Past events
16 December 2010
Date:
16 December 2010
Location:
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Kloveniersburgwal 29
1011 JV Amsterdam
Time:
9:00 - 18:30
Topics:
Military Operations
The SHARES Project held a one-day Expert Seminar in Amsterdam on 16 December 2010 devoted to the topic of Responsibility in Multinational Military Operations, with a specific focus on practice. The seminar was organized in cooperation with the International Law Centre of the Swedish National Defence College as a follow up to a previous seminar organized in Stockholm in October 2009.
The seminar was part of the Expert Seminar Series launched by SHARES to uncover the practice in diverse areas. The seminar on allocation of responsibility in the context of multinational military operations was the first of these seminars, later followed by seminars on protection of refugees and international environmental law.
This Expert Seminar examined the practice of four international organizations engaging in multinational military operations: the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the European Union, and the African Union.
You can find a Report of the Expert Seminar here.
15 May 2011
The Conference on Foundations of Shared Responsibility in International Law, the first major conference organized by the SHARES project, will explore fundamental and conceptual issues that explain the state of law, allow for identification of gaps and provide insights on possibilities and limitations for further development of the law pertaining to shared responsibility.
These questions are of theoretical and practical relevance in themselves, and will inform future developments of the SHARES project as a whole. The Conference also will be a first take on the findings of the SHARES project so far, and will allow for a confrontation with other competing and/or complementary approaches.
We invite the submission of proposals for the Conference. The deadline for submission is 15 May. Proposals should be sent to Isabelle Swerissen. Any inquiry about the Conference can be directed to Dov Jacobs.
Find the full call for papers here.
30 May 2011
The Expert Seminar addressed the allocation of responsibility in respect of refugee protection. Collective or shared responsibility for refugees is highly topical. The regime is based on the recognition that problems of refugees (both the causes of refugee flows and the protection of refugees) are international problems that require international cooperation.
The meeting focused on three aspects of the refugee regime that are of particular interest from the perspective of SHARES: (1) collective responsibility (obligations) of states for the protection of refugees; (2) shared responsibilities arising out of extra-territorial refugee policies; and (3) shared responsibilities arising out of the practice of refoulement. The aim of the seminar was to examine and discuss what principles of collective and shared responsibility have emerged in the area of refugee protection.
On the basis of the presentations and discussions during the meeting, a report is currently being prepared on issues of shared responsibility in the context of refugee law that will be made publicly available on this website.
7 October 2011
The Expert Meeting will address the allocation of responsibility in respect of environmental protection.
Transboundary environmental harm is the archetypical problem of shared responsibility in that it invites an application of principles of joint and several or proportionate responsibility. But the number of claims that has actually led to the application of such principles is very limited, especially in the context of traditional enforcement mechanisms. Rather, states have laid down in a series of treaties how responsibility for transboundary environmental harm is to be shared. Such arrangements differ for different environmental problems, such as climate change, transboundary air pollution and transboundary movement of hazardous wastes and chemicals.
The seminar is organized with a view to map primary rules in the area of international environmental law.
On the basis of the presentations and discussions during the meeting, a report will be prepared on issues of shared responsibility in the context of environmental law that is made publicly available on this website.
The seminar is open to expert academics and practitioners. If you’re interested to participate, please contact Isabelle Swerissen.
Find the final Programme for the seminar here.
17 and 18 November 2011
Date:
17 and 18 November 2011
Location:
Amsterdam
Time:
13:30-18:30 ; 09:00-18:00
The research project on Shared Responsibility in International Law (SHARES) carried out at the University of Amsterdam explores the allocation of international responsibilities where multiple actors contribute to an international wrong. It seeks to uncover the extent and nature of the problem of scattering international responsibilities and to provide a fresh perspective on how the ever increasing interdependence in the international legal order, can be better matched with a proper system of shared responsibility.
The Conference on Foundations of Shared Responsibility in International Law, organized at an early stage in the SHARES project, will explore fundamental and conceptual issues that explain the state of law, allow for identification of gaps and provide insights on possibilities for further development of the law pertaining to shared responsibility.
