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JPIL-SMU Virtual Conference on Conflicts of Jurisdiction on 23 to 24 June 2022 and postponement of the biennial JPIL Conference until 2023
The Journal of Private International Law and the Singapore Management University will hold a virtual conference on 23 to 24 June 2022. The theme of the conference is Conflicts of Jurisdiction. The conference is designed to assist with the ongoing work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) on Jurisdiction. The speakers are leading private international law scholars and experts, many of whom are directly involved in the ongoing negotiations at the HCCH. Registration to attend the conference will open nearer the time.
The biennial Journal of Private International Law Conference has been delayed until 2023 in order to enable it to take place in person at the Singapore Management University. This conference will be based on a call for papers. We will announce further details in due course.
Conference on Conflicts of Jurisdiction
23-24 June 2022
Organised by the Journal of Private International Law and the Singapore Management University
(SGT=Singapore Time; BST=British Summer Time)
Day 1
Session 1 Thursday 23 June 2022 – The Common Law Approaches to Conflicts of Jurisdiction
Chair: Professor Jonathan Harris (QC) (King’s College London)
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 18.00-18.05 SGT
11.00-11.05 BST |
Professor Jonathan Harris (QC) (King’s College London) | Welcome by Chair |
| 18.05-18.10 SGT
11.05-11.10 BST |
Dean of Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University | Opening comments |
| 18.10-18.35 SGT
11.10-11.35 BST |
Professor Campbell McLachlan QC (Victoria University, New Zealand) | Overview of some key issues in relation to conflicts of jurisdiction |
| 18.35-19.00 SGT
11.35-12.00 BST |
Dr Ardavan Arzandeh (National University of Singapore) | The Scottish, English and Singapore approach of forum non conveniens in conflicts of jurisdiction cases |
| 19.00-19.25 SGT
12.00-12.25 BST |
Professor Ronald Brand (University of Pittsburgh) | The US approach to forum non conveniens in conflicts of jurisdiction cases |
| 19.25-19.50 SGT
12.25-12.50 BST |
Professor Mary Keyes (Griffith University) | The Australian approach to forum non conveniens in conflicts of jurisdiction cases |
| 19.50-20.05 SGT
12.50-13.05 BST |
Q&A | |
| 20.05-20.20 SGT
13.05-13.20 BST |
Break |
Session 2 Thursday 23 June 2022 – Civilian Approaches to Conflicts of Jurisdiction
Chair: Professor Kei Takeshita (Hitotsubashi University and Chair of the HCCH Working Group on Jurisdiction)
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 20.20-20.25 SGT
13.20-13.25 BST |
Professor Kei Takeshita (Hitotsubashi University and Chair of the HCCH Working Group on Jurisdiction) | Welcome by Chair |
| 20.25-20.50 SGT
13.25-13.50 BST |
Professor Tanja Domej (University of Zurich) | The EU and Lugano Convention approaches to conflicts of jurisdiction for internal cases (ie within the EU or between Contracting States to the Lugano Convention) |
| 20.50-21.15 SGT
13.50-14.15 BST |
Professor Geert Van Calster (KU Leuven) | The EU approach to conflicts of jurisdiction with non-EU and Lugano States (Articles 33 and 34 of Brussels Ia Regulation)
|
| 21.15-21.40 SGT
14.15-14.40 BST |
Professors Nadia De Araujo and Marcelo De Nardi (Brazil) | Latin American approaches to conflicts of jurisdiction in international cases
|
| 21.40-22.05 SGT
14.40-15.05 BST |
Professor Zheng (Sophia) Tang (University of Wuhan and Newcastle University) | Chinese and some other civilian approaches in Asia to conflicts of jurisdiction
|
| 22.05-22.20 SGT
15.05-15.20 BST |
Q&A |
Day 2
Session 3 Friday 24 June 2022 – Work at the Hague Conference on Private International Law on Conflicts of Jurisdiction
Chair: Professor Paul Beaumont (University of Stirling)
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 18.00-18.05 SGT
11.00-11.05 BST |
Professor Paul Beaumont (University of Stirling) | Welcome by Chair |
| 18.05-18.30 SGT
11.05-11.30 BST |
Professor Fausto Pocar (University of Milan) | The work on the Judgments Project in the Hague in the 1990s culminating in the interim text of 2001 |
| 18.30-18.55 SGT
11.30-11.55 BST |
Professor David McClean (University of Sheffield) | Lessons from family law notably the provisions on conflicts of jurisdiction including transfers of jurisdiction in the Child Protection Convention 1996 |
| 18.55-19.20 SGT
11.55-12.20 BST |
Dr João Ribeiro-Bidaoui (First Secretary, HCCH) | The revived Jurisdiction Project in the Hague – from Experts’ Group to Working Group – possible solutions on conflicts of jurisdiction |
| 19.20-19.45 SGT
12.20-12.45 BST |
Professor Matthias Lehmann (University of Vienna) | Challenges and opportunities for a new binding global instrument on conflicts of jurisdiction |
| 19.45-20.00 SGT
12.45-13.00 BST |
Q&A | |
| 20.00-20.15 SGT
13.00-13.15 BST |
Break |
Session 4 Friday 24 June 2022 – Work at the Hague Conference on Private International Law on Conflicts of Jurisdiction (continued)
Chair: Dr Adeline Chong (Singapore Management University)
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 20.15-20.20 SGT
13.15-13.20 BST |
Dr Adeline Chong (Singapore Management University) | Welcome by Chair |
| 20.20-20.45 SGT
13.20-13.45 BST |
Professor Trevor Hartley (London School of Economics) | Balancing forum non conveniens and lis pendens (same parties and same subject matter) in a new global instrument on conflicts of jurisdiction |
| 20.45-21.10 SGT
13.45-14.10 BST |
Professor Yeo Tiong Min (Singapore Management University) | Dealing with related actions in a new global instrument on conflicts of jurisdiction |
| 21.10-21.35 SGT
14.10-14.35 BST |
