Inspired by Prof. John Sprankling’s new book, The International Law of Property (Oxford 2014), the symposium assessed the impact of an emerging international right to property in a variety of contexts on March 6, 2015. The morning commenced with an explanation of the legal grounding for an international law of property by way of examining key treaties, practices and norms. Thereafter, panelists discussed the implications of recognizing such a law and how it might interface with, disrupt, and influence aspirations of various actors within modern society. Panels included: The Framework Shaping the Law: Whose interests are reflected in existing treaties, practices and norms?, Intellectual Property, Natural Resources and Biodiversity, and The Next Frontier: Space and Beyond. Read more about the 2015 Global Symposium.

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The event was co-sponsored by the Witkin Legal Institute.

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Schedule
2015
Friday, March 6th
9:00 AM

Welcome: Dean, Global Center Directors; Keynote: The Inspiration for an International Law of Property

M. C. Mirow, Florida International University College of Law

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:45 AM

Panel 1: The Framework Shaping the Law: Whose interests are reflected in existing treaties, practice and norms?

Anna Dolidze, Western University Law
Jarrod Wong, University of the Pacific

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
11:00 AM

Panel 2: Intellectual Property

Josef Drexl, Max Plank Institute for Innovation and Competition
Margo Bagley, University of Virginia School of Law
Irene Calbodi, Marquette University Law School

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM

Q&A by Chief Symposium Editor Dane Littlefield, featuring Prof. John Sprankling; Sponsored by the Witkin Legal Institute

Dane Littlefield, University of the Pacific
John Sprankling

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM

Panel 3: Natural Resources and Biodiversity

Thomas Antkowiak, Seattle University School of Law
Jacquelyn Jampolsky, Getches Center for Energy, Natural Resources and the Environment
Stephen McCaffrey, University of the Pacific
Rachael Salcido, University of the Pacific

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM
3:30 PM

Panel 4: The Next Frontier: Space and Beyond

Fausto Pocar, International Criminal Tribunal
Leslie Tennen, Law firm Sterns and Tennen
Wayne N. White Jr., SpaceBooster, LLC

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM