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
