In the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the attendant economic crisis, a number of leading UNIDROIT instruments may be of interest to a wide array of actors currently facing serious challenges to address contractual disruptions and to rebuild the economy in the post COVID-19 scenario.
The UNIDROIT Secretariat has just released a Note on the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts and the COVID-19 health crisis.
On Tuesday 28 July 2020, Marina Schneider, Principal Legal Officer and Treaty Depositary, participated as a panellist in an international virtual conference organised by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), in cooperation with...
On July 15, 2020, the International Association of Lawyers (UIA), which brings together through its bar association and individual members over two million lawyers from more than 110 countries, recognized the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2016 as an excellent option for consideration by international lawyers and clients.
On 8 and 9 October 2020, UNIDROIT is organising an international conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects to be held at the UNIDROIT headquarters in Rome (and remotely via Zoom).
On Tuesday 14 July 2020, Ms Priscila Pereira de Andrade represented UNIDROIT at a webinar presented by the IBA Agricultural Law Committee and the Ukrainian Bar Association, supported by...
On Monday 13 July 2020, Deputy Secretary-General, Professor Anna Veneziano participated as a panellist in a webinar organised by the Organization of American States (OAS) discussing mechanisms for the improvement of access to credit in a post Covid-19 economy.
We are pleased to announce the launch of the UNIDROIT Essay Competition, supported by Stibbe, and facilitated by the UNIDROIT Foundation.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
6th Workshop for the Economic Assessment of International Commercial Law Reform Project
(8 September 2020, Rome)
4th Workshop for the project on Best Practices in the Field of Electronic Registry Design and Operation
(9 September 2020, Rome)
9th Annual Cape Town Convention Academic Conference
(10-11 September 2020, Rome)
Governing Council - 99th session, part B
(23-25 September 2020, Rome/remote)
Roma Tre – UNIDROIT 7th Annual Arbitration Lecture
(25 September 2020, online)
International Conference to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects
(8 and 9 October 2020, Rome/remote)
