2008 International Arbitration Conference in Taipei

2008 International Arbitration Conference in Taipei: Mediation, Arbitration and Recent Development

Hosted by

Arbitration Association of the Republic of China (AAROC)

And

Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy, College of Law, National Taiwan University (ACWH)

November 21, 2008, Taipei

Venue: Conference Room of CAA

8:30- 9:00 Registrations

9:00- 9:10 Opening Remarks

Chairman Nigel N.T.Li, Arbitration Association of the ROC

Professor Chang-Fa Lo, College of Law, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

9:10-9:40 Keynote Speech

Professor De Vareilles-Sommières (Professor of Law, the Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne)

Topic: Public Order and Recognition of the Arbitral Award in International Commercial Arbitration

9:40-11:20 Session I: Theory and Development of Mediation in Asia and Elsewhere

Chair: Doctor Stephan Wilske, Partner of Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart office

Speakers:

Professor Laurence Boulle (Acting Dean of Bond University Faculty of Law)

Topic: The Dynamics of Mediation Practice - Comparative and International Developments

Mr. Loong Seng Onn（Executive Director, Singapore Mediation Centre）

Topic: Institutionalised Commercial Mediation in Singapore

Professor Peter Malanczuk

(C.V. Starr Professor of Law, Peking University, School of Transnational Law)

Topic: Recent Development of Mediation in Hong Kong

Ms. Angela Lin （Partner of Lee & Li, Attorneys-at-Law）

Topic：Mediation in Taiwan

11:20-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30-12:30

Session II: Institutional Mediation, Ad Hoc Mediation and Their Relations with Arbitration

Chair: Professor Tsai-yu Lin, Professor of Law, Department of International Business, Soochow University

Speakers:

Professor Ing-loong Yang（Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, International lawyers）

Topic: Med-Arb in mainland China: a great Chinese invention or a recipe for disaster?

Professor Winnie Ma (Assistant Professor of Bond University Faculty of Law)

Topic: Lis pendens (parallel proceedings) and Arbitration -- the International Law Association's recommendations in 2006

12:30- 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30- 16:20

Session III: Mediations for Different Kinds of Disputes, such as IPR, Government Contract, Construction, Labor Disputes, etc.

Chair: Professor Laurence Boulle, Acting Dean of Bond University Faculty of Law

Speakers:

Mr. Philip Yang（President, Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group）

Topic: Mediation and Arbitration for Intellectual Property Rights Disputes

Professor Aya Yamada (Professor of Kyoto University, Faculty of Law)

Topic: The Impact of ADR Law of 2004: Liberalization or Legalization?

Professor Chang-fa Lo (Professor of National Taiwan University College of Law)

Topic: The Strengthened Evaluative Style of Mediation in Government Procurement Disputes in Taiwan: Changing the Nature of Mediation?

Professor Tsai-yu Lin (Professor of Law, Department of International Business, Soochow University)

Topic: Arbitration as an Alternative Dispute Resolution within the WTO: A Perspective on Intellectual Property Dispute

Ms. Helena Chen（Partner of Formosan Borthers, Attorneys-at-Law）

Topic: Mediation for Government Contract in Taiwan

16:20- 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-17:50

Session IV: Recent Development of the New York Convention

Chair: Professor Chang-Fa Lo, College of Law, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Speakers:

Doctor Stephan Wilske (Partner of Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart office)

Topic: 50th Anniversary of the New York Convention: A Success Story or an Outdated Text (or Both)? - A Critical Analysis -

Professor Jarrod Wong (Assistant Professor, Pacific University McGeorge School of Law)

Topic: Is the Prodigal Child Coming Home? U.S. Courts, Interim Measures and the New York Convention

Wei-jen Chen (LL.M. Candidate, National Taiwan University College of Law)

Topic: Determining “appropriate” Procedural and Evidential Rules of International Commercial Arbitration: In the Perspective of Enforcement under the New York Convention

17:50- 18:00

Closing Remarks