![]() ![]() ![]() Next 13 April, NOVA School of Law will host the event «New York Convention: A Comparative Perspective», to be held in partnership with the Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration and Commercial Law of NYU School of Law, Nova Dispute Resolution Forum and CEDIS. ![]() Sob a moderação da Professora Maria Helena Brito, o evento contará com a presença dos autores e de Ana Coimbra Trigo (尹安娜) e Rui Pereira Dias. É já no próximo dia 13 de abril que a NOVA School of Law irá acolher o evento «New York Convention: A Comparative Perspective», em parceria com o Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration and Commercial Law da New York University School of Law o NOVA Dispute Resolution Forum e o CEDIS - NOVA School of Law.Ī ocasião marca o lançamento do novo livro «Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: A Concise Guide to the New York Convention’s Uniform Regime», da autoria de Franco Ferrari, Friedrich Rosenfeld e Charles Kotuby, cuja versão portuguesa será adaptada e coordenada pela Professora Mariana França Gouveia. ![]()
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