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Thematic Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law
México City, November 13 - 15, 2008
“The Impact of Uniform Law on National Law. Limits and Possibilities”
“L’incidence du droit uniforme dans le droit national. Limites et Possibilités”.
“La incidencia del derecho uniforme en el derecho nacional. Límites y Posibilidades”
13 November, 2008
| 15:00 | Registration – Coffee |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Opening Session Welcome Uniform Law in Mexico. Realities and Challenges. Conference by Dr. Guillermo I. Ortíz Mayagoitia. Chief Justice of the Mexican Supreme Court, Mexico. |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | National Unification of Laws in Federal Systems. General Reporters: Drs. Mathias Reimann and Daniel Halberstam. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States of America. |
| 18:30 - 19:30 | Conference by Dr. Koléka BOUTORA - TAKPA Permanent Secretary of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA). |
14 November, 2008
| 09:00 - 11:00 | Arbitration. General Reporter: Dr. Horacio Grigera Naon. American University, Washington D.C., United States of America. |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee |
| 11:30 - 13:30 | Criminal Procedure and Civil Rights. General Reporters: Drs. Chrisje Brants and Stijn Franken, University of Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14.30 – 16.30 | The Convention on the International Sale of Goods and its Impact on National Contract Law. General Reporter: Dr Franco Ferrari, University of Verona, Italy. |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Coffee |
| 17.00 – 19.00 | Conflict of Laws Conventions and their Reception in National Legal Systems. General Reporter: Dr Inés Weinberg de Roca, Buenos Aires/The Hague. |
15 November, 2008
| 09:00 - 11:00 | The Protection of Cultural Objects. General Reporter: Dr Toshiyuki Kono. University of Kyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | The International Unification of Private Law – Achievements and Perspectives. Dr Herbert Kronke, Secretary General of UNIDROIT. |
| 12:30 - 14:30 | Closing Session Dr. George Bermann, President of the Academy. |
