19/12/2013
The Diplomacy Academy of Vietnam and the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association jointly held an international seminar on the East Sea in Hanoi on November 11th – 12th.
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PROGRAMME
The 5th International Workshop:
SOUTH CHINA SEA: COOPERATION FOR REGIONAL SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT
Venue: Meliá Hanoi Hotel, 44B Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013 | |
08.00 – 08.30 | Registration Location: Grand Ballroom 1+2+3, 1st floor, Meliá Hanoi Hotel. |
08.30 – 09.15 | OPENING SESSION |
| Opening Remarks by Amb. Dang Dinh Quy, President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. Keynote Speech by H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN, delivered by H.E. Nyan Lynn, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN. |
09.15 – 11.00 | SESSION 1: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA Moderator: Prof. Stein Tonnesson, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway. |
| Prof. Carlyle A. Thayer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Australia |
| Prof. Koichi Sato, Professor of Asian Studies, J. F. Oberlin University, Japan China's Pursuit of Marine Resources and Its Maritime Law Enforcement Agencies |
| Dr. Mark Valencia, Senior Research Associate, The Nautilus Institute, USA |
| Mr. Christophe Eck, Managing Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel Law Firm, France South China Sea disputes and Implication for Oil and Gas Development |
11.00 – 11.10 | Photo Session |
11.10 – 11.30 | Coffee Break |
11.30 – 13.00
| SESSION 2: ASEAN AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA Moderator: Amb. Le Cong Phung, former First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Chairman of National Boundary Commission, Viet Nam |
| Dr. Ralf Emmers, S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore. ASEAN Neutrality and Unity over the South China Sea Disputes |
| Mr. Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Fellow, Institute of Security and International Studies, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Role of coordinating country: Thailand’s Mission Impossible Amb. Hasjim Djalal, Director, Centre for South - East Asian Studies, Indonesia The South China Sea Focus: ASEAN Perceptions and the Way Forward |
| Dr. Wilfrido Villacorta, Former Ambassador to ASEAN; Professor Emeritus at De La Salle University, Philippines The Role of ASEAN in Facilitating the Resolution of the South China Sea Dispute |
13.00 – 14.00 | Luncheon Location: El-Patio Restaurant, Ground floor, Meliá Hanoi Hotel. |
14.00 – 15.45 | SESSION 3: MAJOR POWERS’ RELATIONS AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA Moderator: Prof. Vladimir Mazyrin, Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Russian Academy of Science, Russia |
| Prof. Dong Wang, Director of School of International Studies, Peking University, China Big Powers in the South China Sea: a Chinese Perspective |
| Mr. Gregory Poling, Research Associate, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies, USA U.S. Interests in the South China Sea: International Law and Peaceful Dispute Resolution |
| Prof. Kazuhiko Togo, Director, Institute of World Affairs, Kyoto Sangyo University, Tokyo, Japan Japan and the South China Sea: In the context of New East Asian Power Relations |
| Dr. Subhash Kapila, Consultant, International Relations & Strategic Affairs, South Asia Analysis Group India's Look East Policy, Act East And South China Sea: Politico- Strategic Dynamics Ms. Theresa Fallon, Senior Associate with the European Institute of Asian Studies (EIAS) European Interests, Policy and Possible Contribution to the South China Sea management |
15.45 – 16.00 | Coffee Break |
16.00 – 17.45 | SESSION 4: INTERNATIONAL LAW, UNCLOS AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA Moderator: Dr. Hiran W. Jayewardene, Secretary General, Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Co-operation (IOMAC) Secretariat |
| Prof. Clive Symmons, School of Law, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland |
| Prof. Pierre-Marie Dupuy, Professor of Public International Law at the University of Paris and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva Legal Analysis of China’s Historic Rights Claim in the South China Sea as combined with the Nine-Dash Line Prof. Robert Beckman, Director of Center of International Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Prof. Donald R. Rothwell, Professor of International Law, and Head of School at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University Maritime Regulation and Enforcement: Law of the Sea Dimensions in the South China Sea Dr. Nguyen Dang Thang, Vietnam Lawyers’ Association |
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013 | |
08.00 – 09.45 | SESSION 5: RECENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Robert Beckman, Director of Center of International Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Prof. Clive Schofield, Director of Research, Australia National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong & Prof. Ian Townsend-Gault, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, Canada Graduations between Land and Sea: Recent Developments and Emerging Clarity? |
| Prof. Erik Franckx, Research Professor, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law and Criminology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Dr. Jay Batongbacal, Director of the Institute for Maritime Affairs & Law of the Sea, University of the Philippines, Philippines Extended continental shelf in the South China Sea: Delimitation Prospects and Challenges |
