Objective
The aim of this conference is to provide legal practitioners with a
comprehensive overview and high-level discussions on key topics and
recent developments affecting their daily practice at the crossroads of
international law and EU law.
Key topics
- EU/Member States and international law: who
does what? Issues relating to international negotiations, international responsibility, representation in international litigation, international law as a standard of review in CJEU case law
- The international dispute resolution mechanism jigsaw:
- Litigation before European courts: private parties’ access to the ECtHR and the CJEU, equivalent protection system
- Brussels I and the arbitration exception, primacy of the New York
Convention, parallel proceedings and conflicting court and arbitral
decisions, recent EU case law (C-536/13 Gazprom and C-352/13 CDC), 2015
entry into force of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements:
changes and coordination
- Relationship between ISDS and national
judicial systems, protection of the State’s right to regulate and
legitimate public policy objectives, establishment and functioning of
arbitral tribunals, review of ISDS decisions by bilateral or
multilateral appellate mechanisms
UN, EU and State sanctions: role and
effectiveness, (extra-)territorial scope, impact on fundamental rights
and judicial review by the ECtHR (Nada and Al Dulimi) and by the CJEU
(Kadi and recent cases), impact on international sales contracts
Who should attend?
Lawyers dealing with international law either in private practice or working for the EU, national governments or central banks.
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EU and ERA patrons
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Young lawyers and other groups
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Members of the International Law Association ILA and Members of the federal staff of the Swiss Federation
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Registration
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discount
10 % before 24.08.2015
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, City of Trier)
Reduced fee of EUR 100,00
For members of the International Law Association ILA and members of the federal staff of the Swiss Federation