{ "title": "IMF Administrative Tribunal - IMFAT 30th Anniversary Program", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/en/about/imfat-index/imfat-events-anniversary", "canonical": "https://www.imf.org/en/about/imfat-index/imfat-events-anniversary", "overlayPath": "/en/about/imfat-index/imfat-events-anniversary/index.md", "summary": "The event will gather distinguished speakers, experts in the field, and key stakeholders.", "sections": [ { "heading": "Conference overview", "content": "- Event: IMF Administrative Tribunal 30th Anniversary Conference\n- Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025\n- Theme: International Administrative Law in Changing and Challenging Times\n- Co-sponsors: American Society of International Law (ASIL) and Société française pour le droit international (SFDI)\n- Contact for questions and registration: ATBReception@imf.org\n- Reception time: 5:00 PM" }, { "heading": "Program structure and schedule highlights", "content": "- Full-day conference with registration, welcoming address, opening speeches, three primary sessions, keynote, commentators, closing remarks, and reception.\n- Lunch and coffee break are included in the program schedule." }, { "heading": "Sessions, topics, and featured questions", "content": "- Session 1 — The Sources of International Administrative Law\n - Moderator: Professor John Crook, international arbitrator, former Judge of the NATO Administrative Tribunal (NATOAT)\n - Rapporteur: Anna Holloway, Senior Legal Counsel, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)\n - Topic 1: What law or laws are applied by IATs?\n - Speakers: Judge Maria Vicien Milburn; Me Rémi Cèbe\n - Topic 2: Administrative practice as a source of international administrative law (IAL) before IATs\n - Speakers: Brian Patterson; Judge Raul Pangalangan\n - Topic 3: Precedent and international administrative tribunals (\"IATs\")\n - Speakers: Mercedes Carrillo; Paul Jean Le Cannu\n - Topic 4: The International Law Commission's work on the settlement of disputes to which international organizations are parties – an overview\n - Speaker: Professor August Reinisch\n - Q&A follows topics\n\n- Session 2 — Recent Developments in International Administrative Law\n - Chair/Facilitators: Judge Deborah Thomas-Felix; Véronique Truchon-Lachapelle\n - Topic 1: Evolutions and possible reforms in international administrative law\n - Question: Should IATs be granted jurisdiction not only over challenges to individual decisions but also regulatory decisions?\n - Speakers addressing question: Judge Joan Powers; Judge Thomas Laker\n - Question: Should IATs, as tribunals of last resort, consider having an appeals system?\n - Speakers addressing question: Juliet E. Johnson; Judge Celia Goldman\n - Topic 2: Emerging trends and human rights before IATs\n - Question: Retreat or expansion - To what extent do litigants and judges rely on human rights law in IAL litigation?\n - Speakers: Judge Kieran Bradley; Judge Paul Lemmens\n - Continued discussion after lunch:\n - Question: Should the jurisdiction of IATs extend to a wider range of subject matters, such as issues of procurement, to become more akin to the jurisdiction of domestic administrative tribunals?\n - Speakers: Judge Pablo Sandonato de León; Jodi Glasow\n\n- Session 3 — Immunities of International Organizations, Independence of IATs, and Selection of IAT Members\n - Speaker: Judge Andrew Nyirenda\n - Contributor: Salim S. Sleiman" }, { "heading": "Key speakers, commentators, and roles", "content": "- Welcoming and opening speakers:\n - Judge Nassib G. Ziadé, President of the IMF Administrative Tribunal (IMFAT), President of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT)\n - Mélida Hodgson, President of the American Society of International Law (ASIL)\n - Nicola Bonucci, Vice-President of the Société française pour le droit international (SFDI), Chair of the Advisory Board of the European Space Agency (ESA)\n - Judge Femi Elias, Judge ad hoc, International Court of Justice; President of the OPEC Fund Administrative Tribunal; Chairman of the Administrative Tribunal of the Islamic Development Bank\n- Keynote Speaker:\n - Judge Nassib G. Ziadé, President of the IMFAT and the UNAT\n- Commentators:\n - Prof. Peter Bekker\n - Kathryn Nelson-Indre\n - Yan Liu\n- Closing remarks:\n - Professor Sean Murphy\n - Professor Edith Brown Weiss" }, { "heading": "Registration and materials", "content": "- Conference program available for download (PDF) as the detailed program of sessions and speakers.