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Conference: Fundamental Rights in Private International Law – Present and Future in South Africa, Belgium, and The Netherlands
We are happy to share the following information on a conference organised by Robin Cupido (University of Cape Town), Benedikt Schmitz (University of Groningen), and Michiel Poesen (KU Leuven), which will be held in Leuven, Belgium, and online on 16 June 2022 (languages: Dutch and Afrikaans), with funding provided by Tijdschrift voor Privaatrecht.
The conveners invite all interested scholars to a one-day conference that explores the interplay between fundamental rights and private international law in the broadest sense. We are looking forward to the following presentations given by young PIL scholars from South Africa, Belgium, and The Netherlands:
- De sociale impact van grensoverschrijdende bedrijfsmobiliteit in Europa (Marilou Hubers, Universiteit Maastricht)
- Asymmetrische forumkeuze en recht op eerlijk proces (Nischa Vreeling, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
- Publieke belangen in het IPR-consumentenrecht (Benedikt Schmitz, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
- Bevoegdheid in het EU IPR: vehikel voor bescherming van fundamentele rechten? (Michiel Poesen, KU Leuven)
- Persoonlijke identiteit v. nationale constitutionele identiteit: interactie tussen EU recht en internationaal privaatrecht (Hester Kroeze, UGent: Raad van State)
- Die beskerming van migrante kinders in internasionale privaatreg (Robin Cupido, Universiteit van Kaapstad)
- The Right to Freedom of Religion and Conscience: A Comparative Analysis of the Doctrine of Entanglement (Mathabo Baase, Universiteit van Kaapstad)
Special thanks to Prof. Xandra Kramer (keynote speaker), and Prof. Geert van Calster and Prof. Thalia Kruger (chairs of the roundtables).
Please click here for more information and to register.
Online conference on Sustainable Finance in European Jurisdictions, 29 and 30 April 2022
The Ferenc Mádl Institute of Comparative Law, Justus Liebig University Giessen and Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) are organizing the conference Sustainable Finance in European Jurisdictions, with the aim of investigating from a comparative law perspective the regulation underpinning the capital flow into sustainable enterprises. The conference will take place at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest on 29 and 30 April 2022 and will also be transmitted via Zoom.
The conference brings together academics to present their findings on 14 different European jurisdictions, seeking to discuss regulation in order to address inconsistencies and identify the path forward. As the challenges faced in this field are global, the necessity for international collaboration appears crucial. Identifying the national regulatory interests and eventual conflicts pave the way to reform and harmonisation.
Attendance is free of charge, however prior registration is mandatory.
Cross Border Legal Issues Dialogue Seminar Series – ‘From Certainty to Uncertainty – CISG in Hong Kong’ by Prof. Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit (Online, 29 September 2022)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Centre for Comparative and Transnational Law is organising the seminar From Certainty to Uncertainty – CISG in Hong Kong
On 29th September 2021 at 12:30–2:00pm (Hong Kong Time), the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passed the Sale of Goods (United Nations Convention) Ordinance (Cap. 641) in order to give effect to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna, 1980) (CISG). The Ordinance is expected to come into force at some points in 2022. While the CISG seems like a successful international treaty with (currently) 94 State Parties, yet it is not uncommon for international commercial parties to in fact “opt out” or exclude its application as per the mechanism provided for in Article 6. Not all provisions in the CISG are written in a clear manner. Certain concepts contained therein are unfamiliar to lawyers trained in the common law legal tradition. This seminar is to argue that the decision to introduce the CISG into Hong Kong was in fact the decision to introduce uncertainty into an area of law which was once certain with well-supported statutes, case law authorities grounded upon the solid common law foundation, and advanced private international law and dispute resolution mechanisms.
About the speaker:
Dr Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit is a Lecturer in Maritime Law within the Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania. He is also holding a position of a Research Associate within the Research Centre for Private International Law in Emerging Countries, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Supporting Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association. His research interests lie in commercial conflict of laws (private international law), insurance law, private aspects of admiralty and maritime law, carriage of goods by sea, international sale of goods carried by sea, and aspects of international arbitration. His recent publications include: Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit and Dharmita Prasad (eds), Blurry Boundaries of Public and Private International Law: Towards Convergence or Divergent Still (Springer Nature 2022), Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit and Sai Ramani Garimella (eds), Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (Thomson Reuters Hong Kong Limited 2019), Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit and Sai Ramani Garimella (eds), China’s One Belt One Road Initiative and Private International Law (Routledge 2018)
CPD credit is available upon application and subject to accreditation by the Law Society of Hong Kong (currently pending).
Register here by 5 pm (Hong Kong time) on 26 May 2022 to attend the seminar.