Title: The Hague Conference on Private International Law and China

Speaker: Christophe Bernasconi, Deputy Secretary General, Hague Conference on Private International Law

Time: September 20, 2012, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: 317

Lecture: Hague Private International Law Conference Introduction to the Hong Kong Representative Office and implementation of the Hague Convention in China, Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents,Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements, the Child Abduction Convention, the Securities Convention

Christophe Bernasconi's resume: Joined the Hague Conference on Private International Law in 1997, became the first secretary in 2000, and became the Deputy Secretary-General in 2011. Responsible for the administration of judicial assistance, the work of securities conventions, and assisting member states in implementing relevant conventions. Bachelor of Law of University of Fribourg, Switzerland, Master of McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Ph.D of University of Fribourg. He has served as a member of the International Lawyers Association Capital Markets Committee and a member of the International Law Association's Cross-Border Implementation Committee for Environmental Law. One of the authors of the interpretation of the Hague Securities Convention. He gave lessons at the Hague Academy of International Law in 2000 and 2004.