{"id":2639,"date":"2026-05-11T08:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=2639"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:50:45","slug":"ctls-global-conference-2026","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/events_ctls\/ctls-global-conference-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"CTLS Global Conference 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Transnational Law in Peril:<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Responding to Threats to the Rule of Law and Legal Norms<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We are pleased to announce the program for the CTLS Global Conference 2026, taking place in London this May. The conference will be followed by a keynote lecture by Professor David Feldman, entitled &#8216;Sovereignties and Clashing Goods in Transnational Legal Orders&#8217;. The lecture will be followed by an alumni reception.<\/p>\n<p>Please let us know if you can join us by registering at the following links:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/ctls-global-conference-2026-tickets-1986894900132?aff=oddtdtcreator\">Register here to attend the CTLS Global Conference 2026.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/sovereignties-and-clashing-goods-in-transnational-legal-orders-tickets-1985286211501?aff=oddtdtcreator\">Register here to attend the keynote lecture with\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/sovereignties-and-clashing-goods-in-transnational-legal-orders-tickets-1985286211501?aff=oddtdtcreator\">Professor David Feldman.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Program<\/h3>\n<p><strong>9:15 a.m.<\/strong> <strong><em>Arrival<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9:30 a.m. <em>Welcome<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-directors, Jennifer Hillman (Georgetown Law) and Christian Hofmann (National University of Singapore)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>9:45-11:00 a.m.<\/strong> <strong><em>Panel 1: The Rule of Law<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roger Boada Queralt (University of Barcelona) \u201cTerritorial Representation and Institutional Moderation: Second Chambers in the Logic of Consensus Democracy in Contemporary Europe\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Antonios Kouroutakis (IE Law School) \u201cThe Mutual Constitution of Rule of Law and Rotation of Power in Democratic Systems\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Serena Quattrocolo (University of Torino) \u201cA New Rule of Law for the XXI st century?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Eva Maria Belser (University of Fribourg) \u201cThe Decline of Law and What Lawyers Have to Do with It\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Moderator: Jennifer Hillman (Georgetown Law)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>11:00-11:30 a.m.<\/strong> <strong><em>Coffee Break<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11:30-12:30 p.m.<\/strong> <strong><em>Panel 2: International Economic Law and Rule of Law<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lorenza Mola (University of Torino) \u201cRethinking the Very Notion of International Cooperation? Challenges Arising from the Emergence of Private Actors in the Space Sector\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Luca Rubini (University of Milan) \u201cThe Rise and Fall of MFN: Undermining the Rule of Law in the World Trading System?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sonsoles Arias Gued\u00f3n (IE Law School) \u201cAuthoritarian Constitutionalism from a Federal Perspective: Do Subnational Authorities Provide Constitutional Constraints on Authoritarianism? A Comparative Study of India, Mexico, and Brazil\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Moderator: Christian Hofmann (National University of Singapore)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>12:30-1:30 p.m.<\/strong> <strong><em>Lunch<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1:30-2:30 p.m.<\/strong> <strong><em>Panel 3: Human Rights\/Harmonization<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Olivier Baillet (ESADE Law School) \u201cThe Direct Judicial Enforceability of the Values of the EU and the Rule of Law: Breaching the Rule of Law in Order to Better Protect It?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Rafael Diniz-Pucci (Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo) \u201cEnvironmental Racism and Technology Within the Neo-Authoritarian Wave\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Christian Armbr\u00fcster (Free University of Berlin) \u201cThe Brussels Effect and New Challenges to the Pursuit of Common Goods\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Moderator: Hubert St\u00f6ckli (University of Fribourg)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2:30-3:00 p.m.<\/strong> <strong><em>Coffee Break<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3:00-4:00 p.m.-<\/strong> <strong><em>Panel 4: AI and Technology<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Madhavi Sunder (Georgetown Law) \u201cAbout Face: Deepfakes\u00a0and the Misuse of Copyright\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Ernest Lim (National University of Singapore) \u201cSame Words, Different Worlds: The Illusion of Shared Judicial AI Principles\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Luh Luh Lan (National University of Singapore) \u201cAI Governance and Corporate Law: A Comparative Analysis of Directors&#8217; Duties and Investor Protection in the EU, South Korea, and Singapore\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Moderator: Steve Albrecht (General Counsel, Digital Business Services; HSBC; Chair, AI Review Committee at HSBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4:00-4:15 p.m. <em>Closing Remarks<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-directors, Jennifer Hillman (Georgetown Law) and Christian Hofmann (National University of Singapore)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2556 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/04\/David_Feldman_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Professor David Feldman\" width=\"219\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/04\/David_Feldman_cropped.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/04\/David_Feldman_cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/04\/David_Feldman_cropped-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5:30-6:30 p.m.<\/strong> <strong><em>Keynote Event<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/tQMurGVzeNMswvfH8\">The Bingham Room<\/a>, The Honourable Society of Gray\u2019s Inn<br \/>\n<em>10\u00a0South Square, London WC1R 5EU<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sovereignties and Clashing Goods in Transnational Legal Orders<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A lecture by Professor David Feldman (Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of English Law and Emeritus Fellow of Downing College, University of Cambridge, and Honorary Professor of Law, University of Manchester)<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:30-7:00 p.m.<\/strong> <strong><em>Reception<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transnational Law in Peril: Responding to Threats to the Rule of Law and Legal Norms We are pleased to announce the program for the CTLS Global Conference 2026, taking place [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-2639","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2662,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2639\/revisions\/2662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2639"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/ctls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=2639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}