The Conference also will be a first take on the findings of the SHARES project so far, and will allow for a confrontation with other competing and/or complementary approaches.
For more background about the Project, read the SHARES Concept Paper (pdf).
- Registration for the conference is now closed.
8 March 2012
Date:
8 March 2012
Location:
SPUI25
Spui 25-27
1012 WX Amsterdam
Time:
17:00 - 19:00
On 8 March 2012, the Amsterdam Center for International Law in cooperation with Amsterdam University Press will host a panel discussion followed by the book launch of “Responsibility to Protect: From Principle to Practice”, a volume edited by Julia Hoffmann and André Nollkaemper.
Progamme
Saskia Gieling (Publisher Amsterdam University Press) will provide a welcome address and an introduction of the panel.
Speakers on the panel include Ko Colijn (Director of the Clingendael Institute of International Relations and regular commentator for Dutch and foreign public news services), Juurd Eijsvoogel (International relations correspondent at NRC Handelsblad and chair of the panel), Frank Majoor (Permanent Representative of the Netherlands at the NATO) and André Nollkaemper (Professor of Public International Law at the University of Amsterdam).
After the panel discussion there is an opportunity for questions from the audience.
Information
More information about the panel discussion and the book launch can be found here.
More information about the book can be found here.
Admission is free unless otherwise stated. The capacity of SPUI25 is limited. To attend the event you must r.s.v.p. in advance via www.spui25.nl.
15 March 2012
Date:
15 March 2012
Location:
Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6
Room A101
Time:
14:30 - 16:00
Topics:
International Refugee Law
Professor Bhupinder S. Chimni will provide a lecture on ‘burden sharing in international refugee law’ as part of the SHARES lecture series. The principle of burden sharing requires states to cooperate in dealing with the global refugee problem. In his book International Refugee Law: A Reader he argues that it is not merely a moral but a legal principle.
Currently, Professor Chimni is Chairperson of the Centre for International Legal Studies (CILS) at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He also served as a member of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the period from 1996-2000. In addition, he is on the editorial board of several national and international journals, most of which deal with refugees issues.
As part of its Lecture Series, SHARES regularly invites scholars to give presentations on issues of shared responsibility. See here the overview of the SHARES Lecture Series.
24 May 2012
Date:
24 May 2012
Location:
University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Law
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6
Room A101
Time:
15:30-17:00
On 24 May 2012, Professor Bruno Simma will provide a SHARES Lecture at the University of Amsterdam on the topic of ‘Joint responsibility in international law: revisiting the Oil Platforms case‘.
Professor Bruno Simma is a former Judge of the International Court of Justice (2003-2012) and is William W. Cook Global Law Professor at University of Michigan Law School. He has notably been writing on issues central to the topic of shared responsibility (e.g. From Bilateralism to Community Interest in International Law, 1994), and is member of the SHARES Advisory Board.
As part of its Lecture Series, SHARES regularly invites scholars to give presentations on issues of shared responsibility. See here the overview of the SHARES Lecture Series.
11 June 2012
On 11 June 2012, Professor Daniel Bodansky will give a SHARES lecture on the topic of: ‘The future of the UN climate change regime: options for the Durban platform negotiations’.
Professor Bodansky is Lincoln Professor of Law, Ethics and Sustainability at Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. He an expert on global climate change whose teaching and research focus on international environmental law and public international law. Professor Bodansky has written extensively on international law, international environmental law and climate change policy.
As part of its Lecture Series, SHARES regularly invites scholars to give presentations on issues of shared responsibility. See here the overview of the SHARES Lecture Series.
9 July 2012 to 13 July 2012
Date:
9 July 2012 to 13 July 2012
Location:
Federal University of Minas Gerais, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Time:
-
Topics:
International Responsibility
André Nollkaemper will deliver a lecture series on Shared Responsibility as part of the VIII International Law Winter Course, inspired by and based upon the The Hague Academy of International Law Summer Course.
