St. Petersburg International Law Forum

Forum declares its mission -

• Improving the interaction of legal systems and developing common approaches to solving the problems of the development of law in the context of globalization;
• Modernization of Russian law, taking into account the best practices of foreign rule-making and law enforcement, bringing Russian legislation in line with world standards in the field of protecting the rights and interests of all legal entities (including entrepreneurs, foreign investors, copyright holders, etc.);
• Promoting the development of modern legal science and legal education in Russia and in the world.

The IX St. Petersburg International Legal Forum was held on May 14-18 .

In 2019, the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum brought together over 5,000 participants . For the first time, the Forum brought together representatives from a record number of countries from all continents - 95 countries.

The VIII St. Petersburg International Legal Forum was held on May 15-19 .

In 2018, the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum brought together over 4,500 participants . For the first time, the Forum brought together representatives from a record number of countries from all over the world - 90 countries.

Over time, the Forum has established itself as one of the main platforms for establishing international relations and concluding key diplomatic agreements. In 2018, 95 delegations of foreign Ministries of Justice, the Supreme and Constitutional Courts paid an official visit . The honored foreign guests of the Forum were 14 Chairpersons of the Constitutional Courts, 13 Chairpersons of the Supreme Courts, 16 Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Justice .

Representatives of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNISTRAL) , the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development , the UN Counter-Terrorism Directorate, the International Social Security Association, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) , and the International Atomic Agency also took part in the business venue. energy (IAEA). More than 520 speakers, including outstanding professionals, legendary scholars, and unique experts in various fields of law, spoke at Forum events.

The forum was visited by 72 foreign official delegations, 8 Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Justice became honored guests of the Forum. We note the wide representation of foreign Constitutional and Supreme Courts: 38 delegations, 22 of which are represented at the level of the President and Vice-President. International organizations showed great interest in the Forum program, in particular, the heads of such authoritative international institutions as the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime , the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNISTRAL) , and the International Institute visited the Forum. unification of private law , European Commission for the efficiency of justice, the Committee of the United Nations economic, social and cultural rights, the International odnaya Social Security Association.

On May 16, the Plenary Session "The Future of the Legal Profession" was held . Speakers of the Plenary meeting were: Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev - Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Anna Serebryanikova , Operations Director, MegaFon PJSC , Nicholas Allard, President - Dean, Brooklyn School of Law, Jurgen Bazedov , Honorary Director, Max Institute of Comparative and International Private Law Planck , Lucy Bassley, Chief Legal Strategy Officer, LawGeex, Head and Founder, InnoLegal Services PLLC, Dave Weisser, Founder & CEO, Gett , Francis Xavier, President-Elect, Pacific Association of Lawyers, Maximilian Hauser, Partner and Managing Director of the Moscow office of The Boston Consulting Group , Head of Digital Practice in Russia and the CIS, Head of Digital Innovation in Russia and the CIS.

In the period from May 16 to May 19, more than 100 business events took place: conferences, presentations, lectures, master classes, discussion sessions, combined into 9 thematic tracks:

• International law. Justice. Law supremacy
• Law profession
• Smart society
• International projects. Investments. Finance
• Judicial and arbitration practice. Dispute Resolution
• The culture. Education
• Subsoil use. Energy Ecology
• Private right
• New challenges: new competition policy
• Sports law
• Corporate law

In the framework of SPBILF 2018, the II International Bankruptcy Forum was held and provided the highest level of discussion on the most pressing problems in the field of insolvency.

The forum is supported by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation , the Bank of Russia , the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation , and the Russian Union of Self-regulatory Organizations of Arbitration Managers.

Thematic areas of the business program:

• Bankruptcy Professional Reform
• Bankruptcy of individuals
• Cross-border bankruptcy
• Improvement of financial organizations
• Counteracting Bankruptcy Abuses
• Master classes and case study

The VII St. Petersburg International Legal Forum was held on May 16-20 .

The work of the VII SPBILF was attended by 4180 participants from 79 countries of the world .

The forum was visited by 72 foreign official delegations, 8 Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Justice became honored guests of the Forum. We note the wide representation of foreign Constitutional and Supreme Courts: 38 delegations, 22 of which are represented at the level of the President and Vice-President. International organizations showed great interest in the Forum program, in particular, the heads of such authoritative international institutions as the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime , the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNISTRAL) , and the International Institute visited the Forum. unification of private law , European Commission for the efficiency of justice, the UN Committee on economic, social and cultural rights, the International odnaya Social Security Association.

More than 500 speakers spoke during the business program of the Forum, of which 37% are foreigners, 63% are Russian participants. Among the speakers are outstanding professionals, legendary scholars, and unique experts in various fields of law.

