Agenda
25 June (Wed)
MC: Jinah Park (Deputy Director, International Legal Policy Division, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea)
9:30 Opening Ceremony
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Opening Remarks : Acting Minister, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea
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Welcome Remarks : Secretary General, HCCH
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Congratulatory Remarks
1. President, Korea Private International Law Association
2. President, Judicial Policy Research Institute
3. President, Korean Institue of Criminology and Justice
4. President, National Center for the Rights of the Child
5. Mayor, Seocho-gu
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Session 1. Challenges and Tasks in Implementing the 1993 Adoption Convention
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Moderator: Kwang Hyun Suk (Emeritus President, Korea Private International Law Association, Republic of Korea)
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Introduction to the Restructuring of Republic of Korea’s Adoption System :
Yu Ri Lee (Director of Adoption System Restructure Team, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea) -
Speaker : Sunmi Lee (High Court Judge, Daejeon High Court, Republic of Korea)
"Challenges and Issues Related to Intercountry Adoption Trials" -
Panelist
1. Laura Martinez-Mora (First Secretary, HCCH)
"A Convention to protect children for whom intercountry adoption may be in their best interests"
2. Janella Estrada (Undersecretary of National Authority for Child Care (NACC), Philippines)
"Institutional Changes and Best Practices in Philippines After Ratification of the Convention"
3. Kantasorn Methasakunwong (Director of Central Authority and Intercountry Adoption Subdivision, Child Adoption Center, Department of Children and Youth, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Thailand)
"Thailand: Challenges and Considerations in implementing the Hague Adoption Convention"
4. So-Young An (Researcher, Ewha Legal Science Institute, Republic of Korea)
"Scholarly insights on the 1993 Adoption Convention"
12:30 Luncheon
14:00 Session 2. Implementation of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention
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Moderator : Shinicihiro Hayakawa (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University & Tohoku University, Japan)
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Speaker : Laura Martinez-Mora (First Secretary, HCCH)
"Latest developments regarding the practical operation of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention" -
Panelist
1. Mary Sheffield (Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, United States of America)
"Implementation in the United States utilizing Hague Resources and the Role of the IHNJ and their Implementation"
2. Janet Broadley (Reunite Mediator)
"Mediation in 1980 Hague Convention cases"
3. Min Hui Gwak (Professor, Sookmyung Women’s University, Republic of Korea)
"Trends in Court Decisions Pertaining to the 1980 Child Abduction Convention in Korea"
4. Jae Sung Park (Public Prosecutor, International Legal Policy Division, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea)
"Challenges in Enforcing Convention Cases in Korea and Overcoming Them"
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15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Session 3. Before and After Joining the 2007 Child Support Convention
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Moderator : Mary Sheffield (Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, United States of America)
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Speaker : Christophe Bernasconi (Secretary General, HCCH)
"Replacing the Past, Empowering the Present: Why the 2007 Convention Matters" -
Panelist
1. Shinichiro Hayakawa (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University & Tohoku University, Japan)
"The 2007 Maintenance Convention from a Japanese Perspective: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future"
2. Jim Monier-Williams (Legal Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General, British Columbia, Canada)
"Implementing the 2007 Child Support Convention - a Canadian Perspective"
3. Min Ji Kim (Research Fellow, Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice)
"Towards a Right-Based Framework: Reflections on the 2007 Child Support Convention from a Korean Perspective"
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26 June (Thu)
MC: Hyo Jung Kim (Professional Researcher, Judicial Policy Research Institute, Republic of Korea)
9:30 Session 4 : The HCCH: Benefits of Membership & Key Conventions
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Christophe Bernasconi (Secretary General, HCCH)
