SYMPOSIUM ON THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL LAW

| 4 | Introduction to private international law, with her paper on “Private International Law under globalisation. Rethinking law’s spatialities” . Finally, Jacco Bomhoff 14 presented a paper on “Global Law and Mobility”. The Symposium concluded with a keynote speech, delivered in the Hall of Cere- monies of the University of Athens, by H.E. The President of the Hellenic Repub- lic, Professor Prokopios Pavlopoulos , 15 under whose auspices the Symposium was graciously placed. The speech had the title “The predominence of ‘financial’ over ‘institutional’. From the democratically ‘institutional’ to the financially ‘struc- tured’ regulatory power of the rule of law”. President Pavlopoulos’s speech fit- tingly signaled the end of this very interesting gathering of minds and exchange of ideas. But that end was only the beginning of an ongoing discussion. Professor Hat- zimihail has undertaken the interesting burden of providing us with brief conclud- ing remarks on the book’s contributions. In concluding this introduction, I wish to acknowledge in particular the valuable con- tribution of Miss Aliki Gkana 16 both in the organization of the event and in liaising with authors and publisher. The publishing house, Nomiki Vivliothiki, has supported us regarding the Symposium materials and undertook the publication of this edition. Finally, we are sure that it would have been impossible to carry out such an ambi- tious organization without the valuable support of our generous sponsors : - Ilios Shipping Co. S.A and in particular Mr. Panos Iliopoulos -Athens International Airport - Hellenic Petroleum S.A., as well as without the aid of our supporters : -John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation and -Athens Mediation and Arbitration Organization (EODID). The Symposium was not structured as a typical international conference. Beyond the interesting aforementioned lectures and following discussions in public, this gathering offered a two-day occasion to be together with distinguished colleagues and friends visiting and meditating in Delphi, the eternal landmark of religion, cul- ture, concordance and civilization, and, as epitomised by the Delphic oracular div- ination, oriented towards the future, as actually our new series aspires to do. One 14. Associate Professor, Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science 15. Honorary Professor of Public Law, Faculty of Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. 16. PhD candidate in Public International Law at the Faculty of Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (her doctoral research focuses on the international protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage).