On 30 May 2025, Professor Ignacio Tirado, Secretary-General of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), participated in the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) in Hong Kong—a global intergovernmental legal organisation dedicated 
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On Monday 12 May 2025, the Queen Mary University London – UNIDROIT Institute for Transnational Commercial Law partnered with the International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom (ICC UK), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), 
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Rome/Dhahran, 26 May 2025 — The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) and Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU) formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during a virtual ceremony held on 26 May 2025. This partnership is aimed at strengthening cooperation 
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Rome, 23 May 2025 — UNIDROIT welcomed distinguished guests and experts to its seat in Rome for a high-level conference titled “UNIDROIT’s Contribution to Private Law and Agricultural Development – Focus on Warehouse Receipts and Contract Farming.” Held in a hybrid format, the event was 
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On 16 May 2025, UNIDROIT and ICC Tunisia jointly organised a landmark conference in Tunis entitled “Les Principes d’UNIDROIT et l’arbitrage international: un cadre émergent pour le règlement des conflits dans la région MENA.” The event, held exclusively in person, brought together over 100 participants, including 
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UNIDROIT was invited by the Algerian Ministry of Culture and Arts and the UNESCO Regional Office to take part in a regional meeting of North African countries on “The preservation and promotion of museums and collections, their diversity and their role in society”, which took 
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Rome, 13 May 2025 — UNIDROIT had the honour of receiving His Excellency Counselor Ahmed Abboud, President of the Egyptian Council of State, at its headquarters in Rome, accompanied by a high-level delegation from the Council. The delegation was welcomed by UNIDROIT President Professor Maria 
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On 8 May, UNIDROIT President Professor Maria Chiara Malaguti opened the 2025 Arbitration Conference at Bocconi University on War & Peace and International Arbitration. The conference will take place at Bocconi University over two days, featuring a series of panels and roundtables with some of 
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On 9 May 2025, UNIDROIT President Professor Maria Chiara Malaguti gave a Keynote Speech at the DLA Piper FIAMC’s Pre-Moot Conference at DLA Piper offices in Milan entitled “Shaping the future of the energy sector: navigating the landscape of investment treaties of which Italy is 
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On 5 May, UNIDROIT Secretary-General Professor Ignacio Tirado participated in a Panel on Capacity Building during the World Law Congress, organised by the World Jurist Association in Santo Domingo, at the kind invitation of the Department of Justice (DoJ) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative 
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