Key Academics in Comparative International Law to Participate in 28th Annual Sokol Colloquium

8:30-9 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

 

9-9:15 a.m.
Opening Remarks — Paul Mahoney, Dean, University of Virginia School of Law

 

9:15-10:45 a.m.

Session I - Legal Traditions and International Law

"The International Court of Justice — The World Court or a French Court?"

• Mathilde Cohen, Professor of Law, University of Connecticut
• Commentator: John Setear, University of Virginia School of Law

"Not so Treacherous Waters of International Maritime Law: Islamic Law States and Dispute Settlement in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea"

• Emilia Powell, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame
• Commentator: John Norton Moore, University of Virginia School of Law

11-12:30 a.m.
Session II — Regional Approaches to International Law

"The Great Promise of Comparative International Law for Latin America: Towards ius commune americanum?"

• Alejandro Rodiles Bretón, Professor of Law, Instituto Tecnológico, Autónomo de México
• Commentator: Mila Versteeg, University of Virginia School of Law

"Shioki (Control), Fuyo (Dependency), and Sovereignty: The Status of the Ryukyu Kingdom in Early-Modern and Modern Times"

• Masaharu Yanagihara, Professor of International Legal Studies, Kyushu University
• Commentator: Hooman Movassagh, University of Virginia

12:30-2 p.m.
Lunch for Invited Participants

 

2-2:45

Session III — National Courts and International Law

"International Judicial Dialogue: a Study of the Citations between International and National Courts" "

• Damien Charlotin, Visiting Scholar, Columbia University
• Commentator: Kevin Cope, University of Michigan

3-4:30 p.m.
Panel IV — Comparative International Law Beyond Courts: Legislatures, Executives, International Organizations

"Who Cares about Regulatory Space in BITs? A Comparative International Approach"

• Tomer Broude, Professor of Law & International Relations, Hebrew University (co-authors Yoram Z. Haftel and Alexander Thompson)
• Commentator: Pierre-Hugues Verdier, University of Virginia School of Law

"Approaches to International Economic Law in Comparative Perspective"

• Colin Picker, Professor of Law, University of New South Wales
• Commentator: Pierre-Hugues Verdier, University of Virginia