2023 Annual Conference
Inside the Venn: International Law at its Intersections
November 2-3, 2023
Ottawa, Ontario
John G Diefenbaker Building | 111 Sussex Drive
Program
Online Program Available
The program agenda is now available online and continually being updated. Please check it regularly. Sessions are listed in the original language submitted. Translations are ongoing. Simultaneous interpretation (SI) will only be available in the main plenary room.
Keynote Speakers
Thursday, November 2
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
The Afterlives of Terra Nullius
James Gathii
Wing-Tat Lee Chair in International Law and Professor of Law, Loyola University
James T. Gathii is the Wing-Tat Lee Chair in International Law and Professor of Law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law since July 2012. He is a graduate of the University of Nairobi, Kenya, and Harvard Law School. He sits on the board of editors of the Journal of African Lawand the Journal of International Trade Law and Policy, among others. Between 2014 and 2022, he was on the Board of editors of the American Journal of International Law. He is a past Vice-President of the American Society of International Law. He is co-editor in Chief of the African Journal of International Economic Law (AfJIEL) and a founding Editor of Afronomicslaw and one of the convenors of the African Sovereign Debt Justice Network (AfSDJN).
He was the Grotius Lecturer at the 2020 American Society of International Law Virtual Annual Meeting. He gave the 2022 PluriCourts Annual Lecture. His research and teaching interests are in Public International Law, International Trade Law, Third World Approaches to International Law, (TWAIL), Comparative Constitutional Law and Human Rights. He has sat as an arbitrator in two international commercial arbitrations and one ISDS case hosted by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague. He is a founding member of the TWAIL network. He is an elected member of the International Academy of International Law. He has consulted for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, (OHCHR), and the Economic Commission for Africa, (ECA), among others.
His books include African Regional Trade Agreements as Legal Regimes (Cambridge University Press, 2011, Paperback 2013); War, Commerce and International Law (Oxford University Press, 2010); and The Contested Empowerment of Kenya’s Judiciary, 2010-2015: A Historical Institutional Analysis, (Sheria Publishing House, 2016); The Performance of Africa’s International Courts: Using Litigation for Political, Legal, and Social Change, (Oxford University Press in 2020); How to Reform the Global Debt and Financial Architecture, (Sheria Publishing House (2023) and Transforming Climate Finance in an Era of Sovereign Debt Distress, (Sheria Publishing House (2023). In addition to his books, Professor Gathii has authored over 100 articles and book chapters.
Thursday, November 2
13:45 - 14:45 PM
Promoting Indigenous Peoples Rights - Braiding Domestic and International law
Brenda Gunn
Academic and Research Director
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, University of Manitoba
As a proud Metis woman, University of Manitoba law Professor Brenda Gunn combines academic research with activism pushing for greater recognition of Indigenous peoples’ inherent rights as determined by their own legal traditions.
After earning a JD at the University of Toronto and an LLM in Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy at the University of Arizona, Brenda worked at a community legal clinic in Guatemala on a case of genocide submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. She has also worked with Manitoba First Nations on Aboriginal and treaty rights issues. Brenda continues to be actively involved in the international Indigenous peoples’ movement. She developed a handbook that is one of the main resources in Canada on understanding the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and has delivered workshops on the Declaration across Canada and internationally. She has also provided technical assistance to the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
In 2013, Brenda participated in UN training to enhance the conflict prevention and peacemaking capacities of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives, which continues to impact her research. She aims to do research that will contribute building a more just world for her daughter, her nieces and all their relations.
Friday, November 3
15:15 - 16:15
White Collar Crime Enforcement in Canada: Is it an embarrassment?
Brian Greenspan
Partner
Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein LLP
Brian H. Greenspan, LLD is a partner in the Toronto firm Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein. He received his B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1968 and his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1971. He was awarded the Laidlaw Foundation Fellowship and received his LL.M. from the London School of Economics in 1972. He was a special lecturer in Criminal Justice at Osgoode Hall Law School from 1977 to 1984 and at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto from 1984 to 1998.
