[ACADEMIA] May 12, 2017 – Speaking at CUHK’s Asia FDI Forum III (Hong Kong)

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May 12, 2017 – Professor Vaccaro-Incisa has been invited to speak at the this edition of the renowned Asia FDI Forum, hosted by Professor Julian Chaisse and prestigious Chinese University of Hong Kong, this year focusing on the topic: “China-European Union Investment Relationships: Towards a New Leadership in Global Investment Governance?”. Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa will speak on “China, the US and the EU: closer than ever to uniform standards on international investment law?”. Conference website and program may be found here.

The Forum takes place just before China’s “Belt & Road Forum”, organized on May 14-15 in Beijing. The two fora see the exchange of several participants.

[PRO BONO] 27-29 Apr. 2017 – Sponsoring the International Friendly Round for the Telders Moot Court (Lille, FR)

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Feb. 2017 – The Law Firm is glad to be sponsoring the International Friendly Round, organized at the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Lille on Apr. 27-29, 2017, in preparation of the 40th edition of the Telders International Law Moot Court Competition (taking place at the Peace Palace, seat of the International Court of Justice, on May 17-20).

Administrator of the event is Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa, whom has gathered an impressive outline of international law experts (e.g., Maria Issaeva / Threefold Legal Advisors LLC, Thomas McDonald / White & Case LLP, Ximena Hindrichs / ITLOS, Guillaume Areou and Aurélie Lopez / Reed Smith LLP, Emily Lydgate / University of Sussex, Boshko Stankovski / University of Cambridge, Jan Primec / Karanović & Nikolić, Victoria Simon / International Trade Centre, Sergey Dikman / Council of Europe, Charles Spraggins / Esq., Agnès HUGUES / International Criminal Court, Luca Cipolli / Max Planck Institute) to serve as Judges for the rounds that will see the representatives of six different nations (where no national round is held) competing.

The event is complemented, on Apr. 28th, by a Friendly Symposium on International Law, offered to the students participating to the competition as well as these of the Law Faculty at large, with the participation of the following experts:

  • Opening address
    • G. Matteo Vaccaro-Incisa (Professeur-Chercheur, IESEG School of Management, Paris; of counsel, Studio Legale Vaccaro, Florence & Milan)
    • Ioannis K. Panoussis (Dean of the Law Faculty of the Catholic University of Lille, Lille)
  • Panel 1 – Current hot issues at the intertwine between PIL and HR
    • Ioannis K. Panoussis (Dean of the Law Faculty of the Catholic University of Lille, Lille)
      • Chair
    • Boshko Stankovski (Associate, FYROM PM Office, Skopje; Ph.D. Candidate, Cambridge)
      • The Securitisation of Secession Processes
    • Maria Issaeva (Threefold Legal Advisor, Moscow)
      • HR in Russia: from Soviet times to nowadays Russia
  • Panel 2 – EU, trade agreements and arbitration
    • Aurélien Raccah (Vice-Dean of the Law Faculty of the Catholic University of Lille, Lille; Partner, ELEA Avocats, Paris)
      • Chair
    • Emily Lydgate (Lecturer, Sussex University (panelist & chair)
      • Brexit & EU-UK FTA: prospects
    • Daniel Bugge (Associate Professor, University of Southern Denmark)
      • Art. 50 TEU, novel implications
  • Closing note
    • Thomas McDonald (retired partner, White & Case, Paris & Moscow)
      • International Law, Advocacy and Ethic

This is the 2nd edition of the event, after that of April 2015, which took place at Bocconi University of Milan (always organized by Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa).

 

[UPDATE] Pictures of the event are available at this page.

Apr. 19, 2017 – IBL guest lecture with arbitration young stars Mr. Laborde and Ms. Perruccio (Paris, FR)

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Apr. 19, 2017 – Within the framework of the International Business & Law double degree program, on Apr. 19th, at 6pm, at IESEG Business School in Paris, Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa, director of the program, will moderate an interview with international arbitration young stars Ms. Maria-Irene Perruccio (White & Case LLP) and Mr. Gustavo Laborde (Shearman & Sterling LLP).

In pursuing the spirit of the program, the interview aims at converging the fields of business and law, by letting future managers getting acquainted with international law experts and their work since the time of their studies.

