The Conference Convenor and Editors of the Cambridge International Law Journal (CILJ) are pleased to announce the 10th Annual Cambridge International Law Conference, which will be hosted online from 18 to 20 March 2021.

THEME

This year, the Conference invited the submission of papers under the theme ‘National Sovereignty and International Co‑operation: The Challenges of Navigating Global Crises’. The full Conference Programme is available below.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the tension between the benefits of internationally co-ordinated responses to global issues, and States’ unwillingness to concede their sovereign right to act – or not act – as they see fit. However, the difficulty posed by conflicting international and domestic concerns is by no means novel, nor limited to public health. The major issues of global import – from environmental threats to impediments on trade, the forced migration of refugees to nuclear weapons and intervention in armed conflicts – naturally entail interactions between States, as global interconnectedness draws domestic concerns into regional and international spheres. Yet, the legal mechanisms facilitating co‑operation – from international organisations to bilateral agreements – are stymied by States’ reticence to participate. While national sovereignty is paramount, how can true international co‑operation be achieved?

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

We are pleased to announce the following keynote speakers:

Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Professor of Public International Law at Queen Mary University of London; Nippon Foundation Professor in Marine Environmental Law at IMLI.

Professor Makane Moïse Mbengue, Professor of International Law at the University of Geneva; Director of the Department of Public International Law and International Organization at the University of Geneva; Affiliate Professor at Sciences Po Paris (School of Law).

Professor Simon Chesterman, Dean of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law; Editor of the Asian Journal of International Law.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

OVERVIEW

THURSDAY 18 MARCH

TIME (GMT) PANEL REGISTRATION
8.30 – 9.30 WELCOME AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice

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9.30 – 10.30 PANEL 1 Co-operative Frameworks in International Law: Theory and Practice Please click here for Zoom Registration
10.30 – 11.30 PANEL 2 Environmental Governance and Private Actors Please click here for Zoom Registration
11.30 – 12.00 Break
12.00 – 13.00 PANEL 3 Governing Global Health Please click here for Zoom Registration
13.00 – 14.30 Break  
14.30 – 15.30 PANEL 4 International Arbitration and Global Law Please click here for Zoom Registration
15.30 – 16.30 PANEL 5 Co-operation in Human Rights Protection Please click here for Zoom Registration
16.30 – 17.00 Break  
17.00 – 18.00 PANEL 6 Power Dynamics, Geopolitics and Regional Interaction Please click here for Zoom Registration
18.00 – 19.00 Break
19.00 – 20.15 PANEL 7 Co-ordinating Migration and Labour Flows Please click here for Zoom Registration

 

FRIDAY 19 MARCH

TIME (GMT) PANEL REGISTRATION
8.30 – 9.30 PANEL 8 Co-ordinating Crisis: Human Security in Armed Conflicts Please click here for Zoom Registration
9.30 – 10.30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Professor Simon Chesterman Please click here for Zoom Registration
10.30 – 11.00 Break  
11.00 – 12.00 PANEL 9 International Investment Law in Global Crises Please click here for Zoom Registration
12.00 – 13.15 PANEL 10 Crisis of the Commons: Co-operation in Environmental Law Please click here for Zoom Registration
13.15 – 14.30 Break  
14.30 – 15.30 PANEL 11 Governance in a Virtual Society Please click here for Zoom Registration
15.30 – 16.30 PANEL 12 New Challenges in International Trade Please click here for Zoom Registration
16.30 – 17.00 Break  
17.00 – 18.15 PANEL 13 International Organisations and Beyond: Shifts in Global Governance Please click here for Zoom Registration
18.30 – 19.30 PANEL 14 Nationalism and Global Health Crises Please click here for Zoom Registration

 

 

SATURDAY 20 MARCH

TIME (GMT) PANEL REGISTRATION
8.30 – 9.30 PANEL 15 Forgotten People in Multilateralism Please click here for Zoom Registration
9.30 – 10.30 PANEL 16 Delimiting the Natural Environment: Sovereignty in Resource and Water Disputes Please click here for Zoom Registration
10.30 – 11.00 Break  
11.00 – 12.00 PANEL 17 Seeking Justice through Co-operation Please click here for Zoom Registration
12.00 – 13.00 Break  
13.00 – 14.00 PANEL 18 Managing Sovereign Debt in Crises Please click here for Zoom Registration
14.00 – 15.00 PANEL 19 Virtual Governance: The Challenges of Cyberspace Please click here for Zoom Registration
15.00 – 15.30 Break  
15.30 – 16.30 PANEL 20 Co-ordination in International Economic Law Please click here for Zoom Registration
16.30 – 17.30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND CLOSING

Professor Makane Moïse Mbengue

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The programme of this year’s Conference can be viewed and downloaded here.

CILJ Conference 2021 - Conference Programme