SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION ACADEMY 2019 The 2019 Academy will bring together some of the world s leading experts in international arbitration for an eight-day programme designed specifically for busy government officials and private practitioners. It will be yet another unparalleled opportunity for government officials, legal academics and private practitioners in the Asia-Pacific region and from around the world to meet and interact with luminaries of international arbitration and develop new professional relationships. For the upcoming Academy, participants will have the unique opportunity to be immersed in both investment law and law of the sea issues and will have the opportunity to argue in either investorstate arbitration proceedings or state-to-state law of the sea proceedings before a distinguished tribunal (comprising ICJ Judge Joan Donoghue and Professors Vaughan Lowe QC, Philippe Sands QC, Lucy Reed and Robert ) on 28 February 2019.
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VENUES & ADDRESSES Friday, 22 Feb 2019 Day One Concorde Hotel Singapore, Studio 1 & 2 Saturday, 23 Feb 2019 Day Two NUS Bukit Timah Campus, Block B, Seminar Room 4-4, Level 4 Sunday, 24 Feb 2019 Day Three NUS Bukit Timah Campus, Block B, Seminar Room 4-4, Level 4 Monday, 25 Feb 2019 Day Four NUS Bukit Timah Campus, Block B, Seminar Room 4-4, Level 4 Tuesday, 26 Feb 2019 Day Five NUS Bukit Timah Campus, Block B, Seminar Room 5-4, Level 5 Wednesday, 27 Feb 2019 Day Six NUS Bukit Timah Campus, Block B, Level 5 Thursday, 28 Feb 2019 Day Seven Concorde Hotel Singapore, Studio 1 & 2 Friday, 1 Mar 2019 Day Eight Novotel Singapore On Stevens Concorde Hotel Singapore, 100 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238840 (Location Map) NUS Bukit Timah Campus, Block B, 469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259756 (Location Map) Novotel Singapore On Stevens, Orchard District, 28 Stevens Rd, Singapore 257878 (Location Map) 3
PROGRAMME DAY ONE Friday 22 Feb 2019 Concorde Hotel Singapore Studio 1 & 2 8.45 AM 9.15 AM Registration 9.15 AM 9.25 AM Welcome Address Professor Lucy Reed 9.25 AM 10.00 AM Introduction to the Dispute and Applicable Treaty Obligations J Christopher Thomas QC 10.00 AM 10.20 AM Photography Session (including a short coffee break, if there is time) 10.20 AM 12.00 PM Overview of an arbitration PCA 101 (1) Introduction to the PCA Commencement of arbitration addressing both investor-state and UNCLOS process / procedural requirements etc. Judith Levine Fedelma Smith 12.00 PM 1.15 PM Lunch 1.15 PM 2.30 PM Overview of an arbitration PCA 101 (2) Judith Levine Fedelma Smith 2.30 PM 2.45 PM Break 2.45 PM 5.00 PM Request for Arbitration Edmund Kronenburg Judith Levine Fedelma Smith 5.30 PM Welcome Dinner @ Indocafe The White House 4
PROGRAMME DAY TWO Saturday 23 Feb 2019 NUS Bukit Timah Campus Block B, Seminar Room 4-4 9.00 AM 10.45 AM General Rules of International Law (1) Professor Tony Anghie Assistant Professor Vin-Jo Proulx 10.45 AM 11.00 AM Break 11.00 AM 12.45 PM General Rules of International Law (2) Professor Tony Anghie Assistant Professor Vin-Jo Proulx 12.45 PM 1.45 PM Lunch 1.45 PM 3.30 PM Investment Treaty Obligations (1) Introduction / Overview Expropriation Fair and Equitable Treatment Full Protection and Security Speakers Dr Romesh Weeramantry Professor Mark Feldman Eugenio Gomez-Chico Sarah Lim 3.30 PM 3.45 PM Break 3.45 PM 5.30 PM Investment Treaty Obligations (2) Introduction / Overview Expropriation Fair and Equitable Treatment Full Protection and Security Speakers Dr Romesh Weeramantry Professor Mark Feldman Eugenio Gomez-Chico Sarah Lim End of the day 5
