Programme

Colloquium Programme


Thursday 19 May

1400-1500 - Registration and coffee

1500-1530 - Welcome/Introduction (André Nollkaemper and Christian J Tams)

1530-1700 - 
Panel 1: Domestic Courts and International Law: Setting the Stage
Chair/Commentator: Kenneth Keith
International law before domestic courts - and how to deal with it (Antonios Tzanakopoulos)
Domestic court decisions as sources of international law and their effects on the international plane (Marko Milanović)
Discussion

1700-1715
Coffee break

1715-1900
Keynote Address: Judge Kenneth Keith, ICJ
"International Law is Part of the Law of the Land"
True or False?
Discussion
Drinks reception (sponsored by Oxford University Press)

1930
Conference dinner

Friday 20 May

0900-1030
Panel 2: Domestic Courts as Agents of Legal Development - Jurisdiction and Immunities
Chair/Commentator: Colin Warbrick
Domestic courts and the law of jurisdiction (Roger O'Keefe)
Domestic courts and the law of immunity (Rosanne van Alebeek)
Discussion

1030-1100
Coffee break

1100-1230
Panel 3: Domestic Courts as Agents of Legal Development - Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law
Chair/Commentator: Ineta Ziemele
Domestic courts and human rights law (Devika Hovell)
Domestic courts and international humanitarian law (Yaël Ronen)
Discussion

1230-1400
Lunch break

1400-1530
Panel 4: Domestic Courts as Agent of Legal Development - The Law of State Responsibility 
Chair/Commentator: Erika de Wet
Domestic courts and the engagement of responsibility (Simon Olleson)
Domestic courts and the content/implementation of responsibility (Stephan Wittich)
Discussion

1530-1600
Concluding Observations (André Nollkaemper and Christian J Tams)