reaching agreement. 

Professor Dinah Shelton, Notre Dame Law School

Professor Alexandre Kiss, President, European Council on Environmental Law

Don MacKay, Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs, NZ 

Evan Bloom, US Department of State (Invited)

Alan Hemmings, Antarctic and Southern Oceans Coalition
 

"International Humanitarian Law & International Trials: In Pursuit of International Justice"

This panel will review the progress made in international humanitarian law in light of the ICTY and ICTR, and will consider how this development may impact the establishment of other bodies to redress past or contemporary atrocities.Dr. Kelly Askin, War Crimes Research Office, American University, Washington College of Law

Professor Ruth Wedgwood, Yale Law School

Craig Etcheson, International Monitor Institute

Professor Hurst Hannum, Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

Judge Navanethem Pillay, President, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Invited)

Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal

Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda (Inv.)
 

"Foreign Direct Investment: Future Directions"

Panelists from academe, practice and government will explore the ramifications of the collapse of the OECD negotiations for a Multilateral Agreement on Investment, seek to predict the course of future regulatory attempts, and survey developments, including in dispute settlement.

Professor José Alvarez, Columbia Law School

Professor David Wirth, Boston College of Law

Dan Price, Esq., Powell, Goldstein

Jonathan Fried, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Dept. Foreign Affairs and International Trade 
 

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
 

"The Death Penalty in the World Community: Bringing the U.S. Into the 21st Century"

This panel compares international and U.S. trends on the abolition of the death penalty, including the U.N. Resolution for a Moratorium on Executions and the ABA Resolution for a Moratorium and draft protocols.

Professor Dorean Koenig, T.M. Cooley Law School

Professor William Schabas, University of Quebec; President, "Hands Off Cain"

Ronald Tabak, Co-chair, ABA Death Penalty CommitteeJane Rocamora, Suffolk University School of Law; Amnesty International,

Professor John Quigley,Ohio State University Law School

Asma Jahangir, U.N. Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions (Invited)
 

"The Imprint of Kosovo on International Law"

This panel will cover a wide range of issues concerning the impact of the international response to Kosovo on the development (or regression) of international law. Panelists will discuss secession, post-war re-construction, sovereignty, humanitarian intervention, and humanitarian law. 

Professor Julie Mertus, Ohio Northern Univ. Law School

Professor Diane Orentlicher, Director, War Crimes Research Office, Washington College of Law 

Professor Douglass Cassel, Northwestern University School of Law

Professor Gerry Simpson, London School of Economics; Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School

Belinda Cooper, World Policy Institute
 

"Genetically Modified Food: Friend or Foe?"

This panel will consider the various responses to genetically modified food, including the actions taken by the EPA and the US to this phenomenon.

Professor Ved Nanda, Univ.of Denver College of Law

Professor Nicholas Robinson, Pace University Law School

Professor Steve McCaffrey, McGeorge School of Law 

Dan McGraw, EPA Counsel
 

5:30 PM - 6:15 PM 
 

Closing Cocktail Reception Sponsored by the International Law and Practice Section of the New York State Bar Association.

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Mail your completed registration form and check made payable to the ILA to: Michael Gruson, ILA Treasurer, c/o Sherman & Sterling, 599 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10022. Fax: (212) 848-7611. Note: Registration Forms Also Available at the ABILA website at: <<www.ila.ambranch.org>>Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Registration Form:
 

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___ Nov. 5, 10:45-12:15, Humanitarian Armed Intervention

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___ Nov. 5, 12:45-2:15, Enhancing Women's Human Rights (1.5 credit hours) (Please Note: This is Box Lunch Seminar. You may attend the panel without purchasing a box lunch; if you would like a box lunch, fill out this form and the Meal Function form, and send each separately to the appropriate address).
 

___ Nov. 5, 12:45-2:15, Cross-Border Crime and Crime-fighting (1.5 credit hours) (Please Note: This is Box Lunch Seminar. You may attend the panel without purchasing a box lunch; if you would like a box lunch, fill out this form and the Meal Function form, and send each separately to the appropriate address). 
 

___ Nov. 5, 2:30-4:00, Evidence in International CommercialArbitration (1.5 credit hours)
 

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