On 8 November 2024, the International Congress to mark the 100th anniversary of the Hague Rules, dedicated to transport law/international contracts, will be held at the Colégio da Trindade.
Programme
9h15 - Opening speeches
João Nuno Calvão da Silva (University of Coimbra Vice-Rector)
Jónatas Machado (Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra)
José Manuel Aroso Linhares (UCILeR President)
1st Panel
Moderator: Alexandre de Soveral Martins (Associate Professor with Aggregation at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra)
9h30 - Stefano Pollastrelli (Professore Ordinario di Diritto della Navigazione e dei Trasporti/Direttore del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza/Università di Macerata) – Excepted Perils under the Hague Rules
10h00 - Loukas Zygouros (Visiting Lecturer in Maritime Law/Athens Law School - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) –Cybersecurity and seaworthiness
10h30 - Fabrizio Marongiu Buonaiuti (Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza/Università di Macerata) – Jurisdiction in Disputes Concerning Carriage of Goods by Sea
11h00 - Debate/Q&A
11h15 - Coffee Break
2nd Panel
Moderator: Jorge Sinde Monteiro (Full Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra)
11h30 - Manuel Januário da Costa Gomes (Full Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon) –On the discreet force of the Visby Protocol, even though it has not been ratified
12h00 - Jorge M. Coutinho de Abreu (Full Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra) – Single Ship Companies
12h30 - Debate/ Q&A
12h45 - Lunch Break
3rd Panel
Moderator: António Pinto Monteiro (Full Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra)
14h30 - Luís de Lima Pinheiro (Full Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon) –The Law Applicable to International Contracts for the Carriage of Goods by Sea
15h00 - Paulo Mota Pinto (Full Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra) - Autonomous ships
15h30 - César Pires (Adjunct Professor at the Bragança Polytechnical Institute) -Negotiable Cargo Documents
16h00 - Debate/ Q&A
16h15 - Coffee Break
4th Panel
Moderator: Alexandra Aragão (Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra)
16.30 Dulce Lopes (Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra) - Dispute Resolution related to carriage of goods by Sea
17h00 - Alexandre Dias Pereira (Associate Professor with Aggregation at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra) - O regime do TVDE e a proteção de dados
17h30 - Alexandre de Soveral Martins (Associate Professor with Aggregation at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra) - Internet of things and shipping
18h00 - Debate/ Q&A
18h15 - Closing
Alexandre de Soveral Martins (President of the Organizing Committee of the Celebrations of the 100th Anniversary of the Hague Rules)
Maria João Antunes (Risk, Transparency, Litigation Research Area Coordinator)
Dinner