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Conference kit     
 
       
Press releases     
 

Selected press echo

Kronenzeitung, Oct 22nd
(newspaperarticle, German, jpg, 175kb)

Europa Info - EU Umweltbüro, Jan 2006
(newspaperarticle, German, jpg, 900kb

 

Presentations

You will get an abstract of the presentation (pdf-format) by clicking on the presentation title. If you are interestetd in the whole article - please order the book "Updating International Nuclear Law" with the formular provided on this page. Furthermore you can see presentation transparencies (pdf-format) - if available - and listen to the orginal speech and discussion as audio file (mp3).

Panel One - The Nature of the Problem
Panel Two - The Existing Treaty and Liability Regimes
Panel Three - Treaties and Caselaw
Panel Four - The Process of Pursuing Claims
Panel Five - Legal Norms for the Operation of Nuclear Facilities Under International Human Rights Law, International Environmental Law, & General Public International Law
Panel Six - Strategies for the Future and the Role of Civil Society and NGOs

 
 
  Friday, October 21, 2005

Opening - Welcome and Thanks 
Salzburg Region Deputy Governor Dr Othmar Raus;
Heinz Stockinger & Jon Van Dyke (Organizing Committee)

Raus
Raus
mp3 - 3,3MB
Stockinger
Stockinger
mp3 - 7,4MB
Van Dyke
Van Dyke
mp3 - 0,8MB
 
 
  Panel One - The Nature of the Problem
Chair: Jon Van Dyke, University of Hawaii Law School
     
  The Safety Concerns Presented by the Temelin Nuclear Power Plant, Czech Republic (abstract German, pdf, 255kb; abstract English)
Dalibor Strasky, nuclear engineer, consultant to the Czech Environment Ministry


Strasky
german, 4MB

Strasky
Strasky
mp3 - 6,7MB
     
  Legal and Political Actions Related to the Temelin Plant (abstract, pdf, 245kb)
Dana Kuchtová, chairperson of the South Bohemian Mothers Opposed to Temelin
Kuchtova
Kuchtová
mp3 - 9,6MB
     
  The Juridical Lessons Learned from the Chernobyl Accident and the Legal Framework Needed to Deal with Future Accidents (abstract, 265kb)
Alla Yaroshinskaya, President of the Ecological Charity Fund & Co-chair of the Russian Ecological Congress
Yaroshinskaya
Yaroshinskaya
mp3 - 6,6MB
     
  Summary of Long-Term Risks Created by Prolonged Contact with Low-Level Radiation (abstract, pdf, 245kb)
Inge Schmitz-Feuerhake, Gesellschaft für Strahlenschutz e.V., Köln
Schmitz-Feuerhake
Schmitz-Feuerhake mp3 - 5,9MB
     
  The Challenge of Presenting the Risks of Nuclear Radiation in Court Cases
(abstract, pdf, 245kb)
Chris Busby, University of Liverpool and Low Level Radiation Campaign (LLRC)

Busby - 3,5MB

Busby
Busby
mp3 - 9,8MB

 
  Panel Two - The Existing Treaty and Liability Regimes
Chair: Heinz Stockinger, chairperson of the Salzburg Platform Against Nuclear Dangers (PLAGE) 		  
     
  State Responsibility and Liability for Nuclear Damage (abstract, 240kb)
Alexandre Kiss, President European Council on the Environment, Director emeritus CNRS		  

Kiss
Kiss
mp3 - 9,9MB

     
  The European Union's Actions and Inactions Regarding the Olkiluoto Reactor in Finland and the German Tax-Free Provisions Related to Nuclear Facilities (abstract, pdf, 245kb)
Dörte Fouquet, attorney, Hamburg - Brussels

Fouquet - 330kb

Fouquet
Fouquet
 mp3 - 6,8MB
     
  The Problems and Gaps in the Existing Treaties (Vienna and Paris Treaties) and an Analysis of How an Actual Claim Would Be Brought Under the Current Existing Treaty Regime in the Event of a Nuclear Incident (abstract, pdf, 275kb)
Duncan Currie, attorney, New Zealand

Currie - 1,7MB
Currie
Currie
mp3 - 10,1MB
     
  The Caselaw of the European Court of Human Rights (abstract, 80kb)
Michael Geistlinger, University of Salzburg Faculty of Law

Geistlinger - 580kb
Geistlinger
Geistlinger
mp3 - 6,4MB
     
  The Current State and Future Prospects of Nuclear Power in Europe (abstract, pdf, 240kb)
Antony Froggatt, energy consultant, London 

Froggatt - 350kb
Froggatt
Froggatt
mp3 - 13,7MB
 
 
Saturday, October 22, 2005
The Existing Legal Regime 		  
     
  Panel Three - Treaties and Caselaw
Chair: Michael Geistlinger, University of Salzburg Faculty of Law
  
