Course registration on “Contracts between undertakings in the international perspective: substantive and procedural issues”*

The recordings of the course lectures organised by the Italian School for Judiciary in the framework of the EJNita-Building Bridges project, on 18 and 19 October 2021, dedicated to “Contracts between undertakings in the international perspective: substantive and procedural issues” are now available.

Course presentation
by Lorenza Calcagno, Gianluca Grasso, Marisaria Maugeri, members of the Steering Committee in the Italian School for Judiciary

Introduction
Pietro Franzina, Full Professor of International Law (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart – Milan): The substantive regulation of contracts for the international sale of movable property among conflict-of-law rules, uniform substantive rules and non-State rules
Maria Rosa Di Virgilio, President of Division in the Italian Court of Cassation, and
Marco Torsello, Full Professor of Comparative Private Law (University of Verona): The formation of the contract and the rights and obligations of the parties according to the 1980 Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
Chiara E. Tuo, Full Professor of European Union Law (University of Genoa): The Italian jurisdiction on contracts for the international sale of movable goods: the relationship between European Union rules, conventional rules and domestic rules

Working groups and case study
A. Antonio Leandro, Associate Professor of International Law (University of Bari): Practical case on the identification of the court having jurisdiction and of the rules applicable to the merits
B. Maria Elena Mele, Magistrate in charge of the Ufficio del massimario e del ruolo at the Italian Court of Cassation: Practical case on the formation of the contract of sale and the battle of the forms
C. Edoardo Ferrante, Associate Professor of Private Law (University of Turin): Practical case on the non-performance of obligations arising out of contract for international sale of movable property
Paola Ivaldi, Full Professor of International Law (University of Genoa), and
Alberto Barbazza, judge of the Court of Treviso: The international carriage of goods: The legal framework of the sources and a selection of recurrent issues
Anna Veneziano, Full Professor of Comparative Private Law (University of Teramo), Deputy Secretary General at Unidroit: The Unidroit Principles of international commercial contracts and their relevance before the State court
Alberto De Franceschi, Full Professor of Private Law (University of Ferrara): The new “places” for negotiation among undertakings: online platforms

Round table and debate on: The impact of the pandemic on international commercial contracts
Introduced and coordinated by:
Anna Veneziano, Full Professor of Comparative Private Law (University of Teramo), Deputy Secretary General of Unidroit
Speakers:
Fabrizio Cafaggi, Councillor of the Italian Council of State
Francesca Fiecconi, Councillor of the Italian Court of Cassation
Lucilla Gatt, Full Professor of Private Law and Civil Law (University Suor Orsola Benincasa, Naples)
Enrico Giliberti, Lawyer, President of the Arbitration Council of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration

 

*All recordings and materials are available in Italian only.