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SUMMARY:Recent Developments in the Administration of Justice in Internatio
 nal Organisations - Dr Olufemi Elias\, Executive Secretary of the World Ba
 nk Administrative Tribunal
DTSTART:20131101T130000Z
DTEND:20131101T140000Z
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CONTACT:Daniel Bates
DESCRIPTION:International administrative law\, or the law of the internati
 onal civil service\, has been the focus of increased attention in recent y
 ears. The role and contribution of international administrative tribunals 
 to the development of the law continue to be an important part of discussi
 ons of good governance and accountability of international organizations. 
 Much of the discussion has focused on the design of the justice mechanisms
  of international organizations\, exemplified by the overhaul of the inter
 nal justice system of the United Nations in 2009. The internal justice sys
 tems of some international organizations have been subjected to scrutiny b
 efore some national courts\, and the immunity of some international organi
 zations has been called into question for alleged failure to respect the h
 uman right to a fair hearing. A number of international organizations (inc
 luding the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human 
 Rights) have had occasion to deal with some of these issues. This lecture 
 will consider some of the main issues that have arisen and will discuss so
 me recent judgments.\n\nDr Olufemi Elias is the Executive Secretary of the
  World Bank Administrative Tribunal. He was previously Senior Legal Office
 r at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague
 . Prior to that he served as Legal Adviser and as Special Assistant to the
  Executive Secretary of the United Nations Compensation Commission in Gene
 va. He is a Visiting Professor of International Law at Queen Mary\, Univer
 sity of London\, where he teaches the Law of Treaties and International En
 vironmental Law. He was a lecturer at King's College\, London\, and has ta
 ught at a number of other universities. He has written on various aspects 
 of international law.
LOCATION:Finley Library\, Lauterpacht Centre\, 5 Cranmer Rd\, Cambridge
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