ASIANSIL INTEREST GROUP ON
INTERNATIONAL LAW IN DOMESTIC COURTS
WORKSHOP
24 August 2017
Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies
Room 111, New Millennium Hall
Seoul, South Korea
BACKGROUND
On the occasion of the Sixth Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law (which takes place on 25-26 August), the Society’s Interest Group on International Law in Domestic Courts (IG - ILDC) is organizing a half-day workshop on the ways Asian courts invoke, interpret and apply international law. For decades, judiciaries across Asia have turned to international treaties, and customary international law, to resolve disputes between private actors on the one hand, and between individuals and the states on the other. Despite this widespread practice, insufficient attention has been paid to the Asian countries’ reception of international law. We hope to use this opportunity to spur scholarly reflection on state practice from any Asian jurisdiction.
PROGRAMME
15:00-15:10
Introduction from the organizers
Timothy Webster, Case Western Reserve University
15:10-16:00
Customary International Law in the Practice of Domestic Courts in Asia
Diego Germán Mejía-Lemos, Permanent Court of Arbitration
Commentary by John Tobing, Universitas Katolik Parahyangsan
16:10-17:00
International Law in the Indian Supreme Court – An Empirical Study
Rajat Rana, Dechert LLP
Commentary by Basalalli Akhila, Jawaharlal Nehru University
17:10-18:00
Voluntary Application of International Commercial Treaties in Taiwanese Courts
Yao-Ming Hsu, College of Law, National Cheng-Chi University
Commentary by Hiromichi Matsuda, International Christian University
18:00-18:10
Conclusion from the organizers
Machiko Kanetake, Utrecht University