WEDNESDAY, 26 AUGUST
17:30—20:30
Welcome addresses
Maria Zubrytska (Vice Rector for International Relations, Ivan Franko National University, Lviv)
Stefan Troebst (Deputy Director, Leipzig Center for the History and Culture of East-Central Europe)
Ihor Byk (Dean, Faculty for International Relations, Ivan Franko National University, Lviv)
Vitaliy Kosovych (Dean, Law School, Ivan Franko National University, Lviv)
Roman Shust (Dean, Faculty of History, Ivan Franko National University, Lviv)
Keynote speech
Norman Naimark (Stanford): A World History of Genocide
Reception by Österreichischer Austauschdienst, Kooperationsbüro Lemberg,
and the Leipzig Centre for the History and Culture of East-Central Europe
THURSDAY, 27 AUGUST
09:00—09:15
Stefan Troebst / Dietmar Müller / Adamantios Skordos (Leipzig):
Processes of Juridification in International Relations: How Conflicts in Eastern Europe Shaped International Law. Project presentation
09:15—10:45
Lviv – Lemberg – Lwów: The “Mecca” of Modern International Law
Chair: Claudia Kraft (Siegen)
Ihor Zeman (Lviv): Ludwik Ehrlich and his Lviv International Law School in the interwar period
Ivan Horodysky (Lviv): Unknown Genocide: Rafał Lemkin’s conceptions of non-physical genocide, their historical background and influence on contemporary international law
Volodymyr Honcharov (Lviv): The impact of the Lviv International Law School revisited
11:00—12:30
History of International Law and International Law in History
Chair: Hanspeter Neuhold (Vienna)
Madeleine Herren (Basel): International organisations in international law: Reflections on their legal status
Oksana Senatorova (Kharkiv): War and peace in international law: Historical perspectives and contemporary developments
Eglė Bendikaitė (Vilnius): Lithuania as a laboratory of international law
14:00—16:00
Institutions and Organizations: The League of Nations
Chair: Norman Naimark (Stanford)
Rafał Tarnogórski (Warsaw): “Free cities” in the interwar period in the light of international law
Adamantios Skordos (Leipzig) / Dietmar Müller (Leipzig): The politics of international law and the League of Nations: Experts, institutions and networks
Gilad Ben-Nun (Leipzig): Jacob Robinson and the international refugee regime, 1922—1954
Zoya Baran (Lviv): Protection of the rights of national minorities: The legacy of the Lviv lawyers from the first half of the 20th century
16:30—18:00
National Traditions of International Law
Chair: Oksana Holovko-Havrysheva (Lviv)
Olga Butkevych (Kiev): International law in a globalized world: From the 19th century perspective to today’s reality
Arno Trültzsch (Leipzig): Yugoslav perspectives on international law: Non-alignment and socialism
Dmytro Koval (Odessa): The idea of institutionalizing international law: The Odessa Law School perspective
FRIDAY, 28 AUGUST
9:00—11:00
Warfare and Lawfare. A Roundtable Discussion
Chair: Stefan Troebst (Leipzig)
Keynote speech
Lauri Mälksoo (Tartu): Lawfare and Russian approaches to International Law
Discussants: Cindy Daase (Konstanz), Oksana Holovko-Havrysheva (Lviv),
Oleksandr Merezhko (Kiev), Volodymyr Motyl (Lviv)
Study trip to Zhovkva, the birthplace of Hersch Lauterpacht
SATURDAY, 29 AUGUST
09:00—14:00
International Law and Its History in the Ukrainian Lands. Workshop at the Ukrainian Catholic University
Keynote speech
Konstantin Savchuk (Kiev): The science of international law at the University of Saint Vladimir in the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th centuries
Olesia Tragniuk (Kharkiv): Kharkiv School of International Law (19th and early 20th centuries)
Tetyana Anakina(Kharkiv): The International Law School in Kharkiv in the early Soviet period
Volodymyr Lysyk (Lviv): Gustaw Roszkowski’s influence on the development of International Humanitarian Law
Vitalii Gutnyk (Lviv): Concepts of International Criminal Law at Lviv University
Adam Redzik (Warsaw): Hersch Lauterpacht, Rafał Lemkin and Jan Karski – Lvivian Gentle Civilizers?