[Random-bits] Hague Convention - key meetings

[James Love]

These are some details of the most important story in e-commerce that
has never been written about  -- the negotiations over the Hague
Convention on Jurisdiction on Private Judgments.  Apparently it is now
known that there will several meetings, including:

   December 11-12 in the Hague, a meeting co-sponored by
OECD/International Chamber of Commerce and Hague Conference, on
Alternative Dispute Resolution (number one top e-commerce trade priority
for Clinton/Gore administration), and proposed as alternative to
national jurisdiction on b-c transactions, at least in terms of consumer
remedies.

   January 30-31, 2001 in Geneva, sponsored by WIPO, on IPR aspects of
Hague treaty.

   Last week of February, "Ottawa II" meeting on Hague Convention and
e-commerce.

   Part 1 of the Diplomatic Conference on the Treaty, June 2001.
       

Personally I find the lack of interest in this story by the press a bit
surprising.  Hello defending yourself for libel in foreign
jurisdictions.  

 Jamie

PS... try finding any real information about these meeting on any US
government/OECD/ICC or Hague web page.




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----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Pearl" <mpearl@itaa.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 6:53 PM
Subject: Hague Update


> Dear All -
> Before everything and everyone moves too deeply into a Summer slumber, I
> wanted to bring you up to date on the potential chronology of events
> surrounding the Hague Convention process following a conversation I had
with
> Jeff Kovar this afternoon.  This outline further emphasizes the need for
> everyone to look at last week's email/documents and forward to David Fares
> at the USCIB your comments and answers to the Response Survey asap.
>
> Tentative Schedule of "Events" -
>
> * Possible initial informal discussions involving USG, international
> colleagues and private sector representatives at Internet Law & Policy
Forum
> Conference: Jurisdiction II: Global Networks / Local Rules, San Francisco,
> California, 11-12 September 2000 <http://www.ilpf.org/confer/confer00.htm>
>
> * "Very tentative" Hague delegates Working Group discussion in late
> October/early November in either Washington, DC or Europe.  No date set,
no
> agenda yet discussed.
>
> *  Following the OECD/ICC Meeting on ADR scheduled for 11-12 December in
the
> Hague there are tentative plans to hold another informal Working Group
> meeting (this is the one that was originally scheduled for September) for
> the 3 days following [13-15 December].  If private sector representatives
> are invited to be part of the OECD/ICC meeting, then there may be
> opportunities to 'button-hole' representatives prior to (and possibly
> during) their meetings.
>
> * WIPO has scheduled a Seminar (not an Experts Meeting) on "Jurisdiction
and
> Choice of Law" (the issue of the Hague Convention proposal would be one
part
> of the session) in Geneva - 30-31 January 2001.
>
> *  The Hague is scheduling "Ottawa II" [E-Commerce Experts Meeting] the
last
> week of February for "up to 3 days."
>
> *  DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE - PART I (where the rules will be suspended, but
> technically still a Diplomatic Conference) will convene in JUNE 2001.
>
> *  The results of these events, discussions, and intervensions between now
> and June 2001 will determine when and if the more formal PART
II/Diplomatic
> Conference would be held. No decision on dates have been made (though some
> delegates have thrown around late 2001 or early 2002).
>
> Marc
>
> Note: This will be my last communication with you as a member of ITAA's
> staff.  I am leaving the association at the end of this month and will be
> heading to Shaw Pittman to head up their Technology Policy Practice in the
> government relations group of the law firm.  I plan to remain active on
this
> issue and to continue to work with you all in furthering our goals in
> relation to the e-commerce community's concerns on the Hague Convention
> proposal and other issues of mutual concern.  After August 1, I can be
> reached at <marc.pearl@shawpittman.com> or (202) 663-8993.  Have a great
> rest of the summer!
>
>
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