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Book Launch: Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts – 4 May 2021
Coming up tomorrow – Book Launch: Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts – 4 May 2021
The global PIL community is invited to celebrate the launch of the book “Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts” (Oxford University Press, 2021). This study provides a definitive reference guide to the key choice of law principles on international contracts, including 60 national and regional reports written by experts from all parts of the world, and a dedicated commentary on the Hague Principles as applied to international commercial arbitration.
When: May 4, 2021 02:00 PM CEST
Where: Online (Zoom-Webinar)
Register here:
https://unilu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ivzYmgFQQkSdUKZCEDRriQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The event will also be live streamed via YouTube; the link will be posted five minutes before the start time here.
The programme reads as follows:
14:00-14:10 – Welcome and acknowledgments | Daniel Girsberger
14:10-14:35 – Overview of the process | Daniel Girsberger and Marta Pertegás
14:35-15:00 – General Comparative Report, with a focus on Art. 3 | Thomas Kadner Graziano
15:00-15:10 – Further general matters | Jan L Neels
15:10-15:15 – Publisher’s address | Andrew Dickinson
15:15-15:20 – Regional perspective: Africa | Jan L Neels and Eesa A Fredericks
15:20-15:30 – Regional perspective: Asia | Yuko Nishitani and Béligh Elbalti
15:30-15:35 – Regional perspective: Australasia | Brooke Marshall
15:35-15:40 – Regional perspective: Europe | Thomas Kadner Graziano
15:40-15:50 – Regional perspective: Latin America | José A Moreno Rodríguez and Lauro Gama
15:50-15:55 – Regional perspective: North America | Geneviève Saumier
15:55-16:05 – HCCH, UNCITRAL and UNIDROIT perspectives | João Ribeiro-Bidaoui, Luca Castellani, and Anna Veneziano
16:05-16:15 – Future plans and concluding remarks | Agatha Brandão and Daniel Girsberger
16:15-16:45 – Q&A
More information about the book:
A 30% discount code will be available for all attendees.
HCCH Monthly Update: April 2021
On 14 April, the Working Group on the Practical Handbook on the Operation of the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention met for the first time. Comprised of experts with experience in the operation or implementation of the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention, the Working Group will meet via videoconference every two weeks, between 14 April and 23 June, in order to continue the development of a draft Practical Handbook on the operation of the Convention. More information on the 2000 Protection of Adults Convention is available here.
On 20 April, the Permanent Bureau announced the launch of the Legal Guide to Uniform Instruments in the Area of International Commercial Contracts, with a Focus on Sales, a joint publication of the Secretariats of UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT and the HCCH. The Legal Guide offers an overview of the principal legislative texts prepared by each organisation and illustrates how these texts interact to achieve the shared goals of predictability and flexibility. It is intended as a user-friendly resource for those interested in the adoption, application, and interpretation of uniform contract law. More information is available here.
On 22 April, the HCCH participated in the online international seminar “The Practical Operation of the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction“, organised by the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ) and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The seminar was attended by more than 100 participants from Germany, Kazakhstan and Turkey. This event was a follow-up to the seminar on the HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convention held on 9 December 2020. The recording of the seminar is available here.
On 29 April, Professor William Duncan, former Deputy Secretary General of the HCCH, received an honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin, the highest form of recognition from the College. This honour follows his Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad in November 2020 and is a further tribute to Professor Duncan’s life-long contribution to academic research, law reform, and children’s rights both in Ireland and abroad. On behalf of the HCCH, the Permanent Bureau congratulates Professor Duncan on being awarded this prestigious honour.
Vacancy: The HCCH is currently seeking a(n) (Assistant) Legal Officer. The deadline for the submission of applications is this Sunday, 2 May 2021 (00:00 CEST). More information is available here.
These monthly updates are published by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), providing an overview of the latest developments. More information and materials are available on the HCCH website.
The Changing Global Landscape for Foreign Judgments: Lecture by Professor Yeo Tiong Min on 6 May 2021
Professor Yeo Tiong Min, SC (honoris causa) will be delivering the Yong Pung How Professorship of Law Lecture 2021 on Thursday, 6 May 2021, 5:00 to 6:00 pm (Singapore time). The title of the talk is ‘The Changing Global Landscape for Foreign Judgments.’ The synopsis is as follows:
There have been significant advances in the global landscape for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in recent years. The two most significant international developments have been the coming into force in 2015 of the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements, and the completion in 2019 of the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters. Singapore has responded to the global environment, in bringing the former Convention into force under Singapore law in 2016, and in making extensive amendments to the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act in 2019. 2020 also saw the publication of the second edition of the Multilateral Memorandum on Enforcement of Commercial Judgments for Money by the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts and the Asian Principles for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments by the Asian Business Law Institute. The lecture will review these and other developments and their implications for Singapore law.
The webinar is free of charge. Further details and the link for registration may be found here.