[net.legal] ASIL annual meeting

cunningh@noscvax.UUCP (Robert P. Cunningham) (01/26/85)

[forwarded from the isle.business newsgroup]

<From: scott@islenet.UUCP (Scott Allen)
<Date: 15 Jan 85 18:51:03 GMT
<Organization: Islenet Inc.,  Honolulu
 
 
        ASIL (The American Society of International Law) will hold its
annual meeting April 25-27, 1985, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York.
600-700 practitioners are expected there, along with government officials
from the US and abroad. Some of the issues to be discussed are:
 
        ACID RAIN: US and Canadian responsibilities.
        TOXIC SUBSTANCES: Are they being regulated internationally
        The UN: Does it reflect international law and legitimate national
policies?
        US FOREIGN POLICY: Does international law guide it or rationalize it?
        ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS: What is their status?
        TERRORISM: Can the UN Charter apply to covert actions and state-
sponsored terrorism in Central America?
        COUNTERTRADE: What is its future?
        DEBTOR NATIONS: Can they declare bankruptcy?
        EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT: Should it be extended?
        STAR WARS: Can outer space be protected?
 
        Registration information can be obtained from:
                The American Society of International Law
                2223 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
                Washington DC 20008
                (202)265-4313
 
        Cost of registration is $55 for an ASIL member, $85 for a non-member,
and $20 for a student, before March 22.
-- 
Bob Cunningham
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