CALL FOR PAPERS


              EXPERTS WORKSHOP ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
                     INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS


                         Oct. 30, 2009, NYC



     Since 2000 the International Law Commission (ILC) has been
     working to codify, in a series of draft articles, the law
     on the responsibility of international organizations (IOs).
     This topic considers the nature of internationally wrongful
     acts committed by IOs. Can IOs violate international law in
     the same manner as states? If not, are they bound by a
     subset of the norms governing state conduct? This fall, the
     Sixth Committee of the UN will consider draft articles
     adopted on first reading on the responsibility of IOs.


     The American Society of International Laws International
     Organizations Interest Group, Seton Hall Law School, and
     the Center on International Cooperation at NYU, are co-
     sponsoring an Experts Workshop on the Responsibility of
     International Organizations to take place in New York, on
     October 30, 2009. We invite scholars writing in the area to
     submit works in progress to present at the meeting which
     will be attended by members of the International Law
     Commission, Diplomats involved in Sixth Committee
     negotiations, and academics.



     THEMES:


     The expertise workshop will address the following themes:


     1. Whether and what sort of countermeasures are permissible
        against an IO that has committed an internationally
        wrongful act. (Draft Article 19)


     2. The extent to which IOs share responsibility with their
        member states for acts taken pursuant to an IO's
        decision or recommendation. (Draft Article 5)


     3. Whether the European Court of Human Rights' decision in
        the Behrami and Saramati case was correct. In that case
        the court held that acts by soldiers in KFOR and UNMIK
        were attributable to the UN and not the member states of
        which the soldiers were nationals.


     4. Judicial review of the Responsibility of International
        Organizations.



     PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:


     The conference organizers are seeking a suitable venue for
     the publication of some of the papers presented at the
     workshop. If you are interested in being considered for
     participation, please send your proposal (indicating which
     substantive theme your paper addresses), a CV, and a draft
     of the paper, to:


     CONTACT:       Kristen Boon
     Email:         MAILTO:Kristen.boon@shu.edu
               and
     CONTACT:       Jacob Cogan
     Email:         MAILTO:coganjk@ucmail.uc.edu


     by October 1, 2009. Due to limited funds, the conference
     organizers cannot pay the expenses of participants,
     although every effort will be made to award partial
     stipends where needed.

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Posted 9/17/09