CSCW/PRIO, in co-operation with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Human Rights Centre, hosted a workshop titled “Autonomy Arrangements and Internal Territorial Conflicts: Could various forms of autonomy arrangements (including federalism) provide a viable institutional framework for resolving internal territorial conflicts?”.
Chairs: Stein Tønnesson, Director, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo and Niels Butenschøn, Director, Norwegian Human Rights Centre
Friday 14 November
08.45: |
Registration outside Einar Gerhardsen meeting room. |
09.00: |
Conditions and incentives for viable autonomy arrangements and protection of minority rights Introduction by Brendan O’Leary (Professor, University of Pennsylvania) Comments: Asbjørn Eide (Senior Fellow, Norwegian Human Rigths Centre) Discussion |
10.30: |
Coffee break |
10.50: |
The question of autonomy: A facilitator’s experience. Intervention by Erik Solheim (Ambassador, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) |
11.15: |
Managing Managing conflicts through the establishment of regional utonomy or federalism: An overview Introduction by Bob Rae (President, Forum of Federations) and Yash Ghai (Professor, Hong Kong University) Comments: Kaare Strøm (Professor, University of California) Discussion |
13.15: |
Lunch in hotel restaurant |
15.00: |
Federal and confederal cases: some examples of territorial conflict management. Introductions followed by questions and comments The experience of the Venice Commission by Thomas Markert (Deputy Secretary, Venice Commission) Switzerland: Giorgio Malinverni (Professor, University of Geneva) Belgium: Jean-Claude Scholsem (Professor, University of Liège) Russia: Pavel Baev (Senior Researcher, PRIO) Comments: Simon Hug (Professor, University of St Gallen) Discussion |
17.30: |
Close of first day |
19.00: |
Aperitif in hotel lounge |
19.30: |
Dinner in hotel restaurant |
Saturday 15 November
09.30: |
Federalism and the prospects for peace. Introductions followed by questions and comments Introduction by Nicholas Haysom (Professor, former presidential legal adviser) Bosnia: Kaarlo Tuori (Professor, University of Helsinki) Sri Lanka: Mario Gomez (Program Associate, Berghof Foundation for Conflict Studies, Colombo) Cyprus: Dan Smith (Senior Advisor, International Peace Research Institute, Oslo) Comments: Erik Solheim (Ambassador, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Discussion |
12.00: |
Concluding remarks by Jan Helgesen (legal adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) |
12.30: |
Close of conference |
12.30: |
Lunch in hotel restaurant |