The International Law Institute was pleased to host the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies' special edition of its Ambassadors’ Forum series on COVID-19. The program,“Global COVID-19 and Sports: Threats and Responses” focused on medical, policy, and legal consideration of the commencement of sporting activities, and large public events, in the time of COVID-19.
We present the Global COVID-19 and Sports: Threats and Responses, conference video, downloadable reports, and a special extended monograph Global COVID-19: “Global COVID-19 and Sports: Exposure Claims and Liability Mitigation Considerations”. the monograph, represents an updated and extended version of recorded presentations made by members of the international law firm of Crowell & Moring LLP, who participated as invited contributors of the original conference. The excerpt focuses on multi-jurisdictional perspectives legal perspectives of the re-introduction of sports and large public events, in context of COVID-19.
We invite you to download both the conference report and the extended monograph highlighting legal and risk considerations.
REPORTS:
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Full Conference Report | Monograph: Exposure Claims and Liability Mitigation Considerations | |
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CONFERENCE VIDEO:
SPONSORS:
Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies
Inter-University Center for Legal Studies at the International Law Institute
Center for Security Law, University of Virginia Law School
International Law Institute
OPENING REMARKS:
Prof. Don Wallace Chairman - International Law Institute
MODERATOR:
Prof. Yonah Alexander Director - Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies
Senior Fellow - Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
PANELISTS:
Prof. Rita Colwell Distinguished Professor - University of Maryland,College Park and
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Richard Reff MD- Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist; Fmr. Advisor - US Olympics Committee
Carl Francis - Director of Communications - National Football League Players Association
Chalana Damron Counsel - Counsel - Crowell & Moring, LLP Washington, DC Office
Thomas Gies Partner - Partner - Crowell & Moring, LLP Washington, DC Office
Kristof Roox Partner - Crowell & Moring, LLP Brussels Office
Laurence Winston - Crowell & Moring, LLP London Office
COMMENTERS:
U.S. Ambassador Charles Ray [Ret.] - Former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe
Croatia Ambassador to the U.S. Pjer Simunovic Ambassador;
Croatia Fmr. Presidency of the Council of the European Union from January to June 2020
DISCLAIMER:
Please note that the editors and contributors cannot be held responsible for any errors and consequences arising from the use of the information contained in these publications. Also, the views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the academic institutions associated with these reports.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Deepest appreciation for ILI members Robert Sargin, Jason Everett, Emma Andrews, and Clement Mutambo for their guidance and support in producing these reports and facilitating the Covid-19 conferences series. Additionally, special thanks are due to those who provided administrative and research assistance, namely Mythili Kotagiri (Rutgers University graduate), Caitlyn Enroth (undergraduate at the Tufts University), Seth Snyder (undergraduate at the University of Virginia), Aaron Sugarman (undergraduate at the University of North Carolina), and Adam Cooper (undergraduate at the University of Virginia). All are currently or have previously participated in IUCTS Internship Programs.
The International Law Institute is pleased to partner with STATUT Law School, organizers and speakers in the presentation of their conference on "Judicial and Extra-judicial Methods of Protections Against Public Administration in Russia and the United States: Challenges, Practices, and the Future".
The program will focus on differences between the pre-trial (extrajudicial) method of legal protection and justice in administrative cases; and cases of administrative offenses; evaluate their effectiveness; and highlight the main mistakes made when applying for protection.
Observations will be made as to methods of protection from the state that exist in the United States, including trends from the US and the US Supreme Court, in comparison to main positions in the judicial practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and other courts.
Invited to contribute to this program will be representatives of judiciaries and other public authorities, lawyers, lawyers of law firms, corporate lawyers, private lawyers, and academic practitioners.
Details and registration are included HERE <<You may need to enable your web page translator to English>>
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STATUT Law School invites you to a practical online seminar in the field of comparative administrative law enforcement "JUDICIAL AND EXTRAJUDICIAL METHODS OF PROTECTION AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN RUSSIA AND THE USA: Challenges, Practice and the Future."
