"Current Topics of Transnational Civil Procedure"

Date: February 18 (Sat), 2006

Venue: Westin Nagoya Castle Hotel, SEIUN Room

Opening Session

Moderator:

Professor Dr. Koji Ono
Nagoya University

Opening Address

Professor Dr. Shin-ichi Hirano
President, Nagoya University

Welcome Address

Professor Haruo Saburi
Dean, Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University

Welcome Address

Professor Dr. Masanori Kawano
Nagoya University

Session 1 "Provisional Measures to Prohibit Specific Actions"

Moderator:

Prof. Dr. Masanobu Kato
Nagoya University

Presentations

"Provisional Measures for Prohibition from Actions - New Tendencies in Japan"

Professor Dr. Masanori Kawano
Nagoya University

"Accelerated Justice: Protective, Interim and Summary Procedures in English Law"

Professor Neil H. Andrews
University of Cambridge

Comments

"Anti-suit Injunctions as a Tool for Governing Private Litigation"

Professor Marco de Cristofaro
University of Padova

"Some Comments on Civil Provisional Measures to Prohibit Specific Actions According to Finnish Law"

Dr. Laura Ervo
University of Helsinki

Discussion

Session 2 "International Class Actions"

Moderator:

Prof. Dr. Masanobu Kato
Nagoya University

Presentations

"International Class Actions in a Global Economy"

Professor Peter Murray
Harvard Law School

"International Class Actions"

Professor Dr. Rolf Stuerner
University of Freiburg

Comment

"Class Actions - Scandinavian Novelties"

Dr. Laura Ervo
University of Helsinki

Discussion

Date: February 19 (Sun), 2006

Venue: Nagoya International Center Annex Hall

Session 3 "Taking Evidence Abroad"

Moderator:

Professor Dr. Masanobu Kato
Nagoya University

Presentations

"Taking Evidence Abroad within the Context of Conflicting Procedural Systems: Problems and Perspectives"

Professor Dr. Nicolo Trocker
University of Florence

"Taking Evidence Abroad - Understanding American Exceptionalism"

Professor Peter Murray
Harvard Law School

Comments

"Taking Evidence Abroad - Hungarian Aspects"

Professor Dr. Miklos Kengyel
University of Pecs

"Taking Evidence Abroad According to Finnish Law"

Dr. Laura Ervo
University of Helsinki

Discussion

Session 4 "Precluding Effect of Foreign Judgments"

Moderator:

Professor Dr. Masanobu Kato
Nagoya University

Presentations

"Preclusive Effects of Foreign Judgments"

Professor Dr. Rolf Stuerner
University of Freiburg

"Preclusive Effects of Foreign Judgments"

Professor Dr. Masanori Kawano
Nagoya University

Comment

"Precluding Effect of Foreign Judgments According to Finnish Law"

Dr. Laura Ervo
University of Helsinki

Discussion

Closing Session

Concluding Remarks and Address

Professor Dr. Masanori Kawano
Nagoya University