Symposium: The 2010 UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts: Towards a “Global” Contract Law

On October 28, 2011, the Georgetown University Law Center will host a symposium on "The 2010 UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts: Towards a 'Global' Contract Law." The agenda is here. Here's the idea:

UNIDROIT’s Principles of International Commercial Contracts, first adopted in 1994 and revised in 2004, are widely used in international contracting and arbitration practice as well as by domestic courts and international arbitral tribunals to interpret and supplement both contractual provisions and relevant domestic law. The most recent amendments were adopted in 2010 and given final approval by UNIDROIT’s Governing Council in May 2011.

This symposium will provide an overview of the Principles from a trans-Atlantic perspective, with particular focus on the most recent revisions (which concern restitution in case of failed contracts, illegality, conditions, and plurality of obligors and obligees). The speakers and roundtable participants include experts on the Principles and more generally in the field of international commercial transactions and dispute resolution.

The Symposium will be of particular interest to private practitioners and corporate counsel involved in drafting and negotiating international commercial contracts as well as in litigating or arbitrating disputes arising thereunder. Those who teach international commercial transactions will find it especially timely and useful.

It will also offer a unique opportunity to learn about UNDROIT’s overall agenda and achievements. UNIDROIT’s Secretary-General, José Angelo Estrella Faria, will present the keynote.