Friday, September 23, 2011

Law, Justice and Development Week 2011 Conference in D.C.

American Bar Association Section of International Law and the World Bank Group present

Law, Justice and Development Week 2011: Innovation and Empowerment for Development

November 14 - 17, 2011
1818 H St. NW
Washington, DC 20433
Directions <http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/0,,contentMDK:20041068~menuPK:34584~pagePK:43912~piPK:44037,00.html> 

The American Bar Association Section of International Law is a co-sponsor of the World Bank Group's Law, Justice and Development (LJD) Week 2011.  The forum will explore how legal innovation and empowerment can contribute to development. LJD Week is scheduled for November 14 - 17, 2011, at World Bank headquarters in Washington DC, and will include: a three-day International Forum on November 14 - 16 with an opening session followed by parallel sessions and a plenary round table of General Counsels, and conclude with a training day on November 17. We expect to have a special consultation of partners of the new global knowledge initiative "Global Forum on Law, Justice, and Development" <http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/marketing/international_law/gfljd.pdf> .

Section Members will receive a 20% discount. However, this discount is only available if one is a member of the Section or the ABA and registers with the ABA through the access link below.  Members who register on the World Bank website will not receive this special discount or receive compensation for the discount.*  Interested law students should email introl@americanbar.org for further instructions. 

ABA and Section Members Discounted Rate is $400.

Non-ABA/Section Members must register on the World Bank Website.

Register Now <http://apps.americanbar.org/aba_timssnet/meetings/tnt_meetings.cfm?action=long&primary_id=IC11117&webtextid=50523&Subsystem=MTG&related_prod_flag=0> 

Themes

LJD Week 2011 will focus on three key issues: (a) Global issues such as challenges relating to international financial regulation, the use of intellectual property rights in development settings, legal challenges/solutions in fragile and conflict states, public-private partnerships, stolen asset recovery, and others; (b) Regional challenges which will include the role of law in supporting economic and social stability in the Middle East and North Africa region, and legal harmonization as a tool for regional integration; and (c) Country cases which will look at examples of how legal innovation and empowerment  have contributed to a  rise in global economic power (China), supported state-building (South Sudan), and helped manage emergencies and catastrophic risks (Haiti).

Audience

In addition to Bank Group staff, LJD Week brings together senior officials from International Financial Institutions (IFIs), international development practitioners, government officials, lawyers and judges, scholars and academics, and representatives from civil society.

External Partners

External Partners include the American Bar Association Section of International Law, American Bankruptcy Institute, Tsinghua University School of Law, George Washington University, Harvard University School of Law, Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, and other IFIs.

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Agenda



Monday, November 14, 2011

Opening Session Keynote Speaker: Mr. Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court

* Rule of Law, Governance & Development: Perspectives from Middle East and Northern Africa  
* Building the Rule of Law and Legal Institutions in the New State: Comparative Perspectives from Kosovo, Timor-Leste and South Sudan  
* International Political Risk Management: Global Risk in Today's Changing Landscape 
* Carbon-Efficient Investments:  Is Security Possible?  Explore the Issues of Securing Carbon Obligations in Common Law and Civil Law Jurisdictions  
* Rebuilding After Catastrophe - Must Knows of Emergency Financing 
* Financing Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets 
* Global Perspectives on the Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Innovation and Development 
* Legal Framework for International Financial Regulation: Challenges and Opportunities (CLE Accredited) 
* Persons with Disabilities:  Innovation and Empowerment through the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

* Innovation in Asset Recovery and International Legal Cooperation  
* Problem-Solving Approaches for Development Projects 
* Development of New Legal Norms and Rules to Combat Corruption Through Imposition of Sanctions 
* World Development Report 2011 Operationalization of Justice: Bank's Comparative Advantage  - Other Development Partners' Perspectives 
* Public Private Partnerships in Development - A Legal/Commercial Perspective 
* What Will This Fight Cost?  Mediation vs. Arbitration vs. Litigation (CLE Accredited) 
* New Directions in Criminal Justice Work at the World Bank  
* Recent Developments/Hot Topics on ICSID Arbitration 
* Realizing Paris and Accra Through Harmonized Partnership Programs and Funding Vehicles 

Wednesday, November 16, 2011  

* Law and Development in China:  Opportunities and Challenges (Special half-day session featuring keynote speaker Yu Lingyu, Senior Justice, Supreme People's Court) 
* Intellectual Property and Related Legal Issues for International Government Organizations in Open Access, Open Data, Social Media 
* Global Environmental Challenges:  Valuing and Protecting Eco-Systems (Bio-Diversity, Ocean, Climate) 
* Innovative Approaches to Insolvency & Restructuring (CLE Accredited) 
* Conflict Between an International Financial Agreement and the Borrower's Domestic Law:  Which one Prevails? 
* Global Forum on Law, Justice & Development:  Partners' Consultation 
* Political Risk Insurance (CLE Accredited) 
* TF to Address Long-Term Sustained Economic Growth in Conflict Affected and Fragile States by Facilitating Private Sector Investment Through Insurance 
* Legal Harmonization as a Tool for Regional Integration: The OHADA's Experience 
* Gaps and Convergence: Emerging Trends in Land Acquisition Law and Their Implications for Development Institutions 

Thursday, November 17, 2011

* Climate and Energy Finance 
* White Collar Crime and Corruption in International Context 
* Alternative Responses to Crime 
* The Regulation of the Insolvency of Natural Persons (CLE Accredited) 

Interested attendees can send questions to introl@americanbar.org or telephone Jacqueline Gichinga at + 1-202-662-1662.

*Cancellations must be made in writing and received by the Section office by October 31, 2011 for a full refund, less any associated processing fees.  Please allow four to six weeks after the conference for the processing of any funds.  Refunds will not be made for no shows.

Presented by:

ABA Section of International Law
740 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
Email: introl@americanbar.org
Phone: +1-202-662-1660

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