Gilvary Symposium/International Law Weekend Midwest

Dean Andrew Strauss, University of Dayton School of Law

Professor Stephanie Farrior, American Branch of the International Law Association Representative, International Law Weekend Midwest

Assistant Professor Dalindyebo Shabalala, University of Dayton School of Law

The international consensus on the obligations of states to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants has broken down in the face of massive flows from South to North. Is there a way forward to a new consensus or is the system heading towards irretrievable breakdown?

Moderator:

Shelley Inglis, Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center

Panel:

Professor Karen Musalo, Director, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, University of California Hastings College of Law,

Julie LeMaster, Executive Director, Immigrant and Refugee Law Center

Craig Mokhiber, Director, New York Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

There appears to be an irreconcilable conflict at the heart of the climate negotiations that has resulted not in increasing ambition but in a form of abdication by major powers such as the United States, China, India, and the European Union. Does the retreat from the strong rule of law framework of the Kyoto Protocol embodied by the Paris Agreement present an opportunity to break logjams, or is it pushing us beyond the point of no return?

Moderator:

Assistant Professor Dalindyebo Shabalala, University of Dayton School of Law

Panel:

Professor Stephanie Farrior, Vermont Law School

Assistant Professor Dr. Saatvika Rai, University of Toledo

Professor Cinnamon Carlarne, The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law

Colombia has just emerged from one of the longest running domestic and transnational conflicts. That conflict, the peace process and its aftermath pose unique problems for a Constitutional Court, especially one in a country in which the US has historically played a large role in domestic outcomes. What has happened to US influence in Colombia? What role has it played in either supporting or subverting the rule of law?

The WTO and other international trade institutions appear to be at an impasse, unable to meet the demands from industrialized countries to address emerging challenges, while delivering on issues of concern to newly industrializing and developing states. While this impasse is not new, does its growing intensity present an opportunity for reframing and establishing new mechanisms?

Moderator:

Assistant Professor Dalindyebo Shabalala, University of Dayton School of Law

Panel:

Professor Julia Ya Qin, Wayne State University Law School

Professor Juscelino Colares, Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Professor Diane Desierto, University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs

The UN is undergoing a legitimacy crisis as major powers appear to be retreating into power politics. Is the state-centered approach that has driven global governance structures going to survive and return or are there opportunities for rethinking governance and the sources of legitimacy? What room does this create, if any, for the further development and integration of issues such as gender, citizen participation, the responsibilities of corporations, or systemic integration?

Moderator:

Professor Natalie Florea Hudson, Director, Human Rights Program, University of Dayton

Panel:

Andreas Bummel, Founder and Director, Democracy without Borders

Professor Dr. Susanne Zwingel, Florida International University

Assistant Professor Matiangai Sirleaf, University of Pittsburgh Law School