UK Conference and Book Launch: Complexity's Embrace

Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, London, UK
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The International Law Research Program of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) in partnership with the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is pleased to host this one-day conference to discuss current issues in the Brexit negotiations and their international law implications. A reception will follow to celebrate the launch of the CIGI-BIICL book collaboration, Complexity’s Embrace: International Law Implications of Brexit.

This conference brings together international law and other experts from the private and public sector, academia, the media and civil society, from the United Kingdom, the European Union and North America to brainstorm the latest and greatest challenges of Brexit. The speakers will discuss the legal, economic, political and social implications of Brexit, as they relate to international finance and trade, intellectual property and the innovation economy, environmental protection, human rights and constitutional law.

SPEAKERS

Sophie Barrett-Brown, Laura Devine Solicitors (LDS)
Christophe Bondy, Cooley LLP
Thomas Cottier, University of Bern
Oonagh Fitzgerald, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
David Gantz, University of Arizona
Markus Gehring, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
Simon Gleeson, Clifford Chance LLP
Etay Katz, Allen & Overy LLP
Eva Lein, University of Lausanne and BIICL
Tobias Lock, Edinburgh Law School
Richard Macrory, Brick Court Chambers
Armand de Mestral, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Marc Mimler, Bournemouth University
Colm O'Cinneide, University College London (UCL)
Maziar Peihani, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)