     
  An Overview of Enforceable Environmental Rights, Focusing on Decisions of International Tribunals and International Settlements (abstract, pdf, 290kb)
Ved Nanda, University of Denver Law School		  
Nanda
Nanda
mp3 - 7,4MB
     
 

Litigation in the French courts: The Limousin Sources and Rivers Society v. GOGEMA (abstract, French, pdf, 40kb; abstract English, pdf, 265kB)
Bernard Drobenko, University of Limoges Faculty of Law and Economy

  
Drobenko
Drobenko
mp3 - 3,8MB
     
  The Financial Stakes Behind the Lawsuit The Limousin Sources and Rivers Society v. COGEMA (abstract, French, pdf, 40kb; abstract English, pdf, 265kB)
Jean-Jacques Gouguet, University of Limoges Faculty of Law and Economy		  
Gouguet
Gouquet
mp3 - 10,3MB
     
  Caselaw in the United States (abstract, pdf, 60kb)
Lakshman Guruswamy, University of Colorado Law School

Guruswamy - 4,8MB
Guruswamy
Guruswamy
mp3 - 5,9MB
     
  Nuclear Free Zones and Other Regional Strategies to Reduce the Risks of Injury from Nuclear Facilities (abstract, pdf, 270kb)
Raul Montenegro, University of Córdoba Department of Evolutionary Biology, president of Environment Defense Foundation FUNAM

Montenegro - 60kb

Montenegro
Montenegro
mp3 - 7,9MB

     
  On the Necessity and Ways to Reform the Euratom Treaty (abstract, pdf, 245kb)
Hans-Josef Fell, MoP (German Bundestag), Vice-President of Eurosolar Germany		  

Fell
Fell
mp3 - 9,2MB

 
  Panel Four - The Process of Pursuing Claims
Chair: Diane Sammons, attorney, Livingstone, NJ		  
     
  The Marshall Islands Nuclear Claims Tribunal (abstract, pdf, 265kb)
Davor Pevec, attorney, Los Angeles and Honolulu


Pevec - 10,3MB

Pevec
Pevec
mp3 - 7,5MB

     
  Procedural Rights to Participate in Decisions Related to Nuclear Facilities (abstract, German, pdf, 40kb; abstract English, pdf, 245kB)
Helmut Hüttinger, attorney, Salzburg		  

Hüttinger
Hüttinger
mp3 - 4,6MB

     
  How Is "Damage" or "Injury" to Be Measured and What Body Should Undertake This Assessment? (abstract, pdf, 265kb)
Jon Van Dyke, University of Hawaii Law School


Van Dyke - 2,8MB

VanDyke
Van Dyke
mp3 - 9,5MB

     
  The Austrian Atomic Liability Act (abstract, pdf, 265kb)
Monika Hinteregger, University of Graz Faculty of Law


Hinteregger - 120kb

Hinteregger
Hinteregger
mp3 - 5,9MB
     
  Legal Instruments to Phase Out Nuclear Facilities: Initiative and Referendum
Leo Seserko, University of Ljubljiana (SI)


Seserko - 65kb

Seserko
Seserko
mp3 - 5,3MB

     
  What Issues Require Further Development (focusing on Developing a Comprehensive Liability Regime, Transboundary Equity, Intergenerational Equity, and the International Law Commission Draft on State Responsibility) (abstract, pdf, 65kb)
Linda Malone, William and Mary Law School, Williamsburg, VA


Malone - 35kb

Malone
Malone
mp3 - 8,3MB

 
 
Sunday, October 23, 2005
The Right to a Safe and Healthful Environment
  
     
  Panel Five - Legal Norms for the Operation of Nuclear Facilities Under International Human Rights Law, International Environmental Law, and General Public International Law
Chair: Antony Froggatt, energy consultant, London		  
     
  What Specific Environmental Rights Have Been Recognized? (focusing on The Right to a Clean and Healthful Environment - The Right to Life - The Right to Family and Privacy) (abstract, pdf, 265kb)
Dinah Shelton, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.		  

Shelton
Shelton
mp3 - 5,5MB

     
  Is the Human Right to Environment Recognized Under International Law?
(abstract, pdf, 245kb)
Luis E. Rodriguez-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico Law School		  

Rodriguez
Rodriguez-Rivera
mp3 - 5,2MB

     
  From Chernobyl to Wackersdorf: On the Responsibility of Politicians and Officials Under Criminal Law (abstract, pdf, 270kb)
Otto Triffterer, University of Salzburg Faculty of Law		  

Triffterer
Triffterer
mp3 - 8,5MB
  Panel Six - Strategies for the Future and the Role of Civil Society and NGOs
Chair: Per De Rijk, World Information Service on Energy (WISE), Amsterdam
 
 

Round-Table Discussing Specific Follow-up Activities
Organizing Committee, Presenters, persons with a strong background of relevant activities

--> draft conference conclusion by Alexandre Kiss, Jon Van Dyke and Michael Geistlinger
--> declaration of support signed by participiants of the conference