9 February 2011 | CIL Seminar Series
Lawyers, Guns, and Money: The ICJ’s Diallo Decision
Introduction
On November 30, 2010, the International Court of Justice held that the Democratic Republic of the Congo violated the rights of a Guinean businessman by arresting, detaining, and expelling him from the country. This seminar discussed the case, the legal reasoning, and the implications for businesspeople operating in conflict zones.
About the Speakers
Professor SORNARAJAH is CJ Koh Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore. He has taught courses on International Commercial Arbitration, Foreign Investment Arbitration, International Investment Law and Public International Law at leading universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, China and Sri Lanka. He is also the Tunku Abdul Rahman Professor of International Law at the University of Malaya. He is admitted to practice law in England and Wales, Singapore and Sri Lanka. He is on the Regional Panel of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration. Professor Sornarajah specialises in settlement of disputes arising from foreign investment.
Professor Simon CHESTERMAN is Vice Dean and Professor at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, and Global Professor and Director of the New York University School of Law Singapore Programme. His areas of expertise include international law and institutions, statebuilding, and the regulation and oversight of intelligence services. He is a member of the editorial boards of various leading journals and the author or editor of eleven books, including Private Security, Public Order: The Outsourcing of Public Functions and Its Limits (Oxford, 2009) and Law and Practice of the United Nations (Oxford, 2008).
