H.E. Raimonds Vējonis, President of the Republic of Latvia, has invited the conference participants to the reception at the Riga Castle. He will address the participants the theme of security crisis to be discussed during the conference.
The 12th Annual ESIL Conference will take place in Riga, Latvia, on 8 - 10 September 2016. The Conference is hosted by the Riga Graduate School of Law in cooperation with the Latvian Constitutional Court, the Latvian Ministry of Justice and the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some 300 European and international researchers, lawyers, judges and other experts will discuss questions related to the topic: How International Law Works in Times of Crisis.
Riga Castle has been the official residence of the President of Latvia since 1922, when the post of president of Latvia was established. It is situated in the very centre of Old Riga on the bank of the River Daugava.