LJD Week 2015 Tentative Program August Monday, November 16, Governance and the Law-Day One

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1 Monday, November 16, - Governance and the Law-Day One 8:00-9:00 Registration and Coffee 9:30-11:00 Welcoming Remarks -Anne-Marie Leroy, Senior Vice President and World Bank Group General Counsel Keynote Speaker - Hon. Lady Justice Njoki S. Ndun gu, Supreme Court of Kenya 11:15-12:30 International Organizations and Customary International Law Michael Wood Role of IFIs and IOs in global standardsetting (TED talk-style) Benedict Kingsbury 12:30-2:00 Lunch break, and Hard Law, Soft Law? Do different normative instruments affect national rule of law reform and development differently? Thomas F. McInerney Clifford Shultz Margret Vidar Dinah Shelton Roundtable-Importance of Dialogue with Judiciaries To Promote Governance, Human Rights, Peace and Development and Improve Peoples Lives in Africa Hassane Cisse Iris Bruetz Atrium Experts on Call by appointment only from and :00-3:30 How countries transpose international legal norms into domestic legal and regulatory frameworks Thomas F. McInerney Salvatore Mancuso Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo Ten Years of RtoP: The Way Ahead. Implementation of a normative principle Enzo Maria Le Fevre Cervini MC6-317 Global Forum Steering Committee Meeting (closed session, by invitation only) Closing the implementation gap: clean solutions for dirty money? Judge Delissa A. Ridgeway Terence Halliday 3:30-4:30 Atrium Knowledge Café - International Board for Economic Regulations Reason for Being, Methodology and First Lessons Learned By Confronting Different Regulatory Systems: A Case in Point Provided by a Compared Analysis of Competition Regulation Fondation pour le Droit Continental - - Business and Human Rights: toward a new business governance and the leading role for the legal profession - Council of Bar and Law Societies of Europe - Bertrand Debosque - Judicial Integrity Scan: Making the Bangalore Principles work in reality - Knowledge Café on Cybercrime: Past, Present and Beyond David Satola, Jinyong Chung - Justice as a public service to achieve share prosperity improving its delivery and access to citizens and businesses - Gabriele Quinti - Geopolitics as Challenges and Facilitators of legal Development Salvatore Mancuso - Regulation and Oil Wealth Redistribution in Nigeria Ify Ogo, Tobi Oluwatola, Michael Olorunninwo 4:30-6:00 Citizen participation in the formulation of domestic law Why lawyers and economists should care about how laws are worded and structured? 6:30-8:00 Reception at the George Washington University Location: Michael K. Young Faculty Conference Center th street, NW 5th floor. Public services, natural monopolies, and governance and law implications

2 Tuesday, November 17, - Governance and the Law-Day Two 8:30-9:00 Registration and Coffee 9:00-10:30 Law s Power to Safeguard Global Health: A Conversation on The Lancet - O Neill Institute, Georgetown University Commission on Global Health and the Law Tim Evans tbc Mary DeBartolo Larry Gostin John T. Monahan Sarah Roche Land Reform and Transitional Justice - Policies, Laws and Implementation Paul Prettitore Why do People Comply with Laws Varun Gauri Briana Tamanaha Constitution-making processes Denis Galigan 10:30-11:00 Networking break, and Atrium Experts on Call by appointment only 11:00-12:30 Legal strategies that accelerate or decelerate LGBT rights Nick Menzies African Mining Legislation Atlas Nneoma Veronica Nwogu The Role of National Legal Identity in Development: Challenges and Benefits David Satola, Jonathan Klaren (tbc) Pauline Malaplate (tbc) 12:30-2:00 Lunch break, and Atrium Experts on Call by appointment only from and :00-3:30 Integrating Human Rights into Development: Donor Approaches Experiences and Challenges Jan Wouters Shiobhan McInerney Accessible Technology for Persons with Disabilities: Addressing Legal and Governance Gaps Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo Janet Lord Peter Blanck Axel Leblois Deepti Samant Raja The Role of Precedent in the Effective Application, Interpretation, and Implementation of the Law: Comparative Lessons from China, Japan, and the United States Mei Gechlik Huang Huifang Iimura Toshiaki James McManis John M. Walker Jr.

