French Compendium of Legal Studies on Foreign Law

The Société de législation comparée has published a compendium of legal studies on foreign law (Le Droit Étranger). The scholarly works in this 3-volume collection examine the role of foreign law in shaping legal thought and practice, offering insights into its academic contributions, practical applications, and future perspectives.

Background

Over the last ten years, the Société de législation comparée has produced a series of collective studies on the theoretical, methodological and practical issues of access to, knowledge of and implementation of the law. These studies have now been brought together in this compendium, thanks to Gustavo Cerqueira (Professor at the University Côte d’Azur) and Nicolas Nord, Secretary General of the International Commission of Civil Status). The objective is to provide academics and practitioners with an overview of the reflections of lawyers from different backgrounds on the most salient issues relating to this often neglected chapter of conflict-of-laws, as well as their proposals for ensuring the most accurate establishment of the content of  foreign law.

Compendium Launch

A conference devoted to the compendium will be held on 23 January 2025 at 5.00 PM (UCT+1) in Paris (28, rue Saint Guillaume). The compendium’s academic contributions will be illustrated, starting with its insights into private international law and beyond this field. The discussion will then turn to the practical applications of the compendium, focusing on its value for assessing and providing expertise on foreign law. Finally, the event will address the perspectives offered by the compendium on codification, with presentations dedicated to both national and international “codifiers”. The conference will conclude with closing remarks.

The list of speakers includes François Molinié (President of the Société de législation comparée), Hélène Gaudemet-Tallon (Univ. Panthéon-Assas) Eleonora Rajneri (Univ. Piemonte Orientale), Vincent Vigneau (French Cour de cassation), Lukas Heckendorn Urscheler (Swiss Institute of Comparative Law), Julien Dubarry (Univ. Sarre), Cyril Nourissat (Univ. Lyon 3), Nicolas Nord (ICCS) and Gustavo Cerqueira (Univ. Côte d’Azur).

This conference will be held in French.

Registration is necessary by 21 January 2025 via email (emmanuelle.bouvier@legiscompare.com)