He was President of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association (Ontario) from 1989 to 1993 and was the founding Chair of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers from 1992 to 1996. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Innocence Canada Foundation.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers and a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. He was awarded the Douglas K. Laidlaw Medal for excellence in oral advocacy in 2002 and received the G. Arthur Martin Medal for contributions to criminal justice in Canada in 2010. In 2012, he was recognized by The Law Society of Upper Canada with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. In 2013 he was awarded the Alumni Gold Key for Achievement by Osgoode Hall Law School; received the “Key to the City” of his hometown, Niagara Falls, Ontario and was selected as an “Alumni of Influence” by University College of the University of Toronto. He was the Bora Laskin Distinguished Lecturer in 2018 and the Milvain Chair in Advocacy in 2020. In 2020 he received the Toronto Lawyers Association Award of Distinction and the Chambers Canada Lifetime Achievement Award.
He has been recognized in The International Who’s Who of Business Crime Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in Canada since their inception and is a Band 1 leading individual in White Collar Crime in Chambers Canada. He was named as one of the 25 Most Influential Lawyers in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine in 2010, 2013, and 2018 and one of the 50 Most Influential Torontonians by Toronto Life in 2021.
Kenneth Jull
Partner
Gardiner Roberts LLP
Kenneth Jull is a graduate of University of Toronto (Victoria College) 1978, Osgoode Hall Law School, (LL.B., 1981) (LL.M., 1985). Mr. Jull is Partner at Gardiner Roberts LLP and recently completed a two-year interchange with the Competition Bureau Legal Services in Ottawa in the position of General Counsel. Mr. Jull is the co-author of Profiting from Risk Management and Compliance (Thomson Reuters 2022, (2023 Edition forthcoming). Co-Author is the Honourable Todd Archibald. A Student Edition of this text is used in a course taught by Mr. Jull at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, entitled “Financial Crimes and Corporate Compliance”.
Mr. Jull conducts internal investigations and litigates disputes which have a compliance component. This risk and compliance practice spans a spectrum of diverse subject areas ranging from serious criminal offences such as bribery and price fixing to regulatory standards in areas such as the environment, telecommunications, marketing, occupational health and safety, advertising law and mergers and acquisitions review. As part of risk management, Mr. Jull provides advice to organizations with respect to a due diligence matrix for compliance. The matrix is based on a mathematical model which incorporates new behavioral research.
Mr. Jull has litigated cases at all levels of Courts including the Supreme Court of Canada and Courts of Appeals in areas including constitutional and tax law, telecommunications, securities oppression, environmental offences, misleading/deceptive advertising and civil/criminal fraud.
Mr. Jull teaches at the Schulich Executive Education Centre, Schulich School of Business, York University in both the open enrollment and custom programs. Mr. Jull is a member of the Osgoode Hall Law School graduate faculty where he teaches a course entitled “Corporate and Financial Crime and Compliance” in the LL.M. program in Criminal Law. Mr. Jull is listed in the Who’s Who Legal-Canada Report 2022, Business Crime Defence.
Jennifer Quaid
Associate Professor and Vice-Dean Research, Civil Law Section, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Jennifer A Quaid, B Soc Sci (Econ) (Ottawa), LL.L/LL.B. (Ottawa), LLM (Cantab), LLM (Columbia), PhD (Queen’s), is an Associate Professor and Vice-Dean Research in the Civil Law Section at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law. She is an internationally recognized legal expert and scholar in the fields of Organizational Criminal Liability, Corporate Accountability, Anticorruption Law, Competition Law and Business Regulation. She teaches criminal law, competition law and corporate law.
Professor Quaid researches and publishes on a range of topics that explore how the criminal law is applied to organizations. Her research program is centred on the unique enabling role that business organizations play in creating the conditions for serious criminal and regulatory offences to occur. Her current research projects focus on three areas: organizational sentencing; non-trial resolutions for economic crime and general anticorruption law; and competition law, market regulation and the digital economy.
