Harvard International Law Journal
2021 Virtual Symposium
“The Future of International Law:
The Impact of the Pandemic and Beyond”
April 7 – 8, 2021 | Harvard Law School

The Harvard International Law Journal 2021 Annual Symposium will take place on April 7th and 8th, 2021. With panels on the Way Forward for Trade Dispute Settlement, International Solutions to Climate Change, and Reimagining the International Legal Order, this year’s Symposium brings together leading scholars from around the world and aims to address major issues facing the international legal in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our keynote address will be delivered by Professor Anthea Roberts, Professor at Australian National University School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet).

 

April 7, Wednesday, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
WELCOME FROM THE HOST
ROBERTA T. MAYERLE AND STEVEN WANG
Editors-in-Chief of the Harvard International Law Journal

PANEL 1: THE WAY FORWARD FOR TRADE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
PROF. SEUNG WHA CHANG, Seoul National University School of Law
PROF. KATHLEEN CLAUSSEN, University of Miami School of Law
PROF. NICOLAS LAMP, Queen’s University Faculty of Law
PROF. PETROS C. MAVROIDIS, Columbia Law School
MODERATED by MR. ZACH GROUEV, JD’21
Register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O7-is2rlTFG2vCMi3C8QrA

 

April 7, Wednesday, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
PANEL 2: INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE
DR. MANJYOT KAUR AHLUWALIA, U.S. and International Climate Cooperation at World Wildlife Fund
PROF. SERGIO PUIG, The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
PROF. DAVID WIRTH, Boston College Law School
MODERATED by MS. MINSUN CHA, JD’21
Register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-TUtKdJWSU621R3ImTW8IA

 

April 8, Thursday, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: PROFESSOR ANTHEA ROBERTS
Australian National University School of Regulation and Global Governance
SPEAKER INTRODUCTION by PROF. WILLIAM P. ALFORD, Harvard Law School
MODERATED by MS. YIXIAN SUN, JD’22
Register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kAbAFMGWT-eqslmJPW9lIA

 

April 8, Thursday, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
PANEL 3: REIMAGINING THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ORDER
PROF. ANU BRADFORD, Columbia Law School
PROF. YANG LIU, Renmin University of China Law School
PROF. ALVARO SANTOS, Georgetown University Law Center
MODERATED by MR. GEORGE T. PAPADEMETRIOU, JD’23
Register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tHLi95NgQFWtaWLdSwBcxQ