Events
The Center for International Law sponsors a
series of symposia on a broad range of topics in international and
compararive law which combine scholarship and practice. The
audiences for these events have been drawn from leaders of the business,
financial, and legal communities in New York, and the speakers have
included accountants, bankers, business leaders, economists, judges,
government officials, international organization officials, and lawyers
from this country and abroad.
The Center's symposia programs
have garnered coverage in The New York Times, the Journal of
Commerce, the National Law Journal, the International
Securities Regulation Report, Eurowatch, and C-SPAN.
Spring 2013 lectures:
- Tuesday, January 22, 2013: A Conversation with F. Peter Phillips, International Arbitrator and Mediator
- Thursday, January 24, 2013: The Supreme Courts of France and the United States: A Comparative Perspective with Professor Anne Deysine, Paris Ouest Nanterre University
- Monday, February 4, 2013: C.V. Starr Lecture: European Integration at a Turning Point: Switzerland's Distinctive Approach with Dr. Andreas Kellerhals, University of Zurich
- Monday, February 11, 2013: C.V. Starr Lecture: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Chinese Courts with Judge Jianli Song of the Supreme People’s Court of China
- Thursday, February 14, 2013: C.V. Starr Lecture: The Role of International Law in the Arab-Israeli Conflict with Ambassador (Ret.) Robbie Sabel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Click
here for a list of past events (along with links to the
streaming videos).
DID YOU KNOW?
You can
watch many past lectures as streaming online videos from the
convenience of your computer. Click on some of the lectures below
or go to the Events
Archive page to see a complete list of lectures.
October 3, 2011: The
United Nations and the Rule of Law with His Excellency Mr. Ban
Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
August 25, 2011:
Islamic Law and Finance: Past Developments, Present
Controversies, Future Prospects with Frank E. Vogel,
independent scholar and consultant on Islamic law and the laws of the
Muslim world