3 3:30-4:30 Atrium Knowledge Café - Making the law accessible and comprehensible for more legal security: the example of the reform of contract law in France Nicolas Guillou - The Uniform implementation and application of laws through capacity-building and institutional reform for good governance Kuong, Teilee, Miha Isoi, Yoshitaka Watanabe. - Emerging Technologies to Enhance Accountability Mechanisms for the Justice Sector or Regional Perspectives on Implementing Effective Transitions to Adversarial Criminal Justice Systems Elizabeth Andersen - Revisiting the Legal Origins hypothesis in Economic Development Luis Lopez Calva WBWDR - Capacity-Building for Secured Transactions Reform to Improve Access to Credit OAS Jeannette Tramhel, María del Pilar Bonilla, Maria Celina Conte, Diana Lucia Talero Castro - OHADA Legal Instrument for Economic and Social Development - - Implementing the Law: How to make justice work for children in the Middle East Judit Arena - International Justice and the Governance of World Fisheries: the case study of the Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea Aboubacar Fall 4:30-5:15 Concluding Session: Summary and Synthesis of View Siobhan McInerney, Frank Fariello, Alessandra Iorio, Sheila Braka Musiime 6:00-8:00 Reception sponsored by the American Bar Association, Section of International Law [TBC]

4 8:30-9:00 Registration and Coffee 9:00-10:30 Wednesday, November 18, MENA Day Welcoming Remarks - Anne-Marie Leroy, Senior Vice President and World Bank Group General Counsel Opening Remarks - Hafez Ghanem, Regional Vice President, Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank Keynote Speaker - Dr. Nabil El-Araby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States Simultaneous interpretation in Arabic 10:30-11:00 Networking break 11:00-12:30 12:30-2:00 Lunch Constitutional reform process in the Middle East: Identifying Trends in Constitutional Reform across the Region Natural Resources, Governance and Development in the Gulf Co-operation Council Countries Qatar University Islamic Finance and Development Islamic Development Bank Islamic Finance MENA Metropolises and the Challenges of Immigration, Alienation and Crime: A Plan for Action Emilio Viano Simultaneous interpretation in Arabic Women, Business and the Law: Is Legal Reform necessary for Women s Economic Empowerment or will women s economic empowerment lead to legal reform? Sarah Iqbal, Tazeen Hasan WBG 2:00-3:30 The development and Impact of International Investment Agreements in the Middle East and North Africa (ICSID session) Simultaneous interpretation in Arabic and WebEx connection Islamic Finance and Development Project and Trade Finance The Role of Bilateral Development Agencies 3:30-4:00 Networking break 4:00-5:30 PPP How Governments make Better Decisions * Mark Mosley *Please note this session s focus is beyond MENA Legal Challenges facing Refugees in Host Countries The Legal Profession in the Middle East (Challenges and Opportunities) Islamic Finance and Development Guarantees and Political Insurance Devolution or Disintegration: Whiter the State in MENA? Berkley University Implementation Challenges in RoL Processes * Please note this session s focus is beyond MENA

5 Small-scale Public-Private Partnerships: developing urban mobility, environmental improvement and human solidarity The examples of Sao Paulo and Recife* Michel Barnier Alfredo Attié Tristan Aureau Benjamin de Maillard Islamic Finance Working in Fragile and Conflict- Affected States in MENA

6 8:30-9:00 Registration and coffee 9:00-10:45 IFIs and Human Rights: Legal and Institutional Considerations Siobhan McInerney-Lankford Thursday, November 19, IFI Day Drivers of Corruption Study: Third Round Table Frank Fariello Child Marriage: Economic, Health, Education and Legal Aspects Quentin T. Wodon Emelyne Calimoutou Is Jurisdictional Immunity of International Organizations a Denial of Justice? Nora Muller Meke Okeke 10:45-11:00 Networking break Islamic Finance - Selected Issues - Ongoing IMF work on Bank Resolution and AML/CFT Barend Jansen Elsie Addo Awadzi Chady Adel El Khoury Index of Legal Certainty Fondation pour le Droit Continental 11:00-12:30 Legal Structure of New Development Banks and Reforms at Existing Institutions: What Have We Learnt? Cliff Frazier Vikram Raghavan. Fragile States Role of Women Emilio Viano 12:30-2:00 Lunch break Is Happiness the Ultimate Aim for Social Economic Development Isabella Micali Drossos Drivers of Corruption (closed session) Frank Fariello Procurement Complaints Elisabetta Piselli Grievance Redress in Development Operations (until 1:45) East Dining Room Lunch GCs 2:00-3:45 Applying Safeguards in a Challenging Environment Charles di Leva General Counsels Roundtable (part 1 - Closed Session) MC5-100 Supporting Anticorruption Efforts Using Anti-Money Laundering Measures: Experience from IMF- Supported Programs Yan Liu Carolina Claver Emmanuel Mathias Cecilia Marian Criminal Justice and Security: Developing Partnerships based on Institutional Mandates Jimena Garrote National Dialogues and Political Settlements (Anne-Lise Klausen/FCV Group) Algorithm as Law Rowena Gorospe Dan Katz Bradford Brown 3:45-4:00 Networking break Sanctions and Debarment in IFIs, UN Organizations and other international Organizations Pascale Dubois Webex connection MC6-317 Articles Commentary (Closed session) Frank Fariello

