Official Launch of the Guide on Best Practices for Electronic Business Registries
Rome, 29 May 2026 — The Cape Town Convention Academic Project (CTCAP) officially launched the Guide on Best Practices for Electronic Business Registries, the completion of a major output of the Project […]
The 10th BPER Workshop Concludes Review of Draft Guide on Electronic Business Registries
The 10th and final Workshop of the Project on Best Practices in the Field of Electronic Registry Design and Operation (BPER Project) was held online on 5 February 2026 under […]
Webinar Highlights: Winners of the 2025 UNIDROIT Essay Competition Present Their Research
On Monday, 15 December 2025, the winners of the Essay Competition themed “A Decade of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farming: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in a Changing […]
RESULTS OF THE ESSAY COMPETITION ON UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD LEGAL GUIDE ON CONTRACT FARMING
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 UNIDROIT Essay Competition themed “A Decade of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farming: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in […]
UNIDROIT Presents BPER Guide at Corporate Registers Forum 2025 Annual Meeting in Tunis
The Cape Town Convention Academic Project (CTCAP) successfully promoted its Draft Guide on Best Practices for Electronic Business Registries (BPEBR Guide) at the Corporate Registers Forum (CRF) 2025 Annual Meeting, held from 7-10 […]
2nd Workshop on the Implementation of and Compliance with International Commercial Law Treaties Project held in Cambridge
The 2nd Workshop of the Implementation of and Compliance with International Commercial Law Treaties Project (Treaty Project) took place on 4 September 2025 at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, (University […]
CTCAP Launches Targeted Consultation on Electronic Business Registries Guide
The Cape Town Convention Academic Project (CTCAP) has officially launched a targeted consultation on its Draft Guide on Best Practices for Electronic Business Registries (“Draft Guide”). The launch workshop took place on […]
The 9th Workshop on Electronic Business Registries took place in Rome
The 9th Workshop for the project on Best Practices in the Field of Electronic Registry Design and Operation (BPER) was organised by the Cape Town Convention Academic Project at the UNIDROIT Headquarters, […]
Consultation workshop on the Economic Evaluation of International Commercial Law Reform Project Held in Rome
On 17 June 2025, UNIDROIT hosted a Consultation Workshop for the Economic Evaluation of International Commercial Law Reform (EE ICLR) Project, in Rome and online. The workshop brought together 23 […]
10th Anniversary of the Legal Guide on Contract Farming – Essay Competition
We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 UNIDROIT Essay Competition, supported by the International Law Institute (ILI) and facilitated by the UNIDROIT Foundation. This year, the competition will focus on the […]
11th Workshop of the Economic Evaluation of International Commercial Law Reform Project Held in Cambridge
The 11th Workshop of the Economic Evaluation of International Commercial Law Reform (EE ICLR) Project took place on 23 February 2025 at the University of Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College, and online. […]
1st Workshop of the Implementation of and Compliance with International Commercial Law Treaties Project took place in Cambridge
The 1st Workshop of the Implementation of and Compliance with International Commercial Law Treaties Project (Treaty Project) took place from 21 to 22 January 2025 at the Lauterpacht Centre for […]
UNIDROIT hosts a webinar with the winners of the Essay Competition on 30 Years of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts
On Monday 9 December 2024, the winners of the Essay Competition on 30 Years of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, supported by the International Law Institute (ILI) and facilitated by the UNIDROIT […]
8th Workshop on Best Practices in the Field of Electronic Registry Design and Operation Took Place in Rome
The 8th Workshop for the project on Best Practices in the Field of Electronic Registry Design and Operation (BPER) was organised by the Cape Town Convention Academic Project at the […]
10th Workshop of the Economic Evaluation of International Commercial Law Reform Project Held in Rome
The 10th Workshop of the Economic Evaluation of International Commercial Law Reform (EE ICLR) Project took place on 17 September 2024 at the seat of UNIDROIT in Rome and online. […]