On May 17, the Plenary Session “Law in a Global Context” was held . The plenary speakers were: Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev - Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Guo Dunbai - Chief Technical Officer, AliExpress , Paolo Taska - Executive Director of the Blockchain Technology Center (CBT), University College London , UK, John Flood - Professor of Law and Society, Legal Griffith University, Australia, Seanne Hoffman-Childress - Global Business Consultant on Cognitive Technologies, IBM , Jürg Stahl - President of the Swiss National Council. The moderator of the Plenary session is Igor Aleksandrovich Drozdov , Chairman of the Management Board, Skolkovo Foundation .

In the period from May 16 to May 20, 111 business events took place: conferences, presentations, lectures, as well as discussion sessions, combined into 9 thematic tracks:

• International law. Law supremacy
• Law profession
• Smart society
• Investments. Finance
• Antitrust Regulation
• Judicial and Arbitration Practice
• Industry. Resources. Ecology
• The culture. Education
• Private right

The innovation in 2017 was the International Bankruptcy Forum , a unique platform that brought together lawyers, banking community specialists, representatives of the legislative and executive authorities, and representatives of international organizations to discuss the improvement of insolvency law and its impact on the state investment climate, legal ways to regulate the financial crisis and other relevant bankruptcy issues.

46 organizers from 33 cities of Russia, the CIS countries and neighboring countries took part in the Legal Forum Live project - legal communities held their events under the SPBILF brand during the days of the Forum, the main program of which was an online viewing of the 7th SPLPF sessions.

In 2016, St. Petersburg turned into the legal capital of the world on May 18-21 .

The Forum was attended by 3,750 people from 77 countries , over 77,000 in 58 countries followed the online discussion .

The business program ^{[2] of the} VI St. Petersburg International Legal Forum included more than 70 events. including the Plenary session “Trust in the law - a way to resolve global crises” ^[3] , the International Conference “Modern Constitutional Justice: Challenges and Prospects”, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. presentations, lectures, debates in the Talk Show format, as well as discussion sessions, combined in seven thematic blocks:

• Private right
   
• Industry / Trade / Competition Protection
• Judicial and Arbitration Practice
• Smart society
• Investment / Finance
• International Law / Security / Rule of Law
• Law profession

Within the framework of the Forum, a number of interstate agreements were signed, the Best Work in Private Law Award was instituted, the SPBILF Award was presented for contribution to the development of legal integration in the Eurasian space , as well as the presentation of the Legal Forum Academy project ^[4] , an educational resource created under the auspices of SPBILF for professionals who value their time and are interested in gaining unique knowledge on the job.

An innovation of the 2016 Forum was the Legal Forum Live project ^[5] , which is a series of events accompanied by an online viewing of the discussion sessions of the VI SPBILF in more than 30 cities of Russia and the CIS. Thanks to the project, more than 2,000 representatives of the regional legal community were able to take a lively part in the discussions of the Forum.

By tradition, the Forum was held in the East wing of the Main Headquarters of the State Hermitage.

The V St. Petersburg International Legal Forum was held on May 27-30, 2015.

The Forum was attended by over 3,500 delegates from 84 countries. The total audience exceeded the number of registered participants: more than 20,000 people from 60 countries followed the course of the discussion sessions on the Forum website.

The business program of the Forum 2015 included more than 70 events. A plenary session on the theme “The mission of law in an era of change” was held on May 27 in the East wing of the General Staff Building of the State Hermitage . Discussion sessions were held as part of the following thematic tracks:

• International Law / Rule of Law
• Private right
• Corporate Practice / International Trade / Competition Protection
• Judicial and Arbitration Practice
• Smart society
• Cultural Heritage / Public Interests / Ecology
• Investment / Finance

Several international conferences were also held within the framework of the Forum, and the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum Prize "For Contribution to the Development of Legal Integration in the Eurasian Space" was presented. The winners of the Prize in 2015 were: B.M. Imashev, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, A.A. Mordashov, Chairman of the Committee of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs for Integration, Trade and Customs Policy and the WTO, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PAO Severstal, S. A. Smirnova, Director of the Russian Federal Center for Judicial Expertise under the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.

The IV St. Petersburg International Legal Forum was held on June 18-21, 2014.

The Forum was attended by 3280 delegates.

The geography of the Forum has expanded: the event was attended by representatives of 79 countries from the USA, Europe, BRICS, the CIS, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.

Events at the Forum 2014 were covered by 424 media representatives from Russia and foreign countries specializing in law, politics and economics.

The business program of the Forum 2014 included about 50 discussion sessions, united in 10 thematic blocks:

• International Law / Rule of Law
• Corporate Practice / Compliance
• Standards of the Law Profession / Law Practice Management
• Judicial and Arbitration Practice
• Finance / Investing
• Competition / Trade
• Smart society
• Ecology / Resources
• Private right
• Cultural heritage

and two conferences:

• Conference "Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union: a new page of integration"
• Legal Education Conference

The plenary session "The idea of ​​the rule of law in the legal systems of states: results and the future" was held on June 20 on the new stage of the Mariinsky Theater with the participation of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation D. A. Medvedev .

