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China’s One Belt One Road Initiative and Private International Law
A new book considering the private international law aspects of China’s One Belt One Road Initiative will be out in early June. The publisher’s blurb is below.
China’s One Belt One Road Initiative and Private International Law will soon be released by Routledge. It is available for pre-ordering now at https://www.routledge.com/Chinas-One-Belt-One-Road-Initiative-and-Private-International-Law/Sooksripaisarnkit-Garimella/p/book/9781138563827
Edited by Dr Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit, of the Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania, and Dr Sai Ramani Garimella, of the South Asian University, the book explores possible challenges to the success of the OBOR arising from the situational interface of diversity of laws, with the focus primarily on issues associated with private international law. It shows the latest state of knowledge on the topic and will be of interest to researchers, academics, policymakers, and students interested in private international law issues pertaining to the OBOR routes as well as private international law in general, Asian studies, and politics of international trade.
Contributors include:
- Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit – Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania
- Yujun Guo and Pengyuan Fu – Wuhan University
- Man Yip – Singapore Management University
- Sai Ramani Garimella – South Asian University
- Ivana Kunda – University of Rijeka
- Zhengxin Huo – China University of Political Science and Law
- Bruno Zeller – University of Western Australia
- Kittiwat Chunchaemsai – Thammasat University
- Thomas John – Hague Conference on Private International Law
- Rishi Gulati – Victorian Bar, Australia
- King Fung Tsang – The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Beligh Elbati – Osaka University
- Banu Bozkurt – Akdeniz University
Seminar International Business Courts 10 July: registration is open!
On 10 July 2018, a seminar on the establishment of international business courts in five Member States. will be held in Rotterdam. It is jointly organized by Erasmus, the MPI Luxembourg and Utrecht University, will be held in Rotterdam We will discuss these initiatives, in particular the novelties in the court administration and the procedural rules, exchange views on the possible impact on international commercial and complex litigation, and reflect on the challenges ahead. Eminent speakers from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Belgium will shed their light on these new courts and existing practices. The seminar will bring together practitioners, academics, business representatives and policy makers from different countries.
The organizers warmly invite you to attend! Please find the link to the full outline, the program, and registration here. We look forward to welcoming you in Rotterdam and to exchange views with you.
The seminar is organised by Erasmus School of Law under the ERC project ‘Building EU Civil Justice’ (Erasmus University Rotterdam), the Max Planck Institute for Procedural Law Luxembourg (Burkhard Hess), and the Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice of Utrecht University (Eddy Bauw).
Diplomat Lawyer Vacancy at the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH
By the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)
DIPLOMAT LAWYER ((FIRST) SECRETARY) with the following qualifications:
- Outstanding academic record and expertise in private international law (PIL);
- Common-law trained, with good comparative law background, including in the field of PIL
- Good knowledge of Hague Conventions (and other Hague instruments), including in the areas of Family Law and related Hague Children’s Conventions
- Good knowledge of public international law including the law of treaties; experience in international negotiations is desirable;
- Excellent drafting capabilities (dissertation and / or Ph.D., law review or other publication experience will be taken into account);
- 13-15 years of relevant post-qualification experience in academia, law practice, domestic administration, and/or in an intergovernmental organisation;
- Complete fluency both spoken and written, in at least one of the working languages of the Conference (French or English), with preference given to candidates who also have a strong working knowledge of the other official language;
- Applications from qualified female candidates are particularly welcomed;
- Candidates from outside Europe are especially encouraged to apply.
The selected candidate will reinforce the team at the Permanent Bureau; his or her portfolio will include several Conventions and may include ongoing legislative projects. He or she will be part of the senior management team and assure a good, co-operative working atmosphere, conducive to team work and efficient communications, both within the Permanent Bureau and in relations with representatives of States and Organisations (respect of the Permanent Bureau’s core values is essential). The selected candidate will represent the HCCH in dealings with Members as well as other stakeholders and interested parties. He or she will also be expected to assist with the administration of the Permanent Bureau.
The position requires frequent travel to both neighbouring and distant countries.
Type of appointment and duration: three-year contract (with a one-year probationary period), possibility for renewal (medical clearance required).
Grade (Co-ordinated Organisations scale for the Netherlands): +/- A4/A5 subject to relevant experience. Secretarial status granted according to the Statute of the Hague Conference and Diplomatic status, with the relevant privileges and immunities, according to the agreements of the Hague Conference with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Deadline for applications: 26 May 2018
Anticipated starting date: September/October 2018
Applications: written applications should be sent by e-mail, with Curriculum Vitae, letter of motivation and contact information for at least two references, to be addressed to the Secretary General, e-mail: applications@hcch.nl.
In view of the terms of the Statute of the HCCH according to which diversity of geographic representation and of legal expertise shall be taken into account, candidates should preferably not have (exclusively) Swiss, Canadian or Portuguese nationality.
The short-listed candidates whose applications are retained will be invited to an interview with a Selection Committee which will include the Chairman of the Netherlands Standing Government Committee, the Chairman of the Council on General Affairs and Policy, and Members of the Permanent Bureau. They may also be invited to take part in an external professional assessment.
The Permanent Bureau reserves the right not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.