Conference 9 November 2018The Role of Soft Law in
International Commercial Law
Invitation
On the occasion of the 25th CISG Advisory Council meeting, Aalborg University’s research group on private law invites legal scholars, practitioners, adjudicators, and students to participate at a conference concerning the role of soft law in international commercial law. The conference is hosted by the Department of Law at Aalborg University in collaboration with INTRAlaw research center at Aarhus University and the CISG Advisory Council. The conference is kindly sponsored by Dreyers Fond and NEAS Energy A/S.
Conference theme and purpose
The theme of the conference is the role of soft law in international commercial law. The purpose is to explore, reveal and discuss the legitimacy, definition, role, and impact of instruments that may be classified as soft law. With the purpose of providing attendees with the latest knowledge on the theme the CISG Advisory Council, which consists of the most prominent scholars and practitioners in international commercial law, have been invited to address the theme in this open conference. The conference consists of four sessions. See the attached program for details.
Call for papers
In combination with the conference the Nordic Journal of Commercial Law will publish a special issue on soft law in international commercial law. Everybody who complies with the form requirements are welcome to submit a paper for consideration to the journal. See www.njcl.dk for details. The journal is open access and double-blind peer reviewed and free for authors to publish in.
Target group
The conference theme is relevant to legal practitioners engaged in international commercial activities, judges and arbitrators who adjudicate international commercial disputes, for business associations advising internationally traders, domestic or international authorities who are involved drafting or interpretation of legislation, academics in the field of commercial law, and master students with an interest in international commercial law.
Certificate of participation
Participation is free of charge. It is possible to obtain a certificate of participation (DKK 975,- fee applicable). The certificate confirms that participation corresponds to 6 lectures of 45 minutes and complies with the formal requirements of The Danish Bar and Law Society.
Sign up by 15 October 2018by e-mail to [email protected] indicate if certificate is required.
The Role of Soft Law in International Commercial LawConference doors open / Networking
Official welcome, Thomas Neumann
Specific Agreements, Katerina Mitkidis (chair)
Fuzzy Limits for the Choice of Soft Law?, Ulrich G. Schroeter
Soft law in International Commercial Arbitration, Pilar Perales Viscasillas
Soft Law and the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods, Michael Bridge
Break
Comparative Use of Soft Law, Thomas Neumann (chair)
Distribution Agreements, CISG and Soft law, Anselmo Martinez
Renegotiation and Adaptation in Case of Hardship, Ingeborg Schwenzer
The Right to Cure in the CISG, PICC and PECL, Yesim Atamer
Lunch / Networking
Utility of Specific Instruments, Jan Kleinheisterkamp (chair)
Lowering the Cost of Credit for “Very Small Business”: The Contribution of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Secured Transactions, Alejandro Garro
Electronic Commerce and UNCITRAL’s Soft Law Instruments, Sieg Eiselen
Break
Influence on Domestic Law, Ingeborg Schwenzer (chair)
Impact of CISG on Japan’s Civil Code 2017, Hiroo Sono
The Role of Soft-law Instruments in China: From a Perspective of Harmonization of International Commercial Law, Shiyuan Han
Closing remarks, Thomas Neumann
End of conference
08.30
09.00
09.15
09.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.20
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
14.00
14.10
14.40
15.10
15.30
15.40
16.10
16.40
17.00
Venue
Niels Jernes Vej 6A9220 Aalborg
Denmark
9 November ‘18
-
Host
Private Law Research Group
Aalborg University
-
Collaborators
INTRAlawAarhus University
CISGAdvisory Council
-
Sponsors
Dreyers Fond
NEAS Energy A/S
-