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Disputed Territories Across The Globe: A Future Of Peace Or Change?, Angelica Paquette

Emory International Law Review Symposia

No abstract provided.

Corporate Accountability In Transitional Justice: Reflections On An Ongoing Social Lab (Roundtable), Tatiana Devia, Avery Kelly, Kaushik Sunder Rajan

Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights

This roundtable describes and reflects upon the Corporate Liability and Sustainable Peace (CLASP) Lab, a “social lab” convened to advance corporate accountability in post-conflict and transitional justice settings around the world. Launched in February 2021, the CLASP Lab is a virtual forum in three languages, bringing together more than 40 lawyers and community activists from 25 countries in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East to share experiences and devise strategies for holding corporations accountable for human rights violations, as part of processes of transitional justice.

Morning Session, Professor Dr. Remigius Chibueze, Anthony Niedwiecki

Fulbright Symposium

Welcome & Introductions.

Morning Session, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Fulbright Symposium

• Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Remigius Chibueze, Adjunct Professor of Law, Golden Gate University

• Opening Remarks: Dr. David Fike, President, Golden Gate University • Welcome Remarks: Anthony Niedwiecki, Dean, School of Law, Golden Gate University

• Introduction of Keynote Speaker Professor Kwame Mfodwo: Professor Dr. Christian Nwachukwu Okeke, Director, The Sompong Sucharitkul Center for Advanced International Legal Studies and Chair of the Symposium.

Mass Displacement Of Destitute People: A Trigger For Non-Refoulement Protection?, Bernardo De Souza Dantas Fico, Leticia Machado Haertel

Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights

This paper focuses on two problems around the mass displacement of people in extreme poverty: the characterization of such people as refugees and the application of the non-refoulement principle to mass displacements.

Extreme poverty is causal to grave human rights violations such as deprivation of water, of food, and of an adequate standard of living. These circumstances may reach a degree in which life in a country is unbearable — forcing people to move in order to enhance their likelihood of survival.

The classic understanding of the non-refoulement obligation, as enshrined in the 1951 Refugee Convention, forbids states from returning …

Morning Session: Conference Report, Christian N. Okeke

Fulbright Symposium

Conference Report: Professor Dr. Christian Nwachukwu Okeke; “Reflections on International Law in an Era of Changes and Confusion.”

Keynote Speaker: Professor Sompong Sucharitkul: Thailand On The Pacific Rim., Sompong Sucharitkul

Fulbright Symposium

We are gathered here today as members and alumni of Golden Gate University School of Law, peacefully settled on the shores of the Oriental side of the Pacific Rim, sometimes known as the West coast of the United States. As is generally known, the ocean is named “Pacific” to introduce calmness, or to reduce the degree of calamity of this widest and wildest expanse of salt waters on earth.

I have been specifically asked to tell a story, in my own words, about the thinking of Thailand some fifty years back, facing weather conditions and the unseasonal political storms within …

Keynote Speaker: Hon. Justice Dr. Centus Chima Nweze, Justice Of The Supreme Court Of Nigeria. Re-Mapping The Contours: Interrogating The Ontology Of International Law In A Rapidly Changing World., Hon. Justice Dr. Centus Chima Nweze

Fulbright Symposium

Keynote Address at the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of the Annual Fulbright Symposium, Golden Gate University, School of Law, San Francisco, California, USA, Friday, March 27, 2015

The 24th Annual Fulbright Symposium On International Legal Problems: The Effectiveness Of International Law, Sophie Clavier

Fulbright Symposium

No abstract provided.

Islamic Militance And The Uighur Of Kazakhstan: Recommendations For U.S. Policy, Andreas Borgeas

Fulbright Symposium

Professor Andreas Borgeas, Professor of International & Comparative Law, San Joaquin College of Law; Fulbright Alumnus.

Kenya's Encounter With The International Criminal Court, Mary Kasango

Fulbright Symposium

The Honorable Lady Justice Mary Kasango, Lady Justice, High Court, Kenya; 2013 LL.M. in Environmental Law Program Candidate, Golden Gate University School of Law.

