AALCO Legal Advisers Meetings held on the sidelines of the 71st Session of the UNGA, in the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, 25th October 2016 and on Wednesday, 2nd November, 2016
The Secretary-General attended the “AALCO Legal Advisers Meetings”, held on the sidelines of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, in the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, 25th October 2016 and on Wednesday, 2nd November, 2016.
The Tentative Agenda for these meetings is as follows:
Tuesday, 25th October 2016: “Dialogue with ICJ Judges” (8.00 AM to 9.45 AM)
Venue: Conference Room 7
1. “Provisional Measures Procedure before the ICJ” by Judge Ronny Abraham, President, International Court of Justice;
2. “Consent to the Jurisdiction of the Court” by Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, Vice-President, International Court of Justice; and
3. “A Century of International Justice and Prospects for the Future” by Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade, International Court of Justice
Wednesday, 2nd November 2016: “The UN Charter, We Care” (15.00 PM to 18.00 PM)
Venue: Trusteeship Council Chamber
1. “The UN Charter, We Care” by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General, United Nations (tbc);
2. “Strengthening the Rule of Law Through International Criminal Justice” by Judge Silvia Fernandez, President, International Criminal Court;
3. “Work on the Limits of the Continental Shelf: Progress and Challenges” by Prof. Lawrence Awosika, Chair, Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf;
4. “Protection of Civilians in Time of Armed Conflicts” by Mr. Philip Spoerri, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross;
5. “Baselines under the Law of the Sea: Benefits and Challenges” by Mr. J. Ashley Roach, Visiting Principal Senior Research Fellow, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore; and
6. “Identification of Customary International Law: Legal and Policy Implications” by Prof. Kennedy Gastorn, Secretary-General, Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization