Maastricht symposium on the sovereignty dispute over the Falklands (Malvinas)
Programme
09.00 - 09.20 WELCOMING WORDS AND INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC
- Hildegard Schneider, Dean, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University
- Fabián Raimondo, Coordinator, Master’s Programme in Globalisation and Law, Maastricht University
09.20 - 11.20 THE COMPETING TITLES TO SOVEREIGNTY
- Jure Vidmar, Professor of International Law, Maastricht University: The Falklands (Malvinas) Dispute and the Limits of the Law of Self-Determination
- Marcelo Kohen, Professor of International Law, The Graduate Institute Geneva: The Falklands (Malvinas); A Casus Classicus of Territorial Disputes
- Convener: Cees Flinterman, Emeritus Professor of Human Rights, Maastricht University
11.20 - 11.40 BREAK
11.40 - 12.00 ESSAY COMPETITION: AWARD OF PRIZES
12.00 - 13.30 LUNCH
13.30 - 15.00 THE ISSUES CONCERNING THE EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION OF RESOURCES IN THE WATERS AROUND THE ISLANDS
- Youri van Logchem, Lecturer in Law, Swansea University: Exploitation of Natural Resources in Disputed Maritime Areas: the Falklands (Malvinas)
- Marco Benatar, Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law: Applying International Investment Law to Disputed Maritime Zones: A Case Study of the Falklands (Malvinas)
- Convener: Jennifer Sellin, Lecturer in International and European Law, Maastricht University
15.00 - 15.20 COFFEE-BREAK
15.20 - 16.50 TOWARDS THE SETTLEMENT OF THE SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE?
- Marc Wesley, PhD Candidate, Nottingham University: A Legal Framework for the Peaceful Settlement of the Falklands (Malvinas) Dispute
- Wim Muller, Lecturer in Public International Law, Maastricht University: China and the Malvinas, Taiwan and the Falklands: decolonisation or dealmaking?
- Convener: Theo van Boven, Emeritus Professor of International Law, Maastricht University
16.50 – 17.00 CONCLUDING REMARKS
- Fabián Raimondo, Coordinator, Master’s Programme in Globalisation and Law, Maastricht University
Video clips
The video clips of the Symposium’s panels are available on YouTube:
Panel 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIvCdoqIRRg