Over the last years the legislative activity of the European Community in the field of private international law has been devoting particular attention to family and succession matters, as shown by Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 (Brussels IIbis), but also by a number of Draft Regulations and Green Papers adopted in 2005 and 2006, embracing all P.I.L. aspects(jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments and applicable law).Among the various issues raised by these acts, those concerning the relations with third States are particularly important and delicate, even because they shed light on the general characters of the emerging EC system of private international law. On the one hand, the issue of the external competence in this field is to be assessed, in the light of the ECJ’s ruling in the Lugano Opinion of 7 February 2006. On the other hand, special attention will be given to the scope of these acts in so far as private relations connected with third countriesare concerned.The topics above will be discussed in an international conference organised by University Carlo Cattaneo, with the aim of  proposing specific solutions. It will present the results of theResearch Project EU Harmonisation of Private International Law and External Relations in Family and Succession Matters, carried out by a Group of European scholars.This Research was made possible thanks to the funding provided by the European Community under the Framework Programme for Judicial Cooperation in Civil Matters 2005. The proceedings of the conference will be held in English.The Conference is funded by the European Community under the Framework Programme for Judicial Cooperation in Civil Matters 2005 (Agreement No JLS/2005/FPC/50 – CE-0036594/00-04).

FRIDAY 9 MARCH 2007

DAY PROGRAM
15.00 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Mario Zanchetti
Dean of the Law Faculty
Alberto Malatesta
Director of the Law Department

                        EC EXTERNAL RELATIONS
               AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

15.30 Chair:
Fausto Pocar
University of Milan

The Lugano Opinion and its Consequences in
Family and Succession Matters
Alberto Malatesta
University Carlo Cattaneo – LIUC
Discussant:
Andrea Santini
Catholic University of Milan

16.30 COFFEE BREAK

17.00 Bilateral Agreements with third States
after the Lugano Opinion
David McClean
University of Sheffield

Discussant:
Stefania Bariatti
University of Milan

18.00 GENERAL DISCUSSION

SATURDAY 10 MARCH 2007
MORNING PROGRAM

GENERAL PROBLEMS OF EC PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
WITH REGARD TO RELATIONS WITH THIRD STATES

09.50 FIRST SESSION:
JURISDICTION, RECOGNITION AND ADMINISTRATIVE
COOPERATION IN FAMILY AND SUCCESSION MATTERS
Chair:
Alegría Borrás
University of Barcelona
Conflicts of Jurisdiction
Etienne Pataut
University of Cergy Pontoise
Discussant:
Andrea Bonomi
University of Lausanne

Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments
Marta Pertegás
University of Antwerp
Discussant:
Roberto Baratta
University of Macerata

11.30 COFFEE BREAK

11.45 Administrative Cooperation
William Duncan
Hague Conference on Private International Law

12.15 GENERAL DISCUSSION

13.00 LUNCH

SATURDAY 10 MARCH 2007
AFTERNOON PROGRAM

14.30 SECOND SESSION:
APPLICABLE LAW IN FAMILY AND SUCCESSIONMATTERS
Chair:
David McClean
University of Sheffield

Connecting Factors, renvoi, Party Autonomy
Kurt Siehr
University of Zurich
Discussant:
Peter McEleavy
University of Dundee

Public Policy
Ted M. de Boer
University of Amsterdam
Discussant:
Johan Meeusen
University of Antwerp

16.10 COFFEE BREAK

16.30 Characterisation and Interpretation
Carmen Parra
University Abat Oliba CEU

Discussant:
Luigi Fumagalli
University of Milan Bicocca

17.20 GENERAL DISCUSSION

17.40 FINAL REPORT
Alberto Malatesta
University Carlo Cattaneo – LIUC


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