Exploring an Integrated Approach to International Boundary and Territorial Questions

List of panels and speakers

Tuesday 1 December 2015
Panel 1: Boundary permeability and the reach of the State in the Middle East and Eastern Europe
Richard Schofield (Chair)Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, King's College London
Dr Thomas GrantSenior Research Fellow, Wolfson College; Associate, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law
Prof. George JoffeCentre for International Studies, University of Cambridge
Virginie MamadouhUniversity of Amsterdam
Dr Daniel MeierCNRS-Pacte, University of Grenoble
 
Panel 2: Island sovereignty and maritime jurisdiction
Rodman Bundy (Chair)Partner, Eversheds
Prof. Catherine RedgwellProfessor, University of Oxford
Prof. Clive SymmonsMarine Law & Ocean Policy Centre, NUI, Galway; Research Associate, School of Law, Trinity College, Dublin
Samuel Wordsworth QCBarrister, Essex Court Chamber
Chris WhomersleyFormer Deputy Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Prof. Keyuan ZouProfessor, Lancashire Law School, University of Central Lancashire
 
Panel 3: Regional developments in the South and East China Seas since 2013
Suzanne Spears (Chair)Counsel, Volterra Fietta
Prof. Taisaku IkeshimaProfessor of International Law, School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University
Prof. Seokwoo LeeInha University, Korea
Prof. Malcolm Shaw QCBarrister, Essex Court Chambers
 
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Panel 4: Technical perspectives on the Arctic
Lindsay Parson (Chair)Managing Director, Maritime Zone Solutions Ltd
Christophe BondyPartner, Volterra Fietta
Robin CleverlyLaw of the sea Consultant, Marbdy Consulting Ltd
Dr Bjørn KunoyLegal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Faroe Islands
Martin Pratt Director, Bordermap Consulting Ltd
Phil SteinbergDirector, IBRU: Durham University’s Centre for Borders Research)
 
Panel 5: Ethics and international boundaries
Philippa Webb (Chair)Reader, King's College London
Nicholas de GenovaReader, Department of Geography, King's College London
Dr Gbenga OduntanUniversity of Kent
Penelope Nevill20 Essex Street
Prof. John WilliamsProfessor, School of Government and International Affairs, University of Durham
 
Panel 6: Jurisdictional challenges in boundary and sovereignty disputes
Robert Volterra (Chair)Partner, Volterra Fietta
Lesther Antonio Ortega LemusDeputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Guatemala in the United Kingdom
Maurice Mendelson QCBarrister, Blackstone Chambers
Wendy MilesPartner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
Prof. Xinjun ZhangAssociate Professor, Tsinghua University School of Law