Georgetown Journal of Law and Policy in International Business,
The Harrison Institute for Public Law & The National Governors' Association

present a symposium on

Federalism Under Fire:

Local Governance and the Global Trade Regime

Wednesday, February 28, 2001
Georgetown University Law Center
12 th Floor, Gewirz Student Center
120 F Street, NW

for more information, please call (202) 662-9690

PROVISIONAL AGENDA
9:00-9:25 Registration/Coffee 9:25-9:30 Welcome/Opening Remarks
9:30-11:00	Overview: Is federalism viable in the global economy?
Panelists	Professor Mark Gordon , Columbia University
	Professor Mark Tushnet , Georgetown University
	Professor Richard Deeg Temple University
	Alisa Klein and Mark Stern, United States Department of Justice
11:00-11:15	Coffee Break
11:15-1:00	Trade: Should states have a role in setting trade policy?
Panelists	Professor Matt Schafer , University of Nebraska
	Professor Robert Stumberg , Georgetown University
	Ray Scheppach , National Governors' Association
	Heidi Heitkamp , Former Attorney General of North Dakota
1:00-2:25	Luncheon: Keynote Speaker and Congressional Debate
2:25-3:45	Investment: Do investment agreements change constitutional standards?
Panelists	Professor John Echeverria, Georgetown University
	James E. Mendenhall , Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, LLP
3:45-4:00	Coffee Break
4:00-5:00	Potential for Conflict with State Law
Panelists	Trade Analysts from the Harrison Institute for Public Law
5:00	Conclude

 

Revised July 21, 2003 (MD)