British Arab Lawyers’ Association

School of Oriental and African Studies | University of London

Date: 1 March 2009 Time: 10:00 AM

Finishes: 1 March 2009 Time: 5:00 PM

Venue: Brunei Gallery

Type of Event: Conference

10.00-10.30: Doors open.  Tea and coffee will be available

10.30-11.15
Panel I: Introduction and Welcome
Welcome : HH Eugene Cotran (SOAS), Michel Massih QC (Tooks) and Ian Edge (SOAS)
Introduction : Elias Khoury (senior advocate, Jerusalem).  Mr Khoury will outline how the recent conflict unfolded from the perspective of Israel and the West Bank, and the legal responses to it.

Break: 11.15-11.30

11.30-12.30
Panel II on the Use of Force (jus ad bellum)
This panel will examine claims of self defence, etc given at the beginning of the conflict in the light of international law.
Chair: Prof Lynn Welchman (SOAS)
Panel members: Prof Bill Bowring (Birkbeck), Prof Iain Scobbie (SOAS), Prof Rob Cryer (Birmingham)

Lunch: 12.30-13.30 (kindly provided by the Association of the Palestinian Community in the UK)

13.30-15.00
Panel III on Humanitarian Law Issues (jus in bello)
This would examine issues in relation to the conduct of the conflict.
Chair: Dr Rosemary Hollis (City)
Panel members: Prof Françoise Hampson (Essex), Prof Steven Haines (Geneva Centre for Security Policy, by telephone), Dr Aeyal Gross (Tel Aviv University)

Break 15.00-15.15

15.15-16.45
Panel IV on Post Conflict Issues
To address post conflict issues such as fact-finding, war crimes investigations and trials.
Chair: Sir Geoffrey Bindman
Panel members: Michel Massih QC (Tooks), Stephen Kay QC (9 Bedford Row), Prof Rob Cryer (Birmingham)

16.45-17.30
Closing remarks and thanks