GPR Conference: "Common European Sales Law Meets Reality. A European Debate on the Commission‘s Proposal"

"Common European Sales Law Meets Reality. A European Debate on the Commission‘s Proposal"

GPR Conference

Martin Luther University, Halle (Saale), Germany

14 and 15 June 2013

On 11 October 2011, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a Common European Sales Law (CESL). The work is in its final stage. Therefore, it is time to consider the practical impact the instrument will have. This conference will focus on four different areas: politics, society, the judiciary, and academic education. How will the instrument change them? What are the specific challenges? What are the potential benefits? Renowned officials, politicians, academics, and legal practitioners from various Member States will reflect on the CESL’s future and engage in a truly European debate.

Programme:

Friday, 14 June 2013

1:00 to 1:30 PM Registration
1:30 to 2:00 PM Introduction
1. Welcome Address: Prof. Dr. Matthias Lehmann, Martin Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg
2. Greetings: Thomas Wünsch, State Secretary, Ministry of Justice and Equal Treatment, Saxony-Anhalt
2:00 to 3:45 PM CESL in Politics

1. Making European Sales Law I: Insights from Brussels, Mikolaj Zaleski, European Commission, DG Justice, Unit A2 – Contract Law
2. Making European Sales Law II: Particularities in a Federal System, Dr. Frank Warnecke, Ministry of Justice and Equal Treatment, Saxony-Anhalt
3. Droit commun européen de la vente et la France: Je t’aime, moi non plus, Prof. Dr. Denis Mazeaud, Université Panthéon-Assas
4. Benefits and Drawbacks of CESL for Smaller Member States, Prof. Dr. Paul Varul, University of Tartu, Estonia
5. Is the UK Afraid of European Private Law and Should It Be?, His Hon Judge David Mackie CBE, QC, High Court of Justice, England and Wales

3:45 to 4:15 PM Coffee break
4:15 to 6:00 PM CESL in Society

1. CESL and the Media: Reduction of Complexity or Scaremongering?, Diana Wallis, Former Vice President of the European Parliament
2. Civil Law Codifications as Symbols of National Sovereignty, Prof. Dr. Marie-Claire Foblets, Max-Planck-Institute for Anthropological Research, Halle
3. Hitting That Blue Button Down There: Does the Consumer Have a Real Choice?, Alice Wagner, Vienna Chamber of Labour

6:00 PM Cocktail Reception

Saturday, 15 June 2013

9:00 to 10:45 AM CESL in Court

1. The Challenge Faced by the ECJ and Possible Responses, Prof. Dr. Verica Trstenjak, Universität Wien, Former Advocate General, European Court of Justice
2. National Courts: How Can They Keep Track?, Prof. Dr. Luz María Martínez Velencoso, Universidad de Valencia
3. Taking CESL to ADR: The Solution?, Prof. Dr. Loukas Mistelis, Queen Mary University of London

10:45 to 11:15 AM Coffee break
11:15 AM to 1:00 PM CESL in University

1. Good and Bad Timing: The Place in the Curriculum, Prof. Dr. Pascal Ancel, Université de Luxembourg
2. The Language in Which CESL Shall be Taught, Prof. Dr. Christoph Busch, EBS Law School, Wiesbaden
3. Civil Sales Law, Commercial Sales Law, Consumer Sales Directive, CISG, CESL – Enough is Enough?, Prof. Dr. Martin Schmidt-Kessel, Universität Bayreuth

1:00 PM Conclusion

Organizer: Editors and Editorial Board of the European Union Private Law Review (GPR)

Venue: Martin Luther University, Halle (Saale), Germany, Universitätsplatz, Audimax Building

Booking: Please confirm your participation by sending your name and affiliation via email to [victoria-sophie.stracke (at) jura.uni-halle.de] or via fax to +49 (0)345 552 70 73 or via letter to Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Lehmann, Universitätsplatz 5-7, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be made via email to [victoria-sophie.stracke (at) jura.uni-halle.de] or fax to +49 (0)345 552 70 73, not later than 7 June 2013.

Registration fee: Regular: 50 Euros - Academic assistants, PhD candidates: 30 Euros - Students: free

The registration fee covers participation at the conference, coffee breaks as well as the cocktail reception. The fee must be transferred before the date of the conference to account holder Vereinigung der Freunde der MLU, Bank: Commerzbank Halle. Please mention the words: GPR conference in the transfer.

For international transfers: IBAN: DE25 800 800 000 857 362 100 - BIC: DRESDEFF800

For transfers from Germany: Konto: 857 362 100 - BLZ: 800 800 00 -

Accommodation: A number of rooms have been reserved until 2 May 2013 at the Maritim Hotel Halle, Riebeckplatz 4, 06110 Halle (Saale), phone: +49 (0)345 510 10, for the price of 64 Euros (single room). Please mention the reference GPR conference.

Other hotels near the conference venue are:

-DORMERO Hotel Rotes Ross Halle a.d. Saale, Leipziger Str. 76, 06110 Halle, phone: +49 (0)30 202 13 300

-Dorint Charlottenhof Halle (Saale), Dorotheenstr. 12, 06108 Halle (Saale), phone: +49 (0)345 292 30

-Apart-Hotel Halle „Das Theater Hotel“, Kohlschütterstr. 5-6, 06114 Halle, phone: +49 (0)345 525 90

-Ankerhof Hotel, Ankerstr. 2, 06108 Halle / Saale, phone: +49 (0)345 23 23 200

-Hostel No5, Robert-Franz-Ring 5, 06108 Halle (Saale), phone: +49 (0)345 68 92 56 09