Legal Status of a Child Born Through Surrogacy – Latest From Poland
The Supreme Administrative Court in Poland (Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny – NSA) issued on 10 September 2020 two judgments concerning theContinue Reading
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Equivalence in Private International Law
Tilman Imm has written a thesis on the mechanism of equivalence in Financial and Capital Markets Law (Der finanz- und kapitalmarktrechtlicheContinue Reading
Another Preliminary Reference on the Succession Regulation Involving (and Referred by) a Polish Notary
The author of this post is Carlos Santaló Goris, research fellow at the MPI Luxembourg and PhD candidate at theContinue 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
The Italian Court of Cassation on Islamic Repudiation and Public Policy
The author of this post is Omar Vanin. He earned a Phd in Private International Law from the University ofContinue Reading
Revolidis on International Jurisdiction and the Internet
Ioannis Revolidis, a lecturer at the University of Malta and a visiting lecturer at the Frederick University Cyprus, has recentlyContinue Reading
Luxembourg Introduces Bill to Adopt Collective Redress Procedure Ahead of EU Directive
This post has been written by Vincent Richard, Senior Research Fellow at the MPI Luxembourg, Department of European and ComparativeContinue 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
A New Editor Joins the EAPIL Blog Team!
The editorial team in charge of the EAPIL blog is delighted to announce that a new editor has joined theContinue Reading
Young Scholars’ Article Competition Issued by PWPM
The Polish periodical Problemy Współczesnego Prawa Międzynarodowego, Europejskiego i Porównawczego (Review of International, European and Comparative Law – PWPM) launchedContinue Reading
Webinar on Applicable Law in Insolvency Proceedings
The Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb will hold a conference on Applicable Law in Cross-Border Insolvency ProceedingsContinue Reading
ELI Webinar on EU Conflict of Laws for Companies
In the context of the 2020 Annual Conference of the European Law Institute, the feasibility study on EU Conflict ofContinue Reading
Cross-Border Insurance Intermediaries in the Internal Market: International Supervisory and Private Law
A new monograph written in German deals with cross-border insurance brokerage in the Single Market (Christian Rüsing, Grenzüberschreitende Versicherungsvermittlung imContinue Reading
Second Issue of 2020’s Revue Critique de Droit International Privé
The new issue of the Revue Critique de Droit International Privé (2/2020) is out. It contains three articles and numerous caseContinue Reading
Multilevel, Mutiparty and Multisector Cross-Border Litigation in Europe
Albert Henke (University of Milan) has been awarded the EU-funded Jean Monnet Module on ‘Multilevel, Mutiparty and Multisector Cross-Border LitigationContinue Reading
The 50th Anniversary of the European Law of Civil Procedure
On 27 September 1968, the (then) six member States of the European Communities signed the Brussels Convention on Jurisdiction andContinue Reading
Portraits of Leading Figures of French Private International Law
The French Committee of Private International Law has published a book presenting portraits of 15 former presidents of the CommitteeContinue Reading
Pathological Clauses in International Sports Arbitration and Return to Civil Proceedings
It is widely known that disputes related to sports are most of the times referred to arbitration. Football is ofContinue Reading
Cross-Border Enforcement in Europe: National and International Perspectives
Vesna Rijavec, Katja Drnovsek, C.H. van Rhee have edited Cross-border enforcement in Europe: national and international perspectives, published by Intersentia. TheContinue Reading
September at the CJEU
Holidays are over, it is time for all the services of the Court to resume full activity. As regards privateContinue Reading
French Court Recognises Chinese Judgment
A Chinese divorce judgment delivered on 20 December 2013 by a court from Beijing was recognised by a French court in SouthContinue Reading
Public Consultation on the European Enforcement Order
On 10 August 2020, the European Commission launched a public consultation on Regulation 805/2004 creating a European Enforcement Order forContinue Reading
Remaining Questions About CJEU Judgment in VKI v Volkswagen
As reported in this blog, the CJEU gave on 9 July 2020 its long-awaited judgment in VKI v Volkswagen (CaseContinue Reading
New Edition of Hartley’s International Commercial Litigation
Trevor Hartley (London School of Economics) has published the 3rd edition of his textbook on International Commercial Litigation. The book combinesContinue Reading
Weidemaier and Gulati on Unlawfully-Issued Sovereign Debt
