[Random-bits] Note from Jeff Kovar on UNCITRAL Working Group on Abritration

[James Love]

ject: 
       RE: [Ecommerce] UNCITRAL Working Group on Abritration
   Date: 
       Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:24:07 -0400
  From: 
       "Jeffrey D. Kovar" <Kovarj@ms.state.gov>
    To: 
       "'James Love'" <love@cptech.org>, Multiple recipients of list
RANDOM-BITS <random-bits@venice.essential.org>,
       ecommerce <ecommerce@venice.essential.org>


The public meeting of the Study Group on Arbitration and ADR will
not/not 
focus on online ADR issues.  It will focus on the issues laid out in the 
notice.  I encourage you all to read the UNCITRAL working paper where
that 
is clear (directions for finding it on the UNCITRAL website are
included). 
 Those of you who are interested in legal issues under the 1958 New York 
Convention and the preparation of an international Model Law on 
Mediation/Conciliation may find the meeting very useful.  We would
welcome 
your participation.

Issues related to online ADR may be addressed sometime next year or in
2002 
at UNCITRAL, but there will be plenty of notice if/when those issues
come 
up.  If they are to be discussed at UNCITRAL, the U.S. Government will
want 
to coordinate closely with consumer groups and experts.

Jeff Kovar
U.S. Department of State



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