Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the UN International Law Commission

This year, the International Law Commission celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary. To mark the occasion, the International Law Commission and the Department of International Law of the Graduate Institute hosted a commemorative event on 24 May 2024 at the auditorium Ivan Pictet A1B of the Graduate Institute. The event began with a reception, generously offered by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, and it was followed by introductory remarks and three panels discussing the Commission and its work.
PROGRAM
14h45-15h00 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, Chair of the International Law Commission at its seventy-fifth session
Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and other Organizations in Geneva
Mr. Andrea Bianchi, Director of Studies, Geneva Graduate Institute
Mr. Nico Krisch, Head of the International Law Department, Geneva Graduate Institute
15h00-16h00 - PANEL I:
THE AUTHORITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION IN THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ORDER
MODERATOR: Mr. Fuad Zarbiyev, Geneva Graduate Institute
Ms. Danae Azaria, University College of London
Mr. Fernando Lusa Bordin, University of Cambridge
Ms. Vilawan Mangklatanakul, International Law Commission
16h30-17h30 - PANEL II :
THE TOPICS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION: SCOPE AND LIMITS
MODERATOR: Ms. Neha Mishra, Geneva Graduate Institute
Mr. Vincent Chetail, Geneva Graduate Institute
Mr. Charles Chernor Jalloh, International Law Commission
Ms. María Juliana Tenorio Quintero, Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
17h30-18h30 - PANEL III :
THE ROLE OF THE COMMISSION IN THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
MODERATOR: Ms. Alice Pirlot, Geneva Graduate Institute
Ms. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, University of Geneva
Mr. Nico Krisch, Geneva Graduate Institute
Mr. Martins Paparinskis, International Law Commission
18:30
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Mr. Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez, Chair of the International Law Commission at its seventy-fifth session
Mr. Nico Krisch, Head of the International Law Department, Geneva Graduate Institute