ISRAEL CONFERENCE
GLOBAL ECONOMY AND THE RULE OF LAW
IN A CHANGING WORLD
The World Jurist Association in Collaboration with the Israel Bar Association
President of the Conference: Chief Justice (ret.) Meir Shamgar
PROGRAM
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Delegates Arrival Dinner at Adv. Ethia Simha's house
Sunday, June 23, 2013
08:30 -15:00 Delegate and Guest All Day Registrations [Hotel TAB ]
14:00 - 17:00 City and Old City Tour of Jerusalem [Tour leaves from Ramada Hotel, Jerusalem] - Hosted by the Jerusalem Municipality
19:00 - 20:00 Welcome Reception - Israel Bar Association [Venue Jerusalem Bar] 20.00 - 21.30 Opening Ceremony [Venue Jerusalem Bar]
Moderators: Adv. Ethia Simha , President of the World Association of Lawyers Adv. Gideon Fisher , Chair of the International Forum on behalf of the President of the Israel Bar Association
Greetings : Mr. Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel [Written Greeting] Justice Meir Shamgar, President (Ret.) of the Israeli Supreme Court and President of the Conference Chief Justice Asher Dan Grunis , President of the Israeli Supreme Court Prof. Dr. Alexander Belohlavek , President of World Jurist Association Adv. Doron Barzilay , President of the Israel Bar Association
Keynote Address - Dr. Yuval Steinitz , Minister of International Affairs, Strategy and Intelligence, former Minister of Finance of the State of Israel
Monday, June 24, 2013 [Venue: All sessions will take place at the Tel-Aviv Bar Association]
08:30 - 10:00 Transportation to Tel-Aviv
10.00-10.15 Greetings: Adv. Gideon Fisher , Chair of the International Forum on behalf of the President of the Israel Bar Association
10.15-11.30 Panel Sessions I -The Role of Judiciary in Combating Economic Offences and the Rule of Law and Universal Jurisdiction
Moderator : Adv. Gideon Fisher , Chair of the International Forum on behalf of the President of the Israel Bar Association
Speakers : Judge Chaled Kabub (Israel), Tel Aviv-Yafo District Court Justice, Economic Division Judge (Ms.) Tan Ling ( China ), Vice President of the High People’s Court of Guangdong Province; on Conflict and Integration – the Developing Rule of Law in International Trade of China Adv. Judith Korren (Israel), Adjunct Professor and PhD candidate at Haifa University Faculty of Law and Vice Chairwoman of the National Disciplinary Court of the Israel Bar Association; on The limited Liability Rule and the Controlling Shareholders Adv. Irit Kohn (Israel) , President of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists; on Universal Jurisdiction as a tool of Law
11.30 – 11.45 Coffee Break
11.45- 13.30 Panel Session II - Climate Change in a Changing World Economy
Moderator: Kim Quarles (U.S.A), Vice President of the World Jurist Association
Speaker: Prof. (Emeritus) Yuval Levy (Israel) , Founding Partner Yuval Levy & Co. Law Offices, Tel Aviv Prof. Issi Rosen Zvi (Israel) , Tel-Aviv University Adv. Tzipi Iser Itsiq (Israel), Head of the Center for Environmental Protection, The School of Law, Netanya Academic College
13.30 – 15.00 – Lunch Break 15.00- 16.45 Panel Session III- The Role of Women in a Changing World
Moderator: Adv. Ethia Simha (Israel) , Former Advisor to Israeli Prime Ministers on Women's Affairs and President World Association of lawyers
Speakers: Ms. Iris Jones (USA), WJA President for the World Business Associates, and CEO of Alchemy Business Strategies; on The changing Role of Women in Global Business and Law Judge (Ms.) Lu Yao ( China ), Vice-Chairperson of Sichuan Association of Women Judges and Deputy to the 12th Session of the People’s Congress of Sichuan Province; Secretary of the Leading Party Group and President of Leshan Intermediate People’s Court; on The Role of Chinese Women in a Changing World BG Rachel Tevet-Weizel (Israel) , Advisor to the Chief of General Staff on Women's Affairs Tamar Raveh (Israel) , Israel Broadcasting Service
16.45- 17.00 Coffee break
17:00 - 18:30 Panel Session IV - Trade and the Rule of Law
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Alexander Belohlavek (Czech Republic), President of the World Jurist Association
Speakers: Prof. Teerawat Wongkaew (Thailand), International Investment Agreements and the Rule of Law in Asian Economic Integration Prof. Patrick Macklem ( Canada ), William C. Graham Professor of Law ; on Global Poverty and the Right to Development in International Law
19:00 - 21:30 Bus Tour in Tel-Aviv & Dinner in Jaffa [Venue:Restaurant] [To be announced] Tuesday June 25, 201 2013
09:00-09:45 – Tour in the Supreme Court
09:45-11:15 - Panel Session V - The Rule of Law and Economic Rights at the Supreme Court in a Changing World [Venue: Auditorium at the Supreme Court]
