The International Seminar on “Building a Community of Shared Future for Mankind and the International Rule of Law” Held in Beijing
The International Seminar on “Building a Community of Shared Future for Mankind and the International Rule of Law”, as a part of a series of activities organized in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the establishment of CASS Institute of International Law, was held in Beijing on October 30-31, 2019. The seminar was one of the important activities of the China Social Sciences Forum and the Forum of Building a Community of Shared Future for Mankind and the International Rule of Law in 2019.
AGENDA: The International Seminar on “Building a Community of Shared Future for Mankind and the International Rule of Law”
AGENDA
30 October, Wednesday
Opening Ceremony
(9:00-10:30, Academic Hall, CASS)
Chairperson: Prof. CHEN Guoping, Secretary of the Joint Committee of the CPC, Institute of Law and Institute of International Law, CASS
Mo Jihong: Speech at the opening ceremony of International Symposium on the 10th Anniversary of the Institute of International Law of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
As a young research institute that is growing up, every growth and every progress of the International Law Institute cannot be separated from everyone's concern and love. It is with the dedication and care of all the guests that today we all can come together to celebrate the grand event; to send away the ever-growing past of the International Law Institute and usher in the brilliant future of the International Law Institute.
SUNG NAK IN: Speech at the opening ceremony of International Symposium on the 10th Anniversary of the Institute of International Law of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
I would like to begin by expressing my heartfelt appreciation to Professor Mo Jihong, Director of Institute of International Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences for graciously hosting the CASS Forum and to his able colleagues for their hospitality, timeless efforts, outstanding dedication in organizing this year’s Forum.
Christophe Bernasconi: The Contributions of the HCCH to Effective Multilateralism
The HCCH is the world organisation for private international law. A global, intergovernmental organization, the mandate of the HCCH is “to work for the progressive unification of the rules of private international law”. It does so by developing international treaties – called HCCH Conventions – and other instruments.
Ali Issa Abdi: Climate Change, Resilience Building, and Global Governance In the Horn of Africa
The urgency of focusing on climate change, resilience building and global governance is demonstrated by the UN Climate change Summit in New York on the 27th of September 2019, which concluded that Climate change is the defining issue of our time and now is the defining moment to do something about it.
SUNG NAK IN: Implementation of human rights norms
Mankind has been striving to secure the freedom and rights of human beings throughout history. In ancient and medieval times, not all men were treated the same. Since states were dominated by absolute monarchs, people were mere subjects of autocrats. People of colonized nations were treated as commodities during the slave trades around Africa.
Sponsors: Institute of Law Institute of International Law
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Address: 15 Shatan Beijie, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100720, P.R.China
