Resolutions Adopted
CIDIP-VI/RES. 1/02

REQUEST FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONVOKE THE SEVENTH
INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (CIDIP-VII)
(Adopted at the third plenary session, held on February 8, 2002)

THE SIXTH INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW,    TAKING INTO ACCOUNT: 

 That past Inter-American Specialized Conferences on Private International Law have adopted important conventions and resolutions that have materially advanced the study of specific subjects of great utility in inter-American relations; 

 That the Member States of the Organization of American States have confirmed their commitment to the importance of the CIDIP process in the development of private international law in the region, and as a forum for the further codification of that law; and 

 That the Member States represented in this Conference have reaffirmed the necessity of continued, in-depth study of various specific topics, with a view to the approval of the texts of conventions and other international instruments as part of the process of codification and progressive development of international law; and 

CONSIDERING:

  The presentation and report delivered to CIDIP-VI by the Inter-American Juridical Committee entitled �CIDIP-VII and Beyond� (CIDIP-VI/doc.10/02); 

 The report prepared by the Secretariat for Legal Affairs (SLA) of the OAS entitled �The History of the CIDIP Process� (CIDIP-VI/doc.11/02); 

 That the experts of the delegations to CIDIP-VI and other experts in the field of international law have provided their considered views on the topic of the future of the CIDIP process; and 

 That the agenda for CIDIP-VII should reflect the desires of all Member States of the OAS, that a broader consultation with Member States should be had, and, to that end, the Permanent Council of the OAS should be requested to create mechanisms for the consultation of governments, and for the presentation of the results of those consultations to the General Assembly, 

RESOLVES:

1. To continue with the CIDIP process as the appropriate forum for the codification and development of private international law in the Hemisphere.  

2. To continue discussion on the possible future topics for CIDIP-VII suggested at this Conference, being, inter alia: 

a. Development of an Inter-American Computer-Based Registry System; 

b. Continuation of CIDIP-VI, Topic I, transportation work to encompass a multi-modal approach, including road, rail, shipping, and air transportation; 

c. Investment securities;

d. Cross-border business insolvency; 

e. Electronic commerce; 

f. International legal rights for the transferability of tangible and intangible goods in international trade; 

g. Transborder movements and migratory flows of persons; 

h. International protection of adult persons whose personal faculties are insufficient. 

 3. To request the General Assembly of the Organization of American States to convoke the Seventh Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law. 

 4. To request the General Secretariat, through the Secretariat for Legal Affairs (SLA), to organize a consultation of governmental and non-governmental experts aimed solely at discussing the future of CIDIP and other topics that are appropriate for treatment at CIDIP-VII, and to undertake feasibility studies on those topics for submission to the Member States. 

 5. To request the Permanent Council and the Inter-American Juridical Committee to support, participate in, and contribute to the consultation of experts to discuss the future of CIDIP and future topics that are appropriate for treatment at CIDIP-VII.