Archive: Legal Outreach

5.3.2 AIIB Legal Conferences

5.3.2.1 Inaugural AIIB Legal Conferences

Oct. 17-18, 2017, AIIB Headquarters, Beijing

Held on Oct. 17-18, 2017 at the AIIB Headquarters, the inaugural AIIB Legal Conference theme was “Good Governance and Modern International Financial Institutions”. Four panels were convened, chaired by senior lawyers of the AIIB’s Office of the General Counsel, on the topics of “The Governance Role of Multilateral Shareholders”, “Institutional Design and Effective Governance”, “External Dimensions and Governance Mandate”, and “Governance and the Rule of Administrative Law”. The Conference concluded with a plenary discussion, chaired by the AIIB’s General Counsel and closing remarks by the President.

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5.3.2.2 2018 AIIB Legal Conferences

Sep. 5-6, 2018, AIIB Headquarters, Beijing

The 2018 AIIB Legal Conference was held on Sep. 5-6, 2018 at the AIIB Headquarters, under the theme “International Organizations and the Promotion of Effective Dispute Resolution”. As legal entities and global actors, international organizations are governed by the rule of law, and the effectiveness of international organizations depends on the efficient interaction between the laws which enable them to exist and to act. The lawful effective resolution of disputes is therefore of central concern to all international organizations.

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5.3.2.3 2019 AIIB Legal Conferences

Sep. 11-12, 2019, AIIB Headquarters, Beijing

The 2019 AIIB Legal Conference was held on Sep. 11-12, 2019 at the AIIB Headquarters, under the theme “Efficient Multilateral Institutions and the Role of International Administrative Law”. The mandates of all multilateral institutions are executed by the international civil service. In this way, the employment law that governs the appointment, incentivization, and integrity of this multinational workforce is essential to the success and effectiveness of every international organization.

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5.3.2.4 2020 AIIB Legal Conferences

Dec. 3-4, 2020, AIIB Headquarters, Beijing

The 2020 AIIB Legal Conference was held on a virtual basis on Dec. 3-4, 2020, under the theme “Funding International Development Organizations: Innovations of Law and Practice”. International development organizations depend on a multitude of funding sources and instruments. The law and practice governing funding mobilization is therefore of central importance to the sustainability of international development organizations.

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5.3.3 AIIB Law Lecture

5.3.3.1 Inaugural AIIB Law Lecture

Attendees at the AIIB Legal Conference were also able to hear the inaugural AIIB Law Lecture on Oct. 19, 2017 at the AIIB Headquarters, given by Miguel de Serpa Soares, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel. The title of the Under-Secretary-General’s lecture was “The Necessity of Cooperation between International Organizations”.

5.3.3.2 2018 AIIB Law Lecture

Professor Georg Nolte, Chair of the International Law Commission of the United Nations (69th Session, 2017/2018), delivered the 2018 AIIB Law Lecture on Sep. 6, 2018 at the AIIB Headquarters, on the subject of “International Organizations in the Recent Work of the International Law Commission” to conclude the conference. He addressed an audience of international lawyers, academics, Beijing-based graduate law students, and Bank staff.

5.3.3.3 2019 AIIB Law Lecture

Professor Nico Schrijver, Leiden University, State Councillor, Council of State of the Netherlands and President of the Institut de Droit International (2017-2019), delivered the 2019 AIIB Law Lecture on Nov. 29, 2019 at the AIIB Headquarters, on the subject of “The Rise of Sustainable Development in International Investment Law”. The Law Lecture was attended by international lawyers, academics, Beijing-based graduate law students, and Bank staff.

5.3.3.4 2020 AIIB Law Lecture

The 2020 AIIB Law Lecture was delivered by Judge Xue Hanqin, Vice President of the International Court of Justice on Dec. 11, 2020 at the AIIB Headquarters, on the subject of “The Judicial Role of the International Court of Justice in the Development of International Law”. Together with Headquarters-based Bank staff, the Law Lecture was attended by the AIIB President who, in addition to delivering welcome remarks, participated in the Law Lecture as discussant.

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5.3.4 AIIB Yearbook of International Law

5.3.4.1 Overview

The AIIB Yearbook of International Law, published by Brill Nijhoff, draws upon the dialogues at the AIIB Legal Conferences combining expertise from other international organizations, international law practitioners, and eminent academics. Each volume reflects a specific theme of essential concern to multilateral institutions and includes the AIIB Law Lecture.

5.3.4.2 Inaugural Volume

The inaugural volume of AYIL, based upon the contributions to the 2017 AIIB Legal Conference and Law Lecture, with the title of “Good Governance and Modern International Financial Institutions”, was published in June 2018 and launched at the AIIB Annual Meeting in Mumbai, India.

5.3.4.3 Second Volume

Contributions emerging from the 2018 AIIB Legal Conference and Law Lecture form the basis of the second volume of AYIL, titled “International Organizations and the Promotion of Effective Dispute Resolution” and launched at AIIB’s Annual Meeting in Luxembourg.

5.3.4.4 Third Volume

The third volume of AYIL, based on the contributions to the 2019 AIIB Legal Conference and Law Lecture and titled “The Role of International Administrative Law at International Organizations”, was published in November 2020.

5.3.4.5 Fourth Volume

The fourth volume of AYIL, based on the contributions to the 2020 AIIB Legal Conference and Law Lecture, will be published in the course of 2021.

5.3.5 AIIB Legal Seminar Series

OGC contributes to AIIB’s business development and outreach through the AIIB Legal Seminar Series intended to raise understanding of AIIB’s multilateral status, mandate, and legal and policy framework in key legal services centers. For instance, a Legal Seminar, hosted by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and supported by the Department of Justice of Hong Kong, China, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and ICC–Hong Kong, China, was held on Feb. 21, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Other Legal Seminars included those held in Singapore and in Seoul, Korea, on March 28, 2019 and Oct. 31, 2019, respectively, the former being in partnership with the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Maxwell Chambers, and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and supported by ICC–Singapore and the Ministry of Law of Singapore, and the latter in partnership with the KCBA International, an independent division of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.

In addition, lawyers from the Bank regularly provide lectures and speak at events, typically organized by academic, professional, governmental, and other organizations located in member states to address such subjects as the rule of law and governance of international organizations. However, to make the institution and its work better understood more widely, the General Counsel and other senior lawyers have also spoken at events in non-member countries, such as providing lectures at Harvard University and the University of Tokyo.

5.3.6 AIIB Legal Information and Knowledge Series

OGC manages the Legal Information and Knowledge Series program. This program invites local and international law firms, arbitration centers, and other relevant organizations, academics, and other specialists to present their knowledge and expertise through an hour-long legal presentation on various legal areas of interest to AIIB. These legal presentations are typically held monthly and open to all AIIB staff. This serves as an opportunity to transfer knowledge from the visiting firms and organizations to AIIB staff.