Converging Perspectives From Global To Regional On The Rule Of Law
12 January 2018 at Dusit Thani Hotel
08.00 – 9.00
Registration
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9.00 – 9.30
Welcoming and Opening Remarks
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“Rule of Law and Sustainable Development”
by Prof. Kittipong Kittayarak, Executive Director, Thailand Institute of Justice
9.30 – 10.30
Keynote Addresses (30 minutes each)
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“Rule of Law: Policy Perspectives”
by Prof. David Kennedy, Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP) at Harvard Law School
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“Rule of Law: Civic Perspectives”
by Prof. Valerie Hans Professor of Law at Cornell Law School
10.30 – 10.45
Coffee Break
10.45 – 12.15
Panel I: “The Rule of Law in Global Context”
Dr. Jothie Rajah, Prof. Osama Siddique, Prof. Guenter Frankenberg, and Prof. Sundya Pahuja
12.15 – 13.30
Lunch
13.30 – 15.00
Panel II: “Rule of Law: Regional Policy Initiatives”
Selected TIJ Emerging Leaders
15.00 – 16.00
Panel III: “The Role of Law in Global Inequality”
Assoc. Prof. Vasuki Nesiah, Dr. Luis Eslava, Prof. Alvaro Santos, Prof. Jorge Esquirol, and Prof. John Ohnesorge
16.00 – 16.15
Rapporteur’s Summary by Dr. Matti Joutsen
Special Advisor, Thailand Institute of Justice
16.15 – 16.30
Closing Remarks by Prof. Kittipong Kittayarak
Executive Director, Thailand Institute of Justice
