11 SEPTEMBER 2019 - H. 09:00 - 19:00
the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
09:00 - 9: 15
Registration
09:15 - 9:45
Welcoming Remarks
Elisavet Symeonidou-Kastanidou (Dean of the Law School, The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Panagiotis Glavinis (Head of the Post-graduate program of the Int’l Studies Department, The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law, Greece)
Vassilis Pergantis(The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law, Greece)
Paolo Davide Farah (West Virginia University, USA and gLAWcal- Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development,UK )
9:45 - 11:30
Chair and Discussant:
(The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law, Greece)
“Attributed” Customary International Law: States, Corporations, and the Global Commons - Melissa J. Durkee (University of Georgia Schoolof Law, USA)
Sovereigns of Their Own: Corporations and the Reform of International Law - Daria Kotova (Skolkovo Institute for Law and Development, Russia)
How to Balance Business, Human Rights and Environment in Europe: The Contribution of Sustainable Development Goals - Paolo Davide Farah (West Virginia University, USA and gLAWcal- Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development,UK)
11:00 Discussion
11:30 - 11:45
Coffee Break
11:45 - 13:30
Chair and Discussant:
(West Virginia University, USA and gLAWcal - Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development,UK)
The Commons, Customs and Sustainable Development - Chamu Kuppuswamy (Hertfordshire Law School, UK)
Shaping Concepts, Shaping the Environment: How Language Determines our Understanding of International Environmental Issues and Regulation - Markus P. Beham (University of Passau, Germany)
Sovereignty and Cyberspace: No Space for Global Commons?- Miltiadis Sarigiannidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law, Greece)
13:00 Discussion
13:30 Lunch Break
15:30 - 17:15
Chair and Discussant:
(The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law,Greece)
Enhancing Synergies and Coordination between Climate Change and Oceans Regime - Dimitra Manou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law,Greece)
Issues on Marine Genetic Resources - Elena E. Guliaeva (Diplomatic Acad- emyof Russian Foreign Ministry, Russia)
The Current State of International Regulations and Policies Protecting the Environment Surrounding Offshore Petroleum Installations - Imad Antoine Ibrahim (University of Sant’Anna Pisa,Italy)
17:00 Discussion
17:15 - 17:30
Coffee Break
17:30 - 19:00
Chair and Discussant:
(Hertfordshire Law School, UK)
The Legal Mechanics of the Global Re-balancing- Panagiotis Glavinis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law,Greece)
Pathways From the Periphery: Early Assessment of EU – Mercosur Trade Deal From Environmental and Development Perspective - Matjaz Nahtigal (University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia)
Aid in support of environment in Sub-Saharan Africa - Mojca Nemgar (Cusano University of Rome, Italy)
18:45 – Discussion
19:00 – Final remarks
Paolo Davide Farah (West Virginia University, USA and gLAWcal - Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development, UK)
Chamu Kuppuswamy (Hertfordshire Law School, UK)
Pergantis Vassilis (The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
The organizers have publication plans for the presented papers. The precise format of publication will be discussed during the workshop.The Organizers en- visage to publish a Book collection in the Routledge Publishing(New-York/ London)multidisciplinary gLAWcal book series on “Transnational Law and Governance” or other equally relevant SSCI or US Law journals.
The conference is jointly organized by gLAWcal – Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development (United Kingdom),the American Society of International Law (ASIL) IG on International Environmental Law and under the aegis of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law, Greece within the framework of the LLM on International and European Legal Studies, Department of International Studies,Faculty of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
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