UNIDROIT participates in Workshop on economic evaluation at the European University Institute
On 14 March, Professor Louise Gullifer, co-Director of the Cape Town Convention Academic Project and UNIDROIT Legal Consultant Theodora Kostoula participated in a workshop at the European Law Institute (EUI). […]
Planning Session on the Implementation of and Compliance with International Commercial Law Treaties
A planning session on the Implementation of and Compliance with International Commercial Law Treaties Project (Treaty Project) took place on 15 February 2024 at the seat of UNIDROIT in Rome […]
9th Workshop of the Economic Assessment of International Commercial Law Reform Project Held in Rome
The 9th Workshop of the Economic Assessment of International Commercial Law Reform (EA ICLR) Project took place on 14 and 15 February 2024 at the seat of UNIDROIT in Rome […]
7th Workshop on Best Practices in the Field of Electronic Registry Design and Operation Held in Rome
The 7th Workshop for the project on Best Practices in the Field of Electronic Registry Design and Operation (BPER) was organised by the Cape Town Convention Academic Project at the […]
30 Years of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts – Essay Competition
We are pleased to announce the launch of the UNIDROIT Essay Competition, supported by the International Law Institute (ILI) and facilitated by the UNIDROIT Foundation. Participants are invited to author an essay in […]
UNIDROIT and Sustainable Development – Essay Competition
We are pleased to announce the launch of the UNIDROIT Essay Competition, supported by the International Law Institute (ILI) and facilitated by the UNIDROIT Foundation. Participants are invited to author an essay […]
6th Workshop for the Economic Assessment of International Commercial Law Reform Project held in Rome and on Zoom
The 6th Workshop of the Economic Assessment of International Commercial Law Reform Project was held on 8 September at the UNIDROIT Headquarters in Rome. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the […]
4th Workshop for Project on Best Practices in the Field of Electronic Registry Design and Operation held in Rome and on Zoom
The 4th Workshop for project on Best Practices in the Field of Electronic Registry Design and Operation took place at the UNIDROIT Headquarters in Rome on 9 September. Due to […]
UNIDROIT COVID-19 Essay Competition
We are pleased to announce the launch of the UNIDROIT Essay Competition, supported by Stibbe, and facilitated by the UNIDROIT Foundation. Participants are invited to author an essay in English between 2000-3000 […]
Fourth Meeting of the Economic Assessment of International Commercial Law Reform Project
The fourth meeting of the Economic Assessment of International Commercial Law Reform Project was held on 8-9 October 2018 at the headquarters of Unidroit in Rome, Italy. This project is […]
The Cape Town Academic Project – 7th Conference
The Cape Town Convention Academic Project held its seventh annual conference in Oxford from 12-13 September 2018 at the Blavatnik School of Government. The Conference, sponsored by University of Washington […]
Third Workshop on Economic Assessment of International Commercial Law Reform Project
The third meeting of the Economic Assessment of International Commercial Law Reform Project was held on September 13 and 14, September 2017 at Harris Manchester College in Oxford. This project […]
Cape Town Academic Conference 2017
The Cape Town Convention Academic Conference is an annual conference that brings together leading scholars, practitioners, government officials, and industry experts to discuss the Convention on International Interests in Mobile […]
Workshop on Best Practices in the Field of Electronic Registry Design and Operation 2017
The UNIDROIT Foundation’s joint project Best Practices in the Field of Electronic Registry Design and Operation undertaken in collaboration with the Oxford Commercial Law Centre held an academic workshop from 27 […]
Second Workshop on Economic Assessment of International Commercial Law Reform
The UNIDROIT Foundation’s joint project Economic Assessment of International Commercial Law Reform undertaken in collaboration with the Oxford Commercial Law Centre held an academic workshop from 29 – 30 March 2017 […]
Website update
The UNIDROIT Foundation website has been updated! The new interface provides a modern, state of the art interface to allow users to navigate the various projects undertaken by the Foundation, […]