Cross-Border Family Law Matters and the Well-Being of the Child

附件:会议议程

CROSS-BORDER FAMILY LAW MATTERS AND THE WELL-BEING OF THE CHILD:

ASIA PACIFIC PERSPECTIVES

Beijing, China

12-13 May 2014 (Monday & Tuesday)

PROVISIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

12 May 2014

18.30 – 20.00Welcome Reception at the Beijing residence of the UK Ambassador (jointly sponsored by the US and UK Embassies) (for speakers and panellists only).

13 May 2014

08.30 – 09.00Registration

09.00 – 09.30Opening Remarks

--Professor Anselmo Reyes, Representative of Hague Conference on Private International Law Asia Pacific Regional Office

-- ProfessorHan Dayuan,Dean ofRenmin University of China Law School

--Professor Huang Jin, President of ChinaSociety of Private International Law,President of China University of Political Science and Law

09.30 -- 10.30 Introduction to the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention with a focus on its implementation and practical operation

--Professor Louise Ellen Teitz, Hague Conference on Private International Law

--Lady Justice Jill Black, Court of Appeal, England & Wales Lady Justice Jill Black

--Ambassador Susan Jacobs, Special Advisor for International Children’s Issues, USA

10.30 – 10.45Tea break

10.45 – 12.30Introduction to challenges of cross-border custody and family law cases from a China perspective

Panel

--Professor Long Yifei, Associate Dean, Renmin University of China Law School(chair)

-- Ms. Wu Haiwen, Deputy Director, the Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China

-- Judge WU Xiaofang, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China

-- Professor Guo Yujun, Wuhan University Law School

--Professor Liu Renshan, Dean of Academic Affairs Office, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

--Professor Wang Jinlan, Anhui University Law School

12.30 – 13.30Lunch

13.30 – 15.00Cross Border Family Law Disputes in the Asia Pacific: Experiences of resolving these cases in the child’s best interest (I)

Panel

--Professor Xia Yinlan, China University of Political Science and Law,Presidentof ChinaSociety ofMarriage and Family Law(chair)

--HH Judge Sharon Melloy, Family Judge, District Court, Hong Kong China

--Mr. TatsushiNishioka, Director, Hague Convention Division, Consular Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

--HH Judge Valerie Thean, Senior District Judge in charge of the Family and Juvenile Justice Division, State Courts, Singapore

15.00 – 15.15Tea break

15.15 – 17.00Cross Border Family Law Disputes in the Asia Pacific: Experiences of resolving these cases in the child’s best interest (II)

Panel

--Professor Louise Ellen Teitz (chair)

-- The Hon. Justice Victoria Bennett, Family Court, Australia

--Professor Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan, College of Law, University of the Philippines

--Ms. Anne-Marie Hutchinson OBE, solicitor.

-- Mr. DennesHo, solicitor, Ho & Ip Solicitors, Hong Kong, China

17.00 – 17.25Conclusions and Recommendations

--Lady Justice Jill Black

--Ambassador Susan Jacobs

17.25 – 17.30Closing Remarks

--Professor Anselmo Reyes, Representative, Hague Conference Asia Pacific Regional Office

18.30 – 20.00Dinner Reception (for speakers, panellists, and attendees)(Renmin Campus)