Seventh Inter-American Specialized Conference on Private International Law (in planning)    
Preliminary report on selection of topics for CIDIP-VII

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PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES COMMITTEE ON JURIDICAL AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS

OEA/Ser.G
P/CAJP-2094/03
22 October 2003
Original: Spanish

SELECTION OF AGENDA TOPICS FOR SEVENTH INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED CONFERENCES ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW (CIDIP-VII) 

--Preliminary Background and Guidelines--

 October 16, 2003 

(Document prepared by the Department of International Law - Secretariat for Legal Affairs (SLA))

IV.  Topics: CIDIP-VII 

The General Assembly convened CIDIP-VII and requested that the Permanent Council commence all preparatory activities for holding the Conference.  The first step in this process is for the Member States to select study topics for the agenda. 

The selection process may take into account topics covered by earlier CIDIP Conferences (discussed in section III above), Member States may take into account a non-exhaustive list of possible topics presented at the final plenary session of CIDIP-VI.[8]  This list, contained in resolution CIDIP-VI/RES. 1/02, includes the following topics: 1) Development of an Inter-American registry system; 2) Continuation of transportation work to encompass a multi-modal approach; 3) Investment securities; 4) Cross-border business insolvency; 5) Electronic commerce; 6) Transferability of tangible and intangible goods in international trade; 7) Transborder movements and migratory flows of persons; and 8) International protection of adult persons whose personal faculties are insufficient.[9]  

Member states may also take into account a document presented by the Inter-American Juridical Committee during CIDIP-VI.  This document, entitled CIDIP-VI and Beyond (CJI/doc.74/01), presents the results of a survey of private international law experts and provides the opinion of these experts concerning the future of the CIDIP process, including topics for the agenda.  Among others, mentioned topics include the following: 1) Electronic commerce; 2) Migration and free flow of persons; 3) Arbitration and dispute resolution; 4) Consumer protection; and 5) Protection of minors.[10]