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Events in Connection with the 20th Anniversary of the German-Japanese Association of Jurists

On 5 June 2008 the DJJV convenes a symposium on the topic "Defense Measures in Japan - Precautionary Measures or Protecionism?". The Conference is organized by the DJJV in cooperation with ARQIS Attorneys at Law, the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, and the DJW (German-Japanese Industrial Cooperation Committee). The conference will be held partly in German and partly in English (and is scheduled to last from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

In the afternoon of June 6, 2008 there will first be the General Meeting of the DJJV. Thereafter the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg will be holding a reception for the members of the DJJV in the "Kaisersaal" of the townhall of Hamburg. The main speaker will be Prof. Dr. Fujita, Judge at Japan's Supreme Court. Access by invitation only.
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Conference „Japanese and European Private International Law in Comparative Perspective”
On 1 & 2 March 2007, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law and the DJJV jointly organize an international conference on recent developments in conflicts of law in a comparative perspective. The symposium will be held at the premises of the Institute, Mittelweg 187, 20148 Hamburg, Germany. Its focus will be on Japan’s recently revised codification of conflict of laws. Leading experts in this field from Japan and the European Union have accepted the invitation to present lectures. English will be the only conference language. Members of the DJJV are invited to join, however an advance written application with the Secretary General of the DJJV is required.

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Congress in Tokyo

  
The DJJV has organized a conference about “Privatization of Public Corporations in Japan and Germany” on 24 & 25 February 2006 at the German Culture Center in Tokyo in cooperation with the Waseda University. Some 200 people attended the conference. It was followed by a lunch talk about career chances of German jurists in Japan jointly organized with the German Academic Exchange Service.

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