Application Now Open: The Hague Academy of International Law’s Advanced Course in Hong Kong – 2nd Edition (2024)

The second edition of the HAIL Advanced Courses in Hong Kong, organised in cooperation with with the Asian Academy of International Law and (AAIL) and the Hong Kong Department of Justice, will take place on 2-6 December 2024 with a focus on one of the key features of Private International Law, namely Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters, in particular the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention.

For this Advanced Course, the Secretary-General of The Hague Academy of International Law (Professor Jean-Marc Thouvenin) has invited leading academics and practitioners from around the world to Hong Kong, including Teresa Cheng (AAIL), Giuditta Cordero-Moss (University of Oslo),  Pietro Franzina (Cahtolic University of Milan), Judge Shen Hongyu (Supreme People’s Court, China), Matthias Lehmann (University of Vienna) and Matthias Weller (University of Bonn), who will deliver eight expert lectures on:

Lecture 1: ‘Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Decisions: General Presentation’ (Teresa Cheng)
Lecture 2: ‘Contemporary Approaches to the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: A Comparative Overview’ (Pietro Franzina)
Lecture 3: ‘Public Policy as a Limit to Enforcement and Recognition’ (Giuditta Cordero-Moss)
Lecture 4: , ‘Unfolding the 2019 Hague Convention: Genesis, Ratifications, Scope, Key Provisions, and China’s Perspective on International Recognition and Enforcement’ (Judge Shen Hongyu)
Lecture 5: ‘Jurisdictional Filters I: General Concept; Residence and Choice of Court’ (Matthias Weller)
Lecture 6: ‘Judgments that Ruled on Preliminary Questions Outside the Scope of the Convention and Judgments that Consist of Severable Parts’ (Pietro Franzina)
Lecture 7: ‘Jurisdictional Filters II: Contract, Tort, forum rei sitae’ (Matthias Weller)
Lecture 8: ‘Arts. 22 and 25 of the HCCH Judgment Convention’ (Teresa Cheng)

In addition, Matthias Lehmann will deliver expert lectures on ‘Crypto Currency and International Law’ in the afternoon. He will also offer an Introduction to ‘International Comparative Law’ as a separate one-day event on 30 November 2024 (separate registration and fee required; see here).

The registration fee of HK$ 10,000 includes daily lunch and refreshments. Full attendance is mandatory. Interested candidates are invited to complete the online application form by 18 October 2024. All applications are subject to review. Succesful applicants will receive email confirmation by 11 November 2024. Registered participants will have pre-course access to the HAIL e-learning platform that provides reading materials prepared by the lecturers. A certificate of attendance will be awarded to participant with a perfect attendance record.

For further information provided by the organisers, please refer to the attached eFlyer and the AAIL Event Webpage. There you will also find all the necessary information regarding the separate Comparative Law Short-Course.