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Draft Agenda
The Qatar Law Forum
Global Commitment to the Rule of Law
May 29th -31st, 2009
The Ritz Carlton Hotel
Doha, Qatar |
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Friday 29 May |
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1400 |
Registration |
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16:00
Fath Al-Kheir |
Press Briefing
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Goals of the Qatar Law Forum
Background and aims of the Qatar Law Forum:
o Dialogue between the world's leaders in law
o Achieving a discussion on the global
commitment to the Rule of Law, and other legal
issues that will benefit from truly
international face to face dialogue, in
particular the challenges in today's worldwide
financial crisis
o Hosting the Forum in the Middle East will
ensure issues are addressed both at a global
level and in an Islamic context
Speakers:
- Mohammed Abdullah Al Rumaihi, Assistant
Foreign Minister for Follow Up Affairs, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs - Qatar
- Malik Dahlan, Chairman, Quraysh Institution
for Law and Studies
- Professor William Alford, Vice Dean,
International and Graduate Programs, Harvard Law
School - USA |
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Saturday 30 May |
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08:00 |
Registration |
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09:00
Al-Wasail Hall |
Session 1
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Welcoming Remarks:
- The Rt Hon Lord Woolf of Barnes, Co-convenor,
Qatar Law Forum, President, Qatar Financial
Centre Civil & Commercial Court
- Sir William Blair, Co-convenor, Qatar Law
Forum, Chairman, Qatar Financial Centre Tribunal
- The Honourable Chief Justice Judge, Masood Bin
Muhammad Al-Ameri, President, Supreme Judicial
Council - Qatar |
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09:15 10:30
Al-Wasail Hall
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Session 1 Plenary
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Keynote:
- The Rt Hon Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers,
President-Elect, Supreme Court of the United
Kingdom England
Justice in the 21st Century: The Challenges of
globalization
What is the scale of the challenge?
The most important dimensions in how the
global legal community should meet this
challenge?
What are the tools necessary to tackle the
issues?
Are there lessons from jurisdictions of the
relationship network between judiciary,
government and legal profession?
- The Honourable Chief Justice, H.E. Sheikh
Khalifa Bin Rashed Al Khalifa, President, Court
of Cassation Bahrain
- The Honourable Chief Justice, Mr. K. G.
Balakrishnan India
- The Honourable Chief Justice, Andrew Li Hong
Kong SAR
- The Honourable Chief Justice, Chan Sek Keong
Singapore
- The Right Honourable Chief Justice, Dame Sian
Elias New Zealand
- The Honourable Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Pius
Nkonza Langa South Africa
- The Honourable Chief Justice, Benjamin J.
Odoki Uganda
Co-moderators:
- Lord Woolf
- Prof. William P Alford, Vice Dean,
International and Graduate Programs, Harvard Law
School - USA |
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10:30 |
Coffee break |
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11:00
Al-Wasail Hall |
The Role of International
Judicial Bodies in Administrating the Rule of
Law
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- The Honourable Judge, Hisashi Owada,
President, International Court of Justice The
Netherlands
- The Honourable Justice, Jean-Paul Costa,
President, European Court of Human Rights
France
- Luis Moreno-O'Campo, Chief Prosecutor,
International Criminal Court, The Netherlands.
Facilitator:
- Sir William Blair |
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11:45 13:00
Al-Wasail Hall |
Session 2
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Shari'ah and Legal Reform in the Arab World
What are the most important current
initiatives why?
