Annual Symposium of the University of Wisconsin International Law Journal

"Speaking Law to Power:
International Law and Foreign Policy"

Friday-Saturday, March 5-6, 2004
Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue

Link for more information: http://students.law.wisc.edu/wilj/2003Symposium/SymposiumIndex.htm

Focus: The symposium explores the relationship between the practice of international law and the conduct of foreign relations. How does international law affect policy, and policy affect the practice of international lawyers? How do international lawyers inside and outside government interact with policy makers? What channels of communication exist between those who teach international law in the academy and those who practice international law in various settings? How does the field of international law cope with the tension between theory and practice, commitment and realpolitik? What is the responsibility of the international lawyer within government when confronted with an apparent clash between policy and law? How do these issues affect the various roles played by international lawyers (judge, advisor, activist, academic)? How are these issues dealt with in different national political and legal cultures and traditions?

Participants: This symposium will bring 10 world-famous international lawyers from six countries to the UW campus. Participants include Philip Allott (Cambridge UK), Hilary Charlesworth (Australian National University), Jochen Frowein (Max Planck Institute, Heidelberg), David Kennedy (Harvard University), Martti Koskenniemi (University of Helsinki and Finnish Foreign Office), Susan Marks (Cambridge UK), Allain Pellet (Sorbonne), William D. Rogers (Arnold & Porter and former U.S. Under Secretary of State), and Miriam Sapiro (Summit Strategies International, LLC and former U.S. National Security Council official).

Thomas Franck, the Murray and Ida Becker Professor Emeritus at New York University Law School, and former President of the American Society of International Law, will serve as Honorary Chair. David M. Trubek, Voss-Bascom Professor of Law and Director of WAGE, will serve as Program Chair.

Symposium papers will be published by the Wisconsin International Law Journal in a special issue.

Dedication: This symposium is dedicated to Professor Richard Bilder who has taught international law at the University of Wisconsin since 1965. It draws inspiration from Professor Bilder's seminal l962 article on "The Office of the Legal Adviser: The State Department Lawyer and Foreign Affairs," and subsequent work in this area, including his role as Rapporteur of the Joint Committee on the Role of the Legal Adviser of the Department of State.

Who is invited: Faculty and students at the University of Wisconsin, attorneys, policymakers, and the public.
CLE Credit: Approval pending.
Registration and Fees: The conference is free but space is limited and advance registration is requested. (Same day registration is subject to space availability.)

To Register: Contact Margo Alpert, WILJ Symposium Editor, at mlalpert@wisc.edu. Please provide your full name, institutional affiliation, and contact information. You are encouraged to register by
February 5, 2004.

Cosponsored by The Center for European Studies,
The University of Wisconsin Law School, The Institute for Legal Studies, the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), the International Institute, and the Global Studies Program