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1 AFRICAN UNION UNION AFRICAINE Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA P.O. Box 3243 Telephone: Fax: Website: SIXTH FORUM OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND AFRICAN UNION LAW THEME: THE LEGAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION, SITUATION OF REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN AFRICA 08:30-09:30 REGISTRATION MALABO, EQUATORIAL GUINEA 4 TO 5 DECEMBER 2017 MONDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2017 UNIÃO AFRICANA 09:30-10:20 OPENING CEREMONY Opening Remarks by Daniel Makiesse Mwanawanzambi, Chairperson of the Forum Statement by H.E. Busingye Johnston Chairperson of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Migration, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons Statement by Sebastiao Da Silva Isata, Chairperson of the African Union Commission on International Law Statement by the H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission Address by H.E. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea VIDEO DOCUMENTARY MIGRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA 10:40-10:50 10:50-11:10 11:10-11:30 Presentation of the Program of the 6 th Forum, Adewale Iyanda, Acting Secretary to the African Union Commission on International Law KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Chaloka Beyani, Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons COFFEE BREAK AND PHOTO PROGRAM

2 SESSION ONE: THE CONCEPTS OF MIGRATION, REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS, AND THE SECURITY DIMENSION MODERATOR: SANI MOHAMED RECTOR, AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 11:30-11:40 Speakers Kristina TOUZENIS Head, International Migration Law Division International Organization for Migration(IOM) Concepts, trends and Policy consideration on Migration development 11:40-11:50 Maurice KAMTO, Institute of International Law Rapporteur of the Commission on Mass Migration Principles and standards in Migration 11:50-12:00 Gérard Aivo Professor University of Abomey Calavi Statelessness in Africa 12:00-12:10 Linda Ngesa Protection Officer International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation in Nairobi Migrants and Internal displaced: the humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable 12:10-12:20 Stephane DOUMBE-BILLE Professor of International Law University of Moulin Lyon 3 The historical and legal evolution of Refugees 12:20-13:00 13:00-14:00 LUNCH

3 SESSION TWO: THE REGIONAL PROTECTION REGIME MODERATOR: HAJER GUELDICH MEMBER OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL LAW 14:00-14:10 Speakers Marina SHARPE Visiting Fellow Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism McGill University The Regional Law of Refugee Protection in Africa 14:10-14:20 Reta ALEMU Ministry of Foreign Affairs Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia The IGAD Region and IDPs: Why we need Laws governing Internal Displacement 14:20-14:30 Caroline NALULE University of the Witwatersrand Enhancing the Protection of the Rights of Migrants in Africa: Strengthening and Filling in the Gaps in the Regional Protection Regime 14:30-14:40 Orinda SETH Director Professional Institute of Research Prospects of Contribution by Refugees to the Host Country 14:40-14:50 Michael KANU Central European University Towards a Purposeful Economic Integration in Africa: Free Movement of Persons in Lieu of Illegal Migration 14:50-15:30 15:30-15:45 COFFEE BREAK

4 SESSION THREE: THE COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE MODERATOR: KATHLEEN QUARTEY AYENSU MEMBER OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL LAW 15:45-15:55 Speakers Sun Jin Counselor Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China The Chinese Perspective: One Belt One Road initiative 15:55-16:05 Jessica Ba Deputy Head of Mission US Mission to the African Union The US Perspective 16:05-16:15 Hernán SALINAS Chairman Inter-American Juridical Committee (IAJC) The Latin American perspective on Migration: A call for Free movement 16:15-16:25 Head of Delegation Delegation of the European Union to the African Union The EU Perspective 16:25-16:35 Sandra BUCHA National Security vs. The Principle of Non- Refoulement: Where do the scales tilt? 16:35-17:15

5 TUESDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2017 SESSION FOUR: CURRENT TRENDS MODERATOR: NACEESAY SALLA-WADA MEMBER OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL LAW 9:00-9:10 Speakers Essaiem Hatem Commissioner African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights The African Union Approach to the Right to Nationality in Africa 9:10-9:20 Cosmo CHANDA Representative to the AU&ECA United Nations High Commission for Refugees Towards a global compact on refugees 9:20-9:30 Rhoda ASIKIA IGE Department of Jurisprudence & International Law Faculty of Law University of Lagos Women as Internally Displaced Persons: An African Feminist Perspective 9:30 9:40 Emmanuel GUEMATCHA University of French Guiana 9:40-9:50 Kizito SIKUKA African Truth Commissions: Internally Displaced Persons in Post-conflict African States The Unseen Cost of Hidden Persons in Southern Africa: Time for their Voices to be Heard 9:50-11:30 11:30-11:45 COFFEE BREAK

6 SESSION FIVE: MIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS IN INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION MODERATOR: SYLVAIN ORE PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS 11:45-11:55 Speakers Alain Didier OLINGA Professor University of Yaoundé II Litigation before Human Rights Bodies 11:55-12:05 François AKANDJI-KOMBE Professor of Law University of Sorbonne Litigation before the European Courts 12:05-12:15 Delphine EMMANUEL Litigation before National Courts 12:15-12:25 Julian Bordaçahar Legal Counsel Permanent Court of Arbitration Human Rights and Business: Resolution of disputes and its effect on migration 12:25-13:05 13:05-14:05 LUNCH SESSION SIX: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS MODERATOR: SIMEON OYONO ESONO CHAIRPERSON, AFRICAN UNION PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES SUB- COMMITTEE ON REFUGEES 14:05-14:15 Speakers Ziyad Motala Professor of law Howard University School of Law. Institution building economic opportunities and the realization of the African potential: Reflections on the micro and macro challenges in African states

7 14:15-14:25 Mohamed HELAL Assistant Professor of Law The Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University The UN Security Council and the fight against human trafficking: The case of Libya 14:25-14:35 Maurice KAMGA Secretary of the International Court of Justice Associate Professor at the Catholic University of Lille and at the International Relations Institute of Cameroon Legal aspect of migration by sea 14:35-14:45 Richard Kibiwott KIMITEI African Exodus: Environmental Refugees, Violent Conflicts and Displacement in Sub Saharan Africa 14:45-15:25 15:25-15:40 COFFEE BREAK 15:40 16:00 Presentation of the outcomes of the Forum by the Special Rapporteur - Juliet Kalema 16:00 16:30 CLOSING CEREMONY Remarks by H.E. Agapito Mba Mokuy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Closing Remarks by Sebastiao da Silva ISATA, Chairperson of the African Union Commission on International Law PRESS BRIEFING

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