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The 20th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law (ANZSIL) was held 5-7 July in Wellington and hosted by the NZ Centre for Public Law, at Victoria University.

The conference titled “International Law in the Next Two Decades: Form or Substance?” looked at the development of international law over the past 20 years and at emerging issues. It speculated on the future of international law and the likely impact on its practice and teaching.

The New Zealand Law Foundation supported the conference by funding two international keynote speakers, Professor Jan Klabbers and Ms Valerie Hughes.

Jan Klabbers, Professor of International Law at the University of Helsinki:

Jan’s presentation “Law, Ethics, and Global Governance: Accountability in Perspective”

Ms Valerie Hughes, Director of the Legal Affairs Division of the World Trade Organisation Secretariat in Geneva:

Link to Valerie’s University of Melbourne profile

Keynote presenter Prof Jan Klabbers, Prof Andrew Byrnes (President ANZSIL) and Prof Tony Smith (Dean VUW Law Faculty)

Keynote presentation by Ms Valerie Hughes, Director Legal Affairs Division, World Trade Organisation

The Law Foundation is providing funding of up to $22,420 for this project.