Mark C. Weidemaier (University of North Carolina School Law) and G. Mitu Gulati (Duke Law School) have posted Unlawfully-Issued SovereignContinue Reading
Legendre on Fundamental Rights and Private International Law
Rebecca Legendre (University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas) has just published a monograph on fundamental rights and private international Law basedContinue Reading
Ferrari on the Relationship between PIL and International Uniform Law Conventions
Franco Ferrari (New York University Law School) has posted A New Paradigm for International Uniform Substantive Law Conventions on SSRN. TheContinue 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
CJEU Rules on COMI of Employees
The Court of Justice of the European Union has delivered its ruling in the Novo Banco case (C‑253/19) on 16Continue 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
Conference on Codification of PIL in Monaco and France
The French Committee for private international law will hold a conference on the codification of private international law in theContinue 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
Third-Party Relationships and the Protection of Third Parties in the EU Regulations on the Property Regimes of Couples
The number of transnational couples continuously increases within the European Union. At the same time, there are still large differencesContinue Reading
Forum Delicti in Case of Online Defamation: French Preliminary Reference to the CJEU
On 13 May 2020, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) issued an interesting decisionContinue Reading
Italian Supreme Court Rules on the Relevance of the Incoterm FCA to Jurisdiction over Sales of Goods
The author of this post is Giulio Monga, a PhD student at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan.Continue Reading
Limits to Cross Border Evidence Taking
Jorg Sladič is an associate professor of international and European law at the European faculty of law in Ljubljana (Slovenia).Continue 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
Vazquez on Extraterritoriality as Choice of Law
Carlos Manuel Vazquez (Georgetown University Law Center) has posted Extraterritoriality as Choice of Law on SSRN. The abstract reads: The properContinue 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
When is a Presidential Jet Protected by Diplomatic Immunity?
I have reported earlier on the Commisimpex case and the various decisions of the French Supreme Court on civil andContinue 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
The Court of Justice Invalidates the EU-US Privacy Shield
The author of this post is Giulio Monga, a PhD student at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan.Continue 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
Mehtiyeva on the Concept of Judicial Cooperation
Kamalia Mehtiyeva (Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne School of Law) has just published a monograph on the Concept of Judicial Cooperation basedContinue Reading
On the Vicissitudes of Cross-Border Cooperation in the Service of Documents
Practice shows that we’re far away from a perfect world of cooperation between state authorities in the field of cross-borderContinue Reading
What is a Mahr? A European Characterisation of an Islamic Institution
One consequence of the Europeanisation of private international law is the need to examine and characterise certain phenomena, which haveContinue Reading
UPDATED CJEU Rules on Jurisdiction in Volkswagen Gas Emissions Case
The Court has delivered its ruling in Verein für Konsumenteninformation v Volkswagen AG (Case C-343/19) yesterday. The court rules thatContinue Reading
From World Actor to Local Community: Territoriality and the Scope of Application of EU Law
Toni Marzal (University of Glasgow) has posted From World Actor to Local Community: Territoriality and the Scope of Application ofContinue Reading
The Fluctuating Law of Diplomatic Immunity in France
In the last decade, the French law of diplomatic immunity has changed numerous times. This is not great for legalContinue Reading
European Parliament to Vote on Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers
On 7 July 2020, the Members of the Committee on Legal Affairs will vote on the provisional agreement resulting fromContinue 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
The EU Regulations on the Property Regimes of International Couples – A Commentary
Ilaria Viarengo and Pietro Franzina have edited The EU Regulations on the Property Regimes of International Couples – A Commentary, publishedContinue 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
July at the Court of Justice of the European Union
Before the judicial holiday, several decisions will be delivered regarding EU instruments on private international law. The decision of theContinue Reading
