
Date:
Monday 31st October and Tuesday 1st November 2016
Location:
King’s College London
The International Administrative Law Centre of Excellence annual conference will once again bring together international civil servants, union representatives, lawyers, judges, academics and others interested in IAL, from around the world with a view to shaping and improving this area of the law.
DAY 1 (Monday, 31st October 2016)
9:15 – Registration
9:45 – Welcome and overview of last year’s conference
10:10 – Keynote address:
Professor Roy Lewis, former judge at the EBRDAT and ADBAT, and former chair of the EBRD Grievance Committee – Q&A
11:00 – Coffee
DISCIPLINARY CASES: DUE PROCESS, DISCLOSURE AND THE BURDEN OF PROOF
11:15 – Session 1: Oral Hearings
Christopher Jeans QC, President of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT)
– Breakout groups
12:15 – Session 2: The Burden of Proof in Disciplinary Cases
Alex Haines, Bretton Woods Law
– Breakout groups
13:15 – Lunch
14:15 – Session 3: Representation of staff during investigations and disclosure
Robbie Leighton, Legal Officer, United Nations Office of Staff Legal Assistance (Geneva)
– Breakout groups
15:15 – Coffee
15:30 Session 4: The impact of investigations upon the lawfulness of administrative decisions
Jazz Omari and Antje Kunst, Bretton Woods Law
– Breakout groups
16:50-19:00 Drinks at a venue to be confirmed followed by optional dinner
DAY 2 (Tuesday, 1st November 2016)
9.15 – Coffee and Conference Photograph
FUNCTIONAL IMMUNITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
9:45 – Session 5: The Concept of ‘Functionalism’ and Immunities of International Organisations
Dr Philippa Webb (King’s College London) Chair
The concept of “functionalism” in International Organisations Law
Mr Matthew Nelson, Sir John Salmond Scholar (University College London)
Haiti, The Haiti Cholera Litigation in US Courts
Ms Beatrice Lindstrom, Staff Attorney, Institute for Justice & Democracy in the 21st century
The future of “functional immunity” in the 21st century
Rishi Gulati, Australian Barrister – Victorian Bar, Academic Expert, BWL, Dickson Poon Scholar (KCL)
– Breakout groups
11:00 – Coffee
11:15 – Session 6: Case Study: Wallace v. World Bank Group – Supreme Court of Canada
Ayman Daher and Alan Sarhan, Bretton Woods Law Canada
– Breakout groups
12:15 – Session 7: Reform of an IJS: the WHO example
Wouter ‘t Hoen, HR Specialist (Administrative Law), World Health Organization, and Ludovica Moro, Bretton Woods Law
– Breakout groups
13:15 – Lunch
14:15 – Session 8: The IAL Legitimacy Index 2016
Renuka Dhinakaran, International Law Consultant, and Alex Haines, Bretton Woods Law
See how your international organisation performs in the updated and comprehensive assessment of internal justice systems – comments and questions from delegates are encouraged
15:00 – Closing remarks
15:15 – End
Further details to be announced soon.
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If you have any questions regarding the conference please contact
Bretton Woods Law
Tel: +44 (0)20 7764 0745
Email: enquiries@ialcoe.org