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ASADIP & UNCITRAL: Today preparatory conference on UNCITRAL Day
Today (9 November 2020) ASADIP and UNCITRAL are organising a preparatory conference to the first edition of UNCITRAL Day in Latin America and the Caribbean region (UNCITRAL LAC DAY 2020 – la primera edición del Día de UNCITRAL en América Latina y el Caribe). For more information see here. Free registration here. For other events on UNCITRAL Day click here.
AMEDIP: The programme of its XLIII Seminar is now available
The programme of the XLIII Seminar of the Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law (AMEDIP) is now available here. As previously announced, the XLIII Seminar will take place on 19-20 November 2020 for the first time online.
Among the topics to be discussed are the 1996 HCCH Child Protection Convention, the 1980 HCCH Child Abduction Convention, the 2019 HCCH Judgments Convention, the 2005 HCCH Choice of Court Convention, the HCCH Guide to Good Practice on the Use of Video-link, Human rights and PIL, the brand-new T-MEC / US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), digital justice, COVID-19, and alternative dispute resolution.
The meeting will be held via Zoom.
Access details:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5554563931?pwd=WE9uemJpeWpXQUo1elRPVjRMV0tvdz09
ID: 555 456 3931
Password: 00000
It will also be transmitted live via AMEDIP’s Facebook page.
Participation is free of charge. The language of the seminar will be Spanish.
For more information, see AMEDIP’s website.
Workshop 26-27 November: The Development of Private International Law in the UK post Brexit
Professor Paul Beaumont (University of Stirling), Dr Mihail Danov (University of Exeter) and Dr Jayne Holliday (University of Stirling) are delighted to be able to host the final AHRC funded Research Network workshop in partnership with the Journal of Private International Law.
- Online Workshop via Microsoft teams
- The Link to the event will be provided shortly.
- The workshop is over two days, Thursday 26th November and Friday 27th November
Please note that you are welcome to attend as much or as little of the workshop as you are able.
Programme for Thursday 26 November 2020
Chair – Professor Paul Beaumont (University of Stirling and co-editor of the Journal of Private International Law)
10.00-10.30 The Opportunities of Brexit for the development of Private International Law in the Commonwealth
Speaker – Professor Reid Mortensen (University of South Queensland)
10.30-10.45 Questions and discussion
10.45-11.15 Some Reflections to be drawn from the Pilot Study and Future Research Project/s
Speaker – Dr Mihail Danov (University of Exeter)
11.15-11.30 Questions and Discussion
11.30-11.45 Coffee Break
Chair – Dr Jayne Holliday (University of Stirling)
11.45-12.15 Connecting Factors in Private International Law – a global perspective
Speakers – Professor Susanne Goessl (University of Kiel) and Dr Ruth Lamont (University of Manchester)
12.15-12.30 Questions and Discussion
12.30-14.00 Lunch break
Chair – Dr Mihail Danov
14.00-14.45 Pluses and minuses of the UK being a party to the Lugano Convention after Brexit
Speaker – Professor Fausto Pocar (University of Milan)
14.45-15.00 Questions and discussion
Programme for Friday 27 November 2020
Chair – Professor Jonathan Harris QC (King’s College London, co-editor of the Journal of Private International Law and Serle Court)
10.30-10.50 Keynote speech by Lord Mance former UK Supreme Court Judge
10.50-11.15 Questions and Discussion and Comments by the Chair
11.15-11.45 Resolving Conflicts of Jurisdiction after Brexit at a global level
Speaker – Dr Ardavan Arzandeh (University of Bristol and soon to be National University of Singapore)
11.45-12.00 Questions and Discussion
Chair – Dr Jayne Holliday
12.00-12.30 The Hague Adults Convention 2000 and the role of the UK and the EU in the Hague Conference after Brexit
Speaker – Professor Pietro Franzina (Catholic University, Milan)
12.30-12.45 Questions and Discussion
Lunch Break
Chair – Dr Mihail Danov
15.00-15.30 Private International Law of Arbitration – a global perspective and the impact of Brexit on arbitration in the UK
Speaker – Professor Giuditta Cordero-Moss (University of Oslo)
15.30-15.45 Questions and Discussion
15.45-16.15 The AHRC Research Network on Private International Law: Some reflections on the way ahead for global private international law.
Speaker – Professor Paul Beaumont
16.15-16.30 Questions and Discussion