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From the EAPIL blog

Recent posts

  • Call for Papers for Riga Conference on “European PIL: An Era of Reforms”
    Call for Papers for Riga Conference on “European PIL: An Era of Reforms”
    20 May 2026Caterina Benini
  • Is a Swiss payment order a Judgment under the Lugano Convention? (Case C-697/25 Appenzell)
    Is a Swiss payment order a Judgment under the Lugano Convention? (Case C-697/25 Appenzell)
    19 May 2026The Editors of the EAPIL blog
  • Journal of Case Law on Private International Law: European Case Law Takes Centre Stage
    Journal of Case Law on Private International Law: European Case Law Takes Centre Stage
    18 May 2026Marta Requejo Isidro
  • Law without Borders? Extraterritorial Regulation and Unilateral Action
    Law without Borders? Extraterritorial Regulation and Unilateral Action
    15 May 2026The Editors of the EAPIL blog
  • Rabels Zeitschrift: Issue 1 of 2026
    Rabels Zeitschrift: Issue 1 of 2026
    14 May 2026Matthias Lehmann
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Recent comments

  • Gilles Cuniberti on Is a Swiss payment order a Judgment under the Lugano Convention? (Case C-697/25 Appenzell): “Dear colleague, Maybe you could develop any other such opinion to inform readers?”
  • Andreas Bucher on Is a Swiss payment order a Judgment under the Lugano Convention? (Case C-697/25 Appenzell): “This might be correct. Regrettable, the author does not consider that other people have another opinion.”
  • Javier Carrascosa on Journal of Case Law on Private International Law: European Case Law Takes Centre Stage: “This is one of the most relevant iniciatives in Spanish private international law acedemic literature in the last decade… I…”
  • ANDREAS Marcel BUCHER on Swiss Supreme Court Denies EU’s Request to Attach Syrian Funds: “The Decision does not clarify the role of Article 47(2) of the Lugano Convention at all. It disregards, in particular,…”
  • Emilia Sandri on AG Emiliou: Lis Pendens, Mutual Trust, and the Cost to Choice-of-Court Agreements: “Thank you for your question. In my mind, a good solution could be adding to Article 29(3) the same Article…”

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EAPIL Book Series

Private International Law in an Era of Change

The first book in the European Association of Private International Law series, published by Edward Elgar, is out. Edited by Morten M. Fogt, the volume builds on the presentations delivered at the EAPIL founding conference held in Aarhus in June 2022. The authors include Marie-Élodie Ancel, Burkhard Hess, Thalia Kruger, Matthias Lehmann, Peter Arnt Nielsen, Haris Pamboukis, Marta Pertegás Sender, Gian Paolo Romano, and Burcu Yüksel Ripley.

Current activities

Working Group on the Feasibility of a European Private International Law Act

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Working Group on the Reform of the Brussels I bis Regulation

Working Group on the International Protection of Adults

Working Group on the Law Applicable to Digital Assets

Working Group on the Hague Child Support Convention and its Protocol

Working Group on the Hague Child Abduction and Child Protection Conventions

Working Group on Anti-SLAPP Directive Transpositions

EAPIL Young Research Network

EAPIL Winter School

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Latest documents

Position Paper on the 1980 Child Abduction and the 1996 Child Protection Conventions (10 October 2023)

Position Paper on the private international law aspects of the UNIDROIT Draft Principles and Commentary on Digital Assets and Private Law issued (16 March 2023)

Position Paper on the 2007 Child Support Convention and the Protocol on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations (11 May 2022)

Position Paper in response to the European Commission’s public consultation on an EU-wide protection for vulnerable adults (29 March 2022)

Position Paper in response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the European Enforcement order (20 November 2020)

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The Association

The European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL) was created in 2019 as an independent, non-partisan and non profit organisation to promote the study and development of private international law.

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EAPIL has more than 550 members, from some 70 countries worldwide. If you are a practitioner or an academic with an interest in private international law, come and join us!

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European Association of Private International Law
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