Private International Law in Poland
Private International Law in Poland has been recently released by Wolters Kluwer. The monograph is written by Ewa Kamarad andContinue Reading
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Ryngaert’s Selfless Intervention – The Exercise of Jurisdiction in the Common Interest
Cedric Ryngaert, Professor of Public International Law at the Utrecht University, has kindly accepted to provide a presentation of hisContinue Reading
International Arbitration in Italy
Massimo Benedettelli (University of Bari) is the author of International Arbitration in Italy, which has just been published by WoltersContinue Reading
What future for Cross-Border Small Claims?
On 11 January 2021, the Tax and Law Department of HEC Paris will host an online workshop titled What future forContinue Reading
Second Edition of the SIFoCC Multilateral Memorandum on Enforcement of Commercial Judgments for Money
In December 2020, the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC), which brings together the commercial courts of several countriesContinue Reading
Thinking Private International Law through European Lenses
The latest issue of Acta Universitatis Carolinae Iuridica, a periodical edited by the Faculty of Law of the Charles University inContinue Reading
Recent Trends in European Private International Law Codifications Regarding Conflict of Laws of Cultural Property
Tamás Szabados (Eötvös Loránd University) published In Search of the Holy Grail of the Conflict of Laws of Cultural Property:Continue Reading
Cross-Border Families, International Successions, Mediation Issues and New Financial Assets
The Italian publisher ESI has recently published a book titled EU Regulations 650/2012, 1103 and 1104/2016: Cross-Border Families, International Successions, MediationContinue Reading
Family within the Legal Order of the European Union
The 2020 Annual Conference of the French Association for European Studies (AFEE) will focus on Family within the Legal Order ofContinue Reading
Enhancing Enforcement under Brussels I bis and Beyond – Final Conference
On 23 November 2020, at 9 am MET, the Université Côte d’Azur will host, via Zoom, the final conference of theContinue Reading
Private International Law in the UK post Brexit – Final AHRC Workshop
The fourth online public workshop on Private International Law after Brexit from global, European, Commonwealth and intra-UK perspectives, organised byContinue Reading
The Multiple Uses of the Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts
The Multiple Uses of the Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contracts: Theory and Practice is the title of a bookContinue Reading
Private International Law in the UK Post Brexit (Commercial Focus)
An online workshop under the title Private International Law in the UK after Brexit (Commercial focus) will take place onContinue Reading
Lutzi’s Private International Law Online
Tobias Lutzi (University of Cologne) is the author of Private International Law Online – Internet Regulation and Civil Liability in theContinue Reading
Family Law Leaves the EU – A Summary Guide for Practitioners
David Hodson is the author of Family Law Leaves the EU – A Summary Guide for Practitioners, published by JordanContinue Reading
The EAPIL Blog Team Has a New Member! And Is Looking for Additional Help…
We are happy to announce that Alina Ontanu, of the University of Rotterdam, has joined the team of the EAPILContinue Reading
Overriding Mandatory Rules in the Law of EU Member States – A Webinar of the Young PIL Research Network
A webinar, organised by the Young EU Private International Law Research Network (an EAPIL activity), will take place on 16Continue Reading
The Austrian Private International Law Act at 40
A collection of essays edited by Florian Heindler (Sigmund Freud University, Vienna) has recently been published by Jan Sramek Verlag,Continue Reading
EAPIL Webinar on International Property Law – Final Programme and Practical Details
As announced earlier on this blog, the Working Group on International Property Law will hold a webinar on the suitability and feasibilityContinue Reading
Planning the Future of Cross-Border Families
Ilaria Viarengo and Francesca Villata (both University of Milan) have edited Planning the Future of Cross Border Families – A PathContinue Reading
The Hague Academy Winter Course of 2021
The 2021 winter course of the Hague Academy of International Law will be held online from 11 to 29 JanuaryContinue Reading
Coordinating Brussels I bis with other Instruments of EU Law
An online event titled Coordinating Brussels Ia with other Instruments of EU Law: A Roundtable on Theoretical and Practical IssuesContinue Reading
Webinars on the Hague Conference on Private International Law
A series of webinars devoted to the Conventions of the Hague Conference on Private International Law will be offered fromContinue Reading
The Reception of Collective Actions in Europe
Csongor István Nagy (University of Szeged), has posted on SSRN a paper titled The Reception of Collective Actions in Europe:Continue Reading
Ensuring the Best Interests of the Child in International Family Procedures
Pravovedenie, an academic peer-reviewed legal journal published quarterly in Russia is calling for papers to be included in a special issueContinue Reading
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
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