The future direction of legal reforms and the
relationship between the Arab and non-Arab world
Within the Arab world, how will the future
direction deal with the different sources of law
including secular Islamic laws
Chair:
- H.E. Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al-Marri,
Attorney-General - Qatar
- The Honourable Deputy Chief Justice, Dr. Adel
Omar Sherif, Supreme Constitutional Court
Egypt
- Dr. Jasser Auda, Founding Director, Al-Maqasid
Research Center in the Philosophy of Islamic
Law, Al-Furqan Foundation England
- Professor Eugene Cotran, Visiting Professor &
Chairman, Centre of Islamic & Middle Eastern
Law, School of Oriental & African Studies,
University of London England, Special Adviser,
Qatar Financial Center Judiciary
- Abdulaziz Algasim, Legal Adviser Saudi
Arabia
- Minister Dr. Driss Dahak, Secretary General,
former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
Kingdom of Morocco Morocco
Moderator:
- Professor Frank Vogel, Head, Muslim World Law,
Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy, Founding
Director, Islamic Legal Studies Program, Harvard
Law School - USA |
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13:00
Al-Mukhtasar Hall |
Luncheon |
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13:45 15:45
Al-Wasail Hall (4)
Al-Mukhtasar Hall (1)
Fath Al-Kheir
Al-Mukhtasar (2) |
Speciality Networking
Sessions
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A. The Rule of Law Today
Is there a common meaning of the
Can it be universally applied?
What is the state of the rule of law
worldwide?
How can the most important challenges be met?
Lead facilitator:
- Lord Falconer of Thoroton PC QC England
- Professor Pierre Legrand, Universitι
Pantheon-Sorbonne France
- Professor Ken Starr, Dean, Pepperdine
University School of Law USA
- Meng Meng Wong SC, Wong Partnership
Singapore
- Dr. Hossam Abou Youssef, Commissioner Judge,
Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Legal
Adviser Qatar
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B. Islamic Finance
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What are the principles of Islamic finance and
what products are available?
How are principles of Shar'iah law addressed
in practice?
Creating a harmony for collaborative business
and regulation between Islamic and conventional
finance systems
The outlook for Islamic finance in the global
recession
Facilitator:
- Professor Frank Vogel, Head, Muslim World Law,
Institution Quraysh for Law & Policy, Founding
Director, Islamic Legal Studies Program, Harvard
Law School USA
- Dr Nazim Ali Director, Islamic Finance
Project, Harvard Law School - USA
- Dr Mohammed Elgari Professor of Islamic
Economics; former Director, Centre for Research
in Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University
- Saudi Arabia
- Michael McMillen Fulbright & Jaworski LLP -
USA
- Dato Dr Nik Norzrul Thani Chairman, Zaid
Ibrahim - Malaysia
- Ghiyath Shabsigh, Assistant Director, Monetary
and Capital Markets Department, International
Monetary Fund USA
- Prof. Rodney Wilson, Faculty of Islamic
Studies, Qatar Foundation Qatar
C. Sports Law
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Why is law important in the sports context?
How should the law be integrated into the
global sporting market?
How important is cross-border regulation, for
example in anti-doping?
The place for sports courts and tribunals
The role of international institutions and
competitions such as the Olympics including
the Qatar 2016 bid
Lead facilitator:
- Justice Sir Philip Otton, QFC Civil and
Commercial Court - England
- HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani
Secretary-General, Qatar Olympic Committee -
Qatar
- The Honourable Michael J Beloff QC Blackstone
Chambers - England
- Ken Daly, Secretary-General, FIA International
Court of Appeal - France
- Maurice Watkins Brabners Chaffe Street LLP
England
D. The Legal Profession
Today: Local and International Practice
Supported by Qatar Lawyers Association and The
Gulf Lawyers Association
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The structure of legal professions worldwide
one profession?
Shared ethical duties and codes of conduct
Regulation local and international
differences
The role of transnational firms, local offices
and foreign lawyers rights
Lead facilitator:
- Professor Ashish Nanda, Faculty Chair, Center
for Law and the Profession, Harvard Law School
USA
- Rashid Nasser Al-Nuaimi, President, Qatar
Lawyers Association - Qatar
- Dr. Said Hilal bin Mohamed Al-Busaid,
President, Gulf Lawyers Union Oman
A dialogue with the participation of the
Presidents of the International Bar Association,
LawAsia, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and
the International Union des Avocats; and with
the Presidents of the Bar Associations and Law
Societies of Australia, Berlin, Cyprus, England
& Wales, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia,
Netherlands, Nigeria, Paris, Russian Federation,
Syria, Ukraine & USA. |
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15:00
Al-Wasail Hall |
Session 3
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From Delaware to Doha: the Legal Environment
Necessary for Corporate Centres and Thriving
Financial Markets
Legal certainty for economic stability the
role of the rule of law
Balancing strong governance with free market
flexibility and efficiency
Establishing a legal environment fit for local
and international requirements
Is cross-border regulation necessary and how
can it be achieved?
