EAPIL Takes Part as an Observer in the HCCH Special Commission on Maintenance
The first meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the 2007 Child Support Convention and on theContinue Reading
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Transnational Data Transfers and the Limits of the GDPR
On 13 May 2022 the Faculty of Law of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid will host a conference on theContinue Reading
Germany v. Italy No. 2 – Instant Webinar on 11 May 2022
As reported in a recent post, Germany has on 29 April 2022 instituted proceedings against Italy before the International CourtContinue Reading
Jurisdictional Immunities: Germany v. Italy, Again
On 29 April 2022, Germany instituted proceedings before the International Court of Justice against Italy for allegedly failing to respect itsContinue Reading
Family Status, Identities and Private International Law
On 5 and 12 May 2022 the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law will host an on-line conference titled Family Status,Continue Reading
4th International Class Action Conference
On 30 June and 1 July 2022 the University of Amsterdam will host the 4th International Class Action Conference. TheContinue Reading
Final Conference of the JUDGTRUST Project on the Application of the Brussels I bis Regulation
The final conference of the JUDGTRUST project on the application of the Brussels I bis Regulation will take place inContinue Reading
EAPIL Issues a Position Paper on the Protection of Adults in the European Union
In February 2022, a Working Group has been established within the European Association of Private International Law. The task ofContinue Reading
EAPIL Young Research Network Project on the Recognition of Status – Reports Published
In 2019 in Würzburg a group of young researchers from several EU Member States met for a comparative Private InternationalContinue Reading
Funding Opportunities for Scholars from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus – Update Published
As announced a few days ago on this blog, a dedicated page has been created in the website of theContinue Reading
Reminder – What Measures Should the EU Adopt to Enhance the Protection of Adults in Europe?
The webinar What Measures Should the EU Adopt to Enhance the Protection of Adults in Europe? announced earlier on this blog,Continue Reading
The US Signs the Hague Judgments Conventions
On 2 March 2022 the US signed the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the recognition and enforcement ofContinue Reading
What Measures Should the EU Adopt to Enhance the Protection of Adults in Europe?
As announced a few weeks ago, the European Association of Private International Law has set up a Working Group charged withContinue Reading
MECSI – Milan Early Career Scholars Initiative
The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan plans to invite young scholars to present the outcome of theirContinue Reading
New Commentary on the EAPO Regulation
Gilles Cuniberti (University of Luxembourg) and Sara Migliorini (University of Macau) have published a commentary in French on Regulation 655/2014Continue Reading
Call for Abstracts: Climate Change and International Economic Law
The editors of the European Yearbook for International Economic Law (EYIEL) welcome abstracts from scholars and practitioners at all stagesContinue Reading
Save the Date: German Conference for Young Scholars in Private International Law 2023
The 4th German-speaking Conference for Young Scholars in Private International Law will take place on 23 and 24 February 2023 atContinue Reading
Leandro on Asset Tracing and Recovery in European Cross-border Insolvency Proceedings
Antonio Leandro (University of Bari) has posted Asset Tracing and Recovery in European Cross-border Insolvency Proceedings on SSRN. Tracing and recoveringContinue Reading
Children’s Right to Information in EU Civil Actions
Ilaria Queirolo (University of Genova), Salvatore Patti (University of Rome La Sapienza), Carlos Esplugues Mota (University of Valencia), Boriana MussevaContinue Reading
The Private Side of Transforming our World
Ralf Michaels, Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm and Hans van Loon have edited The Private Side of Transforming our World – UNContinue Reading
Rijeka Doctoral Conference – PIL and PIL-Related Topics
The Rijeka Doctoral Conference of 2021, organised by the Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka, features a severalContinue Reading
The Recommendation of GEDIP Concerning the PIL Aspects of the Future EU Instrument on Corporate Due Diligence and Corporate Accountability
On 10 December 2021, from 16.30 to 19.00 CET, a webinar in English on The Recommendation of GEDIP Concerning theContinue Reading
