International Law Seminar from 4 - 22 July 2005
In connection with the fifty-seventh Session of the International Law Commission to be held at Geneva from 2 May to 3 June 2005 and from 4 July to 5 August 2005, the United Nations Office at Geneva is organizing its 41st Annual International Law Seminar from 4 to 22 July 2005.
The seminar is intended to enable students at the postgraduate level or young university teachers specialized in international law and lawyers at the beginning of their career, whose work involves questions of international law, to widen their knowledge both of the work of the International Law Commission and of the codification and development of international law. It also provides an opportunity for lawyers representing different legal systems and cultures to engage in an exchange of view regarding items on the agenda of the Commission.
The seminar is intended to enable students at the postgraduate level or young university teachers specialized in international law and lawyers at the beginning of their career, whose work involves questions of international law, to widen their knowledge both of the work of the International Law Commission and of the codification and development of international law. It also provides an opportunity for lawyers representing different legal systems and cultures to engage in an exchange of view regarding items on the agenda of the Commission.