Join for the webinar on June 3rd, 2021 at 4 pm LT time, where the international incident with Ryanair Flight 4978 will be discussed by Oxford and Lithuanian legal experts. This diversion was widely reported; however, the legal issues are still not covered in detail, the main questions being whether states may order civil aircraft flying over their territory to land for certain purposes, and whether they are entitled to compel them to do so. Moreover, the webinar will cover the responsibility under the Montreal Sabotage Convention of 1971 and The Hague Hijacking Convention of 1970, as well as other related legal issues.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Miles Jackson, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford.
- Antonios Tzanakopoulos, Associate Professor of Public International Law at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Anne’s College.
- Justinas Žilinskas, Professor of International Law at Mykolas Romeris university.
- Regina Valutytė, Professor of International Law at Mykolas Romeris university.
The discussion will be moderated by Dainius Žalimas, The President of the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, Professor at Mykolas Romeris university.
The webinar will be held in English and is planned for up to 1,5 hours. The event will be also broadcasted in MRU Youtube page.