[LITIGATION] Apr. 2017 – Second opinion on the interpretation of the Radio Regulations Articles

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May 2017 – In connection with another cross-border radio-interference between Italian and Slovenian radio broadcasting operators, Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa has delivered to the Court of Appeal of Trieste an opinion on the interpretation of Arts. 8 and 11 of the International Telecommunication Radio Regulations Articles.

[PUBLICATION] Apr. 2017 – Santa Clara Journal of International Law Article publishes Vaccaro-Incisa’s take on Crimea’s change of effective sovereign

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Apr. 10, 2017 – The last issue of the Santa Clara Journal of International Law (Issue 2, Volume 15) features an article authored by Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa on “Crimea’s Secession from Ukraine and Accession to the Russian Federation as an Instance of North(- West) v. South(-East) Divide in the Understanding of International Law“.

The article can be freely accessed and downloaded here.

The article attempts to offer an interpretation of the existing international law aimed at reconciling seemingly known facts with the non-concurrence of about half of the members of the United Nations to the adoption of the General Assembly Resolution on the “Territorial integrity of Ukraine” (GA Res. 68/262, adopted on Mar. 27th, 2014).

A preliminary draft of the article was presented at the opening session of the 2015 ESIL annual research forum (14-15 May 2015, European University Institute, Florence) and an advanced draft presented at the roundtable on Humanitarianism and the Transformation of International Law (4-5 Aug. 2016, Melbourne Law School).

Dr. Vaccaro-Incisa wishes to express his gratitude to Prof. Makane M. Mbengue (Geneva), Prof. Marko Milanovic (Nottingham) and Prof. Ana S. Trbovic (Belgrade) for their helpful comments and critics. He wishes to thank also Mr. Piero Gregori and Ms. Nancy Hiag, for their editing assistance.

[ARBITRATION] Dec. 2016 – Vaccaro-Incisa delivers expert opinion for an investment arbitration tribunal

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Dec. 12, 2016 – In connection with an ongoing investment arbitration, Dr. Vaccaro-Incisa has delivered a review of the Italian bilateral investment treaty (BIT) practice on the investor-State dispute settlement clause.

The review follows a thorough analytical method elaborated by Dr. Vaccaro-Incisa, already employed in his previous and ongoing work on Chinese and ASEAN treaty practice.

No further details may be disclosed at this time.

[PRO BONO] Mar. 8-10, 2017 – Serving as arbitrator for the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court (DE)

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Between Mar. 8-10, Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa will serve as arbitrator for the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court, organized by McDermott Will and Emery Law Firm, along several of the most renowned personalities in the field.

Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa will also attend the symposium locally organized by the International Chamber of Commerce of Paris “Investment Arbitration in Challenging Times – Issue Conflicts and the Problem of Legitimacy“, and the Frankfurt Investment Law Workshop, arranged under the auspices of the European Society of International Law (ESIL).

 

[PRO BONO] Feb. 18, 2017 – Serving as Judge for the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (Paris, FR)

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Feb. 18, 2017 – Serving as Judge for the national French rounds of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (Paris, FR)

[ACADEMIA] Feb. 3, 2017 – Vaccaro-Incisa invited to speak at Moscow State University on International Investment Law

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Feb. 3, 201DSC04125 copy7 – Within the framework of the International Law Lectures organized by Threefold Legal Advisors under at the auspices of the European Society of International Law (ESIL), Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa has been invited to speak at Moscow State University on the topic “Investment Arbitration: Evil or Scapegoat? New Trends in Investment Treaty Making“.

16441619_10211319132592225_108348063_nThe lecture will focus on the evolution of Russian treaty making in the field, with reference both to investment cases brought against Russia by foreign investors, and cases brought by Russian investors against other States.

DSC03804 copyOn Feb. 4th, Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa also served as judge for the advanced rounds of the Russian National Championship of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, administered by Threefold Legal Advisors and White&Case LLP.

Dec. 7, 2016 – IBL inaugural Masters’ Lecture with Prof. Vinuesa

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IBL master lecture - VinuesaDec. 7, 2016 – Within the framework of the International Business and Law double degree program directed by Prof. Vaccaro-Incisa, on Dec. 7th, at 6pm, at IESEG Business School in Paris, Mr. Raùl Vinuesa, renowned Professor at the University of Buenos Aires and International Arbitrator, will inaugurate the “Masters’ Lectures” series, speaking on “The relationship between arbitrators and private parties“.

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In pursuing the spirit of the program, the series aims at converging the fields of business and law, by letting future managers getting acquainted with international law experts since the time of their studies.