Geneva Round Table
on the Questions of Private International Law
raised by Electronic Commerce and the Internet

organised jointly by the University of Geneva and the
Hague Conference on Private International Law
Geneva 2, 3 and 4 September 1999

OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS

 

DETAILED PROGRAMME

The working languages will be English and French, without simultaneous translation during the commissions’ work. If necessary, the commissions may work in only one of the languages. There will be simultaneous translation for the two plenaries.

Thursday 2 September 1999

 

Friday 3 September 1999

Commission I - Contracts

Commission II - Torts

Commission III - Choice of forum and choice of law

Commission IV - Law applicable to data protection

Commission V - Service abroad

Commission VI - Taking of Evidence abroad

Commission VII - On-line dispute resolution, standards of procedure

Commission VIII - Group actions

On Friday 3 September, the participants are free to organise their own lunch and dinner.

During the evening of 3 September, the rapporteurs of the commissions, together with the members of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, will work with a view to drafting a final recommendation which will be discussed and considered for adoption by the plenary session on Saturday morning. This recommendation should be made available and distributed to the participants of the plenary session by early Saturday morning.

 

Saturday 4 September 1999

9.30 a.m.:

From 9.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.:

11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.:

11.30 a.m to 1.00 p.m.:

At 1.30 p.m., a buffet will be available for those who do not need to leave immediately.


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Geneva Round Table
on the Questions of Private International Law
raised by Electronic Commerce and the Internet

organised jointly by the University of Geneva and the
Hague Conference on Private International Law

OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS


As a sequel to the work already undertaken by the Hague Conference on private international law on the questions of Private International Law raised by Electronic Commerce and the Internet1, the Permanent Bureau, jointly with the University of Geneva, proposes to convene a round table which will meet from Thursday 2 September 1999 (2.00 p.m.) to Saturday 4 September 1999 (1.00 p.m.) in Geneva. The working languages will be English and French, with simultaneous translation for the two plenaries only.

This Round Table will bring together governmental experts and representatives of industry, operators and users. If possible, these groups will be represented in each commission.

The goal of the Round Table is to establish an inventory of legal needs in relation to civil and commercial transactions concluded on the Internet and to prepare recommendations for future work on these subjects.

In the afternoon of 2 September, a plenary session will be held, including a general introduction and a presentation of the questions to be submitted to the various commissions.

The entire day of 3 September will be allotted to the work of the commissions. The following commissions have been established:

Commission I - Contracts
Commission II - Torts
Commission III - Choice of forum and choice of law
Commission IV - Law applicable to data protection
Commission V - Service abroad
Commission VI - Taking of Evidence abroad
Commission VII - On-line dispute resolution, standards of procedure
Commission VIII - Group actions

A second plenary session will be held in the morning of 4 September. During this session, the reports and recommendations of the commissions will be heard and discussed and a general recommendation on future work will be considered for approval.

A detailed budget is available for interested persons or bodies.

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1 See the book edited by Katharina Boele-Woelki (University of Utrecht) and Catherine Kessedjian (Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference), «Internet: Which Court Decides? Which Law Applies? Quel tribunal décide, quel droit s'applique?», Kluwer Law International, The Hague 1998.