If there shall be more than one deputy secretary general, the administrative council shall determine in advance the order in which they shall act as secretary. The guide is a useful tool and reference point for a. The working group used as the basis of its study the 1972 unidroit draft law, supra note 76, and a report of the secretary general which studied the unidroit text. Unfortunately, this resulted in a cultural shock for the small realm of conservative conflict of laws scholars, and this modern clause was simply. Equivalent combinations of education and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis. The soft law approach to unification of international. Unidroit principles 2016 unidroit international institute for. The board may coopt additional members to the board.
The secretary general is assisted by a team of international civil servants and supporting staff. Who is and has been secretarygeneral of the united. The 2010 unidroit principles of international commercial contracts a 90minute introduction for contract drafters, litigation counsel, idr advocates and arbitrators unidroit principles working group participants speaking across. Reports of the secretarygeneral on the work of the. Secretarygeneral professor ignacio tirado takes office.
Unidroit international institute for the unification of private law institut international pour lunification du droit prive. Commercial contracts in 20, the secretariat drew the. Christoph brunner, force majeure and hardship under general contract principles. Lecturer professor anna veneziano deputy secretary general. I paper presented at the fourth iall course in law librarianship, presented in rome, italy. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the organization. The unidroit principles as global background law ralf michaels abstract after twenty years of existence, it becomes apparent that the role actually played by the unidroit principles of international commercial contracts picc is quite different from the one originally intended. Reservations made after the deposit of the related instrument, 204 207 61 1. Commentary on the unidroit principles of international.
Under secretarygeneral is the third highest rank in the united nations, after the secretary general and the deputy secretary general. Promoting and strengthening the international legal. Ambassador lambertini introduced the 1995 unidroit convention on stolen or illegally exported cultural objects, the principal focus of the presentation. The authors would also like to thank jason macintyre, partner, and auriol marasco, senior associate, in blakes aviation group based. The history of unidroit and the methods of unification. Report of the united nations commission on international. The secretary records meeting minutes as described above depending upon the bylaws and practices of the organization, the secretary may perform these duties for member meetings eg. Form artsgs has been created for ease in filing, however, any format may be used, provided it meets statutory requirements.
Cisg and the unidroit principles electronic library on. Professor of comparative law, university of teramo italy. Peter winship institute of international commercial law. Report of the secretary general, analytical compilation of comments by governments and international organizations on the draft convention on the formation of contracts for the international sale of goods as adopted by the working group on the international sale of goods and on the draft of a uniform law for the unification of certain rules. The secretary general, the principal administrative officer of the united nations, is elected for a fiveyear renewable term by a twothirds vote of the general assembly and by the recommendation of the security council and the approval of its permanent members.
Articles of incorporation of a general stock corporation form artsgs to form a general stock corporation in california, you must file articles of incorporation with the california secretary of state. A national of spain, professor tirado commercial, corporate and insolvency law, universidad autonoma of madrid, spain holds a phd from the universities of bologna. The special commission on general affairs and policy of the conference decides to invite the permanent bureau to prepare a feasibility study on the development of an instrument concerning choice of law in international contracts. Unidroit is pleased to announce that professor ignacio tirado, appointed secretary general by the governing council at its 97th session, officially took office on 27 august 2018. Pdf application of the unidroit principles in china. The role of the united nations secretariat, and of the secretary general in particular, is laid out by chapter xv articles 97 to 101 of the. Unidroit, contributing recently, for example, to work in the fields of longterm. The secretary general serves as the chief administrative officer of the united nations. Principles as the rules of law arbitratorsdetermine to be appropriate 27. Contributors to the formulation of the principles of. Specific innovative solutions in the cape town convention treaty system 2. Cape town convention on international interests on mobile equipment and its protocols aircraft protocol. Secretarygeneral of unidroit dear eli members, dear colleagues, it is a great pleasure for me to introduce this months newsletter, which appears shortly after the joint session of the steering committee of the eliunidroit project for the preparation of model rules to implement the aliunidroit principles of transnational. Professor of comparative law, university of teramo diana wallis, former president of eli, independent european lawyer, hull conference location era conference centre metzer allee 4, trier, germany save the date novelties on contract law.
