On 1 July 2025, the French edition of the UNIDROIT/IFAD Legal Guide on Agricultural Land Investment Contracts (ALIC) was officially launched during a hybrid seminar that brought together leading experts involved in the development of the Guide. The event took place within the framework of 
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On 26 June 2025, UNIDROIT and Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Court (BAC/BIAC) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation between the two institutions. The MoU was signed in Rome, by UNIDROIT Secretary-General Professor Ignacio Tirado and Mr Guo Wei, Chairperson of BAC/BIAC. 
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On 27 June 2025, the 2025 Rome Summit on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China was successfully held in Rome. The event was co-hosted by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), the Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Court (BAC/BIAC) and Sapienza University of Rome. 
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On Friday 13 June 2025 UNIDROIT Asian Transnational Law Centre (ATLC) co-hosted an academic conference titled “The Digitalised World and the Transformation of Private Law: Cybernetic Avatars and Beyond” at its headquarters in Rome in collaboration with the Moonshot Research & Development Program. The conference 
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Rome, 16 June 2025 – UNIDROIT officially inaugurated the residential session of the fourth edition of its flagship International Programme for Law and Development: IPLD Africa Plus, during a ceremony held at its historic headquarters in Villa Aldobrandini. The event welcomed members of the Rome-based 
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On 4 June 2025, UNIDROIT joined leading academic and legal institutions in Rome to honour the remarkable legacy of Professor Guido Alpa at the conference “Guido Alpa, Maestro e Avvocato: Profilo di un giurista eclettico senza confini” (“Guido Alpa, Maestro and Lawyer: Profile of an 
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On 6 June, UNIDROIT proudly launched the 2025 edition of its flagship International Programme for Law and Development (IPLD) – Africa Plus with a successful online opening session. This fourth and most expansive edition has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the 
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On 29 May 2025, UNIDROIT and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CHUK LAW) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in a ceremony which took place on the Campus of CUHK LAW in Central Hong Kong.  The MoU was signed by UNIDROIT Secretary General Ignacio 
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Rome, 21 May 2025 — UNIDROIT Legal Officer Philine Wehling delivered a lecture titled “UNIDROIT and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts” to postgraduate students enrolled in the Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Trade Law programme at the International Training Centre of the 
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At its 105th session (20-23 May 2025), UNIDROIT’s Governing Council adopted the UNIDROIT Legislative Guide on Bank Liquidation. The UNIDROIT Legislative Guide on Bank Liquidation contains guidance for legislators and policymakers on how to design and implement effective legal frameworks for liquidating banks that do not 
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