WTO at 20: Critical Perspectives on an Evolving Legal System International Conference Hosted by the Centre for International and Transnational Law (CDIT) of the Faculty of Law of Laval University Under the honorary presidency of Mrs. Gabrielle Marceau Counsellor at the WTO Legal Affairs Division Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva President of the Society of International Economic Law (SIEL) September 17-19, 2015 Château Laurier, Quebec City, Canada Preliminary Programme May 22 nd, 2015 With the support of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Institut québécois des hautes études internationals (HEI) and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in International Trade and Investments (CEPCII) of Laval University, the Institute for Comparative European and International Law Research (IRDEIC) of Toulouse University, the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) of the University of Waterloo, the Center for Public Law Research (CRDP) of the University of Montreal and the Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL).
Thursday, September 17 th, 2015 8:30 Arrival of participants and registration 9:00-9:15 Welcoming remarks by the organizers and partners 9:15-10:00 Opening conference Mrs. Gabrielle Marceau, honorary president of the conference Les efforts de l OMC pour (ré)concilier le développement durable et le respect de l intention de ses concepteurs 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15-12:00 Panel 1 WTO Law in Public International Law and in International Economic Law Donald McRae (University of Ottawa) How Relevant Is Public International Law in International Trade Law? Baptiste Tranchant (Université de Toulouse I Capitole) Une expérience pionnière : la participation de l UE au règlement des différends de l OMC Dominique Carreau (Professor Emeritus, Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) Commerce et investissements: divergences et convergences 12:15-14:00 Lunch Conference Mr. Giorgio Sacerdoti, former member of the WTO Appellate Body Le rôle de l Organe d appel dans la construction du droit international économique 14:15-16:00 Panel 2 Dispute settlement Hélène Ruiz Fabri (Max Planck Institute Luxembourg) Règlement des différends de l OMC et forum shopping
Charles-Emmanuel Côté (Université Laval) Du droit des diplomates à la diplomatie des juristes: les limites de la juridictionnalisation du règlement des différends par l OMC Joost Pauwelyn (IHEID, Genève) WTO and Public International Law : State-of play and Remaining Questions After 20 Years of Jurisprudence 16:00-16:15 Break 16:15-18:00 Panel 3 Trade and Non-Trade Values Véronique Guèvrement (Université Laval Le sinueux parcours de l exception culturelle en droit de l OMC Robert Brookfield (Department of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Development, Canada) (to be confirmed) Intersection of broad public policy goals and specific trade obligations, such as green subsidies and measures related to products with health concerns (tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy foods, marijuana, etc.) Richard Ouellet (Université Laval) GATT, SPS, OTC: avantages et périls de la diversité des modes de prise en compte des valeurs non marchandes Evening Cocktail reception offered by the Honorary President, Mrs Gabrielle Marceau Ancien Couvent des Ursulines de Québec, 4 rue du Parloir Conference by Mr. Germain Denis, Head of Coordination, Office of multilateral trade negotiations for the Uruguay Round (1986-1994), Ottawa / President of the negotiation processes on matters of market access (industrial and agricultural) during the Uruguay Round (1990-1993), Geneva OMC, multilatéralisme et coopération internationale
Friday, September 18 th, 2015 9:00-10:15 Emerging Scholars Panel Selection following the call for papers 10:15-12:00 Panel 4 Development Jean-Frédéric Morin (Université Laval) L Accord sur les ADPIC et accès aux médicaments: le cycle de vie d une controverse Vincent Tomkiewicz (Université de Paris 8 Vincennes-St-Denis) OMC et transfert de technologie Sonia Rolland (Northeastern University) Engagement, coopération et compétition: perspective sur la participation des pays en développement à l OMC 12:00-13:30 Lunch 13:30-15:15 Panel 5 Regionalism Petros Mavroidis (Columbia University) La prolifération des accords de libreéchange Olivier Blin (Université de Toulouse I Capitole) L Europe et l OMC: convergence ou divergence? Hervé Prince (Université de Montréal) Le droit de l OMC et les accords d intégration économique de nouvelle génération: réflexions sur les enjeux et défis pour le multilatéralisme 15:15-15:45 Break 15:45-17:30 Panel 6 WTO Law and Unfinished Works Pierre Sauvé (WTI Universität Bern) Le commerce des services: 20 ans d immobilisme? Loïc Grard (Université de Bordeaux)
Bilatéralisme et multiculturalisme pour le commerce aérien international Geneviève Parent (Université Laval) Le commerce agricole (titre à confirmer) Evening Speakers Dinner Cercle de la Garnison Invitation by Mr. Denis Brière, rector of Laval University
Saturday, September 19 th, 2015 9:00-9:30 Breakfast Conference Debra Steger (University of Ottawa) The Creation of the World Trade Organization: Looking Back After Twenty Years 9:30-11:30 Roundtable The Future of WTO Law: Challenges and New Perspectives 11:30-12:15 Closing Conference The Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, former Minister of International Affairs and International Trade of Canada, President of the Council of HEI 12:15-12:45 Concluding Remarks