Business programme
12.05.2023
09:30–11:00

Foundations of the International Legal Order vs. the “Rules-Based Order”: The Future of International Law

Pavilion F, conference hall F2
Sovereign Law in a Changing World
Broadcast
Currently the system of international law is being seriously tested. The vast majority of international actors continue to adhere rigorously to the foundations of the international legal order, viewing them as the cornerstone of just, equitable, stable and predictable international relations. At the same time, a group of Western States persistently attempts to substitute them with an alternative concept of ‘Rules-Based Order’. The practice of settling international disputes through unilateral sanctions is one of its manifestations, as is the substitution of the principle of non-interference in the other States affairs with the concept of ‘responsibility to protect’. What are the implications of this situation for the future of international relations? What can be the basis for further States interaction?

Moderator

Ekaterina Kopylova
Advisor to the Office of the President of the Russian Federation for Public Projects

Panellists

Andrey Bezrukov
President, Technological Sovereignty Exports Association; Professor, Department of Applied International Analysis, MGIMO University
Arnaud Djoubaye Abazene
Minister of Justice, Legal Reforms, Human Rights, and Keeper of the Seals of the Central African Republic
Laï Kamara
Arbitrator, French International Commercial Arbitration
Francoise Kamara-Ribettes
Honorary Dean of French Chamber at the Court of Cassation
Anatoly Kapustin
The Head of International law Department, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation
Sergey Lavrov
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (online)
Paulin Munene
First Advocate General of the Court of Appeal of Kinshasa-Matete of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Maxim Musikhin
Director of the Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Hamid-Reza Oloumi Yazdi
Head, Tehran Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Center; Professor at the Faculty of Law, Allameh Tabataba'i University
Goran Petronijeviс
Lawyer, Legal Advisor, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; President, Center for the Restoration of International Law
Ivan Sinyakin
Associate Professor of International Law, MGIMO University
Abdoulaye Guimba Ouane
Counsel, Bar Association of Mali, Brussels and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Managing Director, WAC-PARTNERS Law Firm (online)

Broadcast

Ekaterina Kopylova
Advisor to the Office of the President of the Russian Federation for Public Projects
Ekaterina Kopylova graduated from the International Law Faculty of Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 2013. In 2014, she received a Master’s degree in Criminology from the University of Leiden (Leiden, Netherlands). She combined her master's studies with an internship at the Legal Advisory Section at the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (The Hague, Netherlands). After completing her internship, she worked in the Prosecution Division as a legal assistant.
From 2016 to 2021, Ekaterina Kopylova was on a long-term mission abroad for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the Russian Embassy in France. In 2021, she moved to the Office of the President of the Russian Federation for Public Projects.
D. in Law. In 2017, she defended her thesis on ‘Crimes against the administration of international criminal justice’ at the International Law Department of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
She authored two monographs on international law (‘Crimes against International Criminal Justice’, Boslen, 2019; ‘Amicus curiae Prosecutor in International Law’, Boslen, 2022) and more than 20 articles in Russian and English.
Chevalier of the Medal of the Russian Orthodox Church ‘Patriarchal Commendation’.
Andrey Bezrukov
President, Technological Sovereignty Exports Association; Professor, Department of Applied International Analysis, MGIMO University
Andrey Bezrukov currently serves as Professor at MGIMO - the preeminent Russian school of Foreign Service. He is also an Advisor to the CEO of “Rosneft” – the largest public oil company in terms of reserves and production.
Among his areas of focus are geopolitics, information security, future studies and international corporate strategy, with particular interest in USA and Eurasia.
Prior to working for “Rosneft” Andrey Bezrukov had a career with Russian government and international consulting companies. He has lived and worked in the USA, Canada and France.
Andrey holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, an MBA from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees in France, a degree in International Economics from Canada and a degree in History from Tomsk University.
Andrey Bezrukov is an author of books and articles on strategy, international relations and future studies. He is a Member of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and an expert of the Valdai Club. He regularly appears on the most watched Russian news programs.
Arnaud Djoubaye Abazene
Minister of Justice, Legal Reforms, Human Rights, and Keeper of the Seals of the Central African Republic
Laï Kamara
Arbitrator, French International Commercial Arbitration
Francoise Kamara-Ribettes
Honorary Dean of French Chamber at the Court of Cassation
Anatoly Kapustin
The Head of International law Department, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation
Head of the Chair of International Law at the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of the Higher School of the Russian Federation.
Born in 1954, place of birth – Gorky region (USSR).
Graduated in 1980 from the Faculty of Economics and Law (Department of Law) P. Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University, specialty "International Law".
Defended PhD thesis ((Candidate of legal sciences)) on International Public Law - 1984.
Defended Doctoral thesis (Doctor of of legal sciences) on International Public Law and European Law -2001.
Professor of International Law – 2002.
Honored scientist of the Russian Federation -2015.
1983-2010 – Assistant, Associate Professor, Professor, Head of the Department of International Law, Dean of the Law Faculty of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow.
From 2010 to the present - Head of the Center for Comparative Legal Studies of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, Head of the Center for Educational Programs of the Institute, Deputy Director of the Institute, First Deputy Director of the Institute, Academic Adviser of the Institute, acting Head of the Department of Foreign Constitutional, Administrative, Criminal Legislation and International Law of the Institute, Head of the Department Institute of International Law, Head of the Chair of International Law of the Institute.
Research interests: modern problems of theory and practice of International law, published more than 340 works, including 30 monographs (2 individual, the rest in co-authorship), 35 textbooks and teaching aids in Russia and abroad.
President of the Russian Association of International Law (Moscow),
Member of the International Legal Council of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia,
Member of the Executive Council of the Association of International Law (London, UK).
He has State and Ministries (Federal Departments) awards, commendations, certificates of honor and diplomas. Winner of the 2014 prize of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum "For Contribution to the development of legal integration in the Eurasian space".
Sergey Lavrov
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Born in 1950, Russian. 1972 - graduated from the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Has command of English, French and Sinhalese. Started his career in 1972 at the Soviet Embassy in Sri Lanka. 1976-1981 - worked in the Department of International Organizations of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1981-1988 - First Secretary, Counselor and Senior Counselor in the Permanent Representation of the USSR at the UN. 1988-1990 - Deputy Head of the Department of International Economic Relations of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1990-1992 - Director of the Foreign Ministry's Department of International Organizations and Global Problems. 1992-1994 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. 1994-2004 - Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation at the United Nations. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation since 2004. Has the rank of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation. Decorated with government awards. Married, with one daughter.
Paulin Munene
First Advocate General of the Court of Appeal of Kinshasa-Matete of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Maxim Musikhin
Director of the Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Date and place of birth: 14 November 1975, Moscow, USSR.
Education