\n- Organizers invite contact with the Registry of the IMF Administrative Tribunal at ATBReception@imf.org for questions and registration." } ], "bullets": [ "Event: IMF Administrative Tribunal 30th Anniversary Conference", "Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025", "Theme: International Administrative Law in Changing and Challenging Times", "Co-sponsors: American Society of International Law (ASIL) and Société française pour le droit international (SFDI)", "Contact for questions and registration: ATBReception@imf.org", "Reception time: 5:00 PM", "Full-day conference with registration, welcoming address, opening speeches, three primary sessions, keynote, commentators, closing remarks, and reception.", "Lunch and coffee break are included in the program schedule.", "Session 1 — The Sources of International Administrative Law", "Session 2 — Recent Developments in International Administrative Law", "Session 3 — Immunities of International Organizations, Independence of IATs, and Selection of IAT Members", "Welcoming and opening speakers:", "Keynote Speaker:", "Commentators:", "Closing remarks:", "Conference program available for download (PDF) as the detailed program of sessions and speakers.", "Organizers invite contact with the Registry of the IMF Administrative Tribunal at ATBReception@imf.org for questions and registration.", "**2025 10 28 Conference Progr Imfat 30th Anniv Tokbcorr2**", "**INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL — Code of Judicial Conduct**", "**conclusion sustained that factors other than discrimination affected Applicant’s career**", "**Revised Decision on the protection of privacy and method of publication**" ], "related": [ { "title": "2025 10 28 Conference Progr Imfat 30th Anniv Tokbcorr2", "role": "document", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/imfat/2025-10-28-conference-progr-imfat-30th-anniv-tokbcorr2.pdf", "summary": { "path": "/-/media/files/imfat/2025-10-28-conference-progr-imfat-30th-anniv-tokbcorr2.pdf.md", "mime": "text/markdown" }, "binary": { "path": "/-/media/files/imfat/2025-10-28-conference-progr-imfat-30th-anniv-tokbcorr2.pdf", "mime": "application/pdf" } }, { "title": "INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL — Code of Judicial Conduct", "role": "document", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/imfat/imfatconduct.pdf", "summary": { "path": "/-/media/files/imfat/imfatconduct.pdf.md", "mime": "text/markdown" }, "binary": { "path": "/-/media/files/imfat/imfatconduct.pdf", "mime": "application/pdf" } }, { "title": "conclusion sustained that factors other than discrimination affected Applicant’s career", "role": "document", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/imfat/index1.pdf", "summary": { "path": "/-/media/files/imfat/index1.pdf.md", "mime": "text/markdown" }, "binary": { "path": "/-/media/files/imfat/index1.pdf", "mime": "application/pdf" } }, { "title": "Revised Decision on the protection of privacy and method of publication", "role": "document", "sourceUrl": "https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/imfat/revdec060806.pdf", "summary": { "path": "/-/media/files/imfat/revdec060806.pdf.md", "mime": "text/markdown" }, "binary": { "path": "/-/media/files/imfat/revdec060806.pdf", "mime": "application/pdf" } } ], "alternates": { "markdown": "/en/about/imfat-index/imfat-events-anniversary/index.md", "json": "/en/about/imfat-index/imfat-events-anniversary/index.json", "bundleManifest": "/en/about/imfat-index/imfat-events-anniversary/bundle-manifest.json" }, "generatedAtUtc": "2026-10-01T02:16:53.499Z" }