Simon Batifort Speaks at International Law Association’s 99th Annual Meeting

Partner Simon Batifort will participate in a rapid-response panel discussion on “The Meaning of Silence in International Law,” as part of the American Branch of the International Law Association’s 99^th Annual Meeting (“International Law Weekend”), taking place from October 28-30, 2021.

Mr. Batifort and his co-panelists will address questions arising from silence in international treaties, including:

• Does silence in international treaties mean that something is permitted or precluded?

• Does silence give rise to an inference that a treaty is lex specialis or does it justify integrating international norms from different regimes?

• Can a State that remains silent be deemed to have acquiesced to a situation or be estopped from later challenging it?

To view the full conference agenda, please click here.