Promoting Accountability Of Government Officials In Foreign Direct Investments Aimed At Curbing Transnational Corruption: The Importance Of Public Participation, Delisile Xolile Ntshalintshali

Fulbright Symposium

Miss Delisile Xolile Ntshalintshali, 2013 LL.M. in International Legal Studies Program Candidate, Golden Gate University School of Law; Recipient, 2012 Fulbright Scholarship Award.

It Is Africa: Selective Prosecutions At The International Criminal Court (Icc), Eustace Azubuike

Fulbright Symposium

Mr. Eustace Azubuike, Research Assistant and S.J.D. Candidate, Golden Gate University School of Law.

Antarctic Governance: From Atcm To A Permanent Antarctic Organization?, Li Chen

Fulbright Symposium

Professor Dr. Li Chen, Professor of Law,Fudan University School of Law; 2012-2013 Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar, Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia, School of Law.

Climate Change And Sustainable Development Of Nigeria, Sunday Gozie Ogbodo

Fulbright Symposium

Dr. Sunday Gozie Ogbodo, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Coordinator of the Post-Graduate Program, Faculty of Law, University of Benin.

A Case For Individual Standing In International Law, Nick O. Agbo

Fulbright Symposium

The Honorable Nick O. Agbo, Former Member, Federal House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria; S.J.D. Candidate, Golden Gate University School of Law.

Is Existing International Environmental Law Adequate In Addressing The Challenge Of Global Climate Change?, Farjana Yesmin

Fulbright Symposium

The Honorable Senior Judicial Magistrate Farjana Yesmin, Senior Judicial Magistrate, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Fellow, 2012-2013 Golden Gate University School of Law/International Women Judges Graduate Fellowship Program (LL.M. in Environmental Law).

Attributing Responsibility Under International Humanitarian Law To Organized Armed Opposition Groups, Warren Small

Fulbright Symposium

Adjunct Professor Warren Small, Attorney at Law; Adjunct Professor of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law, Monterey College of Law, and Monterey Institute of International Studies.

Is A Multipolar World A Concern To International Law?, Remiguis Chibueze

Fulbright Symposium

Adjunct Professor Remiguis Chibueze, Attorney at Law; Adjunct Professor of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law.

The Grounds Of Interconnection Between International Environmental And International Economic Law In The Context Of Russian Concept Of International Law, Daria Boklan

Fulbright Symposium

Dr. Daria Boklan holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of State and Law, Russian Academy of Science. Dr. Boklan is currently a lecturer in international law and law of the WTO in the Russian Academy for Foreign Trade, and she has more than 20 academic publications in international law, international economy law and international environmental law.

Contemporary Constitutional Changes In A Multipolar World: Any Role For International Law?, Katerina Uhlirova

Fulbright Symposium

Assistant Professor Kateřina Uhlířová is a Lecturer at the Masaryk University, Faculty of Law in Brno, Czech Republic. She teaches International Public Law (in Czech language), International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, International and Domestic Law in International Tribunals, and Jessup Moot Court (in English). She previously interned as a law clerk at the Office of the President at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague and the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo. Professor Uhlířová has lectured in various countries including the USA, the UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the …

Conference Report: Controversial Issues Of Contemporary International Law In A Multipolar World, Christian N. Okeke

Fulbright Symposium

Professor of Law, Director of LL.M. & S.J.D. International Legal Studies Programs, Director of the Sompong Sucharitkul Center for Advanced International Legal Studies, Golden Gate University School of Law.

