An interesting conference in Montreal with an afternoon session on Trade, Investment and Economic Treaties in Practice… http://www.cisdl.org/pdf/poster_symposium2009_screen.pdf.
28-29 May, Montreal, Canada. TREATY REGIMES IN PRACTICE: DOMESTIC IMPLMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Sponsored by the CISDL with the McGill University’s Faculty of Law, Hydro Quebec and Oppenheimer Research Chairs and the International Law Association, this event will focus on recent trends and best practices in domestic laws to implement the sustainable development objectives of international treaty regimes. Dialogue in this event will also focus on how these experiences are shaping new rules and institutions in the treaty regimes themselves. Individuals from international environment, development, human rights and law experts, academics, professionals and students are encouraged to register. This symposium features a wide range of keynote speakers. For more information please visit http://www.cisdl.org/pdf/poster_symposium2009_screen.pdf.