The European Parliament has published in January 2026 two in-depth studies devoted to the operation and future of the 1980 Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction. Together, these studies offer a timely and complementary assessment of one of the cornerstones of international family law instruments in relation to the Brussels II […]
The procedure for obtaining a European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 655/2014 is the most recent of the uniform European procedures adopted by the EU. Its introduction followed the establishment of the European Small Claims Procedure under Regulation (EU) No 861/2007 and the procedure for a European Order for Payment in […]
The T.M.C. Asser Instituut in The Hague, an independent and internationally renowned research centre in international and European law, affiliated with the University of Amsterdam, is looking to add a Private International Law Researcher to its team. The Institute, . The Researcher joining the Institute will have a duty to contribute to the Institute’s mission of […]
The PAX Moot case for the 2026 moot competition on Private International Law was published. The 2026 Round is dedicated to Vladimir Koutikov, a distinguished Bulgarian scholar and expert in private international law The Vladimir Koutikov Round of the competition requires participants to deal with matters related to an international sale of goods between an Italian […]
The use of videoconferencing in cross-border civil and commercial court proceedings has its challenges in the EU, although the use of videoconferencing is supported by a number of regulations such as the Taking of Evidence Recast Regulation, the European Small Claims Procedure Regulation, the European Account Preservation Order Regulation, the Digitalisation of Judicial Cooperation Regulation. […]