From transnational principles to european rules of civil. Unidroits present and future work with relevance to assettracing and recovery prof. Principles applied in the absence of any choiceoflaw clause. An under secretarygeneral of the united nations usg is a senior official within the united nations system, normally appointed by the general assembly on the recommendation of the secretary general for a renewable term of four years. Malcolm evans riccardo monaco secretary general president.
Uncitral model law on international commercial arbitration. Beale eds, the principles of european contract law, part i, cit. He also underlined that alleviating the suffering of the vulnerable people, in particular the refugees and those in conflict zones, and gender equality would remain key priorities for him during his tenure. Requests the secretary general to transmit the text of the model law on. Anna veneziano, deputy secretarygeneral, unidroit among the instruments developed by the institute for the unification of private law unidroit, those which. The international institute for the unification of private law unidroit is an. Commentary on the unidroit principles of international commercial contracts picc second edition. A united nations secretary general selection was held in october 2016 to choose the ninth secretary general of the united nations to succeed ban kimoon from 1 january 2017.
Oct, 2016 secretarygeneral ban kimoon hailes antonio guterres as a wonderful choice to steer the united nations. Exemption for nonperformance in international arbitration 2008. The cape town convention aircraft protocols substantive. Secretary general of unidroit dear eli members, dear colleagues, it is a great pleasure for me to introduce this months newsletter, which appears shortly after the joint session of the steering committee of the eli unidroit project for the preparation of model rules to implement the ali unidroit principles of transnational. Kronke, then secretary general of unidroit, advised against being seduced by. Application in international trade practice with specific regard to the cisg and the unidroit principles of international commercial contracts. In this moment of great satisfaction for the institute we cannot but evoke the memory of mario matteucci, who for so many years served unidroit as secretary general and then as president and whose belief in the principles as a vital contribution to the process of international unification of law was a source of constant inspiration to us all.
Duties of secretary nonprofit corp amazon web services. Office of the secretarygeneral of the european schools. The secretarygeneral of unidroit, jose angelo estrella faria and the secretary general of otif, francois davenne, opened the event, which featured panels focusing on the emerging opportunities of the luxembourg rail protocol, updates from the ratification task force, and a roundtable on the benefits of the protocol for financing in the rail. Unidroit sinstruments and projects relevant to assettracing and recovery 1. Secretary general s recommendations with respect to the execution of the programme in 1970, the secretary general wishes to draw the attention of members of the general assembly to the recommendations concerned, which are contained in section iii, paragraphs 475o and 55 above.
Unidroit s present and future work with relevance to assettracing and recovery prof. Position title position code pay schedule secretary e secrtrye nere002 secretary a secrtrya nere042 secretary e secrtrye w41006 secretary a secrtrya w41011 jz 03. He is the ninth secretary general, his term began 1 january 2017. The specialized agencies of the united nations 199 203 60 0. The term is derived from the latin word secernere, to distinguish or to set apart, the passive participle secretum meaning having been set apart. Constitution of a foundation the unidroit foundation. Letter of the attorney general s department to the secretary general of unidroit of 19 november 1993. The role of the secretarygeneral united nations secretary. A municipality that changes to a type a general law municipality retains the prior name by which it was known and continues to be a body corporate with perpetual succession.
Principles as expression of general principles of law referred to in the contract. Secretary general invited the international chamber of commerce to submit, for transmission to the commission, a report on the above t. Following the governing councils recommendation, the topic was included in the unidroit work programme for the triennium 20172019 by the general assembly. In response to the secretary general sinvitation, the international chamber of commerce submitted a report entitled iipromoting the wider use and acceptance of i ncotermsii. The mandate of the united nations spans the globe and encompasses the concerns and aspirations of all humanity. Equal parts diplomat and advocate, civil servant and ceo, the secretary general is a symbol of united nations ideals and a spokesman for the interests of the worlds peoples, in particular the.