Aguilar Vieira and Cerqueira on the CISG in the Americas
Iacyr de Aguilar Vieira and Gustavo Cerqueira have edited a volume on the CISG in the Americas (La Convention deContinue Reading
LIIs and Foreign Law
Still on the application of foreign law (see my previous post here), a second topic has caught my eye: thatContinue Reading
Dodge and Zhang on Reciprocity in China-U.S. Judgments Recognition
William S. Dodge (University of California, Davis) and Wenliang Zhang (Renmin University of China) have posted Reciprocity in China-U.S. JudgmentsContinue Reading
Agreement on EU-Wide Rules on Collective Redress
On 22 June 2020, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a deal on the first EU-wide rules on collective redress. TheContinue Reading
Is Access to Legal Information a Human Right? A Short Reflection on the Application of Foreign Law
While doing some research on the topic of the application of foreign law (frustrating: nothing has happened at the international levelContinue Reading
Simowitz on Convergence and the Circulation of Money Judgments
Aaron D. Simowitz (Willamette University College of Law) has posted Convergence and the Circulation of Money Judgments on SSRN. The abstractContinue Reading
A Preliminary Reference on Article 80 GDPR (and Facebook Ireland Ltd into the Spotlight)
On 28 May 2020, the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) decided to refer a question for a preliminary ruling toContinue Reading
EU Public Consultation on Cross-border Investment within the EU
On 26 May 2020, the European Commission launched a public consultation on cross-border investment within the EU. Why this initiative? First,Continue Reading
Richard on Default Judgments in the European Judicial Area
In October 2019, Vincent Richard defended a PhD thesis on default judgments in the European judicial area, written under the joint supervision ofContinue Reading
New Journal: Transnational Commercial Law Review
The Centre of Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University London is publishing a new journal, the Transnational Commercial LawContinue Reading
English Court of Appeal Rules on Territoriality of Enforcement
On 12 May 2020, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales delivered an interesting decision in SAS Institute Inc.Continue 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
A European Enforcement Order before the Spanish Constitutional Court
In February 2020, the Spanish Constitutional Court ordered the review of a judgment requiring the actor Christopher Lee to pay 710.000 EurosContinue Reading
Hague Service Convention Not Applicable if Service Abroad Takes Too Long
By a decision of 13 March 2020, the Munich Court of Appeal, having regard to the expected delay in the processing ofContinue 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
Call for Papers: Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Ledger Technologies and Private International Law
The University of Lausanne (LL.M. Programme in International Business Law and CEDIDAC), along with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ConnectionContinue Reading
Nuclear Plants, Posting of Workers and Mutual Trust
The author of this post is Vincent Richard, Senior Fellow at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European andContinue 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
European Parliament Study on Blockchain for Supply Chains and International Trade
Bertrand Copigneaux, Nikita Vlasov and Emarildo Bani of IDATE DigiWorld, Nikolay Tcholtchev and Philipp Lämmel of Fraunhofer Institute for OpenContinue Reading
June at the CJUE
On 25 May 2020, the CJEU has resumed its activity. This means hearings will be held again. None is scheduledContinue Reading
Another Twist to “Dieselgate”: Who is Allowed to Sue VW at its Seat?
The Diesel scandal has produced a wave of litigation word-wide. We are still waiting for the CJEU’s decision on whetherContinue Reading
Marsden on Transnational Internet Law
Christopher Marsden (University of Sussex) has posted Transnational Internet Law on SSRN. The greatest, and certainly to a Westphalian nation-state-centeredContinue Reading
COVID-19 and the Right to Respect for Family Life under Article 8 ECHR
The author of this post is Nadia Rusinova, Lecturer in International/European Private Law at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. This is theContinue Reading
Conferences, academic events etc. Conventions and other international instruments Developments in PIL Normative texts
Applicable Law in Insolvency Proceedings at UNCITRAL
At its fifty-second session, in 2019, UNCITRAL considered a proposal from the European Union on applicable law in insolvency proceedingsContinue Reading
Mastermelt Ltd v Siegfried Evionnaz SA: Would the Lugano Convention Provide a Level Playing Field for Judicial Cooperation Post-Brexit?
The author of this post is Aygun Mammadzada, PhD Researcher at the Institute of Maritime Law of the University of Southampton. Status quo WithdrawalContinue Reading
Second Issue of 2020’s Journal du Droit International
The second issue of the Journal du droit international for 2020 is out. It contains one article concerned with privateContinue Reading
Greek Supreme Court on Choice of Court and Choice of Law in Commercial Agency Agreements
In a recently reported ruling (No 423/2018, in Chronicles of Private Law, 2019, p. 204), the Greek Supreme Court (Άρειος Πάγος)Continue Reading
Minois on Characterization in the Private International Law of Obligations
Maud Minois (University Paris Descartes) has published earlier this year a monograph presenting her Research on Characterization in the PrivateContinue Reading
Do Companies have Personality Rights? – Negative Online Reviews and the Rome II Regulation
The German Federal Court (Bundesgerichtshof) rendered an important ruling on jurisdiction and applicable law in claims against internet portals publishingContinue 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
COVID-19 Response from The Hague Conference
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and following a video message of the Secretary General, the Permanent Bureau (PB) ofContinue Reading
First Issue of 2020’s Revue Critique de Droit International Privé
The most recent issue of the Revue Critique de Droit International Privé is out. It contains three articles and numerousContinue 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
EAPIL Establishes Working Groups
In accordance with its goal to be a pan-European forum for reflection on issues of private international law, the EuropeanContinue Reading
Rühl on the Settlement of International Commercial Disputes Post-Brexit
Gisela Rühl (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena and Humboldt-University of Berlin) has posted Settlement of International Commercial Disputes Post-Brexit, or: United We StandContinue Reading
The Forthcoming EU Digital Services Act and Private International Law
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee issued on 22 April 2020 a draft report with recommendations to the Commission onContinue Reading
Kessedjian and Pironon on International Commercial Law
Catherine Kessedjian (Emeritus Paris II University) and Valérie Pironon (University of Nantes) have published the second edition of Catherine Kessedjian’sContinue Reading
Impact of Coronavirus on English Civil Proceedings: Legislative Measures During Emergency and Potential Outcomes
The author of this post is Aygun Mammadzada, PhD Researcher at the Institute of Maritime Law of the University of Southampton. This is theContinue Reading
Signalling the Enforceability of the Forum’s Judgments Abroad
Professor (and co-editor of this blog) Gilles Cuniberti has published a new article on SSRN, entitled Signalling the Enforceability ofContinue Reading
Brexit and Private International Law – Views from the Joint Brussels Office of the Law Societies
The latest edition of the Brussels Agenda, published by the Joint Brussels Office of the Law Societies, features three interestingContinue Reading
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The COVID-19 Crisis and Employment Contracts: the Italian Emergency Legislation on Dismissals
The author of this post is Caterina Benini, a PhD student at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart inContinue Reading
Wilke’s Conceptual Analysis of European Private International Law
Felix M. Wilke has published a well-researched, innovative and thought-provoking book titled A Conceptual Analysis of Private International Law (Intersentia, 2019).Continue Reading
French Supreme Court Confirms Land Taboo in Partition of Property Case
My colleague Hélène Peroz has reported on this interesting judgment delivered on 4 March 4 2020 by the French SupremeContinue Reading
Rühl on Private International Law Post-Brexit
Giesela Rühl (Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena and Humboldt-University of Berlin) has posted Private International Law Post-Brexit: Between Plague and Cholera on SSRN.Continue Reading
Do Treaty Jurisdictional Rules Entail an Obligation to Enforce the Resulting Judgments?
Jurisdiction and enforcement of foreign judgments are separate issues in private international law. When arising outside of the context ofContinue Reading
May at the Court of Justice
Due to the circumstances, all oral hearings at the CJEU scheduled until 25 May 2020 are postponed to a laterContinue 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
VW Litigation in the UK – Cross-Border Recognition of Administrative Rulings in Private Law Cases
On 6 April 2020, the High Court of England and Wales handed down its judgment in the VW NOx EmissionsContinue Reading
Álvarez-Armas on the Law Applicable to Human-rights-related Torts in the EU as Compared with Environmental Torts
The author of this post is Eduardo Álvarez-Armas, Brunel University London and Université Catholique de Louvain. As announced in this blog, Anne Peters, SabineContinue Reading
European Private International Law and Member State Treaties with Third States
Anatol Dutta and Wolfgang Wurmnest edited a book on European Private International Law and its ramifications with treaties signed byContinue Reading
The Sixth Edition of Derecho de los Negocios Internacionales
The sixth edition of Derecho de los Negocios Internacionales, a treatise on international business law authored by José Carlos FernándezContinue Reading
UK Applies for Accession to Lugano Convention
Brexit and its legal consequences was the topic of an earlier post in this blog, suggesting the United Kingdom should joinContinue Reading
The Hague Judgments Convention: Prospects for Judicial Cooperation between the EU and Third Countries
On 25 and 26 September 2020, the University of Bonn will host a conference titled The 2019 Hague Judgments Convention: ProspectsContinue Reading
Rühl on Smart Legal Contracts
Giesela Rühl (University of Jena) has posted Smart (Legal) Contracts, or: Which (Contract) Law for Smart Contracts? on SSRN. TheContinue Reading
Second Issue of 2020’s ICLQ
The latest issue of the International and Comparative Law Quaterly was just released. It includes an article written by MatteoContinue Reading
Some Thoughts on ‘Authorized Representatives’ under the EU Service Regulation
On 27 February 2020 the Court of Justice rendered its ruling in Corporis (case C-25/19), a case regarding the interpretationContinue 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
Impact of the COVID-19 Virus on the Justice Field: Information at the e-Justice Portal
Confinement has severely curtailed our freedom of movement, but it has certainly not put an end to disagrements and disputes.Continue Reading
Where Did Economic Loss Occur in the VW Emissions Case?
