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2020 UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day, Webinar: The Future Practice of Commercial Dispute Resolution after Extending the Application of CISG to Hong Kong

10 December 2020

The UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RCAP) is pleased to announce that Ms Athita Komindr, Head of UNCITRAL RCAP and Ms Jenny Hui, RCAP Legal Expert, will be speaking at the "2020 UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day, Webinar: The Future Practice of Commercial Dispute Resolution after Extending the Application of CISG to Hong Kong" co-organized by UNCITRAL RCAP, the Department of Law, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong Mediation Centre (HKMC), and International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Institute (IDRRMI). The Webinar will examine the future practice of commercial dispute resolution, the various benefits to Hong Kong and ways practitioners can prepare themselves, if the application of the CISG is extended to Hong Kong. 

2020 Moot Competition on Insolvency and Bankruptcy

10 December 2020 to 12 December 2020

The UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific, the Centre for Transnational Commercial Law at The National Law University, Delhi, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) and INSOL India are pleased to announce the 2020 Moot Competition on Insolvency and Bankruptcy. The theme for this year’s competition is “Corporate Insolvency Resolution” and it will be held virtually from 10 – 12 December 2020.

2020年“破产模拟辩论赛”

10 December 2020 to 12 December 2020

联合国国际贸易法委员会亚太区域中心（RCAP），印度德里国立法律大学（The National Law University, Delhi）跨国商法中心，印度破产委员会（Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board, IBBI）和印度破产协会（INSOL India）高兴地宣布2020年“破产模拟辩论赛”即将举行。今年的竞赛以“公司破产决议”为主题，预计于2020年12月10日至12日举行。有关详细信息，请参阅2020IBCM附件和比赛网站。报名截止日期为2020年9月30日。
 

JPRI International Conference 2020

12 November 2020 to 13 November 2020

UNCITRAL is pleased to announce the JPRI International Conference 2020, co-organised with the Judicial Policy Research Institute (JPRI), the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), and the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT). Themed “International Commercial Litigation: Recent Developments and Future Challenges”, covered topics include “Modernizing and Harmonizing International Commercial Contracts”, “Secured Transactions and Insolvency”, “Enforcement of Arbitral Awards and Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation”, and more. Ms. Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of UNCITRAL, will be participating. The event will be publicly livestreamed on the JPRI YouTube channel.

2020年JPRI 国际会议

12 November 2020 to 13 November 2020

联合国国际贸易法委员会很高兴地宣布委员会将与韩国司法政策研究院（JPRI）、海牙国际私法会议（HCCH）和国际统一私法协会（UNIDROIT）共同举办主题为“国际商事诉讼：近期发展与未来挑战”的 2020年JPRI国际会议。会议将涵盖的主题包括“国际商事合同的现代化和统一”、“担保交易和破产”、“仲裁裁决和调解所产生的和解协议之执行”等。联合国国际贸易法委员会秘书长Anna Joubin-Bret女士将出席此次会议。该会议届时将在JPRI的YouTube频道公开直播。

UNCITRAL Working Group III Virtual Pre-Intersessional Meeting

09 November 2020

Co-organised by UNCITRAL, the Department of Justice, Hong Kong SAR, and the Asian Academy of International Law (AAIL), the UNCITRAL Working Group III Virtual Pre-Intersessional Meeting on ‘The Use of Mediation in ISDS’ aims to facilitate the sharing of information on mediation and contribute to the discussion of Working Group III as it considers the way forward on the development of mediation as an ISDS reform option. The event will be held virtually on 9 November 2020 from 09:00 – 11:35 and from 16:00 – 18:35 (GMT+8).

联合国国际贸易法委员会第三工作组间会预备研讨会

09 November 2020

联合国国际贸易法委员会、香港特别行政区律政司和亚洲国际法律研究院（AAIL）将共同举办联合国国际贸易法委员会第三工作组关于“调解在ISDS中的应用”的间会预备研讨会。该会议旨在促进分享关于调解的信息，并将有助于正在考虑将调解作为ISDS改革方案发展方向的第三工作组讨论的开展。该会议将于2020年11月9日上午9:00-11:35和下午4:00-6:35 （格林威治标准时间+8）以线上方式举行。活动详情请参考电子附件，以及注册请访问：https://events.aail.org/en/event/2020-UNCITRAL-WGIII/ 

Mediation Conference 2020: "Mediate First - More Than You Can Imagine"

06 November 2020

Ms. Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of UNCITRAL, will be delivering the keynote speech at Mediation Conference 2020: "Mediate First - More Than You Can Imagine" hosted by the Department of Justice, Hong Kong SAR. Highlighted topics include the recently entered into force Singapore Convention on Mediation and the use of online dispute resolution in light of COVID-19. The event will be held virtually on 6 November 2020 from 09:30 – 11:30 HKT/GMT+8 (Morning session) and from 15:00 – 18:00 HKT/GMT+8 (Afternoon session).

2020年调解会议：“调解为先 ，超越所想”

06 November 2020

联合国国际贸易法委员会秘书长Anna Joubin-Bret女士将在由香港特别行政区律政司主办的2020年调解会议上发表主旨演讲：“调解为先 ，超越所想”。本次会议的重点议题包括于近日生效的《新加坡调解公约》和COVID-19下网上争议解决的运用。该线上会议的上午环节、下午环节举行时间分别为2020年11月6日09:30 - 11:30 （香港时间）/格林威治标准时间+8与15:00 - 18:00（香港时间）/格林威治标准时间+8。注册请访问：https://www.legalweek.hk/.

第九届亚太ADR会议

05 November 2020 to 06 November 2020

联合国国际贸易法委员会很高兴地邀请您参加将于2020年11月5日及6日在韩国首尔举行的，主题为“仲裁新格局：2020年及未来”的第九届亚太ADR会议。本次线上会议由联合国国际贸易法委员会、韩国商事仲裁委员会国际部（KCAB INTERNATIONAL）、韩国司法部（MOJ）、国际商会（ICC）和首尔国际争议解决中心（Seoul IDRC）共同举办。注册和活动详情可访问：https://www.seouladrfestival.com/thu.

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Bibliography of recent writings related to the work of UNCITRAL

31 March 2021

The monthly compilation for March of the bibliography of recent writings related to the work of UNCITRAL is now available.

Peru accedes to the “Hamburg Rules”

29 March 2021

With its accession to United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, 1978 (the "Hamburg Rules"), Peru becomes the 35th State Party to the Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Peru on 1 April 2022. (view press release) 

Belize accedes to Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

18 March 2021

With its accession to the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the "New York Convention"), Belize becomes the 168th State Party to the Convention. The Convention will enter into force for Belize on 13 June 2021. (view press release) 

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