Panel 3

Patmos hall, Kos hall

CROSS-CULTURAL INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND LAW

Co-moderators:

Piotr Dutkiewicz, Professor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University (Canada)
Susantha Goonatilake, President of the Royal Asiatic Society (India)

Primary topics of discussion:
- International and regional institutions and development of a new framework of social interaction
- Global governance – dialogue of civilizations and international institutions
- Political and legal aspects of democratic governance
- A common international legal culture: myth or reality?
- Unification of laws: limits and opportunities for international cooperation
- Vertical and horizontal power structures: law and legitimacy of power in different cultures and civilizations

Read the final report of the panel session

List of key-speakers and detailed program

Reports:

Alexander Rahr (Germany) – Program Director Russia/Eurasia, Berthold Beitz Center at the German Council on Foreign relations, Co-Author of the Book "Re-thinking Russia" – read the report "The Convergence of Values in Eastern and Western Europe" (english)
Hans-Joachim Heintze (Germany) – Senior Researcher/Associate Professor, Ruhr University Bochum – read the report "The relationship between universal and regional international organisations and the influence of cultures of law" (english)
Jurczyk Tomasz (Poland) – Adjunct, Department of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics of Wroclaw University – read the report "Values and Process of Integration of European Union" (english)
Kokotsis Ella (Canada) – Director of Accountability, G8 and G8 Research Groups; Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto – watch the presentation
Lauri Malksoo (Estonia) – Professor of International Law, University of Tartu – read the report "Is International Law Universal or Fragmented? A Case Study of Russia's Place in International Law" (english)
Toribio Brittes Lemos Maria Teresa (Brazil) – Professor, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Coordinator of the Program of Research in Religious Studies (PROEPER) – read the report "BRICS: New Strategies and Social Projects. Education and Creation of New Work Places" (spanish)
Navin Bratt Chawla (India) – Former chief election commissioner of India – read the report "Regional Structure of Integration Processes : a view of India’s evolving election processes through the Election Commission of India" (english)