On 2 April 2020, the conclusions of Advocate General Sánchez-Bordona in Verein für Konsumenteninformation v Volkswagen (Case C-343/19) were published. They addContinue Reading
Dodge on the New Presumption against Extraterritoriality
William S. Dodge (University of California, Davis) has published The New Presumption against Extraterritoriality in the Harvard Law Review. CanonsContinue Reading
Private International Law Aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility
Springer has recently published a new volume on Private International Law Aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility in the series Ius ComparatumContinue Reading
UK Supreme Court Rules on the Concept of Insurance Matters under the Brussels I bis Regulation
On 1 April 2020, the UK Supreme Court ruled in Aspen Underwriting Ltd v Credit Europe Bank on the concept ofContinue Reading
MPI Luxembourg PhD Scholarships for 2021
The Max Planck Institute Luxembourg has launched a call for applications for PhD scholarships in 2021. Advanced doctoral students workingContinue 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
Italian Supreme Court Rules on Jurisdiction under the Montreal Convention
The author of this post is Giulio Monga, a PhD student at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan.Continue Reading
The European Patent Court – Thwarted by the German Constitutional Court
The raising of a problem child The creation of the European Patent Court has been fraught with difficulties. After SpainContinue Reading
Webinar on Force Majeure and Hardship in Commercial Contracts
A free webinar on Force Majeure and Hardship under Cross-border and Comparative Perspectives will take place on 8 April 2020 at 17.00Continue Reading
April at the CJEU
April 2020 opened at the Court of Justice with the publication of two AG’s opinions, as announced: AG Saugmandsgaard Øe‘sContinue Reading
UK Supreme Court Rules on Damages for Funding Foreign Surrogacy
On 1 April 2020, the UK Supreme Court ruled in Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX on the fascinating issue ofContinue Reading
ELI Approves Report on the Protection of Adults in International Situations
On 21 March 2020 the Fellows of the European Law Institute (ELI) have approved a Report on the Protection of AdultsContinue 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
Peters, Gless, Thomale & Weller on Business and Human Rights
Anne Peters (Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law), Sabine Gless (University of Basel), Chris Thomale (Ruprecht-KarlsContinue Reading
Site Maintenance Tonight – Some Small Disruptions, But We are Up and Running!
If you notice something strange on the EAPIL website today, don’t worry. We’re upgrading some of the site functions, whichContinue Reading
AG Tanchev’s Opinion on the Rome III Regulation
On 26 March 2020, advocate general Tanchev delivered his Opinion on the JE case (case C-249/19) – the first caseContinue Reading
Kessedjian on Neutrals in International Law
The general course that Catherine Kessedjian (University of Paris II – Panthéon Assas) gave at the Hague Academy of InternationalContinue Reading
Anti-Anti-Suit Injunctions by German Courts – What Goes Around, Comes Around
Courts in the EU increasingly issue injunctions against anti-suit injunctions, or “anti-anti-suit injunctions”. We have already read in this blogContinue Reading
The CJEU Again on Notaries as “Courts”, National Certificates of Succession and More
The author of this post is María Barral Martínez, trainee at the Court of Justice of the European Union. OnContinue 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
Paris Court Issues Anti Anti Suit Injunction
On 3 March 2020, the international chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal confirmed that French courts may issue anContinue 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
‘Large Risks’ Insurance Contracts: CJEU Rules on the Enforceability of a Choice-of-Court Clause
On 27 February 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave its ruling in BALTA, a caseContinue Reading
EAPIL Blog Welcomes New Editor!
