UNIDROIT and China: The Cape Town Convention, Investing in Agriculture and UPICC

On 8 – 9 July 2019, UNIDROIT participated in a high-level conference entitled “UNIDROIT and China: The Cape Town Convention, Investing in Agriculture and UPICC”, hosted by the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in Beijing.

The instrument of accession to the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention has been deposited by Montenegro with the Italian Government, Depositary of the Convention, on 8 July 2019 and the Convention will enter into force for Montenegro on 1 February 2020.

On 4 July 2019, UNIDROIT had the pleasure of hosting the Italian Arbitration Association’s  (AIA) annual conference co-organised with the Italian Forum for Arbitration and ADR (ArbIT).

On 4 July 2019, UNIDROIT hosted the Annual Seminar of the Italian Chapter of the CEA (Spanish Arbitration Association) and the Women’s Spanish Arbitration Association.

On 27 June 2019, Secretary-General Professor Ignacio Tirado delivered a keynote speech at the opening of the Masters in Private Law of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV).

On 27 June 2019, Secretary-General Professor Ignacio Tirado was invited to address a talk to the APRIMIN (Asociación de Proveedores Industriales de la Minería), the national association of suppliers of the mining industry of Chile  on the Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on Matters Specific to Mining, Agricultural, and Construction Equipment.  

The Aviation Working Group invited key stakeholders to attend an important Aviation Working Group (AWG) South American regional event on the Cape Town Convention and its Aircraft Protocol (CTC) and cross border transferability of aircraft (XBT).

On 18 - 19 June and 28 June - 2 July 2019 UNIDROIT participated in the 22nd Diplomatic Session of the HCCH for the adoption of the 2019 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters.