Events

The Annual MAA Peter Schlechtriem CISG Conference:
State of Play

Conference in Honour of Peter Schlechtriem (1933-2007)
14 April 2011 – Vienna

The Annual MAA Peter Schlechtriem CISG Conference: State of Play on 14 April 2011 shines the spotlight on the state of play of obligations and remedies under the CISG relating to cases. The conference will delve into the emerging trends in relation to the rights of buyers and sellers in courts and tribunals. Furthermore, are applications of the CISG keeping pace with practices in specific industry sectors?

The Annual MAA Peter Schlechtriem CISG Conference: State of Play is hosted by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Vienna, and organized by the Moot Alumni Association (MAA) with the support of UNCITRAL. The MAA, founded in 1996, is the alumni association of the Willem C. Vis Moot. With an 800-strong membership, the MAA is comprised of students as well as distinguished academics and practitioners, and internationally-renowned arbitrators and practitioners. The MAA is actively involved in reducing barriers to trade through a number of its projects, including the publication of the Vindobona Journal of International Commercial Law and Arbitration, facilitating internships and employment related to these areas of law, a case translation program and collaboration with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the Institute of International Commercial Law, Pace Law School.

Registration

•   Click here to download the conference programme.

•  Click here to register online.