7 4:00-5:45 Preston auditorium The IMF s Approach and Experience in assisting IMF members in tackling issues related to civil and commercial claims enforcement Yan Liu Wolfgang Bergthaler Sebastiaan Pompe Emerging Issues for Lenders and the Intersection of Insolvency and Secured transactions Mahesh Uttamchandani, Francesca Daverio, Susan Maslen General Counsels Roundtable (part 2 - Closed Session) TWG ANTICORRUPTION 6:00-8:00 Reception: World Bank Legal Review Volume 6 and 7 launch event Political Instability and Regime Change (Edith Mwenda/Gerard Jumamil) Rule of Law and Development: Sustainable Development Goals and Environmental and Social Frameworks for Investment Financing Charles di Leva

8 8:30-9:00 Friday, November 20, Registration and coffee 9:00-10:30 Insolvency Task Force (Closed session) Promoting Good Practices for Agricultural Investments: Contract Farming Operations (part 1) TWG ENVIRONMENT Plenary I Building Safety and Security Part 1 [WB staff only]* *This session is tentatively scheduled from 9:00 to 1:30 CoP Health Meeting + Counterfeit Medicines Project Marco Musumeci Michele Forzley David Patterson WebEx connection 10:30-11:00 Networking break TWG EMPOWERMENT meeting Corporate Procurement Bryan Clifford Cook TWG ROLJR meeting Bill Loris Salvatore Mancuso 11:00-12:30 Insolvency Task Force (Closed session) Promoting Good Practices for Agricultural Investments: Land Investment Contracts (part 2) TWG ENVIRONMENT Legal Aspects of Sustainable Energy for All Community of Practice I Building Safety and Security Part 2 [WB staff only]* *This session is tentatively scheduled from 9:00 to 1:30 Anti- Counterfeiting Technologies Marco Musumeci Pierre Viaud 12:30-1:30 Lunch break 1:30-3:00 Insolvency Task Force (Closed session) TWG ENVIRONMENT - Lead Paint Elimination TWG ENVIRONMENT Legal challenges in financing collective action to arrest climate change MC6-317 Poverty and International Poverty Law - Launch of the CoP Dining Room tbd ACS Lunch by invitation Out of School Children Quentin T. Wodon TWG ENVIRONMENT - Wrap-up session 3:00-3:30 Networking break CoP Intellectual Property Rowena Gorospe :00 Insolvency Task Force (Closed session)

9 Experts on Call Experts on Calls (Monday 12:30-1:00/ ) and Tuesday ( /12:30-1:00/ ) Atrium Experts on Call (12 slots) Title Organization Expert/s How Can Lawyers be Prepared to Promote Justice, Sustainable Development and the Rule of Law? Law and land tenure security Health and Human rights State-Owned Enterprises: Mitigating Fiscal Risks Thought a Robust Legal Framework European Public Procurement Law The importance of an adequate supervision of Remittance and offshore companies; Center for Human Rights Conseil Supérieur du Notariat, Agence Française De Développement AFD O Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University The World Bank Group, LEGVP European Public Law Organization (EPLO) Federal Appellate Court for the Third Region, Sao Paulo, Brazil Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria Willy GIACCHINO CSN, Aurore Mansion AFD CTFD, Oscar Cabrera, Ana Ayala, Francesca Daverio Spyridon Flogaitis Chryssoula Moukiou Fausto Martin De Sanctis, Anticorruption Compliance: Effective Strategies to Monitor Third Party Risk Anticorruption compliance McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York Obiamaka P. Madubuko Equity, inclusion, Poverty Reduction It s about Justice! Canadian Bar Association Andrea Redway The Emergence of Strategic Treaty Management and its Implications for International Law and Development International Investment Law: A Tool for Improving Domestic Economic Governance The Relevance of ADR to Financial Market Stability and Sustainable Development ABA and Prime Finance Loyola University IFC American Bar Association and P.R.I.M.E. Finance Foundation Thomas F. McInerney Roberto Echandi Camilla Perera De Wit

10 An Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Initiative for the resolution of low intensity disputes in Brazil, Chili and Colombia Building the formal judiciary system in conflict-affected area's (particularly the Great Lakes Region) Cyber justice Lab. University of Montreal Secretary of Judicial Reform, Ministry of Justice, Brazil CORDAID Valentin Callipel Flávio Crocce Caetano, Hetty Burgman