Marion Ho-Dac, of the Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France, has joined the team of editors of this blog. Check her first postContinue Reading
Update on the Activity of the Court of Justice (March 2020)
The readers of this blog may have noticed that very little has been published by the Court of Justice lately.Continue Reading
Law and Global Value Chains at the Time of Covid-19: A Systemic Approach Beyond Contracts and Tort
The author of this post is Tomaso Ferando, Research Professor at the University of Antwerp. This is the third inContinue Reading
Pretelli on Provisional Measures under the Brussels II Ter Regulation
Ilaria Pretelli (Swiss Institute of Comparative Law) has posted Provisional Measures in Family Law and the Brussels II Ter Regulation onContinue 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 Unambitious Reform of the Evidence Regulation
In May 2018, the European Commission published a proposal for a Regulation amending the 2001 Evidence Regulation. The name ofContinue Reading
Corona Virus and Applicable Law
This is the second in a series of posts aimed to explore the impact of the coronavirus crisis on theContinue Reading
The Impact of Corona Virus on the Management of Judicial Proceedings in Italy
The author of this post is Giovanni Chiapponi, research fellow at the MPI Luxembourg. The post is based on a presentationContinue Reading
Cachard and Klötgen on Private International Law
Olivier Cachard and Paul Klötgen (both University of Nancy) have published a new edition of their manual of private internationalContinue Reading
The Dialogue Between Judges on the Legal Status of Children Born Through Surrogacy
The author of this post is Marlene Brosch, senior research fellow at the MPI Luxembourg. The first advisory opinion ofContinue Reading
French Supreme Court Accepts First Degree Renvoi in Parenthood Matters
In a judgment delivered on 4 March 2020, the French supreme court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation)Continue 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
CJEU Rules Again on Jurisdiction for Compensation Claims by Air Passengers
On 13 February 2020, the CJEU ruled again on the competence of the court to hear passenger compensation claims underContinue 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
Vacancies at the Hague Conference on Private International Law
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is seeking two legal officers. Candidates are expected toContinue Reading
Testing the Concept of Residence: The Succession of France’s Most Popular Rockstar
Johnny Hallyday, born Jean-Philippe Smet, died in 2017 age 74. Over a career of 57 years, he released more thanContinue Reading
Mutual Trust at Issue: New Law Limiting the Independence of the Judiciary in Poland
On 14 of February 2020 a new law undermining the independence of judiciary in Poland (a so-called “muzzle law“) entered intoContinue Reading
Moura Vicente on the International Protection of Intellectual Property
Dário Moura Vicente (University of Lisbon) has published the second edition of his monograph on international intellectual property (A TutelaContinue Reading
Fourth Issue of 2019’s Revue Critique de Droit International Privé
The last issue of the Revue critique de droit international privé for 2019 has just been released. It contains numerousContinue Reading
March at the Court of Justice of the European Union
No hearings on requests for a preliminary ruling concerning private international law are scheduled for March 2020. Conversely, several opinionsContinue Reading
Destination Aarhus: Lehmann on Blockchains and Smart Contracts
The European Association of Private International Law will hold its founding conference in Aarhus on 14, 15 and 16 MayContinue 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
Work Resumes at the Hague Conference on a Possible Instrument on Direct Jurisdiction
Following the adoption of the Judgments Convention, on 2 July 2019, the Hague Conference on Private International Law has resumedContinue Reading
Collective Redress in the EU: A Conference in Trier
Triggered by recent events, notably the Dieselgate scandal, collective redress is now back on the EU civil justice agenda (seeContinue Reading
The Law Applicable to Investor Claims: New Developments from the Rechtbank Rotterdam’s Judgment in Petrobas
On 29 January 2020, the Rechtbank Rotterdam (a Dutch court of first instance) ruled on the law applicable to claimsContinue Reading
Proceedings of the Symposium on Paris International Commercial Chambers
The proceedings of the symposium held in June 2019 on the Paris international commercial chambers were published in a specialContinue 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
First Issue of 2020’s Journal du Droit International
The first issue of the Journal du droit international for 2020 has just been released. It contains two articles andContinue Reading
Towards a New Service Regulation – Some reflections
On 29 November 2019, the Council of the European Union adopted a general approach regarding the recast of Regulation 1393/2007 on theContinue Reading
Reduced Fee for Law Students Attending the 2020 EAPIL Aarhus Conference
The EAPIL founding conference, scheduled to take place in Aarhus on 14, 15 and 16 May 2020, is fast approaching.Continue Reading
Consumer vs. Investor: Inconsistencies between Brussels I bis and MiFID
Which rules are more important to determine the protection of weaker parties in financial disputes – the Brussels I bisContinue Reading
Should the EU Join the Hague Judgments Convention?
