Imbalance on the Iran-US Claims Tribunal
American Society of International Law - The Ritz-Carlton
Decision Making in International Courts and Tribunals: A Conversation with Leading Judges and ArbitratorsCo-sponsored by Georgetown University Law CenterLeading international judges and arbitrators from different fields in international law will engage in a conversation about the process of "judging," with the aim of illuminating a critical act in the development of international law, but one which takes place out of the spotlight. The participants will reflect upon deliberations within their different institutions, how judgments are made, and how each of them personally approaches the task of reaching a judgment.Moderator:EDITH BROWN WEISSGeorgetown University Law CenterSpeakers:CHARLES N. BROWERIran-United States Claims Tribunal and 20 Essex Street ChambersDAME ROSALYN HIGGINSFormer President of the International Court of JusticeJUDGE THEODOR MERONInternational Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the Appeals Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for RwandaBRIGITTE STERNUniversity of Paris, Panthéon-SorbonneInternational law, and the world in which it operates, are increasingly both harmonious and dissonant. The Society’s Annual Meeting in 2011 will focus on the evolution of international law in the context of this paradox.The paradox of simultaneous segmentation and seamlessness raises important questions. Most broadly, when should international law be segmented, and when should it be seamless? What are the mechanisms for deciding this question, and what are the values that inform those decisions? What do these trends say about international law as a coherent system? To what extent are certain groups and their viewpoints excluded or ignored? What does this say about who the influential players within the international legal system are, and how that influence is exercised? What does the existence of competing conceptions of international law itself mean for ASIL's constituents, including judges deciding international issues, practitioners seeking to persuade courts and craft international policy, and scholars seeking to understand and propose solutions to global problems?Society members are uniquely positioned to tackle these questions with their diverse perspectives, experiences, and areas of expertise, and their unifying commitment to investigating the limits and possibilities of international law. We look forward to an exciting and dynamic meeting that will examine such trends, and their implications for international law and legal institutions in the 21st century.