Favourable and transportable tax regimes
- Sir Anthony Evans, Chief Justice, Dubai
International Financial Centre Court UAE
- Justice Randy Holland, Superior Court of
Delaware - USA
- Anne-Marie Leroy Senior, Vice-President and
Group General Counsel, The World Bank Group
USA
- Professor Dr. Peter Nobel, Founding Partner,
Nobel & Hug Switzerland
- Jane Thorpe, Chief Legal Officer, QFC
Authority Qatar
- Sau-Ngan Wong, General Counsel, Securities
Commission Malaysia
Moderator:
- Professor Harvey Goldschmid, Dwight Professor
of Law, Columbia University School of Law USA |
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15:00 |
Cultural Program
visit to the Museum of Islamic Art |
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18:30
Al-Wasail Hall
19:00 |
Official Opening of the Qatar Law Forum
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Official Opening
Address :
- HE Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani,
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Qatar
Session 4
International Organisation
and the Economic Crisis: The Contribution of
Global and Regional Cooperation in Trade and
Finance
- HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, Jordan
- HE Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Former Saudi
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources -
Saudi Arabia; Centre for Global Energy Studies
- The Honourable Judge Hissashi Owada ,
President, International Court of Justice -
Netherlands.
- Anne Marie Leroy, Senior Vice President and
Group General Counsel , The World Bank Group -
USA
Moderator:
- Ambassador Al Larson, Senior International
Policy Adviser, Covington & Burling LLP; former
Under Secretary of State for Economics USA
A New World Order?
Global interdependence a shared
responsibility or a drive to self protect?
The state of current cooperation - is it
sufficient in todays global market?
Following historic solutions, or looking to a
new global governance system
The importance of the force of the rule of
law, rather than the law of force
The outlook for trade initiatives such as the
Doha Development Round
International Organisations Questions:
- International Energy Agency, Nancy D Turck,
General Counsel.
- OECD , Nicola Bonucci, Director for Legal
Affairs.
- World Bank, Joseph Saba, Director.
- UNDP, Mohamed El Ghannam, Senior Programme
Advisor for Rule of Law and Judicial Reform.
- IMF, Ross Leckow, Deputy General Counsel.
- WTO, Lauro Locks, Counsel, Legal Affairs
Division . |
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20:45 |
Dinner |
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Sunday 31 May |
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09:30 11:00
Al-Wasail Hall |
Session 5 - Plenary
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In a Time of Financial Stress: Regulatory Law
and the Credit Crunch
What lessons should be learnt from the state
of todays financial world?
What are the challenges ahead?
How can the law help?
Using regulatory law: nationally and
cross-border
Chair:
- HE Yousef Hussain Kamal, Minister of Finance
and Economy Qatar
- Thomas C Baxter Jr, General Counsel and
Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank
of New York - USA
- Sir John Gieve, former Deputy Governor, Bank
of England - United Kingdom
- Ross Leckow, Deputy General Counsel,
International Monetary Fund - USA
- Antonio Sainz de Vicuna, General Counsel and
Director General of Legal Services, European
Central Bank - Germany
- Sadeq Sayeed, Chief Executive Officer, Europe,
Nomura International England
Moderator:
- Phillip Thorpe, Chairman and CEO, QFC
Regulatory Authority Qatar |
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11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:30 13:30
Al-Wasail Hall
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Session 6
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Law and Women
A session held in honour of the Arab Womens
Legal Network (AWLN)
Women in the law in 21st century
Valuing diversity within legal professions and
judiciary
Challenges still to be met what is most
important to address over the next 5 years?