On 10 February 2020, the European Commission announced its intention to open a process of consultation to get feedback fromContinue Reading
Mayer, Heuzé & Remy on French Private International Law
The 12th edition of the leading French treatise on private international law of Prof. Pierre Mayer (Panthéon-Sorbonne University) is out.Continue Reading
Trending Topics in International and EU Law: Legal and Economic Perspectives
Maria Caterina Baruffi and Matteo Ortino (both University of Verona) have edited Trending topics in international and EU law: legal andContinue Reading
De Lima Pinheiro on the Public Policy Exception in Portugal
Luis de Lima Pinheiro (university of Lisbon) has posted Public Policy and Private International Law – Portugal on SSRN. TheContinue Reading
Faites-vous opérer en France. AG Bobek on Article 18 TFEU
In 2006 a German patient received, in Germany, defective breast implants manufactured by Poly Implant Prothèse SA (‘PIP’), a FrenchContinue Reading
Upcoming Workshops on Private International Law in the UK after Brexit
As reported earlier in this blog, the Queen Mary University of London will host a series of workshops on Private InternationalContinue Reading
Dutch Court Declines to Hear Civil Claim for International Crimes against Israeli Chief Commanders
On 29 January 2020, the District Court of The Hague dismissed the claim of a Palestinian-Dutch Citizen against the ChiefContinue 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
French Parliament to Pass Law Denying Right to a Child
The author of this post is François Mailhé (University of Picardy – Jules Verne). “Nul n’a de droit à l’enfant”, that is, noContinue 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
US Judgments on the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: Enforceable in Europe?
In 2016, an application for the recognition of a judgment rendered by the Southern District Court of New York againstContinue Reading
Choice of Law in the American Courts in 2019
Symeon Symeonides posted on SSRN the Annual Survey of American Choice-of-Law Cases for 2019, now in its 33rd year. ThisContinue Reading
February at the Court of Justice of the European Union
Compared to January (with the hearings I had announced here, plus AG Szpunar’s opinion on Rina, delivered on the 14th), FebruaryContinue Reading
Brexit: We Hate to See You Leave – Just Stay Around for a While
Today, 31 January 2020, at midnight (11 PM GMT), the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. This is aContinue Reading
Private International Law Scholarship in English – A Bibliography
Symeon Symeonides compiled a bibliography, available on SSRN, of books and articles in English in the field of private internationalContinue Reading
Lundstedt and Sinander on Enhancing Critical Thinking in PIL
Lydia Lundstedt and Erik Sinander (both Stockholm University) have published Enhancing Critical Thinking in Private International Law in The LawContinue 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
European Payment Order and Consumer Protection
The European Order for Payment (EOP) is an efficient tool against recalcitrant debtors. The conditions for the order’s issuance areContinue Reading
The EAPIL Blog Team Gets Bigger!
We are delighted to announce that Matthias Lehmann, of the University of Bonn, has joined the team of editors ofContinue Reading
French Supreme Court Rules on Law Governing Direct Action Against Insurer
On 18 December 2019, the French Supreme Court on private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) ruled on the scopeContinue Reading
New Issue of the Revista Electrónica de Estudios Internacionales
The 38th issue of the open access journal Revista Electrónica de Estudios Internacionales was released in December 2019. It includesContinue Reading
The Development of Private International Law in the UK post Brexit
On 28 February 2020 the Queen Mary University of London will host the first of four public AHRC (Arts andContinue Reading
CJEU to Rule Again on Anti-Suit Injunctions and EU Legislation Relating to Jurisdiction?
Adriani Dori, a research fellow at the MPI Luxembourg, has drawn my attention to a decision to request a preliminaryContinue Reading
Mediated Agreements in Cross-border Family Disputes: the AMICABLE Project
AMICABLE, a project co-funded by the European Commission, aims to create Best Practice Tools assisting with the enforceability of mediated agreements in the EU,Continue Reading
New Volume of The Judges’ Newsletter Focusing on Urgent Measures of Protection for Children
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has published a new volume of The Judges’ Newsletter, a biannualContinue Reading
Third Issue of 2019’s Revue Critique de Droit International Privé
The main focus of the third issue of the French Revue Critique de Droit International Privé for 2019 is onContinue Reading
MPI Luxembourg to Host the Fourth Edition of the IAPL-MPI Summer School
The fourth edition of the IAPL-MPI Summer School, organised by the International Association of Procedural Law and the Max PlanckContinue Reading
Mantovani on Contractual Obligations as a Tool for International Transfers of Personal Data
The post below was written by Martina Mantovani, Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg. The Schrems II case,Continue 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
CJEU Rules there is no Land Taboo in Insolvency Proceedings
On 4 December 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union held in UB v. VA, Tiger SCI andContinue Reading
Collective Redress: Legal Affairs Committee Confirms Parliament’s Negotiating Position on New EU Legislation
According to a press release published on 9 January 2020, the MEPs can soon start negotiating the final shape thatContinue Reading
French Supreme Court Extends Recognition of Foreign Surrogacies and other MAPs
The author of this post is François Mailhé (University of Amiens). On 18 December 2019, in three decisions, the French Cour deContinue Reading
2019 Issue of the Assas International Law Review
The French university Paris II (Panthéon Assas) established the Assas International Law Review (Revue de droit international d’Assas) in 2018.Continue Reading
Environmental Damage, Civil Liability and Jurisdiction (or Arbitration?)