Greetings: Justice Meir Shamgar , President (Ret.) of the Israeli Supreme Court and President of the Conference Prof. Dr. Alexander Belohlavek (Czech Republic), President of the World Jurist Association
Moderator: Justice (ret.) Eliezer Rivlin (Israel), Former Deputy President of the Israeli Supreme Court
Speakers: Supreme Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez (Israel); on Social and Economic Rights Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubinstein (Israel); on The Israeli Supreme Court as the Defender of the Rule of Law In Changing Times Supreme Court Justice Yoram Danziger (Israel); on The Attorney-Client Privilege v. The Gatekeeper Initiative
11:15-12:00 Lunch at the Supreme Court Sponsored by Ethia Simha Law Offices
12.30-14.00 - Arrival & Tour at Israel's Parliament (Knesset)
14.00-15.30 - Panel Session VI - Global Economy and the Rule of Law (Different Reflections and Perspectives) [Venue: Jerusalem Hall, Knesset]
Greetings: Minister of Knesset Yuli-Yoel Edelstein (Israel), Speaker of the Knesset Justice Meir Shamgar (Israel), President (Ret.) of the Israeli Supreme Court and President of the Conference Prof. Dr. Alexander Belohlavek (Czech Republic), President of the World Jurist Association
Moderator: Ronald Greenberg (U.S.A), Former International President of the World Jurist Association and Senior Counsel at Dykema Gosset, LLP Speakers: Prof. Igor Trunov ( Russia ), currently Chairman of the Presidium of the Bar Association and Trunov, Ayvar and Partners; Former National President of the World Association of lawyers in the Russian Federation; on Liberalization of Criminal Policy as Component of Effective Economy Adv. Yehuda Raveh (Israel); on Global Revolutionary Economic Partnership between the Public and Private Sectors and the Rule of Law
15.45-17.30 - Panel Session VII - Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law
Moderator: Supreme Justice (Ret.) Gabriel Bach (Israel)
Speakers: Dr. Franklin Hoet-Linares (Venezuela), Past President of the WJA, and WJA Former President for the Americas, and a Senior Partner of the law firm Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque; on the Independence of the Judicial Power Requisite for Investment and Development Prof. Shimon Shetreet (Israel); on The Judiciary and the Efforts to maintain the Rule of Law Prof. Dr. Walter H. Rechberger ( Austria ), Head of the Department of Civil Procedure Law at the University of Vienna, Austria; on Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law in Austria Prof. nzw. Doc. Judr. Karel Klíma, CSc (Czech Republic), WJA President for the World Association of Law Professors (WALP), and Head of the Department of Law and Public, Metropolitan University Prague; on International Background of Constitutional Human Rights Ambassador (Ret.) Prof. Robbie Sabel (Israel), the Former Legal Adviser to the Foreign Ministry and an International Law Expert; on Terrorism and Human Rights
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
08.30 - Transportation to Haifa
11.00 – 12.30 Panel Session VIII -Democracy Economy and the Rule of Law [Venue Haifa]
Greetings: Adv. Yona Yahav, Mayor of Haifa Justice Meir Shamgar (Israel), President (Ret.) of the Israeli Supreme Court and President of the Conference Prof. Dr. Alexander Belohlavek (Czech Republic), President of the World Jurist Association Adv. Doron Barzila , President of the Israel Bar Association Adv. Zaki Kamal, President of the Academic Arab College for education in Israel, Haifa (R.A)
Moderator: Adv. Zaki Kamal, President of the Academic Arab College for education in Israel, Haifa (R.A)
Speakers: Mr. Joe Matthews (USA), Counsel to the Miami and Washington law firm of Colson Hicks Eidson; on Development of the Rule of Law trough Advocacy in Arbitration Mr. Daniel J. Stephenson (USA), Partner in the Los Angeles office of Dykema Gossett; on U.S. Tort litigation and its effect on Global Commerce
13.00 - Lunch at Haifa Sponsored by Adv. Zaki Kamal 18.30 – Closing Event [Jerusalem Town Hall]
Moderator: Adv. Ethia Simha, President of the World Association of Lawyers
Greetings: Mr. Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem Justice Meir Shamgar (Israel), President (Ret.) of the Israeli Supreme Court and President of the Conference Prof. Dr. Alexander Belohlavek (Czech Republic), President of the World Jurist Association Ms. Simi Moore , City Council Member and Tourism & Foreign Relations Port-folios holder, Jerusalem Municipality
Keynote Address: Ambassador Efraim Halevy , Former Israel's Ambassador to the European Union and Former Head of the Israeli Mossad; on Old Conflicts, New Realities and Changing Winds in the Middle East 2013
** Delegates depart at their pleasure **