by Zeynep Derya Tarman
on July 17, 2019
Written by Cem Veziroglu
Cem Veziroglu, doctoral candidate at the University of Istanbul and research assistant at Koc University Law School has provided us with an abstract of his paper forthcoming in the European Company and Financial Law Review.
Arbitrating Corporate Law Disputes: A Comparative Analysis of Turkish, Swiss and German Law
The resolution of corporate law disputes by arbitration rather than litigation in national courts has been frequently favoured due to several advantages of arbitration, as well as the risks related to the lack of judicial independence, particularly in emerging markets. While the availability of arbitration appears to be a major factor influencing investment decisions, and there is a strong commercial interest in arbitrating corporate law disputes, the issue is unsurprisingly debated in respect of certain characteristics of the joint stock company as a legal entity. Hence the issue comprises a series of legal challenges related to both corporate law and arbitration law. Read more...
by Zeynep Derya Tarman
on October 22, 2018
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to attend the International Investment and Trade Agreements: Recent Developments and Problems Conference to be hosted by the University of Marmara, School of Law, Department of Private International Law, and Economic Development Foundation (IKV).
The main goal of the conference is to discuss recent developments in the field of international investment and trade law.
We are looking forward to welcoming our colleagues from all around the world to participate in this international meeting.
Venue: TOBB PLAZA, Levent, the European Side of Istanbul, Turkey.
Date: 25th October 2018.
Further information: http://etkinlik.marmara.edu.tr/uluslararasiyatirim
Yours Sincerely,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Erkan
Conference Co-Chair
by Zeynep Derya Tarman
on October 8, 2018
Dear Colleague,
We are pleased to invite you to attend the Contractual Issues in Private International Law Conference to be hosted by the University of Marmara, School of Law, Department of Private International Law, Sultanahmet campus in the European side of Istanbul, Turkey on the 11th October 2018.
If you need any further information about the conference, please follow the link below:
http://etkinlik.marmara.edu.tr/contractsinpil
Yours Sincerely,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Erkan
Conference Co-Chair
by Zeynep Derya Tarman
on August 10, 2018
Dear all,
We would like to inform you that an international conference on ‘International Investment and Trade Agreements: Recent Developments and Problems’ is going to be held in Istanbul, Turkey on 25 October 2018. The conference will be jointly organized by Marmara University Faculty of Law and Economic Development Foundation (IKV).
The main goal of the conference is to discuss the recent developments in the field of international investment and trade law. In this regard, it is possible to submit papers regarding various issues such as international investment agreements, international trade agreements, current legal developments regarding the World Trade Organization (WTO), trade quotas and non-tariff barriers, new generation free trade agreements, the trade policy of the European Union and its effects on national laws.
We invite our colleagues wishing to present a paper in this conference to send their abstracts to our email address ikvinvestment2018@gmail.com. We kindly request that the abstracts include the name of the study as well as the name, title, workplace and contact information of the author and consist of 300 to 500 words.
Please note that the deadline for the submission of abstracts is 1 September 2018.
For further information, please see the conference website: http://etkinlik.marmara.edu.tr/en/uluslararasiyatirim
We are looking forward to hosting you in Istanbul.
by Zeynep Derya Tarman
on August 10, 2018
Dear all,
We would like to inform you that an international conference on ‘Contractual Issues in Private International Law’ is going to be held in Istanbul, Turkey on 11 October 2018 by Marmara University Faculty of Law.
The main goal of the conference is to study and discuss contractual matters in international legal practice within the context of private international law discipline. In this regard, it is possible to submit papers regarding various issues such as applicable law to international commercial contracts, jurisdiction agreements, international commercial arbitration, contract-related matters in international family law, contracts of carriage in private international law and party autonomy in private international law.
We invite our colleagues wishing to present a paper in this conference to send their abstracts to our email address pilcontracts2018@yahoo.com. We kindly request that the abstracts include the name of the study as well as the name, title, workplace and contact information of the author and consist of 300 to 500 words.
Please note that the deadline for the submission of abstracts is 20 August 2018.
For further information, please see the conference website: http://etkinlik.marmara.edu.tr/en/contractsinpil
We are looking forward to hosting you in Istanbul.
by Zeynep Derya Tarman
on July 30, 2018
Dear LSGL members,
We are pleased to announce that there will be a winter academic conference on the topic of Global Social Justice, hosted by the Department of Law, Juridicum, at the Stockholm University, Sweden, on Tuesday, 19 February in conjunction with the Dean’s meeting planned for 18 February, 2019. We ask that you send the attached call for papers to any senior and/or junior researchers at your institutions who may be interested in participating on a panel within the topic. Potential themes include:
• The globalization of discrimination protections (e.g., labour/employment discrimination; gender-based discrimination including issues relating to the #MeToo movement)
• Equality in global trade – the roles of the WTO and other international actors
• Environmental law as a guarantor of global social justice
• Corporate social responsibility – An avenue to greater global justice?
• The potential role of digital technology in promoting global social justice Read more...
by Zeynep Derya Tarman
on July 12, 2018
A special call for applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship aimed at threatened researchers from developing countries (one or two bursaries can be awarded). The details of the fellowship conditions are available here. The deadline for submitting the application is August 31, 2018 at noon.
by Zeynep Derya Tarman
on July 11, 2018
Marmara University Law School in Istanbul/TURKEY is organizing an international conference on Contractual Issues in Private International Law on 11 October 2018. All the information regarding the application can be found at http://etkinlik.marmara.edu.tr/contractsinpil
