The Indian Society of International Law Conference to Celebrate the Completion of 60 Years of ISIL 20-22 February 2020
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Thursday, 20 February 2020 Registration: 4:30 pm Inaugural Function: 5:15 pm Welcome Address by : Shri M. Koteswara Rao, Secretary General, ISIL Address by : Prof. Y.S.R Murthy, Vice President, ISIL Address by : Prof. Manoj Kumar Sinha, Vice President, ISIL Address by : Shri A. K. Ganguli, Executive President, ISIL Presidential Address by : Shri Pravin H. Parekh, President, ISIL Guests of Honour : Hon'ble Dr. Justice A. K Sikri, Judge, Singapore International Commercial Court Hon'ble Judge Dr. Neeru Chadha, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Chief Guest : Hon'ble Justice Vikramajit Sen, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India Representatives of : H. E. Prof. Kennedy Gastorn, Secretary-General, AALCO Partner Organisations : Mr. Oscar Mundia, Chief of the Mission, UNHCR, New Delhi Mr. Yahia Alibi, Head of Regional Delegation, ICRC, New Delhi Dr. James J. Nedumpara, Head & Professor, Centre for Trade and Investment Law, New Delhi Vote of Thanks by : Prof. T. S. N. Sastry, Vice President, ISIL Friday, 21 February 2020 PLENARY SESSION: LEGAL ORDER OF THE LAW OF THE SEA (Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India) 9: 30 am -11:30 am Chair : Dr. P. S. Rao, Special Advisor to Attorney General Of ice, State of Qatar Co-Chair : Dr. V. D Sharma, Addl. Secretary (Retd.), Legal &Treaties Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India Speakers : Dr. M. Gandhi, Dean, VIT Law School, VIT University, Chennai: Law of the Sea: The Ideological Divide Unbridged Dr. Obinna Emmanuel Nkomadu, Research Associate, Department of Public Law, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa: Illegal Act of Violence in the Indian- Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill (TBC) Capt. Sarabjit Singh Parmar, Executive Director, National Maritime Foundation: UNCLOS: Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Maritime Security. Ms. P. Vaishnavi Narayeni, Assistant Professor, Ramaiah College of Law & Research, Dr. Ramesh Associate Professor, Department of Studies and Research in Law, University of Mysore: Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: An Issue of Common Concern of Humankind Tea Break: 11:30 pm to 11:45 pm SESSION II: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES (International Committee of the Red Cross, New Delhi) 11:45 am – 1:30 pm Chair : Prof. R Venkata Rao, Chairman VIPS, New Delhi Co-Chair : Prof. V.G. Hegde, EC Member, ISIL & Chairperson, CILS, JNU, New Delhi Speakers : Dr. Anuradha Saibaba, Head, IHL Department, ICRC, New Delhi: GCs @ 70 and Beyond Dr. Ratnabali K., Assistant Professor, Delhi University: Future Challenges of IHL Ms. Gunjan Chawla, Programme Manager, Centre for Communication Governance, NLU, Delhi: IHL Applies or Should Apply in Cyberspace Lunch Break: 1:30 pm-2:30 pm SESSION III: INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE LAW (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee, New Delhi) 2:30 pm-4:30 pm Chair : Hon'ble Dr. Justice A. K. Sikri, Judge, Singapore International Commercial Court Co-Chair and Keynote : Prof. B. S. Chimni, Distinguished Professor of International Law, O.P. Jindal Global address University, Sonipat Speakers : Prof. B.C Nirmal, Former Vice Chancellor, NUSRL, Ranchi: Rohingya in India, Refugee Protection and Search for Durable Solutions Mr. Oscar Mundia, Chief of the Mission, UNHCR, New Delhi: UNHCR: A Global Perspective Tea Break: 3:15 pm-3:30 pm STUDENT WORKSHOP 4.30 PM-6.00 PM SESSION: LEGAL ORDER OF THE LAW OF THE SEA & INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AND REFUGEE LAW Chair : Dr. Srinivas Burra, EC Member, ISIL & Assistant Professor, Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, New Delhi Co-Chair : Prof. Benarji Chakka, EC Member, ISIL & Professor of Law at School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore Speakers : Ms. Sneha Goud, LLB 5th Year, Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bangalore: The Desideratum for Competent EIA Regulations for Ocean Energy Projects- A Step towards the Protection of Marine Environment Ms. Tanya Agarwal, BA. LLB 3rd Year, Amity Law School, Delhi: Emergence of 21st Century Maritime Security: War on Terror vis-à-vis Terror at Sea Ms. Satavisha Haldar, Ph.D Research Scholar, WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata: Modern War, Modern Means: Assuring Meaningful Human Control over a Weapon with Respect to the Laws of International Humanitarian Laws Mr. Adithya Anil Variath & Mr. Amana Khare, LL.M, Dharmashastra National Law University: Re lections of International Humanitarian Law Principles in the Ancient Indian Philosophy of Mahabharata Ms. Priya S., Ph.D, Independent Researcher: Occupation Laws and Israel Settlements in West Bank: Comparative Analysis of Legal and Political Perspective of the European Union and USA Mr. Aman Kumar, LLM South Asian University, New Delhi: Characterising the Trial of Bahadur Shah Zafar Ms. Shimul Dutta, Ph.D Scholar, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property, IIT, Kharagpur: A Tale of Climate Refugee vis-a-vis Responsibility Shifting and Responsibility Sharing Adhirai Devi. S, B.A.LLB (Hons), Vth year School Of Excellence in Law, Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai: The Right to Self-Determination of the Stateless Saturday, 22 February 2020 SESSION IV: ASIAN-AFRICAN APPROACHES TO INTERANATIONAL LAW (Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization, New Delhi) 9:30 am -11:30 am Chair & Keynote Address : H.E. Baraka H. Luvanda, High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to India with accreditation to Singapore, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal on behalf of H.E. Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs of the United Republic of Tanzania and President of the Fifty-Eighth Annual Session of AALCO. Co-Chair : Shri M. Koteswara Rao, Secretary General, Indian Society of International Law Speakers : Prof. Narinder Singh, Former Member, United Nations International Law Commission (2006-2016); Professor, Maharishi Law School, Maharishi University: (Topic to be con irmed) Prof. Abhijit Das, Head & Professor, Centre For WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade: Developments at the WTO on Electronic Commerce Dr. Pavan Duggal, Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Conference Director, International Conference on Cyberlaw: Cybercrime & Cybersecurity: Afro-Asian Approaches on Cyberlaw and International Law concerning cyberspace Prof. Bharat H. Desai, Professor of International Law, Jawaharlal Nehru Chair in International Environmental Law, CILS, Jawaharlal Nehru University: Taking International Law More Seriously Dr. Pandiaraj S., Associate Professor of Law, HITS, Chennai: Looking Back to Look Forward: Re lections on the Need to Write Progressive Global Histories of International Law. Dr. Prabhash Ranjan, Senior Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, SAU, New Delhi: International Investment Law and State's Right to Regulate Tea Break: 11:30 am- 11:45 am SESSION V: TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT (Centre for Trade and Investment Law) 11:45 am -1:30 pm Chair : Prof. J.L. Kaul, EC Member, ISIL & Former Vice Chancellor, HNB Garhwal Central University, Srinagar Co-Chair & Keynote : Dr. James J. Nedumpara, Head and Professor, Centre for Trade and address Investment Law, New Delhi : Carbon Tax and Eco-labels Speakers : Ms. Nidhi Mani Tripathi, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Govt of India : India's Approach to Trade and Sustainability Prof. Mukesh Bhatnagar, Professor, Centre for WTO Studies : Fisheries Subsidies and Sustainable Development Ms. Anuradha RV, Parnter, Clarus Law Associates : Labour and Sustainability Issues in International trade Ms. Shiny Pradeep, Assistant Professor, Centre for Trade and Investment Law : Addressing Sustainability issues through Free Trade Agreements Lunch Break: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm SESSION VI: CLIMATE CHANGE 2:30 pm-4:30 pm Chair : Shri Sanjay Parikh, EC Member, ISIL & Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India Co-Chair : Prof. D. N. Jauhar, EC Member, ISIL & Former Vice Chancellor of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra Speakers : Shri. M. K. Rao, Secretary General, ISIL: Recent Decisions on Environment: Jurisdiction and Individual Rights Dr. Stellina Jolly, Senior Assistant Professor, Faculty of Legal Studies, SAU, New Delhi: The International Climate Change Law in Balancing Equity and Effectiveness: An Assessment of the Paris Agreement Dr. Vijeta Rattani, Researcher, GIZ: India and Climate Change: Paris Climate Rulebook and Beyond Dr. Anwar Sadat, Senior Assistant Professor, ISIL: Duty of Care as an Emerging Obligation to Combat Climate Change STUDENT WORKSHOP 4.30 PM-6.00 PM SESSION: TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT Chair : Prof. Govindaraja G. Hegde, EC Member, ISIL & Associate Professor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Co-Chair : Dr. Anupam Jha, EC Member, ISIL & Associate Professor, LC-II, University of Delhi Speakers : Mr. Samrit Kharel, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Law Campus, Kathmandu: Tunas, Turtles, Trade and Troubles: Rethinking the Vexed Question of Environmental Harm in International Trade Law Mr. Subash P, Masters of Law, Department of International Law and Organization, Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu: New International Economic Order- The Cry of Developing Countries for Development: Success or Failure? Ms. Namrata Saraogi & Ms. Shrijita Mitra, B.A., LL.B (Hons.), 5th year: Trade and the Environment- A Co-Existential Crisis. Ms. Priti Ramani Nayyar, Ph.D. Scholar, USLLS, GGSIP University: Environmental Impact of Foreign Direct Investment: Perspectives and Challenges SESSION: CLIMATE CHANGE
Chair : Shri C. K. Chaturvedi, EC Member, ISIL Co-Chair : Prof. Monica Chawla, EC Member, ISIL & Professor, Dept. of Law, Punjabi University, Patiala. Speakers : Ms. Superna Venaik, Research Scholar-Assistant Professor, Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida: Climate Change: Environmental Policy & its Enforcement in India Mr. Abhishek Trivedi, Ph.D Scholar, Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, New Delhi: Principle of CBDR-RC, Its Interpretation and Implementation through NDCs in the Context of Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities Mr. Siddharth Singh, Research Scholar, SAU, New Delhi: Analyzing the challenges in the operation of Financial Mechanism under Paris Agreement Ms. Deepshikha Rathore, LLM Student, Delhi University: The Metamorphosis of Environmental Law into Ecological Law: A Dialectical Approach to Combat Climate Change Mr. Shobhit Pratap Singh B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) Final Year, RMNLU, Lucknow & Ms. Rehana Zehra, LL.B. First Year, Bhartiya Vidyapeeth University, Pune: Examination of the Prospective Measures and Glitches in pursuance of 'Environmental Migration'
VALEDICTORY: 6.00 PM-6.30 PM
Welcome Address by : Shri M. Koteswara Rao, Secretary General, ISIL Address by : Shri C.K. Chaturvedi, EC Member, ISIL Presidential Address by : Shri Pravin H. Parekh, President, ISIL Vote of Thanks by : Prof. Monica Chawla, EC Member, ISIL
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