A member of the Bars of Québec, Ontario and New York, Prof. Quaid practised law for several years, first with the federal Department of Justice and then in private practice for a leading New York firm before joining the academy. She clerked for the Honourable Frank Iacobucci of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Prof. Quaid is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). She is also a member of Transparency International Canada and is the current Chair of its Legal Committee.
She was a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Ottawa from 2018-2021.
Hotel Reservations
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The CCIL is pleased to offer a group rate for conference delegates at Les Suites Hotel, an all-suites hotel, located in downtown Ottawa.
Les Suites Hotel Ottawa
130 Besserer Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9M9
(Approximately a 30-minute walk or 8-minute taxi ride to 111 Sussex Drive.)
Spacious hotel suites in the heart of downtown Ottawa!
Located in the HEART of downtown Ottawa & the Byward Market; Steps away from “Canada’s Meeting Place” the Shaw Centre; Seconds away from the historic Rideau Canal, Parliament Hill, the National Arts Center, Major’s Hill Park, the National Gallery of Canada, & a plethora of other attractions; Steps away from the Rideau Shopping Centre, loads of restaurants, museums, galleries, boutiques, fine dining, pubs, entertainment, & nightlife; Onsite Presse Café located in our lobby; Easy access from the 417 highway; Only 15 minutes from the Ottawa International Airport
Available with one or two bedrooms, each suite features separate living and sleeping areas, a fully equipped kitchen, two TVs with HD channels, en-suite washer and dryer, and a private balcony.
Classic One-Bedroom Suites: $235 CAD/night (Single/quad occupancy)
Classic Two-Bedroom Suites: $355 CAD/night (Single/Six occupants)
Modern One-Bedroom Suites: $265 CAD/night (Single/quad occupancy)
Modern Two-Bedroom Suites: $375 CAD/night (Single/Six occupants)
GROUP RATES
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Rates subject to applicable taxes.
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Rates are valid 3 nights pre/post based on availability.
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Rates are full occupancy – No additional adult charges.
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Parking if required is an additional $28.00CAN/day (plus applicable tax) with unlimited in/out access.
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Complimentary Wireless High Speed Internet.
Reservations can also be made by calling the hotel direct:
Reservations: (613) 232-2000
Toll free: (800) 267-1989
By email: iv411.rescoor@innvesthotels.com
QUOTE GROUP ID CODE: 46610
RESERVATION POLICIES
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A valid credit card is required to guarantee your reservation.
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Your reservation must be cancelled by 4pm - 24 Hours prior to your scheduled arrival to avoid any cancellation or no-show charges on your credit card.
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Check-In: Anytime after 3:00 PM
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Check-Out: 11:00 AM (additional charges will apply for late check-outs unless prior arrangements have been made).
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Les Suites Hotel is a 100% smoke and vape free environment. Smoking will incur a cleaning fee of $250.00 plus HST.
HOTEL AMENITIES
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Complimentary wireless high-speed internet throughout hotel
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Presse Café in our hotel lobby ($)
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Fitness facility (24 hr)
- Garden Courtyard
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Complimentary business centre (24 hr)
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The Annual Conference is attended by more than 300 professionals and students each year from across Canada and around the globe, including over 80 highly respected international speakers.
Sponsoring the Annual Conference is an excellent opportunity to promote your organization and increase its visibility among leading international law practitioners. The 52nd Annual Conference will take place in person, November 2-3, 2023, in Ottawa.
Practitioners and academics working in International Law are more than ever existing at the intersections of laws, resolving problems with new rules, new institutions, and recalibrating them as global and regional circumstances change. Where international law converges, competes, or co-exists with domestic and regional legal orders, practitioners of (international) law increasingly require subject matter experts to deepen otherwise traditional spheres.
In 2023, the CCIL Annual Conference will examine cross-jurisdictional, and interdisciplinary dimensions of International Law. The creation of international law occurs at intersections in a Venn diagram: domestic and international, or cross border regulation; international law and the social sciences; resource management, environment, climate change, indigenous protections, and economic development; international financial regulation, criminal law, and law of the sea; international trade and investment; dispute resolution; humanitarian law and international human rights. International governance of financial institutions and resource management have growing intersections with multiple sub-fields of international law, traditionally seen as independent. We invite you to submit proposals and explore these intersections, particularly as they pertain to resources and capital.
