Agenda
River Side Room V, 2nd floor (upon invitation only)
17.45-18.30 hrs: Registration
18.30-19.15 hrs: Welcoming words
Peter Prügel, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
Prinya Thaewanarumitkul, Vice Rector, Thammasat University
Ingwer Ebsen, Professor, Faculty of Law, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Henning Glaser, Director, German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG), Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
19.15-21.30 hrs
Informal get-together at cocktail reception
Ballroom III, 2nd floor
8.30-9.15 hrs: Registration
9.15-9.30 hrs: Welcoming words
9.30-10.00 hrs: Introduction to the conference theme
Henning Glaser, Director, German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG), Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
10.00-10.30 hrs: Group photo and coffee break
10.30-10.45 hrs: Summary statements on presentations of the speakers of the day
10.45-12.30 hrs: Global Commons, Geopolitics and a New International Order?
Chair: Ingwer Ebsen, Professor, Faculty of Law, Goethe University Frankfurt
Speakers:
Wallace C. Gregson, Senior Director, China and the Pacific, Center for the National Interest, former Assistant Secretary of Defense, USA
“Is the Post-WW II International Order Still Viable?”
Mika Aaltola, Director, Global Security Research Programme, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Finland
“Geopolitics of Global Flows – U.S. Policies of Global Commons from Obama to Trump”
Discussant: Kasit Piromya, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
Open forum discussion
12.30-13.45 hrs: Lunch break
13.45-15.45 hrs: Global Commons and International Law
Chair: Warawit Kanithasen, Senior Research Fellow, CPG
Speakers:
Kriangsak Kittichaisaree, Judge, The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Germany
“The Governance of Global Commons: Development, Challenges and Prospects”
Niels Petersen, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Münster, Germany
“Can Customary International Law Contribute to Protecting the Global Commons?”
Discussant: Iain Cowie, Lecturer, Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University
Open forum discussion
15.45-16.00 hrs: Coffee break
16.00-17.00 hrs: Armed Conflict and the Governance of Transitional Spaces
Chair: Pokpong Srisanit, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
Speaker: Noemi Gal-Or, Professor, Department of Politics, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada
“The Responsibility of the Armed NSA in International Humanitarian Law?”
Discussant: Marwaan Macan-Marcar, Asia Correspondent, Nikkei Asian Review
Open forum discussion
Ballroom III, 2nd floor
8.15-9.00 hrs: Registration
9.00-9.15 hrs: Summary statements on presentations of the speakers of the day
9.15-12.00 hrs: Cyber Space: Norms, Power and Governance
Chair: Natthanicha Lephilibert, Krisdika Counsel, Office of the Council of State
Speakers:
Nicholas Tsagourias, Professor, School of Law, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
“Cyberspace and Sovereignty”
Anders Henriksen, Head, Centre for International Law, Conflict and Crisis, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
“Creating Norms in Ungoverned Spaces: Lessons from Cyberspace”
(Coffee Break)
Tim Aistrope, Postdoc Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Cyber Security, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales Canberra, Australia
“Cyber Security and Political Information”
Discussants:
Klaus Larres, Professor, Department of History, North Carolina University, Chapel Hill
Virot Ali, Lecturer, Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University
Open forum discussion
12.00-13.00 hrs: Lunch break
13.00-15.00 hrs: The Governance of Oceans and High Seas
Chair: Kittisak Prokati, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
Speakers:
Robin Warner, Professor, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong, Australia
“Realising Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use in Marine Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: Challenges and Prospects”
Zoe Scanlon, Research Associate, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore
“Maritime Activities Beyond National Jurisdiction: Governance and Enforcement Challenges”
Discussant: Prasit Aekaputra, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University
Open forum discussion
15.00-15.15 hrs: Coffee break
15.15-16.30 hrs: Securing the Outer Space
Chair: Jan Kliem, Program Officer, CPG
Speaker:
Theresa Hitchens, Senior Research Associate, Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, University of Maryland, USA
“Space Security”
Discussant: Duc Quang Ly, Project Manager, CPG
Open forum discussion
16.30 hrs: Concluding remarks and conference closing
