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Munich Dispute Resolution Day on 6 May 2022: Human Rights Cases before Civil Courts and Arbitral Tribunals in Germany
by Wolfgang Hau, University of Munich
This year’s Dispute Resolution Day of the Munich Center for Dispute Resolution on 6 May is dedicated to the above mentioned highly topical issue: Can companies in Germany be held responsible for human rights violations that have occurred somewhere in the global supply chain? Are civil lawsuits and commercial arbitration at all suitable for enforcing international human rights obligations of business enterprises? Such and related questions will be examined and discussed by renowned speakers. The conference will be held in German at the University of Munich. You can find the programme and registration information here:
https://www.mucdr.jura.uni-muenchen.de/munich_dispute_resolution_day/drd-2022-flyer.pdf
Registration now open: The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention – Bonn University / HCCH Conference (9 and 10 September 2022)
Conference
The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention:
Cornerstones – Prospects – Outlook
Registration now open!
Dates: Friday, 9 September 2022, and Saturday, 10 September 2022
Venue: Universitätsclub Bonn, Konviktstraße 9, D – 53113 Bonn
Registration: sekretariat.weller@jura.uni-bonn.de
| Registration fee: | € 200.- |
| Young Scholars rate (limited capacity): | € 100.- |
| Conference Dinner on 9 September 2022: | € 50.- |
Registration: Please register with sekretariat.weller@jura.uni-bonn.de. Clearly indicate whether you want to benefit from the young scholars’ reduction of the conference fees and whether you want to participate in the conference dinner. You will receive an invoice for the respective conference fee and, if applicable, for the conference dinner. Please make sure that we receive your payment at least two weeks in advance. After receiving your payment we will send out a confirmation of your registration. This confirmation will allow you to access the conference hall and the conference dinner.
Please note: Access will only be granted if you are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Please confirm in your registration that you are, and attach an e-copy of your vaccination document. Please follow further instructions on site. Thank you for your cooperation.
Further information: https://www.jura.uni-bonn.de/professur-prof-dr-weller/the-hcch-2019-judgments-convention-cornerstones-prospects-outlook-conference-on-9-and-10-september-2022
Programme
Friday, 9 September 2022
| 8.30 a.m. | Registration |
| 9.00 a.m. | Welcome notes
Prof Dr Wulf-Henning Roth, Director of the Zentrum für Europäisches Wirtschaftsrecht, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary General of the HCCH
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| Part I: Cornerstones
1. Scope of application Prof Dr Xandra Kramer, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Utrecht University, Netherlands 2. Judgments, Recognition, Enforcement Prof Dr Wolfgang Hau, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany 3. Indirect jurisdiction Prof Dr Pietro Franzina, Catholic University of Milan, Italy 4. Grounds for refusal Dr Marcos Dotta Salgueiro, Adj. Professor of Private International Law, Law Faculty, UR, Uruguay; Director of International Law Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uruguay 5. Trust management: Establishment of relations between Contracting States Dr João Ribeiro-Bidaoui, First Secretary, HCCH / Dr Cristina Mariottini, Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for International, European and Regulatory Law Luxemburg
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| 1.00 p.m.
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Lunch Break
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| Part II: Prospects for the World
1. The HCCH System for choice of court agreements: Relationship of the HCCH Judgments Convention 2019 to the HCCH 2005 Convention on Choice of Court Agreements Prof Dr Paul Beaumont, University of Stirling, United Kingdom 2. European Union Andreas Stein, Head of Unit, DG JUST – A1 “Civil Justice”, European Commission 3. Canada, USA Professor Linda J. Silberman, Clarence D. Ashley Professor of Law, Co-Director, Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law, New York University School of Law, USA Professor Geneviève Saumier, Peter M. Laing Q.C. Professor of Law, McGill Faculty of Law, Canada 4. Southeast European Neighbouring and EU Candidate Countries Prof Dr Ilija Rumenov, Associate Professor at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia |
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| 8.00 p.m. | Conference Dinner (€ 50.-) |
Saturday, 10 September 2022
| 9.00 a.m. | Part II: Prospects for the World (continued)
5. Middle East and North Africa (including Gulf Cooperation Council) Prof Dr Beligh Elbalti, Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Law and Politics at Osaka University, Japan 6. Sub-Saharan Africa (including Commonwealth of Nations) Prof Dr Abubakri Yekini, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Prof Dr Chukwuma Okoli, Postdoctoral Researcher in Private International Law at the T.M.C. Asser Institute, Netherlands 7. Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) Prof Dr Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, Director of Internationalisation, Senior Lecturer in International Private Law, School of Law, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom 8. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Prof Dr Adeline Chong, Associate Professor of Law, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University, Singapore 9. China (including Belt and Road Initiative) Prof Dr Zheng (Sophia) Tang, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom
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| 1.00 p.m.
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Lunch Break
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| Part III: Outlook
1. Lessons from the Genesis of the Judgments Project Dr Ning Zhao, Senior Legal Officer, HCCH 2. International Commercial Arbitration and Judicial Cooperation in civil matters: Towards an Integrated Approach José Angelo Estrella-Faria, Principal Legal Officer and Head, Legislative Branch, International Trade Law Division, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations; Former Secretary General of UNIDROIT 3. General Synthesis and Future Perspectives Hans van Loon, Former Secretary General of the HCCH |
‘Austerity policies and litigation costs reforms’ (Erasmus School of Law, 20 April 2022, online)
In the context of the Vici project ‘Affordable Access to Justice’, the project team (Erasmus School of Law) is organising a series of online seminars dedicated to the Trends and Challenges in Costs and Funding of Civil Justice.
The next session is scheduled for Wednesday, 20 April 2022 (14:00-16:00 CET) on the topic: Austerity policies and litigation costs reforms.
The relationship between access to justice, efficiency of courts, and litigation costs has never been an easy one. Yet, finding a proper balance has never been more challenging than in recent times. The EU economic crises of the last decade and austerity policies deeply affected justice budgets in several EU Member States and triggered justice reforms, particularly in the area of litigation costs. Building on the experiences of three EU jurisdictions that have been greatly affected by such developments (namely, Greece, Portugal, and Spain), the seminar will assess the impact of austerity measures on access to justice.
Speakers: Panagiotis Perakis (Vice President CCBE), Paula Costa e Silva (Lisbon University), Fernando Gascón Inchausti (Complutense University of Madrid)
To attend the online event, please register here.
With thanks to Adriani Dori for the tip-off.