Upcoming Event
The Hague Academy of International Law's Advanced Course
in Hong Kong – 2nd Edition
The second edition of The Hague Academy of International Law’s Advanced Courses in Hong Kong will take place from 2 to 6 December 2024, with a focus on one of the key features of private international law, namely ‘Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters’.
For this Advanced Course, the Secretary-General of The Hague Academy of International Law, Professor Jean-Marc Thouvenin, has invited leading academics and practitioners from around the world, including Ms Teresa Cheng (AAIL), Professor Giuditta Cordero-Moss (University of Oslo, Norway), Professor Pietro Franzina (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy), Professor Matthias Weller (University of Bonn, Germany) and Judge Shen Hongyu (Supreme People’s Court, China), who will deliver expert lectures on:
• Lecture 1 – Recognition and enforcement of foreign decisions; general presentation
• Lecture 2 – Contemporary approaches to the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments: A comparative overview
• Lecture 3 – Public policy as a limit to enforcement and recognition
• Lecture 4 – Unfolding the 2019 Hague Convention: Genesis, ratifications, scope, key provisions, and China’s perspective on international recognition and enforcement
• Lecture 5 – Jurisdictional filters I: General concept; residence and choice of court
• Lecture 6 – Judgments that ruled on preliminary questions outside the scope of the Convention and judgments that consist of severable parts
• Lecture 7 – Jurisdictional filters II: Contract, tort, forum rei sitae
• Lecture 8 – Arts. 22 and 25 of the HCCH Judgment Convention
In addition, Professor Matthias Lehmann (University of Vienna, Austria) will deliver special expert lectures on ‘Crypto Currency and International Law’.
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Date:
2 – 6 December 2024
Language:
English
Registration Fee:
HK$ 10,000 (inclusive of programme, daily refreshment and lunch)
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