In 2014, the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum Prize "Contribution to the Development of Legal Integration in the Eurasian Space", established by the SPBILF Organizing Committee, was first awarded. The winners of the Prize are F.A. Abdulloev , Judge of the Court of the Eurasian Economic Community from the Republic of Tajikistan, A.Ya. Kapustin , President of the Russian Association of International Law, Chairman of the Commission on International Law of the Association of Lawyers of Russia, First Deputy Director of the Institute of Legislation of the Russian Federation, T.A. Mansurov , Secretary General of the Eurasian Economic Community.

In addition, 6 satellite events organized by the Forum partners took place within the framework of the Forum:

• Conference of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation "Cross-Border Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judicial Decisions"
• International Conference of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation
• Nonprofit Partnership Conference of Corporate Lawyers (OKYUR) "From form to content. First results of civil law reform"
• Jubilee V International Youth Legal Forum
• II Congress of Law Teachers
• RBC round table "20 years of Russian legal business results and prospects"

By tradition, the Forum's guests were offered a rich cultural program: a concert of masterpieces of Russian classical music at the Mariinsky Theater performed by opera and ballet stars with the participation of Ulyana Lopatkina , an exclusive evening opening of the city's museums, a walk along the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg.

The forum ended with a gala dinner in the Peter and Paul Fortress during the annual celebration of graduates "Scarlet Sails" - the only celebration in Russia included in the register of world event tourism and recommended for visiting in almost 20 countries of the European Union.

The III St. Petersburg International Legal Forum was held from May 15 to May 18, 2013 ^[6] . Two and a half thousand participants from 63 countries of the world attended the forum, including 21 official delegations led by ministers and deputy ministers. A plenary session on the theme “Competition and cooperation of legal systems: the role of law in ensuring the development of society, the state and the economy” was held on the New Stage of the Mariinsky Theater. Events of the business program were represented by discussion sessions and satellite events, the format of which allowed participants to negotiate, exchange experiences with colleagues and establish new contacts. Round tables were held in the East wing of the General Staff building of the State Hermitage. The discussions were devoted to the widest range of issues in the field of law and business, politics and culture. One of the innovations of the business program of the Forum was the organization of topics in blocks in accordance with the main legal specializations. By tradition, a unique cultural program was organized for the guests of the Forum, designed to make their stay in one of the most beautiful cities in the world unforgettable: the participants saw two performances on the new and old stages of the Mariinsky Theater, attended more than 20 excursions, saw the “SNOW SHOW” of Glory Polunin.

The plenary meeting was attended by: Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev , Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation Alexander Konovalov , Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation Valery Zorkin , Dean of the Law Faculty of the University of Oxford Timothy Endicott, President of the International Court of Justice Peter Tomka, Minister of Security and Justice of the Netherlands Ivo Opstelten, President of the International Bar Association Michael Reynolds, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan Berik Imashev and other high-ranking guests.

Roundtable Themes

• Delegated ownership as a form of asset protection: risks and opportunities
• M&A: international trends and standards in M&A transactions
• International Compliance Standards: From International Treaties to Corporate Practices
• Legal regulation of PPP: new opportunities for project implementation
• Labor legislation: current issues in a changing economic situation
• Anti-corruption Tools
• Lobbying as a legal profession
• Cybersecurity (topic wording is being specified)
• Women in Law
• Countering threats: balance of goals and means
• Proof in international courts
• International Crimes: National and International Jurisdictions
• Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights
• Problems of reforming the Civil Code of Russia in the context of modern civil law of European states
• Countering fraud (topic wording to be confirmed)
• The interaction of national courts in a competitive jurisdiction: modern challenges
• The idea of ​​law and justice in the European tradition
• Silent revolution - how the business model of a law firm is developing
• Combining the Russian legal profession - possible integration problems that will allow lawyers to work within a regulated structure
• Correlation of legal function, compliance, risk management and GR
• Is subsidized legal aid a state obligation or a social responsibility of a society?
• Legal education: school or technology?
• The role of judicial discretion in the rule of law: Russian and foreign experience
• Bankruptcy of Citizens: A Transnational Approach
• New challenges for forensics in today's tech world
• Mediation and innovative approaches to resolving cross-border disputes in the context of globalization
• Intersection of Private Commercial Arbitration and Criminal Law of Different Countries: Issues of Criminal Violations in Arbitration
• Arbitration - does it matter?
• Charity and business: the value and development of endowment funds (endowments)
• Protecting Foreign Investment: From Principles to Mechanisms
• Taxation: the practice of international taxation in a global world
• Globalization of the construction business: national standards and international legal practice
• Internationalization issues in cartel conspiracy investigations
• State immunity: protection or restriction for business
• New trends in the legal regulation of financial instruments (ADRs, repurchase agreements)
• Protection of the rights of national producers in terms of membership in the WTO
• Customs Union and WTO (topic wording to be specified)
• Legal Aspects of Financial Regulation Reform
• Regulatory Barriers to Innovation Business
• Venture Capitalists and the Internet: Legal Regulation
• Patent law in the system of global economic competition
• Pharmaceuticals (topic wording is being specified)
• Work with fans and responsibility for their behavior. Organization of work to ensure safety during sporting events
• The development of nuclear law in modern conditions
• Energy law (topic wording to be specified)
• Subsoil use (topic wording is being specified)
• Legal aspects of restoration and reconstruction of objects of historical and cultural heritage
• Legal aspects of the problems of blasphemy in art
• A new stage in the protection of museum collections provided by museums for temporary exhibitions
• Modernization of notaries. Russian and international experience

