As part of the conference, such matters as the significance of the separation of powers principle, the place of the political question doctrine and the issue of justiciability in international law, as well as the questions of where the border of the collision of politics and law lays, and how to sustain political neutrality of international justice were discussed.
Mikhail Galperin moderated the first panel of the event which included Sergei Belov, Alexei Avtonomov, Alexei Ispolinov.
Baiju Vasani acted as the moderator of the second panel which included Surya P. Subedi QC, Erik Bjorge, Lindsay Reimschussel.
Photo: Anatoly Medved / TASS Photohost Agency / Saint Petersburg International Legal Forum