The event, organized by the Centre of International Law – CEDIN, will be held at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
3 September 2012
The SHARES Debates are organized by SHARES in cooperation with SPUI25, an academic centre of the University of Amsterdam, which develops connections between academics, students, alumni, and a larger public outside the university. SPUI25 holds regular lectures, debates and interviews aiming at reflecting on current events and engaging with a heterogenous audience.
Through this setting, SHARES will periodically provide discussions platforms where researchers and practitioners will exchange with a wide public. During this first debate, the results of the Rio+20 conference will be discussed through the topic: ‘The Future We Want: The Long Road to Sustainable Development’. (more…)
6 September 2012
Date:
6 September 2012
Location:
Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6
Room A101
Time:
15:30-17:00
Topics:
International Human Rights
On 6 September 2012, Dr Marko Milanovic will give a SHARES Lecture on the topic of ‘Extraterritorial application of human rights treaties and shared responsibility’.
Marko Milanovic is lecturer in law at the University of Nottingham School of Law. He is a member of the Executive Board of the European Society of International Law, an Associate of the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights, and co-editor of EJIL: Talk!, the blog of the European Journal of International Law. His research focuses notably on issues of state responsibility and on the question of extraterritorial application of human rights treaties.
As part of its Lecture Series, SHARES regularly invites scholars to give presentations on issues of shared responsibility. See here the overview of the SHARES Lecture Series.
4 October 2012
Date:
4 October 2012
Location:
Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6
Room A101
Time:
15:30-17:00
Topics:
European Union
The second SHARES Lecture of the academic year will take place on Thursday 4 October, where Dr Tobias Lock will provide a lecture on the topic of ‘The EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights and the co-responsibility mechanism’. (more…)
15 November 2012
Date:
15 November 2012
Location:
Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6
Room A101
Time:
13:00-14:00
At this ACIL Luncheon Meeting, Dr Annemarieke Vermeer-Künzli will present a paper she co-authored with Prof John Dugard entitled ‘The Elusive Allocation of Responsibility to Informal Organizations: The Case of the Middle East’. (more…)
6 December 2012
Date:
6 December 2012
Location:
Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6
Room A101
Time:
15:30-17:00
Topics:
International Responsibility
On 6 December 2012, Professor Andrea Bianchi will give a SHARES Lecture entitled: ‘My difficulties with sharing – a critique of shared responsibility’.
Andrea Bianchi is Professor of international law and head of the International Law Department at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. (more…)
3 December 2012
On Monday 3 December, the second SHARES Debate is organized in cooperation with SPUI25, the academic centre of the University of Amsterdam.
SHARES Debates are organized throughout the year to provide a platform for discussions with a broader audience on questions of shared responsibility.
This debate, entitled External Processing of Asylym Seekers outside the EU: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? will address the possibility of external processing of asylum seekers outside the territory of the European Union, and whether the policy proposals on external processing of asylum seekers provide a basis for the ‘sharing’ or ‘shifting’ of responsibility. (more…)
10 January 2013
Date:
10 January 2013
Location:
Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6
Room A101
Time:
15:30-17:00
On 10 January 2013, Dr. Antonios Tzanakopoulos will discuss the issue of ‘UN sanctions and their implementation: a case of shared responsibility?’.
Antonios Tzanakopoulos is Lecturer in Public International Law and Research Fellow at St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford. (more…)
24 January 2013
Professor André Nollkaemper will deliver the Keynote Address entitled: ‘Beyond Territories: The Rise of Shared Responsibilities’ at the Young International Lawyers Research Forum on Thursday 24 January 2013.
The 10th Young International Lawyers Research Forum entitled: A Lackland Law? Territory, Effectiveness and Jurisdiction in International and European Law is organised by the University of Cantania, and will be held on 24-25 January 2013 in Catania, Italy.
7 and 8 February 2013
Date:
7 and 8 February 2013
Location:
Amsterdam
Time:
12:00-18:30 and 9:30-17:30
This seminar will critically review the principles of international responsibility, as these have been formulated by the International Law Commission (ILC), from the perspective of shared responsibility. The seminar responds to situations where the existence, and consequences, of shared responsibility were unclear. Examples are the Al-Jedda case before the European Court for Human Rights, the Srebrenica cases in Dutch courts, and the allocation between responsibility of the EU and of member states in relation to refugees and environmental protection.
