The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Centre for Comparative and Transnational Law, and the Wyoming Law Review are proud to announce an online seminar concerning the International Court of Justice decision in Chile v. Bolivia. This seminar will be from 5:30-7:45PM on November 8th (MST)/ 8:30-10:45AM on November 9th (HKT).
Nearly one year ago, on December 1, 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) released its most recent transboundary waters decision, Chile v. Bolivia, addressing the status of the Silala River and the countries’ legal relations surrounding it under international law. Viewing the case as an important addition to the ICJ’s water law jurisprudence, Wyoming Law Review has prepared a special issue on the decision, with a suite of essays contributed by authors from South America, North America, Asia, and Europe. This event will formally launch the Chile v. Bolivia special issue in sync with the case’s soon-to-arrive first anniversary. Consisting of a keynote address by Dr. Ximena Fuentes—Chile’s agent in the ICJ proceeding and a Professor of Public International Law at the University of Chile—as well as a panel discussion among the special issue’s other contributing authors, the event will explore what the ICJ did and did not decide in Chile v. Bolivia and how, if at all, the decision is significant not only for the two countries’ legal relations, but for the global community and broader evolution of international water law.
Anyone interested in registering for this event please see additional information at https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/events/cctl-environmental-energy-and-climate-law-cluster-joint-seminar-transboundary-waters-the-rio-silala-the-international-court-of-justice-online/.