• 4-22 July 2011: The 2011 session of  the Summer University of Civil Law was held at the University of Paris II Panthéon Assas.

• 1-9 August 2011: Legal conference for lawyers from New Caledonia, at the University of Law of Sydney, organized by Ms. Gibson. Mr. Grimaldi attended.

• In September and October 2011, the Foundation will continue to implement its programme of Chairs in Civil Law:

- Chair in Colombia, on the topic of “law and economy”,

- Chair in Japan, on “managing goods for others”.

See the comprehensive programme of Chairs developed by the Foundation

• 17-18 September in Beijing : 5^th PACL forum “Making Southeast Asian Contract Law Uniform”, on contract performance.

• 4 October in Santiago : PACL forum “Making South- America" Contract Law Uniform”,

• September : translation into English of the third issue of  the Revue Henri Capitant,
  

• 13-14 October 2011 : organization, in partnership with the French Embassy in Beijing, of a seminar on the new law on atmospheric pollution (assisting the Chinese Ministry of the Environment in drafting the new law)  

• Mid-October : awarding of the Foundation’s thesis prize in China. In 2011, six candidates submitted their theses; two of them will receive prizes awarded by the Foundation’s jury.

• 27 October : colloquium organized by the National Assembly, the CESE and the Foundation on “Civil Law, Vector of Competitiveness”.

• End of 2011 : planned translation of the Civil Law brochure in Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish (Mexico and Spain),
  

Download brochure in French-English

• Planned publication of the “Choose your law” report compiled as part of the Foundation’s partnership with HEC.

The Friends of the Foundation Association

•  23 June 2011 : the Association held a General Assembly and elected its new President, Mr Hervé Delannoy, Vice-president of the AFJE (French Association of Business Lawyers), and legal director of RALLYE SA.

The purpose of this Association is to contribute to achieving the goals and missions of the Foundation for Continental Law.
It also contributes technical expertise in the areas of law and economics to help the Foundation carry out its activities.

It is open to all interested individuals and legal entities.