Private International Law

<p>Introduction</p>

<p>Thematic Statement</p>

<p>Section I. Contemporary Discourse on Private International Law – Some Strands</p>

<p>&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; South Asian Legal Systems and Families in Foreign Courts: The British case -- &nbsp;Prakash A. Shah, Reader in Culture and Law, Queen Mary University of London</p>

<p>&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Choice of Law in International Commercial Arbitration - Markus Petsche, Associate Professor, Legal Studies Department, Central&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; European University, Budapest, Hungary</p><p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements – Should the European Union’s footsteps be Followed? - &nbsp;&nbsp;Dr. Poomintr SOOKSRIPAISARNKIT, City University of Hong Kong</p>

&nbsp;Section II. Private International Law in South Asia – States’ Practice in Family Law space<p></p>

<p>&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conflict of Laws – State Practice in Afghanistan -- Wali Mohammed Naseh, Professor of law, University of Kabul</p>

<p>&nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conflict of Laws – State Practice in Nepal - Apurba Khatiwada, Attorney at Law, Prudent Legal Services, Kathmandu, Nepal</p>

<p>&nbsp;6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conflict of Laws – State Practice of Bangladesh - Mohammed Abdur Razzak, Barrister and Solicitor, Canada, & Advocate, Bangladesh</p>

<p>&nbsp;7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cross-border divorce regime in Bangladesh -- Md Sanwar Hossain, Barrister at law, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh</p>

<p>&nbsp;8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cross-border Divorce - Sri Lankan State Practice -Ruwani Dantanarayana and John Wilson, JOHN WILSON PARTNERS, Colombo, Sri Lanka</p>

<p>&nbsp;9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cross-Border Divorce Decrees - Recognition in India and Public Policy Considerations - &nbsp;Vasanthi N., Professor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India</p>

<p>&nbsp;10.&nbsp;&nbsp; Foreign judgments in Matrimonial disputes – Recognition in Nepal and Public Policy Considerations - Srijana Regmi, Legal Officer, Ministry of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and&nbsp;&nbsp; Parliamentary Affairs, Nepal</p>

<p>&nbsp;11.&nbsp;&nbsp; Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Pakistan – Public Policy Considerations - Amanullah Malik, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan</p>

<p>&lt;&nbsp;12.&nbsp;&nbsp; Cross-Border Surrogacy: Indian State Practice - Stellina Jolly, Assistant Professor, Faculty of legal Studies, South Asian University, New Delhi</p>

<p>&nbsp;13.&nbsp;&nbsp; Inter-Country Child Abduction – India’s Legal response - Molshree A. Sharma, Attorney & Partner at Mandel, Lipton, Roseborough and Sharma, Ltd., Greater Chicago area, USA</p>

<p>&nbsp;14.&nbsp;&nbsp; Inter-Country Child Abduction - Pakistan’s Legal response - Sarmad Ali, Advocate High Court, Lahore, Pakistan</p><p>15.&nbsp;&nbsp; Inter-Country Child Abduction&nbsp; – Sri Lankan Legal Response - Rose Wijesekera, Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.<br></p>

<p>Section III - Private International Law in South Asia – States’ Practice in Commercial Law space</p>

<p>&nbsp;16.&nbsp;&nbsp; Issues of Jurisdiction, Choice of Law and Enforcement in International Commercial Arbitration:&nbsp; A Bangladesh Perspective - Maimul Ahsan Khan, Professor of Law, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh</p>

<p>&nbsp;17.&nbsp;&nbsp; Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Bangladesh&nbsp; - Sameer Sattar, Barrister (Lincoln's Inn); Advocate (Bangladesh Bar)</p>

<p>&nbsp;18.&nbsp;&nbsp; Issues of Jurisdiction, Choice of Law and Enforcement in International Arbitration:&nbsp; An Indian Perspective - Sai Ramani Garimella, Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, New Delhi, India</p>

<p>&nbsp;19.&nbsp;&nbsp; Issues of Jurisdiction, Choice of Law and Enforcement in International Arbitration:&nbsp; A Pakistan Perspective -Ijaz Ali Chisti, Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan</p>

<p>&nbsp;20.&nbsp;&nbsp; Issues of Jurisdiction, Choice of Law and Enforcement in International Arbitration:&nbsp; A Sri Lankan Perspective - Justice Saleem Marsoof, P.C</p>

<p>&nbsp;21.&nbsp;&nbsp; Private International Law Issues in Intellectual Property Cases in India - Vandana Singh, Assistant Professor of Law, USLLS, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi India</p>

<p>Conclusion</p>

<p>Glossary<br></p>

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