Crossing Dialogues, Disciplines and Borders: How Far Can Private International Law Go? – Call for Papers

The University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research (UCILeR), in cooperation with the Associação de Estudos Europeus de Coimbra (AEEC – Coimbra Association of European Studies), is organising the international symposium Crossing Dialogues, Disciplines and Borders: How far can Private International Law go?, which will take place on 9–10 October 2026 at the Colégio da Trindade, University of Coimbra (Portugal).

Organised by Dulce Lopes (Coordinator of the Democracy area of the UCILeR) and Afonso Patrão (Judge at the constitutional Court and member of the Organising Committee), the event will explore the evolving role and limits of private international law in a context where its traditional boundaries increasingly interact with constitutional law, human rights law, immigration law, procedural and register law.

The symposium will bring together leading scholars, early-career researchers and practitioners to discuss how these fields reshape PIL concepts and methodologies, with contributions from, among others, Ilaria Viarengo (University of Milan), Stéphanie Francq (UCLouvain), Yuko Nishitani (Kyoto University), Laura Carballo Piñero (University of Vigo), Rosario Espinosa Calabuig (University of Valencia),  Guillermo Palao Moreno (University of Valencia), Gustavo Monaco (University of São Paulo), Antonia Duran Ayago de Salamanca (University of Salamanca), Dário Moura Vicente (University of Lisbon), Luís de Lima Pinheiro (University of Lisbon) and Rui Moura Ramos (University of Coimbra).

A dedicated Call for Papers session invites submissions addressing topics such as the interaction between PIL and human rights, constitutionalisation of conflict-of-laws rules, cross-border personal and family status, immigration and PIL, procedural mechanisms and register law. Abstracts (max. 250 words), together with a short biography (max. 100 words), should be submitted by 18 July 2026. Submissions must be sent through the following link.

Further information, including the programme and registration details, is available here.