Keynote Speaker: "The Missing Peace: International Law Of Intrastate Relations", Michael Van Walt Van Praag

Fulbright Symposium

International Law at the School of Historical Studies Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He specializes in intra-state conflict resolution and has served as mediator and advisor in peace processes in regions ranging from Chechnya to New Caledonia. He is currently the Executive President of Kreddha, an international, non-governmental organization for the prevention and resolution of violent intra-state conflicts, which he co-founded in 1999. He served as UN Senior Legal Advisor to the Foreign Minister of East Timor, Dr. Jose Ramos Horta, during the country’s transition to independence as part of UNTAET, and has for many years served …

Alternative Dispute Resolution As A Catalyst For The Promotion Of Harmony In International Law: Myth Or Reality?, Rabiatu I. Danpullo-Hamisu

Fulbright Symposium

Professor Dr. Rabiatu I. Danpullo-Hamisu: Associate Professor of Law, Department of Common Law, University of Yaoundé II, Soa – Cameroon; Visiting Fulbright Scholar, George Washington University.

“International (In)Justice: Six Decades After, Have We Progressed Significantly Since Nuremberg ?”, John G. Rodden

Fulbright Symposium

Professor Dr. John Rodden has taught rhetoric and communication studies at the University of Virginia and the University of Texas at Austin. He has published twenty books, including “Dialectics, Dogmas, And Dissent: Stories of Human Rights Abuse in Eastern Germany” (2010) and “The Walls That Remain: Eastern and Western Germans Since Reunification” (2007). He is on the editorial board of The Journal of Human Rights and The Human Rights Review, among other publications.

Fitting Square Pegs Into Round Holes – The Vexed Question Of Harmonizing International Legal Regulation Of Traditional Cultural Expressions Under Intellectual Property Law, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo

Fulbright Symposium

The Honorable Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo: Judge of Commercial Division of High Court, Ghana; Fellow, Golden Gate University School of Law/International Women Judges Graduate Fellowship Program (LLM in Intellectual Property Law), 2010 – 2011 LLM in Intellectual Property Law Candidate, Golden Gate University School of Law Post-Graduate Diploma in International Law, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague Netherlands Barrister-At-Law , Ghana School of Law BA, University of Ghana.

An Issue Of Invocability Of Provisions Of The Wto Covered Agreements Before Domestic Courts, Ramesh Karky

Fulbright Symposium

Dr. Ramesh Karky, SJD graduate from Golden Gate University School of Law, is currently a Post- Doctoral Associate at the University Of Western Ontario Faculty Of Law in London, Canada. Prior to joining the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Karky was working as a WTO/IP Consultant on USAID projects in Iraq. Dr. Karky has also worked as an expert to the UNCTAD technical assistance project: “Nepal's Accession to the WTO.” He also served as a National Program Manager on two UNDP projects: Rule of Law and Strengthening Judiciary Programmes. In addition, Dr. Karky practiced law as an Advocate for several …

Do We Need A European Civil Code?, David Schmid

Fulbright Symposium

Mr. David Schmid studied Law at Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany and finished with honors in 2009. He then wrote his dissertation in Business Criminal Law before coming to Golden Gate University School of Law to obtain a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in U.S. Legal Studies. He received scholarships from Baden-Württemberg-Foundation and Golden Gate University. Mr. Schmid interned in law firms in Germany and the US, he was the student president and the leader of several students’ clubs; he also served in the youth municipal council.

Coal-Fired China: Rethink The Precautionary Principle, Shufan Sung

Fulbright Symposium

Ms. Shufan Sung: SJD in International Legal Studies Candidate, Golden Gate University School of Law; Attorney at Law in Taiwan, Republic of China.

Dissonance In International Law: The Increasing Tension Between International Humanitarian Law And State Sovereignty, Warren Small

Fulbright Symposium

After spending twenty-five years in the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer, Professor Small earned his J.D. from Golden Gate, where he specialized in international law. He joined the adjunct faculty in 1996 to complement his private practice which specializes in all aspects of domestic and international intellectual property matters as well as domestic and international business formation. Professor Small is also a member of the adjunct faculty of the Monterey Institute of International Studies and the Monterey College of Law where he teaches several courses in international law. Professor Small frequently delivers guest lectures on international legal issues arising …