2007 International Arbitration Conference in Taipei: Asia Practice and International Context
2-3 November 2007
Hosted by
Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy, College of Law, National Taiwan University (ACWH)
And
The Arbitration Association of Republic of China (AAROC)
Conference Program
11/2 (Friday)
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08:30~09:30 |
Registration |
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09:30~10:00 |
Opening Ceremony Ø Representative from AAROC Ø Representative from ACWH |
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10:00~12:00 |
Session I: Culture, Legal Tradition and Arbitration in Asia 1. Culture and Legal Tradition as a Factor Influencing Arbitration Laws and Practices in Asia 2. The Role of Arbitration in Asian Commercial Practice: An Arbitration Culture Speakers: Ø Nigel N.T. Li, Partner of Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law; Professor, Soochow University School of Law Ø Noboru Kashiwagi, Professor of Law, Chuo Law School, Chuo University; Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Tokyo “Present Situation in Japan of International Commercial Arbitration” |
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12:00~13:30 |
Lunch Break |
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13:30~14:50 |
Session II-1: Government Attitudes toward Arbitration Speakers: Ø Amnon Straschnov, President of Israel Institute of Commercial Arbitration “Goverment Attitude toward Arbitration-from an Israeli Perspective” Ø Helena Chen, Partner of Formosa Brothers, Attorneys-at-Law / Patent & Trademark Office; PhD, Peking University Law School “A Healthy Award—Recent Development of Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards in Taiwan” Ø Hikmahanto Juwana, Professor of Law, Dean Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia “Arbitration Law and Its Implementation in Indonesia” |
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14:50~15:10 |
Coffee Break |
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15:10~16:30 |
Session II-2: Government Attitudes toward Arbitration Speakers: Ø Lawrence Boo, Deputy Chairman of Singapore International Arbitration Centre Ø Kuan-Ling Shen, Professor, National Taiwan University College of Law “Government Attitudes toward Arbitration and Judicial Practice in Taiwan” Ø Stephan Wilske, Partner of Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart office “The Global Competition for the ‘Best’ Place of Arbitration for Asian and International Arbitrations –A Practitioner’s Point of View- ” |
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18:00-20:30 |
Dinner Party |
11/3 (Saturday)
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09:00~10:30 |
Session III: Public Policy Issues in Asian Arbitration: Arbitrability, Choice of Law and Enforcement Speakers: Ø Honglin Yu, Reader in Law, School of Law, University of Stirling, UK “Choice of a-national Principles versus Public Policy” Ø Chang-fa Lo, Professor, Former Dean, National Taiwan University College of Law “Principles and Criteria for International and Transnational Public Policies in Commercial Arbitration” Ø Kyle, Fox, LL.M. Candidate, National Taiwan University College of Law “The Impact of the Distinction between Foreign Related and Domestic Arbitral Disputes on the Enforceability of Arbitral Awards in the People’s Republic of China” |
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10:30~10:50 |
Coffee Break |
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10:50~12:30 |
Session IV: International Context: Important Issues Arising from the Discussions at the UNCITRAL Working Group on Arbitration and Conciliation Speaker: Ø Michael Polkinghorne, Partner of White & Case LLP “Revision of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules: the Current State of Play” Ø Colin Dodd, Partner, Sydney office of Clayton Utz. “Issues Arising from the Discussions of the UNCITRAL Working Group on Arbitration” |
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12:30~12:40 |
Closing Remarks |
