12 April 2010 - British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Council Chamber, 17 Russell Square, London, UK
THE SOCIETY OF LEGAL SCHOLARS INTERNATIONAL LAW SECTION
AND THE
BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW
Nineteenth Conference on Theory and International Law
State Immunity and Human Rights
Monday 12 April 2010, 14:00 to 19:00
British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Council Chamber, Charles Clore House,
17 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5JP
The last few years have seen numerous cases in various jurisdictions seeking to hold foreign States and their agents accountable for serious human rights violations. The ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in Al-Adsani v UK cannot be said to have settled the controversy, and the issue has returned to the Court in Jones v UK, as well as being put before the International Court of Justice in by Germany against Italy for failing to respect its jurisdictional immunities as a sovereign State.
The conference will provide an overview of how different national courts in Europe have approached questions of the immunities of States and their agents for human rights violations and the conflicts that have arisen, culminating in Germany’s recent application to the ICJ. Panels will examine key theoretical and conceptual issues, current developments and proposals for reform of the law.
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State Immunity and Human Rights Conference (29KB)
Participants include:
Dapo Akande, St Peter’s College, Oxford
Prof. Craig Barker, University of Sussex
Prof. Annalisa Ciampi, University of Verona
Paul Eden, University of Sussex
Prof. Maria Gavouneli, University of Athens
Christopher Hall, Amnesty International
Prof. Matthew Happold, University of Luxembourg
Richard Hermer QC, Doughty Street Chambers
Lorna McGregor, Redress
Daniel Machover, Hickman & Rose
Dr Roger O’Keefe, Magdalene College, Cambridge
Sir Michael Wood, 20 Essex Street
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