ZeuP: Issue 1 of 2026

The first issue of 2026 of ZEuP – Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht contains the following articles and case note which might be of interest for the readers of the EAPIL blog:

Ignacio Tirado, UNIDROIT on the Occasion of Its (first) 100 Years

The editorial traces the UNIDROIT’s origins and evolution, reflects on how it has navigated a turbulent century, and offers thoughts on how its centenary should be celebrated and what lies ahead for the Institute.

Wolfgang Wurmnest and Marie-Sophie Pillin, Der Data Act: Ein punktuelles europäisches Vertragsrecht für den Zugang und die Nutzung von Daten

The article highlights key private law provisions of the European Data Act. It analyzes the relationship between data controllers, users, and recipients, which in future will primarily be governed by contracts. In addition, the paper examines the new European rules on unfair contract terms.

Christian Kohler, Marlene Brosch and Jean-Christophe Puffer-Mariette, Unionsrecht und Privatrecht: Zur Rechtsprechung des EuGH im Jahre 2024

The article offers an overview of numerous judgments of the ECJ in 2024 that are relevant to private law. Particularly noteworthy are decisions on the effects of Union citizenship and the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation as well as numerous judgments on consumer protection directives. A number of issues relating to the prohibition of discrimination and market freedoms have also been decided; judgments on copyright are equally worth mentioning.

Susanne Gössl, Das „Anerkennungsprinzip“ und das Internationale Recht der Geschlechtszugehörigkeit nach “Mirin” 

The note comments on the recent ECJ decision of 4 October 2024, C-4/23 – Mirin regarding gender identity. The note explores how the Court strengthens the portability of a lawfully acquired gender identity within the EU, the limits of public policy objection, the treatment of non-binary gender entries, and the broader consequences of Mirin for the acceptance of a personal status in EU private international law. Finally, it assesses the repercussions of the judgment for German law.

The issue also includes an article by Moritz Böbel, Ronjini Ray and Marc-Philippe Weller on Die EU-Entwaldungsverordnung und ihre Auswirkungen auf den Globalen Süden am Beispiel von Indien, which provides an analysis of the EU’s deforestation regulation and its impacts on the Global South, focusing on India.