| Ms. Pham Lan Dung, Dean of International Law Faculty, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Viet Nam & Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Lan, Faculty of International Law, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Viet Nam Some Legal Aspects Of The Philippines – China Arbitration Under Annex VII UNCLOS |
09.45 – 10.00 | Coffee Break |
10.00 – 11.30 | SESSION 6: INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL EXPERIENCES IN DEALING WITH MARITIME DISPUTES Moderator: Prof. Ted McDorman, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, Canada |
| Dr. Hiran W. Jayewardene, Secretary General, Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Co-operation (IOMAC) Secretariat Experience on applying UNCLOS and Delimitation: Maritime Boundaries in the Bay Of Bengal |
| Prof. Dustin Kuan-Hsiung Wang, Director, Graduate Institute of Political Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan |
| Prof. Seokwoo Lee, Director of the Inha International Ocean Law Centre at Inha University, Korea Experience on Resolution – South Korea's Bilateral Agreements with Japan and China |
| Assoc. Prof. Ramses Amer, Associated Fellow, Institute for Security and Development Studies (ISDP), Sweden & Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Hong Thao, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam Conflict Resolution in the South China Sea – An overview of Progress Made and of Remaining Challenges (Ramses Amer's presentation; Nguyen Hong Thao's presentation) |
11.30 – 12.30 | Luncheon Location: El-Patio Restaurant, Ground floor, Meliá Hanoi Hotel. |
12.30 – 14.15 | SESSION 7: REVIEW OF DOC AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION Moderator: Dr. Leszek Buszynski, Visiting Fellow at the National Security College, Australian National University, Australia |
| Dr. Nong Hong, Associate Research Professor & Director, Research Center for Oceans Law and Policy, National Institute for South China Sea Studies, China Presented by Dr. Li Xue, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China. From DoC to CoC: China’s Evolving Approach to the South China Sea Dispute Management |
| Capt. Martin A. Sebastian, Fellow and Centre Head Centre for Maritime Security and Diplomacy, Maritime Institute of Malaysia, Malaysia |
| Mr. Termsak Chalermpalanupap, Visiting Research Fellow at the ASEAN Studies Centre of ISEAS in Singapore Review of the DOC and Prospects of a COC: An ASEAN’s Perspective Prof. Stein Tonnesson, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway The 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea: Why has it not brought more peace and co-operation? |
| Dr. Vu Hai Dang, Institute for East Sea Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Viet Nam |
14.15 – 14.30 | Coffee Break |
14.30 – 16.00 | SESSION 8: MANAGING THE TENSION AND THE FUTURE OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA Moderator: Amb. Hasjim Djalal, Director, Centre for South - East Asian Studies, Indonesia |
| Mr. Zoilo A. Velasco, Director of Research Division, West Philippine Sea Center (WPSC); concurrent Special Assistant to the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines |
| Ms. Li Jianwei, Director of Research Center for Maritime Economy National Institute for South China Sea Studies, China |
| Dr. Tran Truong Thuy, Assistant to the President of Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam & Director of Foundation for East Sea Studies, Viet Nam Code of Conduct: Possible Content, Who Participates, How to Conclude? |
| Dr. Ian Storey, Editor, Contemporary Southeast Asia; Senior Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore |
16.00 – 16.15 | Coffee Break |
16.15 – 18.00 | SESSION 9: POLICY RECOMMENDATION AND FREE DISCUSSION Moderator: Amb. Dang Dinh Quy, President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Prof. Le Minh Tam, Vice President and Secretary General of the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association Prof. Stein Tonnesson, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway Dr. Ralf Emmers, S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore Prof. Vladimir Mazyrin, Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Russian Academy of Science, Russia Dr. Hiran W. Jayewardene, Secretary General, Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Co-operation (IOMAC) Secretariat Assoc. Prof. Robert Beckman, Director of Center of International Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore Prof. Ted McDorman, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria, Canada Dr. Leszek Buszynski, Visiting Fellow at the National Security College, Australian National University, Australia Amb. Hasjim Djalal, Director, Centre for South - East Asian Studies, Indonesia |
CONCLUDING SESSION |
Từ 11-12/11/2013 tại Hà Nội, Học viện Ngoại giao phối hợp với Hội Luật gia tổ chức Hội thảo khoa học quốc tế về Biển Đông lần thứ năm với chủ đề “Biển Đông: Hợp tác vì an ninh và phát triển trong khu vực”.
Videos of the Fifith South China Sea Workshop: Cooperation for Regional Security and Development. The Workshop organized by Diplomacy Academy of Vietnam and the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association took place in Hanoi from November 11th – 12th.
The Diplomacy Academy of Vietnam and the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association will jointly hold an international seminar on the East Sea in Hanoi on November 11th – 12th.