JURI Committee Hearing on EU Private International Law
On 15 November 2021, the JURI committee of the European Parliament held a hearing on EU Private International Law. TheContinue Reading
Cultural Differences and Private International Law in Family Matters
On 1 December 2021, at 3 pm CET, the University of Catania will host a webinar, in French, titled DifférencesContinue Reading
Webinar on the Resolution of the Institut de Droit International on Human Rights and PIL
A webinar in English on The resolution of the Institut de Droit International on Human Rights and Private International Law willContinue Reading
Liber Amicorum Monika Pauknerová
Magdalena Pfeiffer, Jan Brodec, Petr Bříza and Marta Zavadilová have edited a collection of essays in honour of professor MonikaContinue Reading
European Private International Law in a Digital World
Under the auspices of the project “Time to Become Digital in Law” (DIGInLaw), funded by the Erasmus+ Partnerships for DigitalContinue Reading
European Union and Third Countries: Issues on Jurisdiction and Recognition of Foreign Judgments
The University of Udine, in Italy, will host on 16 and 17 September an on-line conference under the title European UnionContinue Reading
Internships at the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is seeking at least three interns to work onContinue Reading
Recognition of Punitive Damages Judgments
On 14 October 2021 an online roundtable will take place devoted to the private international law issues relating to theContinue Reading
Digital Encounter on the ILA-Kyoto Guidelines
The 15th Global Digital Encounter organized by Fide Foundation and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will take place on 8Continue Reading
The Hague Academy Summer Course of 2022
The Hague Academy of International Law has made known the programme of the summer course of Private International Law ofContinue Reading
Interaction between Family Law, Succession Law and Private International Law
Jens M. Scherpe and Elena Bargelli are the editors of a collection of essays titled The Interaction between Family Law, SuccessionContinue Reading
Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale: Issue 1 of 2021
The new issue of Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale (Volume 57, Issue 1/2021) is out. It features threeContinue Reading
Call for Papers: Milan Law Review
The Milan Law Review (MLR), run by the Faculty of Law of the State University of Milan, is a multidisciplinary andContinue Reading
Council Conclusions on the Protection of Vulnerable Adults across the European Union
On 7 June 2021, the Council of the European Union has adopted a political document titled Conclusions on the Protection ofContinue Reading
New Chairpersons of the EAPIL Young Research Network
Tobias Lutzi (University of Cologne) and Ennio Piovesani (University of Turin) have taken over the responsibility of chairing the EAPILContinue Reading
GEDIP’s New Website
The European Group of Private International Law, also known as GEDIP (Groupe européen de droit international privé), has just launchedContinue Reading
Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts
Daniel Girsberger, Thomas Kadner Graziano and Jan L. Neels are the editors of Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts,Continue Reading
Brussels I bis Regulation and Special Rules
Laura Carpaneto, Stefano Dominelli and Chiara Enrica Tuo (all University of Genova) have edited Brussels I bis Regulation and SpecialContinue Reading
Bonomi and Wautelet on the Property Regimes of International Couples
Andrea Bonomi and Patrick Wautelet have authored an article-by-article commentary, in French, of Regulations 2016/1103 and 2016/1104 on the propertyContinue Reading
Protecting Vulnerable Adults Across Europe – The Way Forward
Based on the priorities defined for the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the area ofContinue Reading
Ascertaining Foreign Law: The Current State of Affairs and the Quest for More Effective Cooperation
Gustavo Cerqueira and Nicolas Nord have edited a collection of essays, mostly in French, on the ascertainment of foreign law,Continue Reading
Call for Papers: Challenges of Sustainable Global and Digital Development in Civil Procedural Law
The Universidade Portucalense, based in Porto, and its Research Center, in collaboration with the Universities of Vigo, Malaga, Salamanca andContinue Reading
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
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
Developments in PIL Normative texts Reports, recommendations, studies etc. Social, political, historical events
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