Conference Announcement: THE INDIVIDUAL AND CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW FORMATION

          THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW--BLOOMINGTON

                invites you to a conference entitled:

       THE INDIVIDUAL AND CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW FORMATION

                          April 3 - 5, 2008

       At the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington,
         211 S. Indiana Ave., Bloomington, Indiana 47405


     At this exciting conference, we will explore the current
     disjuncture in customary international law that results in
     individuals being subjects of this category of law, but not
     legitimate participants in its formation. During a
     classical moment in international law, states were believed
     to have a monopoly on customary international law
     formation. This position was acceptable and accepted given
     the status states enjoy as the sole subjects of
     international law. The end of the twentieth century,
     however, was a period in which legal personhood was
     extended to a wider range of actors, including individuals.
     During this same period, individuals came to participate
     meaningfully in treaty-making in some key areas of
     international law, including human rights. Unlike in the
     area of treaty law, however, there remains no recognized
     opening in traditional customary international law doctrine
     for individuals to participate in the law-making process.
     Uncomfortable with this state of affairs, we plan to bring
     together some of the foremost scholars of customary
     international law to investigate whether the participation
     of individuals in the formation of this realm of law is
     desirable and practicable.


     PARTICIPANTS:

     We are pleased to announce that Jordan J. Paust, the Mike
     and Teresa Baker Law Center Professor at the University of
     Houston Law Center, will be giving the keynote address.
     Other participants include Christiana Ochoa (Indiana-
     Bloomington), Timothy Waters (Indiana-Bloomington),
     Stephane Beaulac (Montreal), Mark Janis (Connecticut),
     Donald Kochan (Chapman), Errol Meidinger (SUNY-Buffalo),
     Cesar Rodriguez-Garavito (Univ. of Andes), Yanis Varoufakis
     (Univ. of Athens), Harlan G. Cohen (Georgia), Anthony Chase
     (Occidental), and Julie Mertus (American).


     REGISTRATION/FURTHER INFORMATION:

     For further information about attending the conference,
     please contact:

     CONTACT:       Archana Sridhar
                    Assistant Dean for Research and
                    Special Projects
     Email:         MAILTO:asridhar@indiana.edu
Posted 2/29/08