39th Annual Austrian Symposium on Public International Law
The 39th Annual Austrian Symposium on Public International Law was organized by the Section for International Law and International Relations of the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna and took place at the Klosterneuburg Monastery from May 22 to 25 2014, where leading experts discussed recent issues pertaining to International Law.
Faculty members Prof. Dr. Hafner, ret. and Prof. Dr. Wittich, first discussed the latest developments in the Crimean Crisis from the perspective of international law. The second day panels focused on the role of non-state actors in international relations and presided by Prof. Dr. Zagel, LL.M. from the Institute of Public and International Law at the University of the German Federal Armed Forces in Munich, Mag.a Karolina Januszewski (Vienna University) and MMag.a Andrea Bockley (Vienna University) presented their perspectives. Afterwards, Prof. Dr. Benedek, Head of the Institute of International Law and International Relations at the Karl-Franzens-University Graz, presided the next panel prepared by Mag.a Barbara Lindner (BiM) and Dr. Michael Postel (BmEIA) addressing recent issues relating to human rights protection, with an emphasis on transnational companies, the OECD guidelines and their implementation in Austria. In addition, Prof. Dr. Vranes, Head of the Institute of European and International Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, discussed the legal personality of EU-Agencies with presentations by Dr. Andreas Orator (VU Business and Economics) and Mag.a Melanie Fink (University) Leiden). Furthermore, under the presidency of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stadlmeier, LL.M., Head of the Institute of International Law and International Relations at the Johannes-Kepler-University in Linz, MMag. Ralph Janik (Vienna University) and Dr. Nicole Ehlotzky (VU Business and Economics) focused on several aspects of the principle of non-intervention.
Ambassador Dr. Reiterer, Senior Advisor at the European External Action Service, Ambassador Dr. Lehne, MA, visiting Scholar at Carnegie Europe and Mag. Toncic-Sorinj, envoy to the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, reported on four years of practical experience at the European External Action Service. Finally, practical insights were provided by Ambassador Dr. Tichy and envoy MMag. Schusterschitz from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, as well as Ambassador Dr. Zellweger, from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador Prof. Dr. Hector, from the Federal Foreign Office Berlin.
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