PIL and the EU: Developments in Contemporary Private Law

Bettina Heiderhoff (Universität Münster) and Ilaria Queirolo (University of Genoa) edited Private International Law and the European Union: Developments in Contemporary Private Law published by Editoriale Scientifica.

Contributors include: Michał Kućka, Rivers and Other Elements of Nature as Legal Persons: On the Use of Private Law Instruments in Environmental Protection (Polish Perspective); María González Marimón, Mediation in International Child Abduction Cases in the Brussels II ter Regulation; Francesca Maoli, The EU Legislation on SLAPPs and its First “Stress-Tests” in Lawsuits Between Environmental NGOs and Corporations; Simone Carrea, Arbitrability of Tax Matters in the Context of Inter-private Disputes; Stefano Dominelli, Lex fori prorogati and Brussels I bis; Luana Matoso, Choice of Court Agreements and Service Out of the Jurisdiction: The Influence of the Brussels I bis Regulation on English Law After Brexit; Rosa Pla Almendros, The Relevant and Complex Role of Private International Law in the Private Enforcement of the DSA; Felix D. Pollmann and Jonathan L. T. Chu, Standard Terms in Business-to-Business Contracts under English and German Law: Comparative Assessment and Strategies for Avoiding the Application of §§ 305–310 BGB; Kai Hüning, The Hearing of the Child in Child Abduction Cases under the 1980 Hague Convention; Amber Boes, Judicial Powers in Promoting Mediation: A Paper Tiger or a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing?; Lise Van den Eynde and Ruth Sander, Conflict of Interest in Representation: Belgian ‘Novelty’ versus German Tradition; Jonathan L. T. Chu and Felix D. Pollmann, Debt, Judgment, and Security: English and German Approaches to Preclusion; Sofia Caruso, Access to Justice for Consumers and SMEs: A Competition Law Problem?; Eden Smith, Origins and Aspects of Mitigation in the Law of Damages in England and Germany; Paula Granell, Transfer Pricing and the Role of Contractual Terms in the Post-BEPS Era; Monika Chmielowiec, Towards a Framework of Tort Liability for AI: Insights from Legal Scholarship; and Monika Naumovski, Consumer Safety in the Internal Market: The Harmonisation of EU Product Liability.

The book is available in open access here.