Upcoming Presentations
Thursday November 8, at 17.00 in C28
"The Lex Situs Rule: A Poor Tool for Combating the Illicit Antiquities Trade" - Derek Fincham, in anticipation of the upcoming conference Location, Location, Location: the Role of Lex Situs in Modern Claims for the Return of Cultural Objects.
Application of the lex situs rule is nearly unanimous in multi-jurisdictional cases involving movables. It has the dual advantage of simplicity and certainty. If an object has been acquired in good faith, the acquisition will be protected even if the location of the object changes in the future. Courts have been hesitant to bypass the lex situs rule in the past. However the singular nature of art and antiquities compel a more careful analysis on the part of courts. A convincing and compelling policy argument can be made that the general lex situs rule governing title to movable objects across national boundaries should be limited in some situations involving cultural objects. Before we can construct a new legal framework, we must understand how vulnerable cultural objects are under the default private legal remedies.
Tuesday November 13, at 17.00 in C28
"The Enforceability of Electronic Contracts" - Enas Qutieshat
I will give a general view on the structure of my thesis, the purpose for choosing this subject and I will high light some points which I found that could challenge the contract law in its current shape, such as the use of electronic agents and the notion of will in contract formation. In addition, I am willing to give a brief distribution on the formation of electronic contracts and their validity.I hope to get some feedbacks from my colleagues on both the structure and content of my work.
"The Lex Situs Rule: A Poor Tool for Combating the Illicit Antiquities Trade" - Derek Fincham, in anticipation of the upcoming conference Location, Location, Location: the Role of Lex Situs in Modern Claims for the Return of Cultural Objects.
Application of the lex situs rule is nearly unanimous in multi-jurisdictional cases involving movables. It has the dual advantage of simplicity and certainty. If an object has been acquired in good faith, the acquisition will be protected even if the location of the object changes in the future. Courts have been hesitant to bypass the lex situs rule in the past. However the singular nature of art and antiquities compel a more careful analysis on the part of courts. A convincing and compelling policy argument can be made that the general lex situs rule governing title to movable objects across national boundaries should be limited in some situations involving cultural objects. Before we can construct a new legal framework, we must understand how vulnerable cultural objects are under the default private legal remedies.
Tuesday November 13, at 17.00 in C28
"The Enforceability of Electronic Contracts" - Enas Qutieshat
I will give a general view on the structure of my thesis, the purpose for choosing this subject and I will high light some points which I found that could challenge the contract law in its current shape, such as the use of electronic agents and the notion of will in contract formation. In addition, I am willing to give a brief distribution on the formation of electronic contracts and their validity.I hope to get some feedbacks from my colleagues on both the structure and content of my work.
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