French Symposium on the International Element in Contracts
On 9 February 2026, the French Cour de Cassation will hold a one-day symposium titled Revisiting the international element in contracts (Revisiter l’internationalité du contrat).
The event is organised by the Société de Législation Comparée, the Cour de Cassation and the academic research unit GREDEG (Côte d’Azur University), and is coordinated by Gustavo Cerqueira (Côte d’Azur University), Giulio Cesare Giorgini (Côte d’Azur University) and Nicolas Nord (Strasbourg University).
The abstract reads as follows:
The idea of internationality, as applied to contracts, is evolving. Whether desired, outdated, rejected or even endured, several developments call for a new perspective on this concept, which is central to the definition of the contract legal regime and the tensions between domestic and international justice in this area.
The list of speakers includes Gustavo Cerqueira (Côte d’Azur University), Jean-Sylvestre Bergé (Côte d’Azur University), Jean-Luc Elhoueiss (Avocat, Paris and London), Marie-Élodie Ancel (University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas), Emmanuel Jolivet (International Chamber of Commerce), Valérie Pironon (University of Nantes), Nicolas Nord (University of Strasbourg), Pierre-Grégoire Marly (CNAM), Pierre Bourdon, (Société de législation comparée), Ludovic Pailler (University Jean Moulin Lyon 3), Thomas Clay (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), Giulio-Cesare Giorgini (Côte d’Azur University), Sarah Laval (University of Littoral-Côte d’Opale) Fernanda Munschy (Société de législation comparée, Latin America Section), Parfait Diedhiou (Société de législation comparée, OHADA Section), Linxin He (University of Strasbourg), Gilles Cuniberti (University of Luxembourg), Pascal de Vareilles-Sommières (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne),
The symposium will be held in French. Registration is required for participation on site (here) or online (here).
The full programme is available here.