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The Hudson Medal Luncheon: "The Unity Of International Law" – Introductory Remarks By Lori Damrosch, Lori Fisler Damrosch

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The luncheon meeting was convened at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 10. The luncheon was convened with the opening remarks given by Lori Damrosch, President of the American Society of International Law. Michael Reisman of Yale Law School moderated the panel and introduced the honoree: Pierre-Marie Dupuy of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva.

Conversation With H.E. Mr. Ahmet Üzümcü, Director-General Of The Organisation For The Prohibition Of Chemical Weapons – Introductory Remarks By Lori Damrosch, Lori Fisler Damrosch

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The conversation was convened at 6:15 p.m., Thursday, April 9 with the opening remarks given by Lori Damrosch, President of the American Society of International Law. Dr. Abiodun Williams, President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice moderated the panel and introduced the speaker: AhmetU¨ zu¨mcu¨, Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

An Introduction: Adapting To A Rapidly Changing World, Monica Hakimi, Natalie L. Reid, Samuel Witten

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The 2015 American Society of International Law (ASIL) Annual Meeting aimed to assess how international law is and should be adapting to the profound global changes that are now underway. The Meeting took place against a dramatic backdrop of events: the rapid expansion of the so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq; a security and refugee crisis in the Middle East; escalating conflict in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea; an Ebola crisis in West Africa; and the build-up to a widely anticipated round of negotiations on climate change. These and similar geopolitical developments raise serious questions about the continued relevance and …

Perspectives On The Restatement (Fourth) Project, William S. Dodge, Sarah H. Cleveland, Paul B. Stephan, Harold Hongju Koh, John Bellinger, Campbell Alan Mclachlan

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Good morning, everyone, and thank you all for coming. It is great to have this conversation, particularly with so many people who are already helpfully contributing to this project. As Bill said, I just wanted to say a little bit about the treaty prong of the project that was approved for consideration by the ALI a couple of years ago.

First of all, I should note we get a lot of questions about whether or not we are addressing executive agreements and congressional executive agreements, in addition to Article II treaties. And the current answer is that we are not. …

Closing Plenary: Preventing Torture In The Fight Against Terrorism – Remarks By Lori Damrosch, Lori Fisler Damrosch

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I am Lori Damrosch. I am the president of the American Society of International Law. As this is our closing plenary for our 2015 annual meeting, I thought it would be appropriate for me to open it and to say a few words. First of all, it is a tradition at our annual meeting to reserve a place or two for the late-breaking events, or the ‘‘hot topics.’’