FRIDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2021
Venue: Goodenough College, Churchill Room
8.30 – 9.00
Coffee and Welcome
9.00 – 9.15
Welcome and Introduction
Dr Danae Azaria, PI, ERC Grant “State Silence”
Part 1: General Aspects
Discussant: Dr Danae Azaria
9.15 – 9.45
State Silence: Stability and Change
Professor Jutta Brunnée
State Silence in the Work of the ILC
Sir Michael Wood and Dr Omri Sender
9.45 – 10.15
Discussion
Part 2: Peace and Security
Discussant: Professor Kevin Jon Heller
10.20 – 11.00
Humanitarian Intervention and State Silence
Dr Mark Swatek-Evenstein
Use of Force Against Non-State Actors
Professor Paulina Starski
The African Union’s Approach to State Silence
Ambassador Dr Namira Negm
The Security Council and State Silence
Dr Devika Hovell
11.00 – 11.50
Discussion
11.50 – 12.20
Coffee Break
Part 3: Cyber-Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law
Discussant: Professor Gerry Simpson
12.20 – 12.50
State Silence and Cyber-Space
Professor Duncan Hollis and Dr Barrie Sander
State Silence in the law of Armed Conflict
Professor Sandesh Sivakumaran
State Silence and International Criminal Law
Dr Talita de Souza Dias
12.50 – 13.30
Discussion
13.30 – 15.00
Lunch Break (Goodenough College)
Part 4: International Human Rights Law and State Silence
Discussant: Professor Ingrid Wuerth
15.00 – 16.00
The ICCPR and State Silence
Professor Andreas Zimmermann
The European Convention of Human Rights
Professor Laurence Helfer and Ms Olivia Daniels
The Inter-American System of Human Rights
Professor Helene Tigroudja
The African System of Human Rights
Professor Hajer Gueldich
16.00 – 16.45
Discussion
19.00
Dinner (Vinoteca, Kings Cross, London)
SATURDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2021
Venue: Goodenough College, Churchill Room
9.00 – 9.30
Coffee
Part 5: International Economic Law and State Silence
Discussant: Dr Johanna Lorenzo
9.30 – 9.50
WTO Law and State Silence
Professor Robert Howse
International Investment Law
Professor August Reinisch and Mr Johannes Tropper
9.50 – 10.30
Discussion
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee Break
Part 6: Global Commons and State Silence
Discussant: Professor Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
11.00 – 11.30
Law of the Sea and State Silence
Professor Jean-Marc Thouvenin
International Environmental Law
Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice
The Law of Outer Space and State Silence
Professor Makane Moïse Mbengue
11.30 – 12.15
Discussion
12.15 – 12.30
Concluding Remarks
Dr Danae Azaria
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