Registration Open for the 3rd Postgraduate Law Conference of the Aberdeen Centre for Private International Law
As previously noted on this blog, the Centre for Private International Law and Transnational Governance of the University of Aberdeen will host on 6 June 2025 the third Postgraduate Law Conference of the Centre, under the title New Dimensions in Private International Law.
Registrations for the event are open. Further details are available here.
The online event will feature five thematic panels.
The first session, titled Commercial Activities and Private International Law, will explore novel challenges in international commerce and business transactions, including e-commerce, fintech and global supply chain governance. The panel will be moderated by Michiel Poesen (University of Aberdeen) and will include expert contributions from Georgia Antonopoulou (Birmingham University) and Geert Van Calster (KU Leuven). The other panelists will be Jin Wang, Hosna Skejhatter, Jamie Vazquez Garcia and Michal Karolak.
The panel on Family Life and Private International Law will deal with international custody, adoption, marriage and succession. This session will be moderated by Katarina Trimmings and Le Xuan Tung (both University of Aberdeen), with expert commentary from Sharon Shakargy (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) and Máire Ní Shúilleabháin (University College Dublin). Panelists include Stefania Pia Perrino, Luis Pérez-Orozco, Isabela Tonon da Costa Dondon and Francisco Suarez.
In parallel, the Maritime Law and Private International Law panel will investigate issues in maritime governance. Moderated by Luci Carey (University of Aberdeen), the panel features as experts Stephen Girvin (National University of Singapore) and Paul Myburgh (Auckland University of Technology), with presentations by Ali Ulvi Sahin, Ilias Ioannou, Flora Gaspar da Silva and Özlem Burdurlu Ahlat.
The following panel on Private International Law in the Digital Age will examine how technological advances, including AI and digital platforms, are challenging existing legal frameworks. Moderators Patricia Zivkovic (University of Aberdeen) and Michiel Poesen (University of Aberdeen) will be joined by Marion Ho-Dac (University of Artois) and Tobias Lutzi (Augsburg University). The panel will feature presentations by Timon Milan Solár, Yuxin Nie, Alina Rassokhina and Rosa Pla Almendros.
Finally, the session on Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility will evaluate the role of private international law in promoting sustainable development and cross-border corporate accountability. Moderated by Nevena Jevremovic (University of Aberdeen) and Francesca Farrington (University of Aberdeen), the session will include interventions by Hans Van Loon (University of Edinburgh) and Ralf Michaels (Max Planck Institute Hamburg), with contributions from Merve Ece Uyanık, Grazia Eleonora Vita and Rob Rooman.