Dear Sir or Madam,
We are glad to inform you that the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific and the Faculty of Law, University of Macau, will jointly host UNCITRAL-UM Joint Conference 2017 titled “Modernization of National Commercial Laws and the Role of Legal Harmonization in International Commerce” on 11-12 December 2017 in Macau SAR, China. Please kindly note that the Deadline for Submission of Abstracts now is 2 December 2017.
We invite scholars, professionals and experts from all related disciplines to share their insight opinions and research, and to engage in an international dialogue on various topics related to the overall theme and the specific tracks of the Conference. The theme and the specific conference tracks are:
Conference Theme: Modernization of National Commercial Laws and the Role of Legal Harmonization in International Commerce
Track 1- Settlement of commercial and investment disputes along the One Belt, One Road: the relevance of UNCITRAL standards.
Track 1a. Harmonizing standards for paperless arbitration (from proceedings to award; the relevance of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985), with amendments as adopted in 2006, of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as revised in 2010 and of the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.
Track 2- Reducing legal obstacles faced by Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in operating in the legally-regulated economy, including establishment and registration, access to credit and insolvency.
Track 3- UNCITRAL texts on e-commerce and their relevance to implement FTAs and trade facilitation measures.
Track 4- Sale of goods, security interests and insolvency: the impact of legal divergence on contract management in complex cross-border supply chain management and financing.
We herewith enclose the ‘Call for Papers’ and the ‘Conference Registration Form’ (Free Registration) for your reference.
Important Dates to Note:
2 December 2017: Closing date for submission of the paper abstracts via law.umuncitral@umac.mo. Authors of the accepted paper abstracts will be notified on a rolling basis after the proposals are reviewed.
4 December 2017: Closing date for submission of the draft presentation/paper.
1 December 2017: Closing date for (free) registration for participation in the Conference.
31 March 2018: Closing date for submission of the full paper.
Kind Regards,
The Secretariat of UNCITRAL-UM Joint Conference 2017 law.umuncitral@umac.mo
Faculty of Law
University of Macau