The list of secretaries general, with the date of their term in office, is. Institut international pour lunification du droit prive is an intergovernmental organization whose objective is to harmonize international private law across countries through uniform rules, international conventions, and the production of model laws. Annual reports on the activity of unidroit the governing council supervises all policy aspects of the means by which the institutes statutory objectives are to be attained and in particular the way in which the secretariat carries out the work. The study should consider in particular whether there is a practical need for the development of such an instrument. Professor of law, university of heidelberg on leave. Unidroit formally, the international institute for the unification of private law. Unification of private law unidroit, the food and agriculture organization of the united nations fao and the international fund for agricultural development ifad have prepared this unidroit faoifad legal guide on contract farming. Six straw polls were held in the security council from 21 july 2016 to 5 october 2016. List of contributors to the formulation of the principles of international commercial contracts, 1994 unidroit contributors to the formulation of the principles of international commercial contracts, 1994 unidroit members of the working group additional members initially in the working group. Unidroit principles of international commercial contracts. Undersecretarygeneral of the united nations wikipedia.
This article is written by the authors in their personal capacities. Principles c on choice hague conference on private. Unidroit as secretary general and then as president and whose belief in the principles as a vital contribution to the process of international unification of law was a source of constant inspiration to us all. Signing officer the secretary may be designated by the board of directors andor bylaws as one of the signing. International organizations in general 197 198 59 2. Unidroit principles viii as a result, the 2016 edition of the unidroit principles, like the 2010 edition, consists of 211 articles as opposed to the 120 articles of the 1994 edition and the 185 articles of the 2004. Mario matteucci, who for so many years served unidroit as secretary general and then as president and whose belief in the principles as a vital contribution to the process of international unification of law was a source of constant inspiration to us all. The secretary general reports to the general assembly on many topics. The views expressed in this article are those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect the official position of unidroit. Anna veneziano, deputy secretary general, unidroit among the instruments developed by the institute for the unification of private law unidroit, those which. And we must refrain from the temptation of resorting.
The secretary general s annual report on the work of the organization provides an overview of the highlights of the previous year and indicates the major areas of activity this report may. The secretarygeneral, the principal administrative officer of the united nations, is elected for a fiveyear renewable term by a twothirds vote of the general assembly and by the recommendation of the security council and the approval of its permanent members. On 20 february 2019, unidroit deputy secretary general professor anna veneziano presented the legal guide on contract farming, its main features and key aspects of its implementation, at the food for law conference hosted by mcgill university in montreal and its centre for intellectual property policy. The unidroit principles 2016 members michael joachim bonell professor of law emeritus, university. Any such coopted member shall hold office until the end of the financial year following that in which the member was coopted.
Rather than attempting to recreate such rules, the proposed new principles should refer to the unidroit principles of international commercial contracts as the general part of contract law. Pursuant to general assembly resolution 2205 xxi of 17 december 1966, the present report is submitted to the assembly and is also submitted for comments to the. General assembly in its resolution 3198 of 15 december 1976, signi. Practice of the secretary general as depositary 205 206 61 3. Aliunidroit principles on transnational civil procedure and eliunidroit regional rules on european civil procedure 1. The present report of the united nations commission on international trade law uncitral covers the fiftieth session of the commission, held in vienna from 3 to 21 july 2017. All reports for the general assembly have document symbols that begin with a annual report. The soft law approach to unification of international commercial. Anna veneziano, deputy secretary general, unidroit, rome. Mohammed was minister of environment of the federal republic of nigeria from november 2015 to december 2016, where she steered. The secretary general of the united nations unsg or just sg is the head of the united nations secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the united nations. An overview of the work of unidroit on secured transactions. The secretariat general is responsible for the overall coherence of the commissions work both in shaping new policies, and in steering them through the other eu institutions. The leading commentary on the picc and a standard reference for all involved with international commerce.
Annual general meeting andor for an executive committee. Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. International institute for the unification of private law u. Unidroit principles of international commercial contracts 1994. Ker ameus, cassio scarpinella bueno and pierre karrer. Project on principles of effective enforcement wp 201719 reconfirmed 202022 2.
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