Programme | Conference on Private International Law and Sustainable Development in Asia

Private International Law and Sustainable Development in Asia

Date: 23 November 2024
Venue: Wuhan University School of Law, Conference Hall 120

Zoom link: Meeting ID: 846 5342 1671 Passcode: 206716

22 November 2024

06:00 PM: Conference Dinner

23 November 2024

08:30 – 09:00 AM: Registration and Welcome Coffee

09:00 – 09:05 AM: Opening Remarks

TANG Zheng, Associate Dean, Wuhan University Academy of International Law and Global Governance

09:05 – 9.15 AM: Welcome Remarks

9:15- 9:35 AM: Keynote Address (Private International Law and Sustainable Development)

Ralf Michaels, Director, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, Professor, University of Edinburgh
Hans van Loon, former Secretary General, HCCH

9:35–9:50 AM: Conference Photo and Coffee Break

9:50 – 10:50 AM: Panel 1: Family/Equality

Chair: Ralf Michaels
Panelists
- CHEN, Rong-Chwan (National Taipei University)
  - Taiwan’s Path toward SDG 5 in Private International Law
- JOLLY, Stellina; MALLA, Prakriti (South Asian University)
  - International Child Abduction Jurisprudence in India and Nepal: an Evaluation of Gender Consideration in the Attainment of SDG 5
Discussant
- NISHITANI, Yuko (Kyoto University)
- GAN Yong (Wuhan University)
Q & A

10:50 – 11:05 AM: Coffee Break

11:05-12:05 Panel 2: Migration

- YANG, Zixuan (Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law)
  - Sustain the Legal Identity for Intra-Regional Circular Migrants in Asia: From Private International Law towards Openness, Inclusiveness and Equity in the Greater Bay Area
Discussant
- Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm
- CHEN Rong-Chwan
Q & A

12:05 – 01:15 PM: Lunch Break

01:15 – 02:45 PM: Panel 3: The Role of the State

Chair: Ignacio de la Rasilla, HAN Depei Chair, Wuhan University
Panelists:
- MU, Ke (Ocean University of China)
  - State-owned Enterprises’ Role in Marching towards the Sustainable Development Goals
- FAN, Zihao (Peking University)
  - Cities’ Roles in Transnational Access to Justice and the Sustainable Value therein: An Observation on Jurisdictional Rules of Mainland China
- ZHOU, Jiabao (University of Amsterdam)
  - Private International Law as Foreign Relations Law? Reorienting Chinese Private International Law towards Sustainable Development
Discussant:
- Ralf Michaels
- HE Qisheng (Peking University)
Q & A

2:45 – 3:00 PM: Coffee Break

3:00-4:30 Panel 4: Environment/Climate Change

Chair: Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm
Panelists:
- CHONG, Adeline; SCHACHERER, Stefanie (Singapore Management University)
  - Extra-territorial Liability and Enforcement: Finding Ways to Tackle Haze Pollution in Southeast Asia
- BÙI, Thi Quynh Tran (Thuongmai University); NGUYEN, Thi Hong Trinh (Hue University)
  - Exploring the Potential for Climate Change Litigation in Vietnam: A Forward-Looking Assessment
- REYES, Anselmo (International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court, Arbitrator)
  - The Impartial Judge, Climate Change and the Conflict of Laws
Discussant:
- Hans van Loon
- XU Qingkun (Wuhan University)
Q & A

4:30-5:35 Presentations: The International Framework

Chair: TANG Zheng
Panelists:
- GOH ESCOLAR, Gérardine (HCCH)
  - Private International Law Frameworks for the Digital and Green Economies: Crucial Tools for the Realisation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- ZHAO, Ning (HCCH)
  - Navigating Transnational Litigation in Asia: The HCCH’s Contribution to Achieving SDGs through Effective Legal Frameworks
- ZHU, Lei (Wuhan University)
  - Regulating Global Anti-Competitive Conduct and the Role of Private International Law: Lessons from China
Discussant:
- TU Guangjian (Macao University)
Q & A

5:35-5:40 Closing Remarks

06:00 PM: Conference Dinner