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:
Professor Jeff Dunoff, Professor of Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law – Q&A

11:30 – Coffee break

11:45 – Session 1, part I: Judicial Independence of the Decision Maker

Patrick O’Brian, London School of Economics and Matthew Nelson, International Law Consultant (TBC)

–       Breakout groups

12:45 – Lunch

13:45 – Session 1, part II: Judicial Independence of the Decision Maker

Professor Roy Lewis, former judge at the EBRDAT and AsDBAT, and former chair of the EBRD Grievance Committee and Jazz Omari,
Bretton Woods Law

–       Breakout groups / Q&A

14:45 – Session 2: Applicability of immunities to International Organisations’ outsourced entities – Access to justice and alternative means of dispute resolution in IAL

Rishi Gulati, Australian Barrister – Victorian Bar, Academic Expert, Bretton Woods Law

–       Breakout groups / Q&A

15:30 – Coffee

15:45 – Session 3: Rights, Powers and Duties of Staff Associations

Alex Haines and Ludovica Moro, Bretton Woods Law, and two Staff Associations of International Organisations (TBC)

–       Breakout groups / Q&A

17:00-19:00 Drinks at a venue to be confirmed followed by optional dinner

DAY 2 (Friday, 27^th October 2017)

9.15 – Coffee and Conference Photograph

9:45 – Session 4: Access to Justice for Contractors and Consultants

Antje Kunst, Bretton Woods Law, with the contribution of 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

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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