Presentation
Recent Developments and Harmonization in International Jurisdiction Rules – How International Discussions Converge in Asia?
Eonsuk Kim
Bunkyo Gakuin University, Tokyo
JapanSaturday, 14 September – 11:00 am
Room W 201, Faculty of Law – Professor-Huber-Platz 2, 80539 MunichIs the Principle of Closest Connection in Choice of Law for Commercial Contracts also an assertion of State Interests?
Dr. Chukwuma Okoli
T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague
The NetherlandsSaturday, 14 September – 9:00 am
Room V U104, Faculty of Law – Professor-Huber-Platz 2, 80539 MunichPrivate Justice, Uniformity and the Foreign Act of State Doctrine
Marcus Teo
National University of Singapore
SingaporeSaturday, 14 September – 9:00 am
Room V U104, Faculty of Law – Professor-Huber-Platz 2, 80539 Munich–
The common law Act of State doctrine remains notoriously indeterminate. Even the nature and scope of one of its more well-defined sub-rules, the Foreign Act of State doctrine (the “Doctrine”), remains highly contested: in Belhaj v Straw, the UK Supreme Court remained divided on every aspect of the Doctrine, agreeing only that it would preclude challenges to the validity of certain foreign laws or executive acts.
This article forwards a clear justification for the Doctrine, from which its proper purpose, scope of application and exceptions can be determined. It builds on a justification hinted at by the majority in Belhaj: the Doctrine is a “general principle of private international law”, concerned with upholding private justice in disputes involving the application of foreign law.
The 2019 Hague Judgments Convention and States as parties to civil or commercial proceedings
Boni de M. Soares / Nereida Águila
University of Brasilia
BrazilSaturday, 14 September – 9:00 am
Room V U104, Faculty of Law – Professor-Huber-Platz 2, 80539 MunichLiability of States for Sovereign Acts (Acta Iure Imperii) as a Challenge for European Torts PIL
Prof. Oliver Knöfel
Viadrina European University
GermanySaturday, 14 September – 9:00 am
Room V U104, Faculty of Law – Professor-Huber-Platz 2, 80539 MunichThe Extraterritorial Application of the Australian Consumer Law’s Division on Consumer Guarantees
Dr. Sirko Harder
University of Sussex
United KingdomSaturday, 14 September – 9:00 am
Room V U107, Faculty of Law – Professor-Huber-Platz 2, 80539 MunichCollaborative economy
Dr. Beatriz Añoveros
ESADE Law School-URL, Barcelona
SpainSaturday, 14 September – 9:00 am
Room V U107, Faculty of Law – Professor-Huber-Platz 2, 80539 MunichConsumers on the move – application of Article 18 para 2 Brussels I bis Regulation in case of change of consumer’s domicile after conclusion of contract
Dr. Marta Zavadilová
Charles University, Prague
Czech RepublicSaturday, 14 September – 9:00 am
Room V U107, Faculty of Law – Professor-Huber-Platz 2, 80539 MunichSovereign Immunity from Execution in Investment Treaty Arbitration – A Necessary Evil?
Aliz Káposznyák
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
HungarySaturday, 14 September – 9:00 am
Room V 005, Faculty of Law – Professor-Huber-Platz 2, 80539 Munich–
Sovereign immunity, as one of the most traditional rules of international law, can be considered the main barrier to the enforcement of investor-State arbitral awards and, based on the most recent trends, sovereign immunity seems to remain one of the biggest issues in enforcement of arbitral awards rendered against sovereign States.
Public Policy in International Commercial Arbitration: An Indian Perspective
Dharmita Prasad
Symbiosis Law School
IndiaSaturday, 14 September – 9:00 am
Room V 005, Faculty of Law – Professor-Huber-Platz 2, 80539 Munich