DEPARTMENT OF LAW BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

AARHUS UNIVERSITY AU

Conference programmeStatus and Current Challenges: International Commercial Law from a Nordic and Baltic Perspective

Aarhus University, 18 September 2014

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WelcomeAarhus University and The Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) welcome you to the conference: Status and Current Challenges: International Commercial Law from a Nordic and Baltic Perspective.

The Nordic and the Baltic countries have experienced significant changes in their international commercial law frameworks, such as the withdrawal of reservations to the UN Convention on Contract for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). These changes in legislation inevitably create new legal questions and cause familiar legal challenges to resurface.

The conference provides a forum for reconsideration of the current status and challenges of international commercial law. Leading legal experts will present what they believe to be the most challenging and important issues in the interpretation, application, unification, and research of international commercial law.

We hope that you will enjoy and benefit from the conference

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Programme08.15: Conference opens/Registration/Coffee and tea

09.00: Welcome

Session I – Globalisation of the regionModerator professor Hans Henrik Edlund

09.10: The many facets of promoting the CISG: broader adoption, scope of application, uniform interpretation and domestic use Luca G. Castellani, Legal Officer at the Secretariat of UNCITRAL

09.30: Regionalism and globalism from a Nordic perspective Jan Ramberg, Professor Emeritus, Stockholm University

09.50: Discussion / Questions

Session II – Status and experience: The Nordic regionModerator professor Hans Henrik Edlund

10.10: Nordic legal tradition - an obstacle to uniform application? Camilla Baasch Andersen, Professor, University of Western Australia

10.30: The Nordic article 92 reservations and their withdrawal: implications and problems? Thomas Neumann, PhD, Associate Professor, Aarhus University

10.50: Discussion / Questions

11.10: Break, coffee/tea, fruit

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Session III – Status and experience: The Baltic regionModerator professor René Franz Henschel

11.30: The Baltic reservations against freedom of form; background, withdrawal, status? Aleksandra Tolea (Vasiljeva), PhD Candidate, University of Southern Denmark

11.50: Reception of the CISG in the Baltics: An epidemiology Tadas Klimas, Associate Professor, Attorney, Lithuania

12.10: 10 years later: A practitioners view of the future Karsten Duch Lynggaard, Attorney and Partner at Magnusson

12.30: Discussion / Questions

12.50: Lunch

Session IV – Formation of contractModerator associate professor Thomas Neumann

14.00: The problems caused by CISG part II Ole Lando, Professor Emeritus, Copenhagen Business School

14.20: Point of no return - threshold for binding commercial agreement in the forthcoming Nordic CISG part II setting Kai Krüger, Professor Emeritus, University of Bergen

14.40: From § 6 NCA to Art 19 CISG. New rules on nonconforming acceptances - overlaps and pitfalls Kasper Steensgaard, PhD, Associate Professor, Aarhus University

15.00: Discussion / Questions

15.20: Break, coffee/tea, fruit

Session V – Shortcomings and challengesModerator associate professor Thomas Neumann

15.40: INCOTERMS and CISG articles 30 et seqq. Burghard Piltz, Professor, Dr. and Partner of Ahlers & Vogel Rechtsanwälte Part.

16.00: Responding to the challenges: making contracts and the law work for business Helena Haapio, Legal Management Consultant, Lexpert Ltd, Finland

16.20: Unreasonable contract terms, domestic validity rules and the CISG: how far does the fundamental principles of the CISG replace and/or supplement domestic contract law, including the Nordic contracts Act § 36? René Franz Henschel, Professor, Aarhus University

16.40: Discussion / Questions

17.00: Closing session/end of programme

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Practical informationWelcome desk Please register and collect your conference folder at the welcome desk in front of the Conference room (see map of venue).

Coffee, tea and lunch Lunch will be served in the lounge next to the assembly hall in the main university building. See map. You can walk directly to the lounge from the conference center by using the corridor beneath the street. Morning and afternoon coffee, tea and refreshments will be served outside the conference room.

Wireless network To connect to the wireless network at the conference venue, you can use the following information:

Log on to AUWLAN:

» Username: shf » Password: 12345

ATM/Cash machine If you are in need of cash (Danish kroner), there is an ATM in building 1422, next to building 1421.

Getting to and from the conference venue Several busses run from the city centre (Park Allé) to the university. Bus 1A is the most frequent bus line going to and leaving the University. A ticket costs 20 DKK. You can buy a ticket (valid for two hours) on the bus (ticket machine). You will need Danish coins, as it does not take credit cards.

Taxis are metered and most credit cards are generally accepted. Tax and tips are included in the meter price.

» Aarhus Taxa: Tel.: (+45) 89 484848 » Dantaxi: Tel.: (+45) 70 252525 / 8616 4700

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NORDRE RINGGADE

FREDERIK NIELSENSVEJ

Conference Room 1.1

Entrance from Frederik Nilsens Vej

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Preben Hornung

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Conference Room 1

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Entrance from Frederik Nilsens VejBuilding 1422

Stakladen / cafeteria

Conference Room 2

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SECOND FLOOR

Entrance from Ndr. RinggadeBuiding 1420

STUDENTERNES HUSSTUDENT HOUSE

FacultyClub

Map of venue

Bus stop from the city

Bus stop to the city

Conference venue

Conference Room

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Sponsors

Organisers

DEPARTMENT OF LAW BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

AARHUS UNIVERSITY AU

Professor, dr.jur. Max Sørensens Mindefond

Letterstedska Föreningen

Aarhus University

School of Business and Social Sciences

Department of law

Bartholins Allé 16

DK-8000 Aarhus C

(+45) 87 16 50 51

law@au.dk

www.law.au.dk