PAX Moot Half-Day Conference Blog Post Series

As already noted on this blog, a PAX Moot Court Half-Day Conference was held on 26 April 2024, organized by the Centre for Private International Law at the School of Law of the University of Aberdeen, in cooperation with the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana.

The conference titled Private International Law in Dispute Resolution brought together leading experts to examine the evolving landscape of private international law and its role in resolving cross-border disputes.

A series of posts resulting from the conference are now available on the website of the University of Aberdeen.

The first post corresponds to the opening keynote speech by Ronald Brand. It deals with the intricacies of drafting choice of court and arbitration agreements, and examines private international law from a transaction planning perspective.

The second post (Business and Human Rights Litigation and Private International Law) by Uglješa Grušić highlights insights put forward by panelists on sustainability, private international law, and human-rights-related torts within the context of the EU private international law framework.

The third post (The Law Applicable to the Arbitration Agreement) by Ronald A. Brand delves into the legal complexities and considerations in determining the applicable law for arbitration agreements, particularly in light of the latest changes to the 1996 English Arbitration Act.

The fourth post (Decolonisation and Private International Law) by Sandrine Brachotte, Robin Cupido, Gyooho Lee, Tena Hoško and Thalia Kruger provides a fresh perspective on the influence of globalization on private international law. They contend that the purported neutrality of private international law is becoming more of a myth, as it is deeply rooted in a particular liberal and Euro-centric ideology.