IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026
4 Oct - 9 Oct 2026
Session information
The role of international economic law in poverty eradication efforts
Thursday 8 October (0930 - 1045)
Committee(s)
Poverty and Social Development Committee
(Lead)
Description
The panel will bring together scholars and practitioners in trade, investment, finance and intellectual property to examine how international economic law (IEL) can advance — or inadvertently hinder — poverty eradication. Moving beyond growth averages, speakers will focus on concrete legal levers that shape fiscal space, policy autonomy and distributional outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Gabriela Kubicova | GK Legal, Bratislava, Slovak Republic; Chair, Central Regional Group, European Regional Forum |
Speakers
| Tobi Adebowale | Kredete, New York, New York, USA |
| Professor Olabisi D Akinkugbe | Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Professor Rakesh Raj Bhala | University of Kansas Law School, Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Academic and Professional Development Committee |
| Aishwarya Gairola | Dentons, New Delhi, Delhi, India; Website and Communications Officer, Poverty and Social Development Committee |