This collection of documents
comprises the Annual Report on the activity of the International
Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), a summary of the conclusions reached by the Governing Council of UNIDROIT at its annual session, the report on the session of the General Assembly of UNIDROIT member States, the final texts of instruments prepared under the auspices of UNIDROIT,
documents concerning current work on instruments adopted as well as the
preparatory work, consisting of the studies and reports of the various
working groups and committees of governmental experts, on items on the UNIDROIT Work Programme.
This page will be updated and augmented throughout 2011 as UNIDROIT documents are issued.
INSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS
Governing Council: 90th session (Rome, 9-11 May 2011)UNIDROIT 2011 - C.D. (90) 2General Assembly, 68th session (Rome, 22 June 2011)
Annual Report - 2010UNIDROIT 2011 - C.D. (90) Misc. 3
Summary of the conclusions reached by the Governing Council at its 90th sessionUNIDROIT 2011 - A.G. (68) 2 rev. 1General Assembly, 69th session (Rome, 1 December 2011)
Summary Report
UNIDROIT 2011 - A.G. (69) Misc. 1
Summary Conclusions
CURRENT WORK ON ITEMS ON THE UNIDROIT WORK PROGRAMME
Study LXV – Programme of Legal Co-operationUNIDROIT 2011 - Study LXV – Scholarships; Impl. 22 rev
Research Scholarships Programme: Implementation Report for the Financial Year 2010
Study LXXII J – International Interests in Space PropertyUNIDROIT Committee of governmental experts for the preparation of a draft Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Space Assets (Fifth session, Rome, 21/25 February 2011)
UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 7Study LXXVIII B – Emerging markets issues, follow-up and implementation established by the diplomatic Conference to Adopt a Convention on Substantive Rules regarding Intermediated
Revised preliminary draft Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on Matters specific to Space Assets (as amended by the Committee of governmental experts at its fourth session, held in Rome from 3 to 7 May 2010). Comments (submitted by Governments, Organisations and representatives of the international commercial space, financial and insurance communities) – January 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 7 Add. 1
Revised preliminary draft Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on Matters specific to Space Assets (as amended by the Committee of governmental experts at its fourth session, held in Rome from 3 to 7 May 2010). Comments (submitted by Governments, Organisations and representatives of the international commercial space, financial and insurance communities) – February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 7 Add. 2
Revised preliminary draft Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on Matters specific to Space Assets (as amended by the Committee of governmental experts at its fourth session, held in Rome from 3 to 7 May 2010). Comments (submitted by Governments, Organisations and representatives of the international commercial space, financial and insurance communities) – February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 7 Add. 3
Revised preliminary draft Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on Matters specific to Space Assets (as amended by the Committee of governmental experts at its fourth session, held in Rome from 3 to 7 May 2010). Comments (submitted by Governments, Organisations and representatives of the international commercial space, financial and insurance communities) – February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 8
Proposal for a new Article XVI (Economic realisation of interests; step-in operators) (presented by the delegation of the United States of America – February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 9
Proposal for a new alternative A of Article XXII: alternative to the application of national law (presented by the delegation of the United States of America) – February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 10
Drafting Committee (extraordinary meeting: Rome, 20 February 2011): Report (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat) – February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 11
Proposal for a new Article I(2)(f) (presented by the delegation of Mexico) - 21 February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 12
Proposal for a new Article IX(2) (presented by the delegation of Mexico) - 21 February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 13
Summary report for 21 February 2011 (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat)UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 14
Proposal for a new Article XXVII(2) (presented by the delegation of Canada) - 22 February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 14 rev.
Proposal for a new Article XXVI(2) (presented by the delegation of Canada as revised to reflect the amendments agreed by the Committee to be necessary) - 25 February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 15
Summary report for 22 February 2011 (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat)UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 16
Proposal by the Informal Working Group on limitations on remedies - 23 February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 17
Proposal for a new Article III (presented by the observer of the German Space Agency) - 23 February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 18
Proposal for a new Article XVIII (presented by the delegation of the People's Republic of China) - 23 February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 19
Summary report for 23 February 2011 (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat)UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 20
Proposals by the Drafting Committee. Text of the revised preliminary draft Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on Matters specific to Space Assets as amended by the UNIDROIT Committee of governmental experts for the preparation of a draft Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on Matters specific to Space Assets at its fourth session, held in Rome from 3 to 7 May 2010 - 24 February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 21
Report of the Drafting Committee. Text of the revised preliminary draft Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on Matters specific to Space Assets as amended by the UNIDROIT Committee of governmental experts for the preparation of a draft Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on Matters specific to Space Assets at its fourth session, held in Rome from 3 to 7 May 2010 - 24 February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 21 Add.