Professor Franco Ferrari (NYU) | Conflicts between courts and arbitration in international cases and how to resolve them in a new global instrument on conflicts of jurisdiction |
| 21.35-22.00 SGT
14.35-15.00 BST |
Justice Anselmo Reyes (Singapore International Commercial Court and Doshisha University) | International commercial courts’ approaches to conflicts of jurisdiction and how they fit with a new global instrument on conflicts of jurisdiction |
| 22.00-22.15 SGT
15.00-15.15 BST |
Q&A | |
| 22.15-22.20 SGT
15.15-15.20 BST |
Professor Jonathan Harris, Professor Paul Beaumont, Dr Adeline Chong | Closing remarks |
2021 UNCITRAL ASIA PACIFIC DAY UNCITRAL RCAP-UM JOINT CONFERENCE 2021 CONQUERING THE COVID: ENHANCING ECONOMIC RECOVERY THROUGH HARMONIZATION OF LAW GOVERNING MSMES
On 17 December 2021, the UNCITRAL RCAPUM Joint Conference, an event celebrating the 2021 UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day, is scheduled in the University of Macau (Macau SAR) under the title “Conquering the COVID: Enhancing Economic Recovery through Harmonization of Law Governing MSMEs”. This is the annual conference rising from the successful cooperation between the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RCAP) and the University of Macau since 2014. The UNCITRAL RCAP-UM Joint Conference 2021 intends to bring together a group of distinguished experts and scholars to analyze contemporary issues related to the current agenda of UNCITRAL impacting MSMEs and the legal instruments resulting from its previous works. The conference will focus on the following tracks: 1. MSMEs formation: simplification of practices in business registration and transformation of business establishment procedures. 2. Creating congenial legal environment for MSMEs in special economic zones through legal harmonization: regional developments including the Guangdong-Macao in-depth Cooperation Zone. 3. MSME Financing: Financial support, access to credit, and sustainable finance for MSMEs & MSE insolvency, further efforts of UNCITRAL to simplify insolvency procedures, and unify insolvency law. 4. Promotion of viable dispute resolution mechanisms for MSMEs through adaptation of arbitration and mediation. 5. Contemporary legal developments facilitating the establishment and the successful operation of the MSMEs.
As the core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) seeks to progressively harmonize and modernize trade laws by preparing and promoting the adoption and use of legislative and nonlegislative instruments in several key areas of commercial law. UNCITRAL RCAP (Incheon, Republic of Korea) was inaugurated in 2012 to promote the work of UNCITRAL in the Asia-Pacific region and provide technical assistance to the states concerning the implementation and uniform interpretation of UNCITRAL texts, thereby diminishing legal obstacles to global commercial transactions. University of Macau, founded in 1981, is the leading comprehensive public university in Macau. It is a resourceful and ambitious educational institution with unique Sino-European heritage and global connections. In 2017, it was ranked within the top-50 universities in Asia by the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings. It has also been ranked within the top-100 Asian University Rankings in QS World University Rankings. The Faculty of Law of the University of Macau, responsible for organizing the conference, is the oldest law school in Macau. With its diversemultilingual programs and teaching staff of international background, the Faculty has been playing a vital role in promoting legal education and research in Macau and contributing to the build-up of the local legal system. In addition, the Faculty of Law has also successfully held many high-level international conferences and meetings on a range of legal topics.
The registration for the conference is free of charge. Participants should complete registration in advance and obtain confirmation to secure a place at the conference. The deadline for registration is 15 December 2021. The conference will be held on 17 December 2021 in a mixed format (online and offline). The speakers and participants from outside Macau are invited to take part in the conference via Zoom. The conference will start at 9:30 a.m. (Macau time) and may end late in the evening to accommodate speakers and participants from different time zones.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT US AT LAW.UMUNCITRAL@UM.EDU.MO
XXIInd volume of the Yearbook of Private International Law (2020/2021) published
Thanks to Ilaria Pretelli for the tip-off.
The XXIInd volume of the Yearbook of Private International Law (2020/2021) has been released. It contains articles on the most important innovations in multilateral and national private international law by authors from all over the world. The readers will find an analysis on cross-border mobility of union citizens and continuity of civil status by Johan Meeusen as well as how to cope with the obstacles to mobility due to the pandemics (Bernard Haftel) and Brexit (Katarina Trimmings and Konstantina Kalaitsoglou). Two inspiring sections nourish the core of the volume: the editors present the most challenging innovations of Regulation Brussels II ter (EU Regulation 2019/1111), and the consequences of the global reach of the internet for private international law. The National reports section hosts articles on the new Croatian and Uruguayan Private International law Statutes.
The most recent innovations on classical themes of private international law (torts, muslim divorces, the degree of deference by state courts to international commercial arbitral awards, etc.) add to this already rich volume.
Readers are invited to view the table of contents and the foreword by the editors.