PIL conference at the University of Johannesburg

Comparative private international law conference; University of Johannesburg; 8-11 September 2009

Key-note speakers:
(1) Prof Dr C F Forsyth (University of Cambridge):
Reconciling classic private international law with fidelity to constitutional values

(2) Prof Dr M Martinek (University of Saarland):
The Rome I and Rome II regulations in European private international law –
a critical analysis

34 participants from 17 countries:

Cameroon (1); Canada (1); China (4); Croatia (1); Czech Republic (1); Germany (2); Israel (1); Italy (1); Japan (1); Mauritius (1); the Netherlands (2); Poland (1); Portugal (1); South Africa (7); Spain (4); United Kingdom (4); United States of America (1)

Sections on:

Private international law of obligations
Private international family law
Commercial private international law
Procedural private international law
Arbitration and private international law
Miscellaneous topics of private international law

Further information: http://www.uj.ac.za/law. Conference organiser: Prof Jan L Neels (jlneels@uj.ac.za). The provisional programme will be available shortly.