Visiting Professor 2016 - VIP
Scuola di Giurisprudenza  

PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW  

Prof. Catherine Kessedjian – Université Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) Referente: Prof. Bernardo Cortese  
Prof. Catherine Kessedjian, Professor at the Paris-II Panthéon-Assas University, is one of the world leading scholars and experts in Private International Law and Arbitration.   

The 2016 VIP Classes on Private International Law  

Professor Kessedjian’s VIP 2016 classes on Private International Law will focus on International Arbitration and ADR, National Court Proceedings, and on Applicable Law Issues. The course should enable participants to master some advanced aspects of Private International Law. Students attending the classes should already know the bases of Private International Law. We will always look at international law - when it exists - and at the specific regional legal system of the European Union, in addressing the relevant legal issues.  

A detailed SYLLABUS is available here

Proficiency in English is required - Students attending the classes will be invited to follow in parallel the English exercises  held by a mother tongue teacher at the Law School   

Prof. Catherine Kessedjian – A Short Profile  

An author of influential scientific publications in the field of Private International Law, International Arbitration, International Trade Law, she is member of the European Group of Private International Law and President of the International Law Association- French Branch. Deputy Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (1996-2000), she was in charge of the preparation and monitoring of the negotiations for a world-wide Convention on jurisdiction and judgements. She was also in charge of commercial matters, including electronic commerce.   

Prof. Kessedjian has an impressive record as an arbitrator and a consultant in the international trade law and international investment law fields. She has been President, sole arbitrator, or member of the tribunal in numerous international proceedings, ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and under the aegis of ICSID, ICC, LCIA and AAA. 
 
At the Paris-II Panthéon-Assas University Prof. Kessedjian regularly holds classes in Private International Law, International Dispute Settlement, International Arbitration, Law of International Contracts, International Business Law, European Law. At the same University she is Director of the LLM in European Law and Deputy Director of the Collège européen de Paris. Prof. Kessedjian is regularly invited to teach, in different countries, either at regular programs or as a visiting. In 2015 she was Visiting Scientist at the University of Padova, Department for Public Law, International and EU Law (responsible: Prof. B. Cortese).