Applications Open for the ILSA Summer Conference Hosted by Our University

In July, Bahçeşehir University will host the ILSA Summer Conference organized by ILSA, the worldwide association of law students.

Holding the conference, which will bring together law students from many different countries, in Istanbul will make a major contribution to the progress of our country's increasingly international law students.

The main theme of the conference, to be held at Bahçeşehir University's Beşiktaş Campus on 7-10 July 2010, is "Discussing Global Issues within the Framework of the United Nations".

The topics will be addressed under five subheadings:

1. The United Nations and the Future of Human Rights.

2. Can the United Nations Be the Founder of World Peace?: Jus ad bellum, Jus in bello, Jus post bellum.

3. The Fragmentation of Courts in the United Nations System.

4. The United Nations Security Council and Its Role in the 21st Century.

5. The United Nations and Non-International Armed Conflicts.

The four-day international conference will feature three activities, namely panels, keynote seminars and a Model United Nations, in which the topics will be discussed.

At the conference, where students will present the papers they have written, around ten keynote seminars will be held. Internationally renowned Turkish and foreign speakers such as Prof. Hikmet Çetin, Prof. Hüseyin Pazarcı, Prof. Rıza Türmen, Prof. Hugh Thirlway and Prof. Steven Freeland will share their knowledge and experience with participants in the seminars.

Applications for the conference, open until 14 May 2010, are accepted online at http://www.ilsa2010istanbul.com .