MAC PROTOCOL - DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE (Pretoria 11-22 November 2019)

On 11 November 2019, UNIDROIT Secretary-General Professor Ignacio Tirado opened the Diplomatic Conference for the adoption of the draft Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Mining, Agricultural and Construction Equipment (MAC Protocol) in Pretoria, South Africa.

On 5 November 2019, Secretary-General Professor Ignacio Tirado was invited to deliver a Distinguished Lecture as part of the series to mark the 50th anniversary of the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong.

On 4 November 2019, Secretary-General Professor Ignacio Tirado delivered a Keynote Lecture during the 3rd UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Judicial Summit 2019.

On 23 October, Strathmore University Law School generously hosted a Regional Consultation Workshop on the future Legal Guide to Agricultural Land Investment Contracts (ALIC) developed by UNIDROIT in collaboration with the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

On 22 October, at an event kindly hosted by Strathmore University Law School in Nairobi, UNIDROIT organised an International Conference to discuss the future fourth Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Mining, Agricultural and Construction Equipment,...

UNIDROIT is very pleased to announce it has been awarded the United Rule of Law Appeal (UROLA) Prize for 2019. UROLA is an NGO jointly managed by the International Law Institute and other NGOs focused on the rule of law.

Between 25-26 October, Hamza Hameed, Legal Consultant at UNIDROIT, participated at the Conference on the Theory and Practice of: “Court Decision Enforcement in Commercial Disputes: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Development” held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.