Making law available to women across the globe
Chair:
- Dr. Hassan Abdulrahim Al-Sayed, Dean, Faculty
of Law, Qatar University - Qatar
- Justice Ihssan Barakat, Chief of the Court of
First Instance; Vice-President, AWLN - Jordan
- Dr. Lulwa Al-Misned, Acting Secretary-General,
Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting -
Qatar
- Justice Barbara Dohmann QC, Justice, QFC Civil
and Commercial Court England
- Justice Claire Hepburn, Justice, Supreme Court
- The Bahamas
Moderator:
- Roberta Cooper Ramo, President, The American
Law Institute USA |
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13:30
Al-Mukhtasar Hall |
Luncheon |
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13:30 14:15
Al-Wasail Hall |
An Introduction to the new
Qatar International Judiciary
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Over luncheon there will be an opportunity to
meet members of the QFC Civil and Commercial
Court and the QFC Regulatory Tribunal to hear
first-hand more detail about their aims and
objectives
QFC Civil and Commercial
Court:
- President of the Civil and Commercial Court
Lord Woolf
Justices of the Court:
- Justice Aziz Ahmadi
- Justice Lord Cullen of Whitekirk KT
- Justice Barbara Dohmann QC
- Justice Sir Peter Gibson
- Justice Sir Philip Otton
- Justice Ronald Sackville QC OA
Registrar of the Civil and
Commercial Court:
- Michael McKenzie CB QC
QFC Regulatory Tribunal:
- Chairman Sir William Blair
Members of the Tribunal:
- Michael Thomas QC
- Professor Francois Gianviti
Moderator:
- Robin Knowles CBE QC |
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15:30-17:00
Al-Wasail Hall |
Session 7
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New Trends in Legal Education Development
How do we make lawyers - a shared approach?
Is it scholarship? Or practice?
Continuing professional education
The interface between academia and shaping
development of the law
Chair:
- HE Professor Sheikha Al Misnad, President,
Qatar University
- Professor Malcolm Grant CBE, President and
Provost, University College London England
- Professor Jianbo Lou, Associate Professor of
Law, School of Law, Peking University - China
- Jean-Franηois Thony, Directeur, Ecole
Nationale de la Magistrature - France
- Professor Sarah Worthington, London School of
Economics England
Moderator:
- Professor Gail Hupper, Director, LLM and
International Programs, Boston College of Law
USA |
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17:00 |
Coffee break |
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17:30 18:45
Al-Wasail Hall |
Session 8
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International Dispute Resolution:
Mediation and Arbitration and the Place of Law
and Economics
The state of play today for mediation and ADR
in different jurisdictions
Should alternative resolution mechanisms have
law at their heart - is law always the best tool
for solving disputes?
The versatility for mediation in settling
international disputes
The role for mediation in settling for
international disputes
- Judge Nancy Atlas, USA District Court,
Southern District of Texas - USA
- Professor Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler,
University of Geneva; Partner, Lιvy Kaufmann-Koh
ler Switzerland
- Michael Schneider, Founding Partner, Lalive -
Switzerland
- Professor Thomas Stipanowich, Straus Center
for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University
School of Law USA
Moderator:
- Professor Robert C Bordone, Director,
Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program,
Harvard Law School USA |
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18:45
Al-Wasail Hall |
Closing
address
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- HE Hassan Bin Abdulla Al Ghanim, Minister of
Justice Qatar
closing remarks
- Mohammed Abdulla bin Mutib bin Al Rumaihi,
Assistant Foreign Minister for Follow Up
Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Qatar
- Lord Woolf, Co-convenor, Qatar Law Forum
- Sir William Blair, Co-convenor, Qatar Law Foru
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- Malik Dahlan, Chairman, Quraysh Institution
for Law and Studies |
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19:30 |
Visit to Souk
Waqif |
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