In January 2024, UNIDROIT undertook consultations with several major private sector associations regarding the implementation and entry into force of the Mining, Agricultural and Construction (MAC) Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (the Cape Town Convention).   On 19 January, UNIDROIT 
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Between 16 and 17 January 2024, UNIDROIT participated in the annual Conference on International Coordination of Secured Transactions Reform, hosted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) at their Headquarters in Washington DC. Focusing on “Coordinating new instruments with the existing international framework and enhancing regional 
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So-called orphan works, in other words cultural property with no proven provenance or with significant gaps in its provenance, are the source of many legal, ethical, archaeological and historical questions. UNIDROIT is proud to announce the publication of the contributions of the speakers at the 
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On 22 and 23 January 2024, UNIDROIT Legal Officer Philine Wehling chaired a series of lectures for the students of the Master in International Economic Law at the Université Capitole Toulouse, France. The lectures were delivered remotely by the Secretariat and addressed several of the 
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On 25 January 2024, UNIDROIT received an official visit from His Excellency Mr Bashar bin Omar Almofadda (Deputy Minister for Legislation and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). The Deputy Minister headed a delegation composed of interim Director 
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We are pleased to announce the launch of the UNIDROIT Essay Competition, supported by the International Law Institute (ILI) and facilitated by the UNIDROIT Foundation. Participants are invited to author an essay in English between 2000 and 3000 words (excluding footnotes and references) examining the use of the 
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On 14 December 2023, at its 82nd session, the UNIDROIT General Assembly confirmed, by acclamation, the appointment of the Honourable Judge Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant of the International Court of Justice as the 26th member of the Unidroit Governing Council. His nomination was proposed by 
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The Chinese translation of the UNIDROIT Principles on the Operation of Close-Out Netting Provisions (“Netting Principles”) is now available on the UNIDROIT website. This translation was prepared by Prof. Wenwen Liang, Associate Professor at the School of Law of Wuhan University in the People’s Republic 
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The Ukrainian translation of the black-letter rules of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts 2016 is now available on the UNIDROIT website. This translation was prepared by Ms Daria Korniienko (LL.B. NASU, Kyiv; LL.M., Queen Mary University London) and is based on the translation 
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On 15 December 2023, UNIDROIT hosted a Panel Discussion on Contract Drafting in International Arbitration, organised by the Oslo Centre for Commercial Law with the support of UNIDROIT, AIA (Associazione Italiana Per l’Arbitrato) and the Milan Chamber of Arbitration, at the seat of UNIDROIT in 
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