UNCITRAL Events and News

UNCITRAL Events and Colloquia

23 October 2024 to 24 October 2024

At its fifty-seventh session, in 2024, UNCITRAL requested the secretariat to organize a colloquium on the relevance of UNCITRAL instruments to climate action, notably the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), the Model Law on Public Procurement, the Model Legislative Provisions on Public-Private Partnerships and the instruments on dispute settlement. The colloquium should help UNCITRAL assess the desirability for the secretariat to prepare guidance documents on the practical application and interpretation of existing instruments and possible supplementary texts to address issues concerning climate action. In response to the request, the UNCITRAL secretariat is organizing the UNCITRAL Colloquium on the Law of International Trade for a Greener Future on 23 and 24 October 2024 at the Vienna International Centre (Vienna, Austria). 

01 October 2024 to 13 December 2024

La secretaría de la CNUDMI se complace en anunciar la 5ta edición de las Jornadas de la CNUDMI para América Latina y el Caribe (UNCITRAL LAC Days), las cuales tendrán lugar entre el 1 de Octubre y el 13 de Diciembre de 2024.

UNCITRAL LAC Days brinda un foro académico para que miembros de la academia, investigadores, estudiantes y partes interesadas del sector público y privado con una pasión por el derecho mercantil internacional compartan experiencias y mejores prácticas.

01 October 2024 to 02 October 2024

At its fifty-seventh session, the Commission mandated Working Group II to work on the recognition and enforcement of electronic arbitral awards and, subsequently, on electronic notices of arbitration. In this regard, the Commission provided the Working Group with a broad mandate to identify the issues and explore appropriate solutions to address those issues without prejudice to the final form of the outcome. Hence, the Commission requested that the Secretariat organize a two-day colloquium during the eightieth session of the Working Group to further assess the issues with respect to the use of electronic awards.

01 October 2024 to 13 December 2024

The UNCITRAL Secretariat is pleased to announce that the fifth edition of UNCITRAL LAC Days will take place between 1st October and 13th December 2024.

UNCITRAL LAC Days bring together members of the academia, researchers, students, and private and public stakeholders with a passion for international trade law to share experiences and best practices in an academic forum. 

26 September 2024

The China Arbitration Summit 2024 & China-MENA Arbitration Summit will be held on 26 September 2024 at China World Summit Wing, Beijing. The Summit is co-hosted by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI), and the All China Lawyers Association (ACLA).  

The Summit, which is a flagship event of the China Arbitration Week, will focus on the theme “International Arbitration Transcending Eras”. the Summit will bring together arbitration and legal experts from across the globe to share their views on cutting-edge and topical issues in the new era, explore the future direction of international arbitration, and jointly develop international arbitration that transcends eras. Concurrently with the Summit, the China-MENA Arbitration Summit will be held to further strengthen communication and cooperation in international commercial arbitration, and to promote collaboration in dispute resolution between China and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. 

26 September 2024

由中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会(CIETAC)、联合国国际贸易法委员会(UNCITRAL)、国际商事仲裁机构联合会(IFCAI)以及中华全国律师协会(ACLA)联合举办的2024中国仲裁高峰论坛暨中国-中东北非仲裁高峰论坛将于2024年9月26日在北京国贸大酒店举办。

作为中国仲裁周期间最高规格的盛会,本届论坛以“跨越时代的国际仲裁”为主题,携手全球仲裁法律专家聚焦新时代背景下的前沿热点问题,积极探索国际仲裁未来发展方向,共创跨越时代的国际仲裁。同时,为进一步加强国际商事仲裁法治交流与合作,促进中国及中东北非地区争议解决的合作与发展,将同期举办中国-中东北非仲裁高峰论坛。

31 May 2024

由联合国国际贸易法委员会和大连海事大学共同主办、中国商务部支持的“《贸易法委员会电子可转让记录示范法》与电子提单法律发展国会”将于 2024 年 5 月 31 日星期五以线上线下结合方式举行。在中国致力于对接国际高标准经贸规则的背景下,本次研讨会旨在针对国家立法与《贸易法委员会电子可转让记录示范法》开展差距分析,并在中国拟针对《海商法》开展修订的背景下研究与电子海运提单相关的实务和法律问题。

31 May 2024

Co-organized by UNCITRAL and Dalian Maritime University and supported by the Ministry of Commerce of China (MOFCOM), the “International Symposium on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR) and Law Relating to Electronic B/L in Transition” will be held in person and virtually on Friday, 31 May 2024. Against the backdrop of China's commitment to international high-standard economic and trade rules, the symposium intends to take stock of the gap analysis between national legislation and the MLETR, as well as examine the practice-related and legal issues associated with electronic maritime bills of lading in the context of China’s planned revision of the Maritime Law.

28 May 2024

بتنظيم مشترك من لجنة الأمم المتحدة للقانون التجاري الدولي "الأونسيترال" وكلية الحقوق بجامعة عين شمس، تنعقد "ندوة السعي نحو الشفافية في التحكيم الاستثماري الدولي (الفرص والتحديات)" وذلك حضوريًا وعن بعد يوم الثلاثاء الموافق ٢٨ مايو ٢٠٢٤. يشهد عام ٢٠٢٤ الاحتفال بمرور ١٠ أعوام على معايير الأونسيترال المتعلقة بالشفافية. هذه الندوة هي أول فعالية تتعلق بمرور ١٠ أعوام على معايير الشفافية توجه للدول المتحدثة باللغة العربية. وتهدف إلى زيادة الوعي بمعايير الأونسيترال المتعلقة بالشفافية في المنطقة عن طريق التركيز على المسائل الهامة المتعلقة بالشفافية في التحكيم الاستثماري الدولي والنظر في أعمال الأونسيترال التي تتعلق بالشفافية مع دراسة الفرص والتحديات التي ستواجهها.

28 May 2024

Co-organized by UNCITRAL and the Faculty of Law of Ain Shams University, the "Symposium on the Quest for Transparency in International Investment Arbitration: Opportunities and Challenges" will be held in person and virtually on Tuesday, 28 May 2024. The year 2024 marks the tenth anniversary of the UNCITRAL Transparency Standards. The symposium aims to increase awareness about the UNCITRAL Transparency Standards in the region by focusing on the critical issues of transparency in international investment arbitration, looking into newly adopted UNCITRAL instrument reflecting transparency, and examining both the opportunities and the challenges that lie ahead. 

News Articles

15 July 2024

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) adopted the UNCITRAL Model Law on Automated Contracting (the “Model Law”) at its 57th session in New York. Read the full press release here.

08 July 2024

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has adopted the statute of an advisory centre on international investment dispute resolution during its 57th session in New York. Read the full press release here.

 
05 July 2024

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) adopted the UNCITRAL Model Clauses on Specialized Express Dispute Resolution (SPEDR) (the “SPEDR Model Clauses”) at its 57th session in New York. Read the full press release here. 

 

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