Conference Theme
Inside the Venn: International Law at its Intersections
Practitioners and academics working in International Law are more than ever existing at the intersections of laws, resolving problems with new rules, new institutions, and recalibrating them as global and regional circumstances change. Where international law converges, competes, or co-exists with domestic and regional legal orders, practitioners of (international) law increasingly require subject matter experts to deepen otherwise traditional spheres.
In 2023, the CCIL Annual Conference will examine cross-jurisdictional, and interdisciplinary dimensions of International Law. The creation of international law occurs at intersections in a Venn diagram: domestic and international, or cross border regulation; international law and the social sciences; resource management, environment, climate change, indigenous protections, and economic development; international financial regulation, criminal law, and law of the sea; international trade and investment; dispute resolution; humanitarian law and international human rights. International governance of financial institutions and resource management have growing intersections with multiple sub-fields of international law, traditionally seen as independent.
Conference location
John G Diefenbaker Building
111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5A1
Paid parking available on-site. Directions
Registration
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Conference Registration includes:
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All conference sessions on November 2 and 3, 2023
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Lunch and refreshment breaks on Thursday and Friday
- Legal Adviser's Reception on Thursday
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Closing Reception on Friday (for Delegates/Retirees). Students can purchase a ticket online.
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2023-2024 CCIL Membership (valid until the start of the next year’s conference).
DELEGATE
EARLY: $515
LATE: $600
Includes: Legal Adviser's Reception Thursday • Closing Reception Friday • CCIL Membership 2023-2024
STUDENT*
EARLY/LATE
$105
Includes: Career Chat Thursday • Legal Adviser's Reception Thursday • CCIL Membership 2023-2024
RETIREE
EARLY/LATE
$300
Includes: Legal Adviser's Reception Thursday • Closing Reception Friday • CCIL Membership 2023-2024
Prices are per person in Canadian dollars.
* Proof of student status required.
Note: Speakers and Moderators will receive a special link to register.
Conference location
John G Diefenbaker Building
111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5A1
Paid parking available on-site. Directions
Registration Policies
Payment
Registration fees must be paid in full at the time of registration. Payment can be made by credit card (VISA, MasterCard, American Express). Credit card transactions are processed through Elavon Canada (Converge).
Cancellations and Substitutions
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Until September 30, 2023 (with penalty):
Cancelled registrations will be refunded less a $75 administration fee. -
After September 30, 2023 (non-refundable):
Refunds will NOT be issued, but substitutions will be permitted.
All requests must be emailed to the CCIL Secretariat at: ccil-ccdi@intertaskconferences.com.
Proof of Student Status *
Proof of student status must be provided via email within 72 hours of submitting your registration.
Acceptable Proof of Status: a recent transcript, proof of enrolment OR an active Student ID.
Privacy Policy
The Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL) does not use contact information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with an individual’s consent or as required by law. Once contact information is no longer required to fulfill the identified purposes or other legal requirements, it will be destroyed, deleted or made anonymous.
Where the CCIL discloses Contact Information to a trusted third-party organization, the CCIL will enter into a written agreement to require such third parties to use the Contact Information only for the purposes for which it is provided to them, and to protect the privacy of the Contact Information in accordance with privacy laws and in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions, please contact the CCIL Secretariat: ccil-ccdi@intertaskconferences.com
International Attendees
International delegates hoping to attend the CCIL Conference are responsible for making their own arrangements for travel to Canada. Please note that the CCIL does NOT issue letters of invitation and cannot assist with this process. Registration to the CCIL Conference does not guarantee entry into Canada.
Please do not register before obtaining your travel Visa.
If you have registered for the conference but can no longer attend, the deadline to receive a refund, less a $75 administration fee is September 30, 2023. No refunds will be issued after September 30, 2023.
Please consult the Government of Canada website for the latest regulations and documentations regarding entry to Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada.html