Convener: Csongor István Nagy, professor of law and head of the HAS-Szeged Federal Markets “Momentum” Research Group
9:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:10 Csongor István Nagy, professor of law, University of Szeged Opening Remarks: World Trade, Global Values and National Interests
10:10 – 10:30 János Martonyi, Chair of UNCITRAL, professor emeritus, University of Szeged Key-note speech: Global Trade and Universal Values
Chair: Csongor István Nagy, professor of law, University of Szeged
10:30 – 10:50 Nóra Chronowski, professor of law, Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, Budapest The Future of Business and Human Rights: Do We Need an International Treaty to Close the Gap?
10:50 – 11:10 Anthony Cassimatis, professor of law, University of Queensland Human Rights, International Trade and Abuse of Rights
11:10 – 11:30 József Hajdu, professor of law, University of Szeged The Internationalization of Labor Standards
11:30 – 11:50 Q&A
LUNCH
Chair: János Martonyi, Chair of UNCITRAL, professor emeritus, University of Szeged
13:30 – 13:50 János Volkai, WTO Secretariat Geneva Prerequisites of Addressing Any New Issues at the WTO
13:50 – 14:10 Paolo Davide Farah, West Virginia University (USA) & gLAWcal - Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development (UK) The Role of the Chinese SOEs toward the Promotion of a Low Carbon Economy: International Trade, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Energy and the Environmental Protection
14:10 – 14:30 Zoltán Víg, associate professor, University of Szeged & Gábor Hajdu, doctoral researcher, University of Szeged Trade and Environment Protection
14:30 – 14:50 Q&A
COFFEE BREAK
Chair: Tibor Várady, professor of law, Central European University
15:20 – 15:40 Martin Jarrett, research fellow, University of Mannheim Expropriation in International Investment Arbitration
15:40 – 16:00 Bálint Kovács, adjunct professor, Sapientia University of Transylvania Acces of SMEs to Investment Arbitration: Too Big to Fail, Too Small to Succeed?
16:00 – 16:20 Szilárd Gáspár-Szilágyi, postdoctoral fellow, University of Oslo & Péter Márton, doctoral researcher, CEU Creeping Intergovernmentalism in the EU's Common Commercial Policy: The Curious Case of Investment Protection
16:20 – 16:40 Orsolya Tóth, assistant professor, University of Nottingham: Amicus Curiae and National Interest in Investment Arbitration
16:40 – 17:00 Q&A
Closing remarks
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