Portugal to Become a Party of CISG
On 16 July 2020, the Government of Portugal decided to start the process whereby Portugal will, in due course, becomeContinue Reading
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Cross-border Transfer and Collateralisation of Receivables
Woo-jung Jon is the author of Cross-border Transfer and Collateralisation of Receivables – A Comparative Analysis of Multiple Legal Systems, publishedContinue Reading
The Practice of Greek Courts Concerning Judgments Given in Balkan States
Apostolos Anthimos has posted on SSRN a paper titled Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in the Field of BilateralContinue Reading
The Unidroit Principles and the Covid-19 Crisis
On 21 July 2020 the Unidroit Secretariat released a Note on the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts and theContinue Reading
Service by Post Under the Hague Service Convention: Who Has the Last Word?
San Marino, the independent State surrounded by Italy, is home to about 5,000 undertakings. Unsurprisingly, given the size of theContinue Reading
Call for Papers: Third German-Speaking Conference for Young Scholars in PIL
Following successful events in Bonn and Würzburg, the third iteration of the conference for young German-speaking scholars in private internationalContinue Reading
Austria Ratifies the Hague Service Convention
On 14 July 2020, Austria ratified the 1965 Hague Service Convention. The Convention is set to enter into force for AustriaContinue Reading
The Many Lives of Transnational Law
Peer Zumbansen edited The Many Lives of Transnational Law – Critical Engagements with Jessup’s Bold Proposal, published by Cambridge University Press.Continue Reading
Provisional Agreement Reached on the Modernisation of the Evidence and Service Regulations
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached on 30 June 2020 a provisionalContinue Reading
Applicable Law Issues in International Arbitration at the Hague Academy: Deadline Extended
The Hague Academy of International Law announced the extension of the deadline to apply for the 2021 Centre for StudiesContinue Reading
Call for Papers: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments – Problems and Prospects
The Russian journal Pravovedenie has issued a call for papers on Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments: problems and prospects. HavingContinue Reading
The Sense of Economic Freedoms of Movement
Jean-Sylvestre Bergé and Giulio Cesare Giorgini have edited Le sens des libertés économiques de circulation – The sense of economic freedomsContinue Reading
Chukwuma Okoli on Place of Performance
Place of Performance – A Comparative Analysis is the title of a book authored by Chukwuma Samuel Adesina Okoli. ItContinue Reading
Ferrari’s Concise Commentary on the Rome I Regulation
Cambridge University Press has just published the second edition of the Concise Commentary on the Rome I Regulation edited byContinue Reading
The Future of the European Law of Civil Procedure
Fernando Gascón Inchausti (Complutense University of Madrid) and Burkhard Hess (MPI Luxembourg) have edited The Future of the European LawContinue Reading
Dodge on Jurisdiction in the Restatement (Fourth) of US Foreign Relation Law
William S. Dodge has posted Jurisdiction, State Immunity, and Judgments in the Restatement (Fourth) of US Foreign Relation Law onContinue Reading
Clawback Law in the Context of Succession
Jayne Holliday has written Clawback Law in the Context of Succession. The book is part of the Studies in PrivateContinue Reading
Economic Sanctions in EU Private International Law
Tamás Szabados (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest) is the author of Economic Sanctions in EU Private International Law, a bookContinue Reading
Educational Innovation and Private International Law
A collection of essays titled Innovación Docente y Derecho internacional privado (Educational innovation and private international law) has recently been publishedContinue Reading
Conflict of Laws and the Internet
Edward Elgar has just published Conflict of Laws and the Internet, by Pedro de Miguel Asensio has published. The blurbContinue Reading
Dispute Resolution in Transnational Securities Transactions
Tiago Andreotti is the author of Dispute Resolution in Transnational Securities Transactions, a monograph published by Hart. The Blurb reads:Continue Reading
Child Protection and Private International Law
María Asunción Cebrián Salvat and Isabel Lorente Martínez (both from the University of Murcia) have edited a collection of essaysContinue Reading
Research Handbook on the Brussels I bis Regulation