The International Law Commission recognized in its work on the responsibility of states and the responsibility of international organizations that attribution of acts to one state or organization does not exclude the possible attribution of the same act to another state or organization. (more…)
14 February 2013
Date:
14 February 2013
Location:
Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6
Room A101
Time:
15:30-17:00
Topics:
International Human Rights
On 14 February 2013, Professor Olivier de Schutter will give a lecture on ‘Shared responsibility in relation to the right to food’.
Olivier de Schutter is the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food and human rights expert. He is Professor of Law at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) and the College of Europe. He is a Vising Professor at Columbia University and member of the global law school faculty of the New York University. Previously, he was chair of the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights, a group of experts advising the institutions of the European Union on fundamental rights issues. He also advised the European Union and the Council of Europe on several occasions. (more…)
5 March 2013
Date:
5 March 2013
Location:
Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6
Room A101
Time:
15:30-17:00
Topics:
International Responsibility
On Tuesday 5 March 2013, Professor Pierre-Marie Dupuy will give a lecture entitled: ‘The deficiencies of the international law of state responsibility relating to breaches of “obligations owed to the international community as a whole”: suggestions for avoiding the obsolescence of aggravated responsibility’. (more…)
28 March 2013
This SHARES Seminar will discuss papers reviewing the practice of shared responsibility in the field of international criminal law.
In conformity with the general approach of the SHARES Project, the seminar will discuss the law and practice relating to situations where multiple actors (states, international organizations and other non-state actors) have contributed to a single injury, and where questions have arisen about their ex post facto responsibility for that contribution. All papers have in common that they discuss situations where the questions of responsibility are governed, or influenced by international criminal law. (more…)
8 April 2013
This SHARES Seminar will discuss papers reviewing the practice of shared responsibility in the field of international economic law. (more…)
11 April 2013
Date:
11 April 2013
Location:
Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6
Room A009
Time:
15:30-17:00
Topics:
International Organizations
On Thursday 11 April 2013, Judge Giorgio Gaja will give a lecture entitled: ‘The relations between the European Union and its member states from the perspective of the ILC Articles on Responsibility of International Organizations’.
Giorgio Gaja is currently a Judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). He was Professor of international law at the University of Florence from 1974-2011, part-time Professor at the European University Institute and visiting Professor at numerous universities.
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12 April 2013
This SHARES Seminar will discuss papers reviewing the practice of shared responsibility related to international military operations.
This Seminar is organised in cooperation with the Swedish National Defence College and will be held in Stockholm. (more…)
18 and 19 April 2013
This SHARES Seminar will discuss papers reviewing the practice of shared responsibility in the field of international law of the sea and international environmental law.
In conformity with the general approach of the SHARES Project, the seminar will discuss the law and practice relating to situations where multiple actors (states, international organizations and other non-state actors) have contributed to a single injury, and where questions have arisen about their ex post facto responsibility for that contribution. All papers have in common that they discuss situations where the questions of responsibility are governed, or influenced by international law of the sea or international environmental law. (more…)
16 May 2013
This SHARES Seminar will discuss papers reviewing the practice of shared responsibility in the field of international refugee law.
In conformity with the general approach of the SHARES Project, the seminar will discuss the law and practice relating to situations where multiple actors (states, international organizations and other non-state actors) have contributed to a single injury, and where questions have arisen about their ex post facto responsibility for that contribution. All papers have in common that they discuss situations where the questions of responsibility are governed, or influenced by international refugee law. (more…)
22 May 2013
Date:
22 May 2013
Location:
Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam
Oudemanhuispoort 4-6
Room A009
Time:
15:30-17:00
On Wednesday 22 May 2013, Emeritus Professor Vera Gowlland-Debbas will give a lecture entitled: ‘Shared responsibility between member states and the United Nations’.
Professor Gowlland-Debbas is Emeritus Professor of public international law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, and visiting Professor at University College London. She has been a visiting fellow at numerous universities, including at the University of Oxford and the University of California, Berkeley. (more…)
