Reform and harmonization are
breaking down the distinctions
between common law and civil law
procedure. The old categories are become
less relevant to dispute resolution.
Changes are occurring in both systems in
the roles of parties, judges, counsel and
witnesses. Harmonization projects, mixed
jurisdictions, and jurisdictions in transition
are demonstrating that the traditional
distinctions may not define the dispute
resolution processes of the future.
Reforms may be making the practical
distinctions between one country and
another within the civil or common law
more significant than the distinctions
between the civil and common law generally.
International commercial arbitration
and international criminal tribunals are
blending practices in ways that resemble
neither tradition as much as they do new
and flexible approaches to the processes of
resolving disputes.
We invite you to join the members of the
International Association of Procedural
Law and leading proceduralists from
around the world to hear their perspectives
on the ways in which procedural
reform is precipitating a collapse of the
traditional categories of civil and common
law in response to a new range of concerns
and aspirations for procedure, and to share
your experiences with the evolution of
procedure and your views on the way in
which it is being shaped by the changing role of dispute resolution in society.
Oscar G. Chase, Janet Walker and Barry Leon
Conference Co-Chairs
PS For news of IAPL 2010 in Pecs, you can visit their website at www.iapl2010.hu and download the flyer (page 1 and page 2).
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