Migration, Refugees and International Law: Spring Meeting 2016

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Spring meeting 2016

Spring Meeting

of the Royal Netherlands Society of International Law

To be held on

Wednesday 25 May 2016 at 19:00 Hrs.

at the

Auditorium, Campus The Hague, Leiden University
Schouwburgstraat 2, 2511 VA The Hague

Speakers:

Drs. Bram van Ojik
Special Envoy for Migration,
 Netherlands
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Evelien T.W. van Roemburg, LL.M.
Lecturer , Faculty of Law and Faculty of
Social and
 Behavioural Science,
University of Amsterdam

and

Dr. Hans van Loon
Former Secretary-General of the Hague Conference on 
Private International Law

will speak on the subject:

MIGRATION, REFUGEES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

Asylum, migration and refugee issues dominate the news, and confront the community of international lawyers with pertinent questions as to clashes between political pragmatism, required given the magnitude of the problems at hand, and the obligation to live up to international law.  The KNVIR will devote its annual Spring meeting to this particular topic by organising a discussion among the Special Envoy for Migration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and two legal specialists, together representing the two ‘branches’ of the KNVIR:  Public and Private International Law.  The meeting is also intended to commemorate the late KNVIR Treasurer Dr. Peter J. van Krieken, who was a specialist in this field as well.

The three speakers will discuss several interesting international law aspects of migration today.
Bram van Ojik will speak of his experience as Special Envoy for Migration since his appointment in September of last year. Evelien van Roemburg will focus on the current EU migration policy – and in particular the EU’s recent agreement with Turkey – in light of international and EU law requirements. Hans van Loon will elaborate on questions of private international law that arise in relation to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers and on private international law’s potential contribution to global migration governance.

There will be ample time for discussion. The presentations and the discussion will be held in English.

Date and Venue

Date and Time: Wednesday 25 May 2016, 19:00 – 21:00 hrs.

Coffee/tea available from 18:30 hrs. onwards

Venue: Auditorium, Campus The Hague, Leiden University,
Schouwburgstraat 2, 2511 VA The Hague

Admission: Free for members and non-members

Registration: Not required

More information: Secretariat KNVIR.  E-mail:  ue.su1473759863lapag1473759863nol@R1473759863CES-R1473759863IVNK1473759863

Annual General Meeting 2015

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Annual General Meeting

On Friday 6 November 2015 the Annual General Meeting was held at the The Hague Institute for Global Justice, Sophialaan 10, 2514 JR The Hague.

The theme of the meeting was:

Settlement of International Trade Disputes:
Achievements and Challenges

 

The public part of the meeting was devoted to a discussion of four papers on the theme mentioned above:

  • Prof.dr P.L.H. Van den Bossche
    The WTO at 20:  A Glass Half Full, Half Empty … or Broken?
  • Mr dr F. Baetens
    Investment Chapters Including Dispute Settlement Mechanisms in Bilateral Trade Agreements
  • Prof.mr dr M.C.E.J. Bronckers
    Is Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Superior to Litigation before Domestic Courts?
    An EU View on Bilateral Trade Agreements
  • Prof.dr G.A. Van Calster
    Multa, Multi et Distincta
    The Adjudication of International Trade Disputes Seen from a Conflict of Laws Perspective

Annual General Meeting, 6 November 2015

The printed version of the papers has been published by T.M.C. Asser Press in The Hague and may be ordered here. Members have received the papers via regular mail.

The proceedings of the meeting are being prepared and will be published on this website as soon as they are available.

 

In Memoriam Dr. P.J. van Krieken 1949-2015

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In Memoriam

Dr. P.J. van Krieken
1949 – 2015

Charming, intelligent, internationalist, slightly eccentric, committed and engaging: these are only a few words to describe the multifaceted personality of Dr Peter van Krieken, Treasurer of the Royal Netherlands Society of International Law, who passed away, aged 65, on 22 May 2015 after a brief but devastating illness. Peter was a very well educated and talented man, who knew his classics, was a passionate violinist and a gifted teacher.

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ESIL 11th Annual Conference

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ESIL 11th Annual Conference: The Judicialization of International Law – A Mixed Blessing?, Oslo, 10 – 12 September 2015

The 2015 ESIL Annual Conference will be held on Thursday 10 – Saturday 12 September 2015 at the University of Oslo.

The Call for Agora Proposals and Papers and Call for Posters are now open, and the deadline for submissions is 31 January 2015.

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Further details of the event can be found on the conference website…

François Prize 2014

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At the Annual General Meeting, on Friday 7 November 2014, the biennial François Prize was awarded to Arron Honniball, author of a paper entitled:  ‘Anti-whaling activism in the Southern Ocean and the international law on piracy: An evaluation of the requirement to act for ‘private ends’ and its applicability to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’.

An honourable mention went to Itamar Magid, who wrote a paper with the title:  ‘Humanitarian Intervention. Responses to the Legal Paradigm’.

These two papers were chosen from more than 20 submitted for this year’s prize.

Click here for the jury report…

Click here for the text of the prize winning paper…

Annual General Meeting 2014

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On Friday 7 November 2014 the Annual General Meeting was held at the Raadzaal of Utrecht University, Achter Sint Pieter 200, 3512 HT Utrecht.

The theme of the meeting was:

Refining human rights obligations in conflict situations

The public part of the meeting was devoted to a discussion of three papers on the theme mentioned above:

  • Prof.dr. Paolo Palchetti
    International responsibility for conduct of UN peacekeeping forces: The question of attribution
  • Prof.dr. Wouter Vandenhole
    Human rights obligations in peace operations: The perspective of the European Convention on Human Rights
  • Dr. Louwrens R. Kiestra and Prof.dr. Jannet A. Pontier
    The role of human rights law in private international law cases in matters related to tort

The printed version of the papers has been published by T.M.C. Asser Press in The Hague and may be ordered here or by applying to ln.sr1473759863evegt1473759863iukni1473759863rbnet1473759863@cmt1473759863. Members have received the papers via regular mail.

The proceedings of the meeting are being prepared and will be published on this website as soon as they are available.

François Prize 2014

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At the Annual General Meeting, on Friday 7 November 2014, the biennial François Prize will be awarded to the author of one of the more than 20 papers that were submitted at the end of last year. The winner will receive a certificate and a monetary award in the amount of € 2,000.