On 12 December 2019, Judge Bruno Simma and the Drafting Team of The Hague Rules on Business and Human RightsContinue Reading
European Group of Private International Law’s 2019 Meeting: Minutes and Proposals
The European Group of Private International Law (EGPIL-GEDIP) has published the minutes (in French) of its 2019 Meeting in Katowice.Continue Reading
Commission Issues Call for Proposals for Action Grants on Judicial Cooperation
Based on its Implementing Decision of 5 November 2019, on the financing of the Justice Programme, the Commission announced its Work ProgramContinue Reading
Audit, Bollée and Callé on International Commercial Law
Mathias Audit, Sylvain Bollée (both Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne University), Pierre Callé (Paris Sud University) have published the third editionContinue Reading
Meeusen on Comparing US and European Conflicts of Laws from a Constitutional Perspective
The last issue of the American Journal of Comparative Law features an article comparing US and European conflict of lawsContinue Reading
What Is On At the CJEU?
Private International Law kept the Court busy in 2019 (23 cases were decided only on the “Brussels system”, either byContinue Reading
Fourth Issue of 2019’s Journal du Droit International
The fourth issue of the Journal du droit international was just released. It contains two articles relating to private internationalContinue 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
Third Issue of 2019’s Journal of Private International Law
The third issue of the Journal of Private International Law for 2019 features the following articles: Rachael Mulheron (Queen MaryContinue Reading
Kinsch on Political Considerations in Private International Law
The general course that Patrick Kinsch (University of Luxembourg) gave at the Hague Academy of International Law on The RoleContinue Reading
Ancel, Deumier and Laazouzi on International Contracts
Marie-Elodie Ancel (Paris Est Créteil University), Pascale Deumier (Lyon 3 University) and Malik Laazouzi (Paris II University) have published theContinue Reading
Leave to Appeal Against Decisions on Exequatur under the Brussels I Regulation
By a ruling of 12 December 2019 in ML v Aktiva Finants OÜ (case C-433/18), the CJEU clarified the interpretation ofContinue Reading
Collective Interests of Consumers – a Directive in the Making
Background On 11 April 2018, the Commission published a proposal for a new Directive on representative actions for the protectionContinue Reading
Aarhus Conference: Early Bird Registration Fees Available Until 20 December
As advertised in a previous post, the founding conference of the European Association of Private International Law will take placeContinue Reading
CJEU Rules on the Law Governing Action for Payment by Liquidator but Not Set-off
On 21 November 2019, the Cour of Justice of the European Union ruled on the law governing an action forContinue Reading
Deana on Cross Border Continuity of Family Status and Public Policy
Francesco Deana (University of Udine) has posted Cross-Border Continuity of Family Status and Public Policy Concerns in the European UnionContinue Reading
Common Minimum Standards of Civil Procedure: European Added Value Assessment
On 28 November 2019 the European Added Value Unit published a study accompanying the European Parliament’s legislative own-initiative report on Common minimum standardsContinue Reading
The French Supreme Court on res judicata of foreign freezing orders
On 3 October 2018, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) ruled that the resContinue Reading
Documents instituting proceedings do not have to be translated in English if the defendant is Facebook
By a ruling of 14 October 2019, the Munich Court of Appeal decided that an application for temporary relief againstContinue Reading
Jafferali and Watté on the general rules of Belgian and European private international law
Nadine Watté and Rafaël Jafferali (both Free University of Brussels) have published a book presenting the General Rules of BelgianContinue Reading
Brinkmann on the Insolvency Regulation
Moritz Brinkmann (University of Bonn) is the editor of a new article by article commentary of the European Insolvency Regulation.Continue 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
UK Supreme Court rules on jurisdiction in corporate matters
On 29 July 2019, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled in Akçil and others (Appellants) v Koza LtdContinue Reading
Third Issue of 2019’s Journal du Droit International
The third issue of the Journal du droit international was released. It contains two articles relating to private internationalContinue Reading
D’Avout on the Firm and Choice of Law
The course taught by Louis d’Avout (Paris II University) at the Hague Academy of International law on the Firm andContinue Reading