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Friday
24
May
un 75 international law

Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the UN International Law Commission

Organised by the International Law Department
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Auditorium Ivan Pictet, Geneva Graduate Institute

Join the International Law Commission and the Department of International Law of the Geneva Graduate Institute in honoring the International Law Commission as it celebrates its 75th anniversary.

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Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the UN International Law Commission

This year, the International Law Commission celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary. To mark the occasion, the International Law Commission and the Department of International Law of the Graduate Institute will host a commemorative event on 24 May 2024 at the auditorium Ivan Pictet A1B of the Graduate Institute. The event will begin with a reception, generously offered by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, and it will be followed by introductory remarks and three panels discussing the Commission and its work.

 

Program

 

14h45-15h00 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

  • Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, Chair of the International Law Commission at its seventy-fifth session
  • Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and other Organizations in Geneva
  • Mr. Andrea Bianchi, Director of Studies, Geneva Graduate Institute
  • Mr. Nico Krisch, Head of the International Law Department, Geneva Graduate Institute

15h00-16h00 –  PANEL I:

THE AUTHORITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION IN THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ORDER
MODERATOR: Mr. Fuad Zarbiyev, Geneva Graduate Institute

  • Ms. Danae Azaria, University College of London
  • Mr. Fernando Lusa Bordin, University of Cambridge
  • Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, International Law Commission

16h30-17h30 – PANEL II :

THE TOPICS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION: SCOPE AND LIMITS
MODERATOR: Ms. Neha Mishra, Geneva Graduate Institute

  • Mr. Vincent Chetail, Geneva Graduate Institute
  • Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, International Law Commission
  • Ms. María Juliana Tenorio Quintero, Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

17h30-18h30 – PANEL III :

THE ROLE OF THE COMMISSION IN THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
MODERATOR: Ms. Alice Pirlot, Geneva Graduate Institute

  • Ms. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, University of Geneva
  • Mr. Nico Krisch, Geneva Graduate Institute
  • Mr. Martins Paparinskis, International Law Commission

18:30

CONCLUDING REMARKS

  • Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, Chair of the International Law Commission at its seventy-fifth session

  • Mr. Nico Krisch, Head of the International Law Department, Geneva Graduate Institute

 

FULL PROGRAM

 

 

 

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