Each year, ILSA joins with one member school to host an international conference. This year, the member schools of the Transnational Law Program (Washington University (US), Utrecht University (Netherlands), Catholic University (Portugal), University of Trento (Italy), and Queens University Belfast (Northern Ireland)) will be hosting the conference from August 4-6, 2011 at the University College Utrecht campus in The Netherlands.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Public Liability of Private Corporations.” It will involve topics ranging from the chemical industry’s role in the non-proliferation of chemical weapons to the 2010 BP Spill, and many more! The conference will offer not just an opportunity to make new international friends (or perhaps see Jessup friends again!), but will also allow students to network with academics and practicing lawyers who work on these issues in both the public and private international law sectors.
Until April 30, 2011, registration is only $35 ( 20)! There is also a conference and lodging package available for $300 ( 200). Lodging will be available on the campus of University College Utrecht—at the conference venue—for the convenience of students who choose this option. After April 30, 2011, and until June 30, 2011, the registration price will rise to $50 ( 35) for the conference and $350 ( 215) for the conference and lodging package. To register, please go to http://transnationallaw.net/
Finally, the conference will also involve up to 25 student paper presentations. Single and co-authored papers will be accepted. For information on how to submit an abstract for the conference, please go to http://transnationallaw.net/
