The Postgraduate and Early Professionals/Academics (PEPA) Network of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law are thrilled to announce the PEPA/SIEL Online International Economic Law Research Marathon 2020. The Virtual Conference, which for the time being replaces the postponed conference in Jerusalem, will host 23 emerging International Economic Law academics and practitioners from all over the world. Each author will present his/her paper in a Zoom session of one hour, including comments from experts in their field and open discussion. We invite you to join us to attend the talks and to engage in enriching academic discussions on pressing issues in International Economic Law.
To attend any of the talks, please sign up through the Guests' Registration Form (which includes the program): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmFWp6mQi5ba0vR5__Fk54y50Y3SlCibazLw-7v-EhN0HIzw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR35wq0OzU7LvjZBrmrl4hgBbL-rdGtSYnyGt9Y_gal_cDi1ybLbAxexaV0.
Registrants will receive Zoom invitations for the paper sessions they signed up for, and papers will be sent upon request by the authors. Please note that the times listed in the schedule are in 'real' GMT (eg, London is now GMT+1).
The program is available below.
The Conference Co-Chairs
Freya Baetens, Tomer Broude, José Caiado.
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Sunday May 17 |
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10:00-11:00 (GMT) |
Shani Friedman, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem International Economic Law and the construction of the Marine Resources Utilization Law Commentator: Tomer Broude. |
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11:00-12:00 (GMT) |
Rachel R. Du, the World Trade Institute, University of Bern Dispute Settlement under Regional Trade Agreements: A Saboteur or Helpmate for the Multilateral Trade System? Commentators: Sivan Shlomo Agon, Rachel Frid de Vries and Holger Hestermeyer. |
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12:00-13:00 (GMT) |
Sunanda Tewari, the Centre for Trade and Investment Law, New Delhi The Case of “Draft Reference Paper on Services Domestic Regulations” at the WTO: End of WPDR? Commentator: Federico Ortino. |
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14:00-15:00 (GMT) |
Dr. Regis Y. Simo, Mandela Institute, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg The External Dimension of the African Continental Free Trade Area: Challenging the Relevance of the WTO Enabling Clause Commentator: TBA. |
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15:00-16:00 (GMT) |
Carrie Shu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Transnational Law in a Time of Crisis Commentator: Marcia Harpaz. |
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16:00-17:00 (GMT) |
Svetlana Yakovleva, the Institute for Information Law, the University of Amsterdam The Power of Discourse in International Trade Law: Privacy and Personal Data as Exemplars Commentator: Joel Trachtman. |
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Monday May 18 |
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09:00-10:00 (GMT) |
Charalampos Giannakopoulos, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore Coherence, Reflective Thinking, and Investment Arbitration Commentator: Suresh Nanwani. |
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10:00-11:00 (GMT) |
Carlo de Stefano, Roma Tre University From Arbitrators to Judges? Reflections on the Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement Commentators: Venetia Argyropoulou, Holger Hestermeyer and Stefan Mayr. |
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11:00-12:00 (GMT) |
Sparsha Janardhan, the Centre for Trade and Investment Law, New Delhi ‘Exporting’ Domestic Support in Agricultural Products: Can FTAs Offer a Way Out? Commentator: Jose Caiado. |
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Ludovica Mulas, University of Bologna Prudential Regulation and International Trade in Financial Services: Between Rules and Regulatory Discretion Commentator: Michael Waibel. |
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12:00-13:00 (GMT) |
Johannes Tropper, the University of Vienna Promises by States to Foreign Investors: A Role for Unilateral Acts and Estoppel? Commentators: Federico Ortino, Freya Baetens, and Tony VanDuzer. |
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13:00-14:00 (GMT) |
Dr. iur. Mariela Eletti de Amstalden, University of Edinburgh Law School Regulating Cultured Meat: Implications of Biotechnologies for Trademark Rights under Art. 20 TRIPS Commentators: TBA. |
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14:00-15:00 (GMT) |
Pedro Schilling de Carvalho, University of Cambridge In Search of a Map: Reframing Processes in the Fragmented Waters of International Financial Regulation Commentator: Joel Trachtman. |
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13.a. |
16:00-17:00 (GMT) |
Omar Yousef Shehabi, Yale Law School Wage Labour and Foreign Capital: Industrial Relations in International Investment Law Commentators: Kathleen Claussen and Velimir Zivkovic. |
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13.b. |
Can Eken, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Stanford University, California A Detailed Comparison of Third-Party Funding Regulations in Hong Kong and Singapore Commentator: Tomer Broude. |
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Tuesday May 19 |
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09:00-10:00 (GMT) |
Martin Luther Munu, Institute for Globalisation and International Regulation, Maastricht University Constructing a Development Oriented Analytical Framework for E-Commerce Trade Negotiations Commentator: Jose Caiado. |
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10:00-11:00 (GMT) |
Rimdolmsom Jonathan Kabre, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa The Establishment of an Advisory Centre in Investment Law and its Significance for African Countries Commentator: Tomer Broude. |
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11:00-12:00 (GMT) |
Christian Perrone and Amy Ertan, Institute for Technology and Society of Rio de Janeiro and Royal Holloway, University of London International Data Transfers and Data Protection Legislation: Challenges and Opportunities for Brazilian Trade Commentator: Victor do Prado. |
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12:00-13:00 (GMT) |
Daniel R. Quiroga-Villamarin, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva Normalizing Global Commerce: The Materiality of Containerization as Transitional Lawmaking (1956-1968) Commentator: Jose Caiado. |
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13:00-14:00 (GMT) |
Mmiselo Freedom Qumba, the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa The backlash against international investment arbitration: Does Africa need ISDS? Commentator: Freya Baetens and Tony Vanduzer. |
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14:00-15:00 (GMT) |
Hsien Wu, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva The Role of the WTO Judicial Body as Independent Advisor to the DSB – An Alternative Narrative Regarding the Design of the WTO Dispute Settlement System Commentator: Sivan Shlomo Agon and Freya Baetens. |
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20. |
15:00-16:00 (GMT) |
Charles Ho Wang Mak, University of Glasgow Sovereign Debt Regulation: Towards a Unified International Legal Regime? - The Rise of Arbitration in Sovereign Debt Restructuring Commentator: Venetia Argyropoulou. |
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21. |
16:00-17:00 (GMT) |
Pablo D. Colmegna, University of Buenos Aires Human Rights Standards for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources Commentators: Yuval Shany and Tal Mimran. |
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