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Yun Zhao (Representative of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, HCCH)
"The HCCH: Regional Perspective" -
Jiyong Jang (Director General for International Cooperation, National Court Administration, Republic of Korea)
"Bridging the Hague and Seoul"
10:30 Coffee Break
10:40 Launch Ceremony for the 5th Editions of the Handbooks on the 1965 Service and the 1970 Evidence Conventions
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Overview of the Updates : Minho Do (Judge on Secondment to the HCCH)
11:00 Session 5 : Regional Perspectives on the Use of IT in Implementing the 1965 Service and the 1970 Evidence Conventions
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Moderator: Kyu Hong Lee (Chief Researcher, Judicial Policy Research Institute)
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Panelist
1. Krysta M. Stanford (Office of International Judicial Assistance)
2. Juan Cao (International Legal Cooperation Center(ILCC), Ministry of Justice, China)
3. Huong Ho Pham (Vice Director of International Law Department, Ministry of Justice, Vietnam)
4. Seong Hoon Koo (Judge, Yeongwol Branch, Chuncheon District Court, Republic of Korea)
12:30 Luncheon
14:00 Session 6: The 2005 Choice of Court Convention and the 2019 Judgments Convention
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Moderator: Gyooho Lee (Professor, Chung-Ang University, Republic of Korea)
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Speaker : Jun Hyok Jang (Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea)
"The Choice of Court and Judgments Conventions: Benefits and Challenges for Asia Pacific" -
Panelist :
1. Marcelo De Nardi (Professor, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil)
"Consumer protection under the Judgments Convention"
2. Tiong Min Yeo (Professor, Singapore Management University, Singapore)
3. Pietro Franzina (Professor, Catholic University of Milan, Italy)
"Jurisdictional filters of the Judgments Convention"
4. Hye Won Mok (Associate Professor, Korea University, Republic of Korea)
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Session 7: Prospects of the Jurisdiction Project
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Moderator: Christophe Bernasconi (Secretary General, HCCH)
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Speaker : Keisuke Takeshita (Professor, Hitotsubashi University, Japan)
"Overview of the Jurisdiction Project and the Draft Text" -
Panelist
"Regional Approaches and Views on the Jurisdiction Project"
1. Marcelo De Nardi (Professor, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil)
2. Tiong Min Yeo (Professor, Singapore Management University, Singapore)
3. Yasuhito Inoue (Professor, Tohoku University, Japan)
4. Haemin Lee (Research Judge, Supreme Court, Republic of Korea)
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27 June (Fri)
MC: Jinah Park (Deputy Director, International Legal Policy Division, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea)
9:30 Session 8: Private International Law Issues related to the Carbon Markets Project
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Moderator: Géradine Goh Escolar (Deputy Secretary General, HCCH)
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Panelist
1. Amy Held (The Law Commission, England and Wales)
2. Pietro Franzina (Professor, Catholic University of Milan, Italy)
3. Fabricio Bertini Pasquot Polido (Professor, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
4. Chang Min Chun (Associate Professor, Seoul National University of Science and Technlogy, Republic of Korea)
"Korean carbon credit market and it implication from the Private International Law perspective"
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10:50 Coffee Break
11:00 Session 9: Private International Law Issues related to the Digital Tokens Project
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Moderator: Chang Min Chun (Associate Professor, Seoul National University of Science and Technlogy, Republic of Korea)
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Speaker : Gérardine Goh Escolar (Deputy Secretary General, HCCH)
"Grounds for Jurisdiction and Rules for Determining the Law Applicable to Digital Tokens and Electronic Transferable Records" -
Panelist
1. Fabrico Bertini Pasquot Polido (Professor, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
"Digital Tokens and Private International Law: Converging Approaches in Latin America and Transjurisdictional Challenges"
2. Amy Held (The Law Commission, England and Wales)
"Jurisdiction over cruptoasset litigation with a focus on England and Wales"
3. Tetsuo Morishita (Professor, Sophia University, Japan)
"The challenges of Japanese law regarding the jurisdiction and applicable laws of crypto assets"
4. Gyooho Lee (Professor, Chung-Ang University, Republic of Korea)
"Applicable law of crypto currency and crypto assets in the Republic of Korea"