The Maryland Journal of International Law (MJIL) and the International Law Society (ILS) are excited to announce the 2023 MJIL and ILS Symposium:
Economic Statecraft in a Multipolar World
Friday, Nov. 3, 2023
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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This event will focus on the use of economic statecraft as an influence in international law, both as to the foundation for international structures like the World Trade Organization or as a means for guiding tensions between countries like the United States and China, as well as the conflict in Russia and Ukraine.
The symposium will feature a keynote lecture from Matt Ferchen, PhD, MA, from Yale Law School (9:15 a.m.). In addition to the keynote lecture, the symposium will feature three panel discussions with three distinct but interrelated perspectives. First, the symposium will consider the use of economic policies as an influential tool in relations between the United States and China, as well as their relationships with other sovereign nations (10:30 a.m.). Then, we will consider the legal effects of trade, and the international structures that govern trade, as a means for promoting climate change and human rights initiatives (1 p.m.). Finally, we will discuss using sanctions and economic statecraft tools to influence the outcome of a conflict, illustrated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2:45 p.m.).
Panelists include:
Dr. Matt Ferchen, Yale Law
Scott Anderson, Brookings
Dr. Anita Kellogg, Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
Caitlin Dearing Scott, International Republican Institute
Professor Diane Desierto, Notre Dame Law
Professor Andrew Spalding, Richmond Law
Professor David Wirth, Boston College Law
Professor Marley Weiss, Maryland Carey Law
Professor Kathleen Claussen, Georgetown Law
Professor Christine Abely, New England Law
Eric Karl Hontz, Center for International Private Enterprise
Andrew Adams, Steptoe & Johnson LLP