PRE-VIS CONFERENCE 2024
Soft Law in Arbitration: Concepts and Examples
| Date | Friday, March 22 2024 |
| Time | 11:00 - 16:15 |
| Venue | Juridicum, University of Vienna Schottenbastei 10-16, 1010 Vienna, Hörsaal U11 |
| Fees | 50 €, registration required |
Party-autonomy and broad discretion of the Arbitral Tribunal are traditional hall marks of arbitration. Over the year the number of soft law codifications trying to harmonize important areas and providing guidance and certainty to Parties and Tribunals alike have increased in a way that has raised questions as to the usefulness of some of the instruments for arbitral proceedings. The conference will address the underlying concepts of soft law and some of the most relevant examples.
Prof. Andrea Bjorklund (McGill University, Montreal)
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Franco Ferrari (New York University, New York City)
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kröll (Bucerius Law School, Hamburg)
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Paul Oberhammer (University of Vienna, Vienna)
Prof. Marco Torsello (Verona University, Verona)
SCHEDULE (PDF)
10:30 - 11:00
Registration
11:00 - 11:15
Opening remarks
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Paul Oberhammer (University of Vienna, Vienna)
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kröll (Bucerius Law School, Hamburg)
11:15 - 12:45
Genealogies and Normativity of Soft Law
Prof. Marco Torsello (Verona University, Verona)
The Hardening of Soft Law
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Rosenfeld (Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte, Hamburg)
Soft Law vs. Lex Mercatoria
Prof. Dr. Pilar Perales Viscasillas (Carlos III, Madrid)
Session chair: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Franco Ferrari (New York University, New York City)
12:45 - 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 - 16:00
The Use of Soft Law for Matters of Procedure
Prof. Dr. Ajar Rab (ANR LAW LLP, Dehradun (India))
The Role of Soft Law in the Determination of the Applicable Law – The Hague Principles
Prof. Dr. Geneviève Saumier (Mc Gill University, Montreal)
The Use of Soft Law in adressing Damages
Prof. Caroline Kleiner (University Paris Cité, Paris)
Soft Law in Investment Arbitration
Prof. Andrea Björklund (Mc Gill University, Montreal)
Session chair: Prof. Dr. Stefan Kröll (Bucerius Law School, Hamburg)
16:00 - 16:15
Closing remarks
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Franco Ferrari (New York University, New York City)
*Parts of the conference may be photographed. The images may be used to promote the Pre-Vis Moot Conference 2024.
Organizers
Graciously hosted by University of Vienna, Faculty of Law.
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