Webcast of the 2008 Venice Conference on the Rome I Regulation

We pointed out in a previous post the programme of the conference on the Rome I reg. hosted by the University of Venice “Ca’ Foscari” on 28 November 2008: “La nuova disciplina comunitaria della legge applicabile alle obbligazioni contrattuali” (The new EC regime on the law applicable to contractual obligations).

For those who could not attend the event, most of the reports were recorded and are available for viewing on the website of the Italian Society of International Law (SIDI-ISIL). Here’s the list:

Problemi generali (General Problems)

• Paul Lagarde (University of Paris I – Sorbonne): Introduction. Considérations de méthode (in French);
• Fabrizio Marrella (University “Ca’ Foscari” of Venice): Funzione ed oggetto dell’autonomia della volontà: il problema della mancata “delocalizzazione” (Function and Object of Party Autonomy: the Issue of “delocalization”);
• Nerina Boschiero (University of Milan): I limiti al principio di autonomia derivanti dalle norme imperative, dall’ordine pubblico e dal diritto comunitario derivato (Limits to Party Autonomy: Mandatory Provisions, Public Policy and Secondary EC Law);
• Ugo Villani (University LUISS-Guido Carli of Rome): La legge applicabile in mancanza di scelta dei contraenti (Applicable Law in the Absence of Choice);

Questioni Specifiche (Specific Issues)

• Paolo Bertoli (University of Insubria): Ambito di applicazione e materie escluse: in particolare, la responsabilità precontrattuale (Scope of Application and Excluded Matters: in particular, Precontractual Liability);
• Paola Piroddi (University of Cagliari): I contratti di assicurazione (Insurance Contracts);
• Francesco Seatzu (University of Cagliari): I contratti conclusi con i consumatori e i contratti individuali di lavoro (Consumer Contracts and Individual Employment Contracts);
• Gianluca Contaldi (University of Macerata): I contratti di trasporto (Contracts of Carriage);
• Angelica Bonfanti (University of Milan): Le relazioni con le convenzioni internazionali in vigore (Relationships with Existing International Conventions).

Concluding remarks: Tullio Treves (University of Milan; Judge, ITLOS).