PluriCourts Annual Conference 2019
The theme for this year's conference is present and future research related to the research topics.
Program
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Thursday 27 June |
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| 09.15 - 09.45 |
Welcome and presentation of the program - Siri Johnsen, Geir Ulfstein and Andreas Føllesdal. Short presentation of the members of the Scientific Advisory Committee. |
| 09:45 - 10.15 |
Session I - RT1 Legitimacy standardsChair: Daniel Naurin Presentations Antoinette Scherz: Reasons to Comply for States: How Can International Institutions Bind States? Erik Røsæg: Legitimacy without competence? The stands of international courts on relevant legal issues other than the main issue. |
| 10.15 – 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45- 11.45 |
Session I - RT1 Legitimacy standardsPresentations Laura Fischer: Participation and democratic legitimacy - two unequal friends? Andreas Føllesdal: A unifying theory of the legitimacy of international courts - a Razian account Comments: John Tasioulas |
| 10:45 – 12.15 |
Session II – RT2 Multilevel separation of authorityChair: Andreas Føllesdal Presentations Reto Walther: Subsidiarity in the ECHR: some preliminaries on its justification Martin Westergren: Domination and international investment tribunals: Why competition for capital constrains the freedom of states |
| 12.15 – 13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 - 13.55 |
Session II – RT2 Multilevel separation of authority continuesPresentations: Geir Ulfstein: Deference by international courts and tribunals Yifeng Chen: Inherent Powers of International Courts and Tribunals Comments: Tom Ginsburg |
| 13.55– 14.25 |
Session III – RT3 Independence and AccountabilityChair: Geir Ulfstein Presentations Emma Brandon: Holding Signatories to Account: State Obligations Upon Signing a Treaty Granting Jurisdiction to an International Criminal or Human Rights Tribunal Øyvind Stiansen: (Non)Renewable Terms and Judicial Impartiality in the European Court of Human Rights |
| 14.25 – 14.45 | Coffee break |
| 14.45 – 15.25 |
Session III – RT3 Independence and Accountability continuesPresentation Daniel Naurin: The CJEU Database Project Julie Crutchley: Transmodernity and Victim Participation: Enhancing Legitimacy within International Criminal Law Comments: Laurence R. Helfer |
After the third session we will walk to Litteraturhuset, where Laurence R. Helfer will give this year's PluriCourts Annual Lecture titled “The life Cycle of International Adjudication”.
| Friday 28 June | |
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| 09.00 – 10.10 |
Session V – RT4 PerformanceChair: Laurence R. Helfer Presentations Mikael Holmgren: Judicial Procedures as Instruments of Political Control Silje Hermansen: Tending the Bar: Appointments and Case Allocations in the Court of Justice of the EU Laura Létourneau-Tremblay: International Investment law and sustainable development: a look at counterclaims Ole Kristian Fauchald: Comparing the performance of permanent tribunals, ad hoc treaty based arbitration and private commercial arbitration Comments: Beth Simmons |
| 10.10 – 10.30 | Coffee break |
| 10.30 - 11.00 |
Session VI– RT5 Comparative AdvantagesChair: Ole Kristian Fauchald Presentations Nicola Strain: Jurisdiction and Applicable Law in International Trade and Investment Disputes Freya Baetens: State consent to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice: modify or perish |
| 11.00 - 12.00 | Lunch |
| 12.00 - 12.30 |
Session VI– RT5 Comparative Advantages continuesPresentations Runar Lie: A computational study of reactions to change in the ISDS community
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| 12.30 - 13:40 |
Session VII – RT6 – Best practices and modelsChair: Freya Baetens Presentations Rosa Manzo: The Climate model Malcolm Langford: Modelling Judicial Reform: The UNCITRAL process and beyond Tarald Berge: Powers and Strategy in investment treaty negotiations Comments (both RT5 and RT6): Helen Keller |
| 13.40 – 14:00 |
Comments from members of the Scientific Advisory Board Closing remarks |
