AGendA
Friday, 17 october 2025
8.30-9.30 AM
REGISTRATION
9.30-10.00 AM
Professor, University of Geneva, Sciences Po
Former Judge, International Court of Justice
opening ceremony
10:00–10:45 AM
keynote speech
10:45–11:15 AM
Coffee Break & Conference Photo
11:15 AM–12:15 pM
PANEL I: State Responsibility & Legal Pathways for RestItution of African Art & Artifacts
12:15–1:15 pM
LUNCH
1:15–2:15 pM
PANEL II: Cultural Heritage Under Seige: Protection Against Conflicts, Climate Change, & Illicit Trafficking
2:15–2:45 pM
Coffee Break
2:45–4:00 pM
PANEL III: Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Practices, Innovation & Africa’s IP Landscape
4:15–5:00 pM
PANEL III: Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Practices, Innovation & Africa’s IP Landscape
5:00- 6:00 pM
PANEL IV: Cultural Rights As Human Rights: African Perspectives
6:30 pM
Cocktail Reception & 2025 Award for Excellence in International Law & Practice
Saturday, 18 october 2025
8.30-9.30 AM
Young Scholars’ Roundtable
9:30–10:30 AM
PANEL V: One Continent, Many Voices: Conversation On Culture & African Regional Integration
10:30-10:45 AM
Coffee Break & Conference Photo
10:45-11:30 AM
Keynote Speech
11:30–12:30 pM
PANEL VI: Decolonizing Museums
12:30–1:30 pM
LUNCH
1:30–2:30 pM
Roundtable On Africa & The Culture Of International Law
2:30–3:00 pM
CLOSING CEREMONY: Legacies And Horizons: Concluding Reflections On Africa, Culture, And International Law
speakers
Confirmed speakers include Judge Dire Tladi (ICJ), Ambassador Namira Negm (African Migration Observatory), Prof. Makane Moïse Mbengue (University of Genega), Mr. Edward Kwakwa (WIPO), Dr. Webber Ndoro (ICESCO), and Prof. Helene Tigroudja (Human Rights Committee) and more than 30 authors presenting their key insights from papers addressing the topic of Africa, Culture and International Law from a broad spectrum of perspectives.”
Previous Events
2015
The Contribution of Regional Courts to the Development of International Law
2014
International Criminal Law
2013
Disputes Resolution in International Law
2012
Creation of State in International Law
Publications
The Society has had an annual conference every year over the past ten years. Each conference has led to the development of a publication of some of the papers presented at the annual conference. These include:
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African and the Challenge of Climate Change, Edit by Inès Nnoko Ndonko (publication expected end of 2024).
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Africa and International Trade Law, Edited by Karim M’ziani (publication expected end of 2023). Call for Paper
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Africa and International Environmental Law, Edited by Isabelle Rouche, Pedone (publication expected 2022)
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Africa, Regional Tribunal and Development of International Law, Pedone (2019)