Addendum to the Report of the Drafting Committee - 25 February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 22
Summary report for 24 February 2011 (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat)UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 23
Report by the Informal Working Group on default remedies in relation to components (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat) - 25 February 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/W.P. 24
Summary report for 25 February 2011 (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat)UNIDROIT 2011 – C.G.E./Space Pr./5/Report
Report (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat)
Committee on emerging markets issues, follow-up and implementation established by the diplomatic Conference to Adopt a Convention on Substantive Rules regarding Intermediated (Second meeting, Rio de Janeiro, 27 and 28 March 2012)
UNIDROIT 2011 – S78B/CEM/2/Doc.1
Annotated provisional agendaUNIDROIT 2011 – S78B/CEM/2/Doc.2
Information for Contracting States in respect of the Convention's references to sources of law outside the Convention
Study LXXVIII C – Principles and rules on the netting of financial instruments
UNIDROIT 2011 – Study LXXVIII C - Doc. 1
UNIDROIT Study Group on principles and rules on the netting of financial instruments. First meeting, Rome, 18 - 21 April 2011. Preliminary draft agenda - March 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – Study LXXVIII C - Doc. 2
UNIDROIT Study Group on principles and rules on the netting of financial instruments. First meeting, Rome, 18 - 21 April 2011. Preliminary draft Report on the need for an international instrument on the enforceability of close-out netting in general and in the context of bank resolution, prepared by Philipp Paech, London School of Economics and Political Science - March 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – Study LXXVIII C - Doc. 3
UNIDROIT Study Group on principles and rules on the netting of financial instruments. First meeting, Rome, 18 - 21 April 2011. A first tentative structure for Principles regarding the enforceability of netting agreements (prepared by Philipp Paech, London School of Economics) - April 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – Study LXXVIII C - Doc. 4
UNIDROIT Study Group on principles and rules on the netting of financial instruments. First meeting, Rome, 18 - 21 April 2011. Report (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat) - July 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – Study LXXVIII C - Doc. 5
UNIDROIT Study Group on principles and rules on the netting of financial instruments. Second meeting, Rome, 13-15 September 2011. Annotated draft agenda - July 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – Study LXXVIII C - Doc. 6
UNIDROIT Study Group on principles and rules on the netting of financial instruments. Second meeting, Rome, 13-15 September 2011. Revised Preliminary Draft of Principles regarding the enforceability of Close-out Netting Agreements - August 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – Study LXXVIII C - Doc. 7
UNIDROIT Study Group on principles and rules on the netting of financial instruments. Second meeting, Rome, 13 - 15 September 2011. Overview payment, clearing and settlement systems (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat) - September 2011UNIDROIT 2011 – Study LXXVIII C - Doc. 9
UNIDROIT Study Group on Draft Principles and rules on the netting of financial instruments. Second Meeting, Rome, 13 - 15 September 2011. Report (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat) - December 2011
Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town, 2001)
Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment (Cape Town, 2001)UNIDROIT 2011 DC9/DEP – Doc. 1 Rev. 4UNIDROIT Convention on Substantive Rules for Intermediated Securities ("Geneva Securities Convention")
Declarations memorandum. The system of declarations under the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol thereto on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment: An explanatory memorandum for the assistance of States and regional economic integration Organisations in the completing of declarations (prepared by the UNIDROIT Secretariat, as Depositary)
UNIDROIT 2011 - DC11/DEP – Doc. 1
The System of Declarations under the UNIDROIT Convention on Substantive Rules for Intermediated Securities (“Geneva Securities Convention”). An Explanatory Memorandum for the Assistance of States and Regional Economic Integration Organisations