Legal Challenges Post Brexit

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 9:45 AM - 5:15 PM EST (UTC–05:00)
Public Event: CIGI Sponsored
Speakers:
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This event is co-sponsored by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the Centre for International Governance Innovation. Panels will cover:

  1. Brexit and International Economic Law
  2. Brexit and International IP law
  3. Brexit and International Environmental Law
  4. Brexit and Human Rights

Speakers from the UK, the EU, Switzerland and Canada will present their perspectives on the future of financial and legal services and trade; on IP rights, notably patents (including pharmaceutical patent protection); on environmental law (including fisheries and agriculture); and on human rights and freedom of movement. This event was convened by Dr. Eva Lein of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.

Presentation notes, the event programme and a full speaker list is available on BIICL's website.  

Event Speakers

Armand de Mestral

Former Senior Fellow

Bassem Awad
David A. Gantz

Former Senior Fellow

Markus Gehring

Former Senior Fellow

Oonagh E. Fitzgerald

Oonagh E. Fitzgerald was director of international law at CIGI from April 2014 to February 2020. In this role, she established and oversaw CIGI’s international law research agenda, which included policy-relevant research on issues of international economic law, environmental law, IP law and innovation, and Indigenous law.

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