Date:
Thursday 26th October and Friday 27th October 2017
Location:
Gray’s Inn 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 (Thursday, 26th October 2017)
9:15 – Registration and coffee
9:45 – Welcome and overview of last year’s conference
10:10 – Keynote address: “Judicial Independence and Accountability”
Professor Jeff Dunoff, Professor of Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law – Q&A
11:30 – Coffee break
11:45 – Session 1: Access to justice for the employees of international organisations and alternative dispute resolution
Rishi Gulati, Australian Barrister – Victorian Bar, Academic Expert, Bretton Woods Law
– Breakout groups / Q&A
12:30 – Lunch
13:45 – Session 2: Judicial Independence of the Decision Maker
Professor Roy Lewis, former judge at the EBRDAT and AsDBAT, and former chair of the EBRD Grievance Committee, Jazz Omari, Bretton Woods Law and Matthew Nelson, International Law Consultant
– Breakout groups / Q&A
15:15 – Coffee
15:30 – Session 3: Rights, Powers and Duties of Staff Associations
Alex Haines and Ludovica Moro, Bretton Woods Law, Frank Sheed, representative from the World Bank Staff Association and Nizar Zaher, representative from the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe Staff Committee
– Breakout groups / Q&A
16:30 – Closing remarks
17:00-19:00 Drinks at the Cittie of Yorke historic pub, 22 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6BN followed by an optional dinner of tapas and paella (not included in conference price) at nearby Mas Q Menos, Holborn
DAY 2 (Friday, 27th October 2017)
9.15 – Coffee and Conference Photograph
9:45 – Session 4: Access to Justice for Contractors and Consultants
Antje Kunst, Bretton Woods Law, Robin Flood, Member of the Governing Board of the Intergovermental Pensioner’s Organisation AAPOCAD and Marianne Fennema, Head of the Human Rights and Legal Office at EULEX
– Breakout groups / Q&A
11:00 – Coffee
11:15 – Session 5: The IAL COE Legitimacy Index 2017
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 highly encouraged.
12:30 – Closing remarks
13:00 – End
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7764 0745
Email: enquiries@ialcoe.org