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• Lessons for Governance in Public-Private Partnerships
• Measuring Law: How to do it Right in Real-World Circumstances
• Sexual Violence as International Crime: Interdisciplinary Colloquium
  
• International Financial Centers Interdisciplinary Roundtable
• IMF Governance and Reform Conference
  

Image Above: Attendees of the Sexual Violence as International Crime: Interdisciplinary Colloquium on the steps of the Peace Palace in The Hague, June 2009  

The Public-Private Challenge for Governance of Multilateral Institutions: Issues in Health, Development and Trade

May 31 - June 1, 2010: Geneva, Switzerland

Measuring Law: How to do it Right in Real-World Circumstances

March 23, 2010: Washington, DC

On March 23, 2010, the Center held, in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund Legal Department, Measuring Law: How to do it Right in Real-World Circumstances. This colloquium brought together both scholars and leaders of international financial institutions to discuss the current challenges facing IFI legal departments.

The attched Summary Notes reflect selected remarks from discussions between senior officials from legal departments of international financial institutions and social scientists who specialize in measuring law. The excerpts reflect a variety of viewpoints. There is no attempt to reconcile differences in views. None of the comments should be understood as reflecting the positions of any given participant.

To view or download the Summary Notes: Click Here

2009:

Corporate Compliance Roundtable

November 6, 2009: Champaign, IL

On November 6, 2009 the Center co-sponsored a corporate compliance roundtable on global anti-corruption law and corporate practice with the Center for Professional Responsibility at the College of Business at the University of Illinois, the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), and a corporate partner, McDonald’s. The day-long seminar was open to students, faculty, alums, business representatives, and friends of the University, and the discussion was dynamic and thought-provoking. Background on the law and global enforcement efforts was presented by Professor Paul McGreal and Trace International, and corporate policies and practices were presented by McDonald’s, Aon, and Monsanto.

Sexual Violence as International Crime, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Evidence

June 17 - 18, 2009: The Hague

Sexual Violence as International Crime, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Evidence, convened June 16-18, 2009 in Hague, the Netherlands. The conference was co-sponsored by The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University, The Hague, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the International Victimology Institute, Tillburg University (INTERVICT). This first conference in the series of three addressed the problem of systemic rape in conflict zones as a tool in genocide, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity.

To read more resources from this conference, please see our Hague Colloquium Page.

International Financial Centers

• Professor Andrew Morriss, University of Illinois College of Law
• Professor Larry Ribstein, University of Illinois College of Law
• Professor Houman Shadab, Mercatus Center, Washington, DC and from July 2009, the New York Law School
• Professor Hans Tjio, National University of Singapore

IMF Governance Reform and its Broader Implications for the IMF’s Work

• Hans Corell, former United Nations Legal Counsel

• Sean Hagan, General Counsel, International Monetary Fund
• Kenneth Dam, University of Chicago and Member, Manuel Committee on International Monetary Fund Governance