The event is held online on the Zoom platform Organizer: STATUT Law School During the seminar, we will consider the differences between the pre-trial (extrajudicial) method of legal protection and justice in administrative cases and cases of administrative offenses, evaluate their effectiveness, highlight the main mistakes made when applying for protection. Let us characterize the methods of protection from the state that exist in the United States, including the latest trends taking into account the practice of the US Supreme Court, compare them with the main positions in the judicial practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and other courts, and provide recommendations. Representatives of the judiciary and other public authorities, lawyers, lawyers of law firms, corporate lawyers, private lawyers, and academic practitioners are invited to the discussion. Moderator: Nikiforov Maxim Vladimirovich, Candidate of Law, Advisor on Administrative Law and Compliance at the Law Firm "Nasonov, Pirogov and Partners" (Pravo.ru-300), Lecturer at the STATUT School of Law, Associate Professor of the Volga Branch of the Russian State University of Justice (RPMU), certified anti-corruption specialist. Workshop Program 1. "Administrative proceedings in the United States: subjects, litigation rules, main problems and legal positions of the Supreme Court." Speaker: Felter Edwin, Founder, Chief Justice (1983-1998) and Colorado Administrative Courts Judge, University of Denver Professor. 2. "Problems of administrative review and judicial control over public administration in Russia and the United States: comparison of judicial approaches." Speaker: Denis Aleksandrovich Karimov , Advisor on Administrative Law to the Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) on Intellectual Property and Creative Industries, Advisor on Administrative Law to the Chairman of the Board of the Non-profit Partnership Community of Users of Copyright and Related Rights (NP SPAS) 3. "Russian models of legal proceedings in cases of administrative offenses: courts of general jurisdiction and arbitration courts." Speaker: Maxim V. Nikiforov , Ph.D., Advisor on Administrative Law and Compliance, Nasonov, Pirogov & Partners Law Firm (Pravo.ru-300), Lecturer at STATUT Law School and M-Logos Law Institute , Associate Professor of the Privolzhsky branch of the Russian State University of Justice (RPGU), certified specialist in combating corruption. 4. "Administrative proceedings in the Intellectual Property Rights Court: Paradoxes and Intrigues." Speaker: Anatoly Vyacheslavovich Semyonov , Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) on Intellectual Property and Creative Industries, Public Advisor of the FAS Russia. 5. "Protection of the rights of procurement participants for state (municipal) needs: departmental appeal to the FAS Russia in comparison with the court." Speaker: Mikhail Soloviev , lawyer of the Sverdlovsk Regional Economic Bar Association, Senior Lecturer of the Administrative Law Department of the Ural State Law University, member of the Public Council at the Department of Public Procurement of the Sverdlovsk Region. The event is held online on the Zoom platform. The event is free. Everyone is welcome. Limited number of seats. Pre-registration of participants is required. |
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PAY PER VIEW: FORCE MAJEURE - GLOBAL INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAM:
The International Law Institute partnered with Dentons [the world's largest law firm] to conduct a high level conference on Force Majeure laws and protocols as they apply to various global jurisdictions as this relates to the Covid-19 pandemic. The program was developed in June of 2020 with updated actionable information.
The 2 part program instructs on:
1.] Force Majeure law and related defenses to non-performance under contracts.
2.] Variances between common law and civil law in connection with the interpretation and enforcement of contract clauses.
3.] Force Majeure law and related developments in the US, UK, EU, Africa, China, and Latin America.
EXPERTS:
Richard Dodge Randy Bregman Dan Bodle Risteard de Pao Samantha Hogben Richard Keady José Manuel Larraín Sivakumaren [Robin] Mardemootoo Eva [Yue] Niu Ximena Zuleta Prof. Don Wallace Jr. |
Dentons Partner, Washington DC, USA Dentons Senior Counsel, Washington DC, USA Dentons Partner, London, UK Dentons Partner, Madrid, Spain Dentons Partner, Johannesburg, South Africa Dentons Partner, Hong Kong, China Dentons Partner, Santiago, Chile Dentons Partner, Port Louis, Mauritius Dentons Partner, Beijing, China Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas Partner, Bogota, Colombia International Law Institute Chairman, Washington, DC |
REGISTRATION, ACCESS, PAYMENT
To view this program please register at:http://ili.org/training/event-registration.html
Access is Pay Per View : $100.00 USD
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Administered by and Contact: Robert Sargin, Deputy Director - ILI
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Also Available: Public Private Partnerships and Infrastructure Finance, December 7-18, 2020 |
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Also Available: Leading Through Cisis & Negotiations in Int'l Development, Aug 24 - Sep 4, 2020 |
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THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR TERRORISM STUDIES
You Are Cordially Invited to
A Special Ambassadors’ Forum:
"Global COVID-19 and Energy: Threats and Responses"
Building on the three previous events held this year on security and economic perspectives of the global pandemic crisis, the current Forum will focus on energy-related challenges at home and abroad. Diplomats and scholars will discuss the lessons drawn from the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Date:
Thursday, June 25th, 2020
2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Place:
Remote Attendance Using Zoom Conferencing
(Link to be Provided Upon RSVP)
Co-Sponsors:
Inter-University Center |
Inter-University Center for |
Center for National Security |
PROGRAM
Opening Remarks:
Professor Don Wallace, Chairman at the International Law Institute
Moderator:
Professor Yonah Alexander, Director of the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies, Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Keynote Speaker:
General (Ret.) Wesley Clark, Retired U.S. Army General, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander
Panelists:
Distinguished University Professor Rita Colwell, University of Maryland, College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Ambassador (Ret.) Andras Simonyi, The Atlantic Council
Ambassador (Ret.) Gerald Feierstein, Senior Vice President of the Middle East Institute
Professor Shireen Hunter, Georgetown University
Commentators:
Ambassador (Ret.) Charles Ray, Former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe
Ambassador Pjer Simunovic, The Embassy of Croatia – currently holding the presidency of the Council of the European Union
Dr. Anthony Fainberg, Former U.S. Government Official
RSVP is required. Please provide your name, title and affiliation.
To register please use the Event Registration Form or
Contact for further information and registration:
Mythili Kotagiri at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or
Robert Sargin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [202-247-6006 x 114].
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Also Available: International Investment Treaties & Investor-State Arbitration Seminar |
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