Press Invitation

Lecture Series on international law and maritime law by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

19 Sep 2011

The Faculty of Law and Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will co-organize a lecture series on international law and maritime law. The inaugural lectures will be held on September 21^st and 22^nd with the following details:-

Title	China Diplomacy and International Law	Maritime Delimitation in the Jurisprudence (Case Law) of the International Court of Justice
Title	China and international law Recent development of international law Current hot issues Diplomatic and treaty issues concerning Hong Kong	Development of the law of the sea Delimitation rules Territorial sea and continental shelf Exclusive economic zone Single maritime boundaries Principal steps followed by the Court in maritime delimitation
Speaker	Dr. Huang Huikang	Justice Shi Jiuyong
Speaker	- Director General of the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Member of International Law Commission of UN - Vice Chairman of Chinese International Law Society - Professor of Wuhan University	- Former President of the International Court of Justice (2003-2006) - Chairman of the International Law Commission of UN (1990) - Legal Advice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of PRC - Honorary President of the Chinese Society of International Law
Date	21 September 2011 Wednesday	22 September 2011 Thursday
Time	4:30 - 6:00 pm	4:30 - 6:00 pm
Venue	Convocation Room, Room 218, Main Building, The University of Hong Kong	Council Chamber, 8/F, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong
Language	Putonghua	English