Peter Mankowski is the editor of a Research Handbook on the Brussels Ibis Regulation, just published by Edward Elgar. Here’s theContinue Reading
Sharing Economy – A European Private International Law Perspective
Edoardo Rossi is the author of a monograph in Italian titled La Sharing economy nel diritto internazionale privato europeo (SharingContinue Reading
Insurance Aspects of Cross-Border Road Traffic Accidents
Luk De Baere and Frits Blees are the authors of Insurance Aspects of Cross-Border Road Traffic Accidents, published by ElevenContinue Reading
Hague Academy Summer Courses Postponed to 2021
On 2 April 2020, the Hague Academy of International Law announced its decision to postpone the Summer Courses on PublicContinue Reading
The Greek Supreme Court on Jurisdiction in Matters of Parental Responsibility
On 26 July 2019, the Greek Supreme Court gave a ruling involving the interpretation of the Brussels II bis RegulationContinue Reading
The Interconnection of the EU Regulations Brussels I Recast and Rome I
Christoph Schmon is the author of The Interconnection of the EU Regulations Brussels I Recast and Rome I – JurisdictionContinue Reading
EAPIL Founding Conference in Aarhus Postponed
The Department of Law of the University of Aarhus and the European Association of Private International have decided to postponeContinue Reading
Secured Credit in Europe
Teemu Juutilainen is the author of Secured Credit in Europe – From Conflicts to Compatibility, which is about to be publishedContinue Reading
The Rome III Regulation, Article by Article
Edward Elgar Publishing has just launched a book series devoted to private international law. The first book in the seriesContinue Reading
First Issue of 2020’s Cuadernos de Derecho Transnacional
The first issue of the open-access journal Cuadernos de Derecho Transnacional for 2020 is out. It includes more than fifty papers, coveringContinue Reading
Rethinking Judicial Jurisdiction in Private International Law
Milana Karayanidi is the author of Rethinking Judicial Jurisdiction in Private International Law, the most recent release in the HartContinue Reading
Antecedent and Modal Approaches to Circulation: A Seminar in Nice
The fourth research seminar of the IFITIS Research Project, led by Jean-Sylvestre Bergé, will take place in Nice on 13 MarchContinue Reading
Karadayi Yalim on Interpretation and Gap Filling in International Commercial Contracts
Intersentia has recently published a monograph by Ayse Nihan Karadayi Yalim (University of Antwerp) on Interpretation and Gap Filling in InternationalContinue Reading
Italian Court Recognises a Judgment Issued by an Israeli Rabbinical Court
In 2009, AGL, a dual Italian-Israeli citizen, and SRL, an Israeli citizen, married in Milan. The spouses, who were bothContinue Reading
Fundamental Rights and the Best Interest of the Child in Transnational Families
A collection of essays edited by Elisabetta Bergamini (University of Udine) and Chiara Ragni (University of Milan) has recently beenContinue Reading
The 2019 Hague Judgments Convention – A Game Changer?
UPDATE – 5 March 2020: the conference has been cancelled. On 23 April 2020, the Catholic University of Milan willContinue Reading
PAX Moot 2020 – Registration Now Open
The PAX Moot is a specialised moot court competition focused on Transnational Law and Private International Law issues. Registration isContinue Reading
Open PhD Positions at the Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin has issued a call for applications for two doctoral positions in the framework of theContinue Reading
The Private International Law of Companies in Europe
Carsten Gerner-Beuerle (University College London), Federico Mucciarelli (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Edmund-Philipp Schuster (London School of Economics) andContinue Reading
Diversity and Integration in Private International Law
Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm (University of Edinburgh) and María Blanca Noodt Taquela (University of Buenos Aires) have edited Diversity and IntegrationContinue Reading
European Parliament’s study on EU Patent and Brexit
Udo Bux (Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs of the European Parliament) has written an In Depth AnalysisContinue Reading
The EAPIL founding conference: Aarhus, 14-16 May 2020
The Department of Law of the University of Aarhus, in Denmark, will host the founding conference of the European AssociationContinue Reading
The CJEU rules on the respective scopes of the Brussels Ibis and Insolvency Regulations
On 18 September 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on the respective scopes of the Brussels IbisContinue Reading