Regime Interaction in International Law: Theoretical and Practical Challenges

Venue

Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, 5 Cranmer Road, Cambridge CB3 9BL, UK (university map)
 

Convenor

Dr Margaret Young, Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne; formerly William Charnley Research Fellow in Public International Law, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law and Pembroke College, Cambridge
 

Speakers

Georges Abi-Saab (formerly Appellate Body, World Trade Organisation), James Crawford (University of Cambridge), Jeff Dunoff (Temple University), James Flett (European Commission), Francoise Hampson (University of Essex), Stephen Humphreys (International Council on Human Rights Policy), David Kennedy (Brown University), Martti Koskenniemi (University of Helsinki), Andrew Lang (London School of Economics), Nele Matz-Luck (Max-Planck-Institute, Heidelberg), Sol Picciotto (Lancaster University Law School), Cheryl Saunders (University of Melbourne), Joanne Scott (University College London), Eleanor Sharpston (European Court of Justice), Gunther Teubner (University of Frankfurt/Main), Margaret Young (Convenor, University of Melbourne)
 

Description

International law develops in a fragmented way to address functional needs. This has resulted in the development of special “regimes” of norms and decision‐making procedures and accompanying international organisations. There is much scholarship about allegedly autonomous legal regimes addressing international trade, human rights, humanitarian law, environmental protection and other issues. The need to resolve conflicting norms between regimes has led to recommendations by the International Law Commission. Less attention, however, has been given to the way in which, in the default situation of diversity and concurrent activities, regimes interact, and how international law might help to shape this interaction.

Sponsored by the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, and the Institute for International Law and the Humanities, Melbourne Law School, this conference aims to provide a forum to explore theoretical and practical challenges posed by regime interaction. The premise for discussion is that international law is shaped by a disparate and largely covert legal framework of regime interaction. Invited speakers include members of international tribunals, advisers to international tribunals, legal staff of state delegations and NGOs and academics. It is hoped that the combination of these perspectives, together with participation and discussion with all conference attendees, will contribute to an emerging understanding of the legal framework for regime interaction across different phases of international rule‐making and adjudication.
 

Cost

Standard rate: £140

Student rate: £80

Conference fees include attendance at the conference reception and dinner at Pembroke College.  NB Accommodation is not included in the conference fees. Suggestions on where to stay in Cambridge can be found at: www.visitcambridge.org/wheretostay.php.
 

Contact

Anita Rutherford, Administrator, Lauterpacht Centre (admin@lcil.cam.ac.uk / +44(0)1223 335 358)

Vesna Stefanovski, Administrator, IILaH (vesnas@unimelb.edu.au / +61 (0)3 8344 6589)

Registration

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