PROGRAMME DAY THREE Sunday 24 Feb 2019 NUS Bukit Timah Campus Block B, Seminar Room 4-4 9.00 AM 10.45 AM Investment Treaty Obligations (3) Introduction / Overview Expropriation Fair and Equitable Treatment Full Protection and Security Speakers Dr Romesh Weeramantry Professor Mark Feldman Research Associate Professor (CIL) Jansen Calamita Eugenio Gomez-Chico Sarah Lim 10.45 AM 11.00 AM Break 11.00 AM 12.45 PM Investment Treaty Obligations (4) Introduction / Overview Expropriation Fair and Equitable Treatment Full Protection and Security Speakers Dr Romesh Weeramantry Professor Mark Feldman Research Associate Professor (CIL) Jansen Calamita Eugenio Gomez-Chico Sarah Lim 12.30 PM 1.30 PM Lunch 1.30 PM 3.30 PM Investment Treaty Obligations (5) Introduction / Overview Expropriation Fair and Equitable Treatment Full Protection and Security Speakers Dr Romesh Weeramantry Professor Mark Feldman Research Associate Professor (CIL) Jansen Calamita Eugenio Gomez-Chico Sarah Lim End of the day 6
PROGRAMME DAY FOUR Monday 25 Feb 2019 NUS Bukit Timah Campus Block B, Seminar Room 4-4 9.00 AM 10.45 AM Law of the Sea (1) Associate Professor Robert Dr. Tara Davenport Dr. Hao Duy Phan 10.45 AM 11.00 AM Break 7 11.00 AM 12.45 PM Law of the Sea (2) Associate Professor Robert Dr. Tara Davenport Dr. Hao Duy Phan 12.30 PM 1.30 PM Lunch 1.30 PM 3.15 PM Law of the Sea (3) Associate Professor Robert Dr. Tara Davenport Dr. Hao Duy Phan 3.15 PM - 3.30 PM Break 3.30 PM 5.15 PM Law of the Sea (4) Associate Professor Robert Dr. Tara Davenport Dr. Hao Duy Phan End of the day
PROGRAMME DAY FIVE Tuesday 26 Feb 2019 NUS Bukit Timah Campus Block B, Seminar Room 5-4 9.00 AM 10.30 AM Dissection of a Case (1) Swissbourgh v Lesotho Koh Swee Yen Paul Tan 10.30 AM 10.45 AM Break 10.45 AM 12.15 PM Dissection of a Case (2) The Relevance of Petroleum Activities for Maritime Delimitation: From Tunisia/Libya to Ghana/Côte d Ivoire Rod Bundy 12.15 PM 1.15 PM Lunch 1.15 PM 3.15 PM Engaging with Counsel For Govt Officials Team preparation For Advocates Judith Gill QC Charis Tan Alvin Yap 3.15 PM 3.30 PM Break 3.30 PM 5.30 PM Engaging with Counsel For Govt Officials Team preparation For Advocates End of the day Judith Gill QC Charis Tan Alvin Yap 8
PROGRAMME DAY SIX Wednesday 27 Feb 2019 NUS Bukit Timah Campus Block B, Level 5 9.00 AM 10.30 AM Tribunal s POV Judith Gill QC Professor Vaughan Lowe QC Professor Lucy Reed Associate Professor Robert 10.30 AM 11.00 AM Break 11.00 AM 12.30 PM Team preparation For Advocates 12.30 PM 1.30 PM Lunch 1.30 PM onwards Team preparation For Advocates 9
PROGRAMME DAY SEVEN Thursday 28 Feb 2019 Concorde Orchard Studio 1 & 2 Time Session Arbitrators 9.00 AM 11.00 AM Oral submissions (1) (State-to-State) Judge Joan Donoghue Professor Philippe Sands QC Professor Vaughan Lowe QC Professor Lucy Reed Associate Professor Robert 11.00 AM 11.15 AM Break 11.15 AM 1.15 PM Oral submissions (2) (Investor-State) Judge Joan Donoghue Professor Philippe Sands QC Professor Vaughan Lowe QC Professor Lucy Reed Associate Professor Robert 1.15 PM 2.15 PM Lunch 2.15 PM 4.00 PM Prize Presentation / Drinks PROGRAMME DAY EIGHT Friday 1 Mar 2019 Novotel @ Stevens The Polaris Please refer to programme for the International Law Year in Review Conference 2019. 10