New research: “Cape Town Convention and its Protocols. Advantages and Risks of Joining MAC Protocol”
The Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment is designed to provide a unified legal base for a security agreement on international lending.
Russian Federation has already ratified the Convention and Aircraft Protocol and is considering the opportunity to participate in MAC Protocol. The regulatory scope of the latter extends to a wide range of equipment representing a significant part of the Russian economy.
The purpose of the research is to consider the advantages and disadvantages of Russia’s accession to MAC Protocol and suggest how to reduce possible risks.
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Igor Yastrzhembskiy specializes in the law of obligation and contract law, bankruptcy issues, land, property, and communal services disputes.
He has more than 15 years of experience in judicial representation in arbitration courts and general jurisdiction courts. He defended the interests of clients in the Presidium of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, in the Civil Collegium, and in the Economic Disputes Collegium.
Igor is experienced in representation in all arbitration courts of the Moscow Region, including the Federal Arbitration Court of the Moscow District. He has repeatedly represented the interests of administrations of municipal districts of the Moscow Region in arbitration courts.
Igor is recognized as the best lawyer in corporate law and civil law by the Best Lawyers 2021 international rating.
He has published various articles on civil law. He has lectured at the "M-Logos" Legal Institute and at the "Statut" Law School.
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Graduated from St. Petersburg State University, Moscow State University with a degree in International Economic Law. She worked in Moscow-based international law firms advising clients on international law matters. In 2016, she started working at the International and Comparative Law Research Center, where she held the position of Assistant General Director. In November 2018, she was appointed to the position of General Director of the International and Comparative Law Research Center. From April 2021 to August 2024 — Deputy General Director of the International and Comparative Law Research Center. Regularly participates in the work of the Working Groups of the UN Commission on International Trade Law as a representative of the Center which has an observer status. She speaks at Russian and international events on the topics of the Center's work (international law, trade law and investment, sustainable development, etc.).
Since Augst 2024
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Areas of professional expertise: Education In 2013, Aleksei graduated from the IKBFU (Kaliningrad). In 2015, he obtained an LL.M. degree with a specialization in international law from the University of Göttingen (Germany). He also completed an exchange semester at the University of Kiel (Germany). In 2024, the degree of Doctor of Law (Dr. jur.) was awarded following the defence of the dissertation at the University of Göttingen. The dissertation was written in the field of international law and concerned the right to regulate in investment and trade law. In 2016, Aleksei received the “International Law in the 21st Century” Award from the ICLRC. The previous year, the Society of International Economic Law highly commended his paper on WTO law in an essay competition on international economic law. Professional Experience From 2016 to 2017, Aleksei worked as a research assistant at the Institute of International and European Law at the University of Göttingen. Later, Aleksei joined the WTO Expertise Center in Moscow, where he handled inter-State trade disputes from 2017 to 2019. He was a member of the litigation team that achieved the first win in a WTO dispute initiated by Russia. Aleksei participated in over ten inter-State disputes, including panel and Appellate Body proceedings, representing complainants, respondents and third parties. He also took part in WTO committee meetings and conducted practical seminars on trade law for representatives of government agencies and large businesses. Aleksei has developed and taught law courses at three universities in both Russian and English. In 2022, he joined the School of International Law at the Faculty of Law of the Higher School of Economics (Moscow), as an Associate Professor, where he teaches subjects related to public international law. In 2024, Aleksei coached the winning team in the moot court competition «Dispute Settlement in the Eurasian Economic Union.» He also received a certificate of appreciation from the School of International Law (HSE University). Before joining the ICLRC, Aleksei worked with the Center as an expert, and in 2020, he officially became part of the team, focusing on issues linked to public international law.
Author of the monograph: Petrenko, Aleksei. The Right to Regulate in International Economic Law: Towards a General Theory with Lessons from the GATS / A. Petrenko. - Göttingen : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2024. - 227 p.
Anastasia graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University (Bachelor's degree) in 2018 and from the Russian School of Private Law (Master's degree) in 2020.
Her area of interest includes comparative law in the field of e-commerce and personal data.
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In 2008 graduated from St. Petersburg State University (bachelor’s degree).
In 2010 received The Master’s degree in St. Petersburg State University (Civil, Family, International Private Law).
Since 2008 till 2020 she worked in the Presidential Domestic Policy Directorate of the Presidential Executive Office.
Since 2013 to present — Senior Lecturer of the Department of Civil Law and Procedure of the Higher School of Economics Saint Petersburg School of Law.
Since July 2020, she started working in the International and Comparative Law Research Center. Olga coordinates the private law analysis of drafts of legal acts and international instruments developed by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law. She prticipates in events on the topics of the Center's work (private international law, contract law, digitalization of trade, experimental legal regulation, etc.).