Russian Aggression on Ukraine from the International Economic Law Perspective

   2022. július 14. 9:00 - 2022. július 14. 16:30

Conference program

14 July 2022

Time zone: CET

Venue:  This is an online conference. Please register here

Conveners:

Prof. Marcin J. Menkes, Warsaw School of Economics

Prof. Csongor István Nagy, University of Szeged & ELKH Center for Social Sciences

Opening remarks

9:00-9:10

Prof. Marcin J. Menkes, Warsaw School of Economics

Prof. Csongor István Nagy, University of Szeged & ELKH Center for Social Sciences

Key-note

9:10-9:30

Prof. Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann, European University Institute

SESSION 1: Trade law

9:30-10:45

Chair: Prof. Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Queen Mary University of London

  • 2022: Sanctioning the Russian Federation or the International Community? - Saniya Khanna, Symbiosis Law School Noida       
  • The World Trade Organization and the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Is the Current Global Trade System Working or Does It Need Change? - Zvenyslava Opeida, University of Kyiv-Mohyla
  • Declining Global Economic Order: Contextualizing the EU-Russia Conflict - Gábor Hajdu, University of Szeged
  • International Economic Law and Human Rights: Corporate Duties Amidst the Russian Aggression Against Ukraine - Klara Polackova Van der Ploeg, University of Nottingham

Break

SESSION 2: Financial and private law questions

10:50-12:00

Chair: Prof. János Martonyi, University of Szeged

  • Use of the Frozen Russian Assets to Rebuild Ukraine: Between Political Will and Legal Hurdles - Iryna Bogdanova, WTI Switzlerland/Ukraine
  • Targeted Sanctions and the Russian Aggression. Judicial Remedy Within the EU System, its Track Record, and Future Prospects - Oktawian Kuc, University of Warsaw
  • Post-Arbitral Award Implications of Economic Sanctions for Enforceability - Manuela Grosu, KPMG Legal Tóásó Law Firm & ELTE Law School
  • Foreign Investments at Risk: Why Bring Russian-Related Investment Disputes to Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre? - Charles Ho Wang Mak, University of Glasgow, Roslyn Lai, Asia Pacific Legal Innovation & Technology Association (ALITA)

Lunch break 12:00-13:30

SESSION 3: Synergies

13:30-15:00

Chair: Prof. Paolo Farah, West Virginia University (USA) and gLAWcal - Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development (UK)

  • Energy Weapons and Pipeline Diplomacy During the Russian-Ukrainian Conflicts: A Clash Between EU Energy Security Policies and International Economic Law? - Yuanyuan Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Analyzing the Grain and Oil Import Insecurities in the South Asian Region by Drawing a Parallel with the Arab Spring of 2011 in the Aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine War - Chandril Chattopadhyay, University of Burdwan
  • The Legal Consequences of Securitization of Corruption in the Aftermath of the Russian Aggression Against Ukraine - Hogic Nedim, New York University
  • Russia’s War in Ukraine: Economic Aspect - Nataliia Rylach, Warsaw University
  • Achieving Justice Through Economic Decoupling  - Michał Swarabowicz, University of Amsterdam

Break

SESSION 4: Investment law

15:05-16:20

Chair: Prof. Stephan Schill, University of Amsterdam

  • The Competence of Investment Arbitral Tribunals to Entertain Sanctions-Related Disputes - Alexandros-Cătălin Bakos, City University of London
  • Justification for Sanctions Against Russia and International Investment Law - Łukasz Kulaga, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University (UKSW)
  • Old Asymmetries in New Geopolitical Realities - Iveta Alexovičová, Maastricht University
  • The International Lawfulness of Germany’s Trusteeship over Gazprom Germania - Martin Jarrett, Max Planck Institute, Heidelberg

 

Closing remarks

16:20-16:30

Prof. Marcin J. Menkes, Warsaw School of Economics

Prof. Csongor István Nagy, University of Szeged & ELKH Center for Social Sciences