1997 Graduated from Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO), Faculty of International Law, Diploma in International Law.
Present position

Director, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia.

Diplomatic Rank Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Positions held

2019-2023 Deputy Director, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia.
2014-2018 Head of Legal Section, Permanent Mission of Russia to the United Nations in New York.
2011-2014 Head of Section, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia.
1997-2011 Various positions, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia; Embassy of Russia and Mission to the OPCW in the Hague; Permanent Mission of Russia to the United Nations Office in Geneva.
2020-present Adjudicator, Panel of Adjudicators of the OSCE.
Hamid-Reza Oloumi Yazdi
Head, Tehran Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Center; Professor at the Faculty of Law, Allameh Tabataba'i University
Goran Petronijeviс
Lawyer, Legal Advisor, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; President, Center for the Restoration of International Law
Ivan Sinyakin
Associate Professor of International Law, MGIMO University
Ivan Sinyakin graduated with honours from the International Law Faculty of MGIMO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in 2006. In 2010, he defended his dissertation on the international legal regime for the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the light of the fight against international terrorism, subsequently published as a monograph.
Specializes in international legal aspects of State cooperation in combating crime, international law of war and peace and law of treaties.
Ivan Sinyakin authored more than twenty publications on international law - articles, textbooks and monographs.
Abdoulaye Guimba Ouane
Counsel, Bar Association of Mali, Brussels and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Managing Director, WAC-PARTNERS Law Firm
Currently Special Advisor to the President of the Republic of Mali, Dr. Abdoulaye Guimba OUANE holds a PhD in private law from the University Paris-X Nanterre. Before that, he held a Masters in Project Management and Financial Management at the “Centre Universitaire Européen de Paris”, a DEA in private law from the University of Paris X-Nanterre, a higher diploma from the University of Paris II-Panthéon-Assas, a Certificate in Development from the CUEM in Paris, a master's degree in private law from ENA Mali. Professionally, Dr Abdoulaye Guimba OUANE is Lawyer in Malian Bar Association, the French Order of the Brussels Bar and DRC Bar Association. He is the founder of the international law firm Wac-Partners (wac-partners.com), present in 12 countries around the world, including 08 in Africa. He has done a lot of work on establishing diplomatic representations for many countries. He is an important figure in local development, focused on supporting young people and women. As such, in 2018 he launched the Foundation, called “ENSEMBLE” for the employment of young people and women with innovation. Dr Abdoulaye Guimba OUANE is also an important figure of the Bar Association of Mali, of the West African Economic and Monetary Union and the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa. He is recognized for his expertise in international legal issues and international relations. As such, he is a member of the International Criminal Bar Association at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. In 2019, he had the privilege of organizing the 1st congress of the International Criminal Bar in Africa and Mali, which saw the participation Bars Association around the world, international institutions, academics and legal professionals. The event saw the participation of nearly 1000 people and adopted important declarations on the distribution of international criminal justice, as well as the place and role of traditional legitimacy in the animation of international criminal justice. He is, moreover, a distinguished researcher. In this capacity, he chairs the Centre International d'Etudes et de Prospective pour l'Afrique, headquartered in Paris. He was Professor of Law at the European University Center of Management in Paris, at the University of Bamako. Since 2019, he has been a member of the scientific committee and lecturer in various international conferences organized by the UNESCO Chair of the Catholic University of Lyon "Memory, Culture and Interculturality" Dr Abdoulaye Guimba OUANE is an expert in Governance, Development and Public-Private Partnership issues. As such, he has worked since 2008 with several African governments in investment and structuring needs in various fields.
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