Thanks to the agreement signed by the RF Ministry of Justice and the State Hermitage, the II St. Petersburg International Legal Forum was held from May 16 to 19, 2012 in the recently reconstructed east wing of the General Staff building on Palace Square. In total, the Forum was attended by over 2 thousand delegates from 51 countries. The delegations of 13 countries were headed by Ministers of Justice, including the USA, Great Britain, China, Iceland, Poland, Morocco, Hungary, CIS countries, etc.

Within the framework of the Forum, a plenary session “Legal Policy in the 21st Century: New Challenges of Law in the Global World”, 38 round tables on various legal topics, several satellite events, including the conference “Modernization of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation” and a meeting on the topic “ Mechanisms for implementing Open Government initiatives in the legal system, as well as a diverse cultural program. In addition, the Forum has become a platform for signing a number of agreements aimed at developing legal cooperation between Russia and other countries, including Poland, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Iceland and others.

Roundtable Themes

• Mechanisms for the implementation of Open Government initiatives in the legal system
• Fighting New Security Threats: Balancing the Rule of Law and Police Efficiency
• Subsoil use investments: legal aspect
• New trends in civil law
• Legal protection of architectural monuments and the development of modern cities
• Legal space of the WTO: now with Russia
• Legal regime of the Internet: freedom or security?
• Anti-corruption: national and international legal instruments
• Development of national and international justice: challenges, reforms, prospects
• Pro Bono and free legal aid: striking a balance between government control and the private sector
• Antitrust regulation in the global economy: the experience of Russia and foreign countries
• Internal revisions in tax relations. Prospects for the development of administrative dispute resolution procedures
• EU and CES: a new legal reality
• How can the state and national regulators participate in the management of international legal practice?
• Commercial disputes involving states: prospects for the development of international law and US law in the field of immunity and state responsibility
• Lobbying
• Mediation is a way out of a dispute without trial: from small claims to environmental disasters
• International legal aspects of enforcement proceedings
• International Commercial Arbitration: Current Issues of Arbitration and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
• Notary as an instrument of economic and social development
• Patent law in the system of global economic competition
• Legal regulation of migration processes in the EurAsEC
• The legal institution of public-private partnership: is there any potential for development in the context of the economic crisis?
• Legal aspects of the activities of state institutions for the management of sovereign funds and public debt
• Legal aspects of tax administration of transfer pricing
• Legal basis of international trade relations: what do experts need to know?
• Professional ethics in the legal profession
• The role of law in ensuring economic growth
• Modern criminal policy in the field of economic crimes: national and international mechanisms
• Social networks and mobile applications: challenges and opportunities for legal regulation in Russia and in the world
• What to teach at a law school: philosophy of law or legal writing?
• Energy Efficiency in the Modern World: International and National Legal Regulation
• Legal guarantees for proper medical care
• Compliance: international practice
• Marketing and business promotion of a law firm
• New trends in the use of private international law and national law of various states for international and national M&A transactions
• Legal regulation of international exhibition activities: ensuring the protection of cultural property
• Legal Department in the era of globalization. Russian and international experience
• Presentation of legal systems

The 1st St. Petersburg International Legal Forum was held from May 19 to 21, 2011 in Mikhailovsky Castle . I SPBILF was attended by about 700 participants, including ministers of justice of 15 countries. Among the speakers and participants were Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland , European Commissioner of the Interior Cecilia Malström, President of the International Bar Association Akira Kawamura, Vice President of the International Union of Bailiffs Bernard Menu, Chairman of the Bar Council of England and Wales Peter Lodder, Deputy President of the Supreme Council of the French Notary Serge Pascal. The President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev , the Minister of Justice Alexander Konovalov and the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder took part in the plenary session on the theme “Law is an instrument for the innovative and safe development of global peace” ^[7] .

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