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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
What’s in a Name (Dispute)? Further Developments in EU Name Law
The following post was written by Paul Eichmüller (Vienna). Although rules concerning the use of a name of natural personsContinue Reading
Position of Lecturer in Conflict of Laws at the University of Manchester
The University of Manchester Law School is seeking to recruit a Lecturer in Conflicts of Law. The new appointment isContinue Reading
International & Comparative Law Quarterly: Issue 2 of 2021
The new issue of International & Comparative Law Quarterly (Volume 70, Issue 2) is out. Some of the articles relate to privateContinue Reading
Keyes on Women in Private International Law
Mary Keyes (Griffith University) has posted Women in Private International Law on SSRN. The abstract reads: There has been almostContinue Reading
A Further Twist to Emissions Scandal Litigation: Jurisdiction in Case of Self-Imported Cars
This post was drafted by Paul Eichmüller and Matthias Lehmann. Almost six years after the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal became public,Continue Reading
French Book on Mandatory Rules in International Business Law
Louis Perreau-Saussine and Sophie Lemaire (Université Paris Dauphine) are the editors of a new book on International Mandatory Rules inContinue 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
Conferences, academic events etc. Conventions and other international instruments Developments in PIL
Online Conference on Child-Friendly Procedures in Cases of International Child Abduction, 24-25 June 2021
The conference titled Child-friendly procedures in cases of international child abduction will take place online on 24 and 25 JuneContinue Reading
EU Council to Vote on Regulation on Third Party Effects of Assignment of Claims
The Council of the European Union will aim at establishing a general approach on the regulation on assignments of claimsContinue Reading
Ferrari on Forum Shopping Despite Unification
Franco Ferrari (New York University School of Law) has published his Hague Lectures on Forum Shopping despite Unification of LawContinue Reading
Corneloup and Verhellen on Providing Legal Identity for All
Sabine Corneloup (Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas) and Jinske Verhellen (Ghent University) have recently posted on SSRN an article titled ProvidingContinue Reading
French Supreme Court Rules on Ex Officio Application of EU Choice of Law Rules
This post was contributed by Fabienne Jault-Seseke, who is Professor at University Paris Saclay (UVSQ), and a member of GEDIP.Continue Reading
June 2021 at the Court of Justice of the European Union
In June 2021 the CJEU will rule on in two cases of interest for private international law. On 3 JuneContinue Reading
Will Super League Be Played at the Court of Justice?
On 11 May 2021, the Juzgado de lo Mercantil nr. 17 of Madrid has submitted a request for a preliminaryContinue Reading
Assas International Law Review: Issue of 2020
The Assas International Law Review (Revue de droit international d’Assas) is an online journal published once a year by the doctoral schoolContinue Reading
Kokorin and Wessels on Cross-Border Protocols in Insolvencies of Multinational Enterprise Groups
Ilya Kokorin (PhD Researcher at Leiden University) and Bob Wessels (Professor Emeritus of International Insolvency Law at Leiden University andContinue Reading
Journal du Droit International: Issue 2 of 2021
The second issue of the Journal du droit international for 2021 has just been released. It contains two articles andContinue 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
The Law Applicable to an Action to Supplement a Foreign Divorce Decree by an Award of Fault
The author of this post is Simon Laimer of the University of Linz. By a ruling of 10 December 2020,Continue Reading
French Book on Jurisdiction Clauses
Malik Laazouzi (Paris II University) is the editor of a new book on choice of court agreements (Les clauses attributivesContinue Reading
40 Years Since the Accession of the Hellenic Republic to the EU – The Impact on the Domestic Procedural Legal Order
A webinar titled 1981-2021: 40 Years Since the Accession of the Hellenic Republic to the EU – The Impact on theContinue Reading
CJEU in Effectenbezitters v. BP: Jurisdiction for Collective Actions Based on Incorrect Investor Information
On 12 May 2021, the Court of Justice rendered its long-awaited judgment in the case Vereniging van Effectenbezitters v. BP.Continue Reading
The Private Side of Transforming our World – UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the Role of Private International Law Conference
From 9 to 11 September 2021, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law will host a conferenceContinue 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
Pailler on Respect for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU in the European Judicial Area
Ludovic Pailler (University of Lyon 3) has just published a monograph on respect for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of theContinue Reading
AG Hogan Opines to Give Teeth to EU Blocking Statute
On 12 May, 2021, Advocate General Hogan delivered his opinion in Case C‑124/20 Bank Melli Iran v. Telekom Deutschland GmbHContinue Reading
Lex & Forum: A New Journal on Private International Law
For several years, Greek scholars and practitioners had no access to a periodical in Greek specialized in Private International LawContinue Reading
French Webinar on the Respective Roles of Courts and Parties in the Application of Choice of law Rule
On 17 May 2021 (from 5 to 7 pm CET), the French Supreme Court in civil and criminal matters (CourContinue Reading
Summer School on Transnational Litigation: Current Issues in Civil and Commercial Matters
The Department of Juridical Sciences of the University of Bologna (Italy), Ravenna Campus, is organising a Summer School on TransnationalContinue Reading
English High Court Rules Owusu Also Excludes Modified Universalism
This post was contributed by Dr Nicolas Kyriakides, who is a practising lawyer in Cyprus and an Adjunct Faculty atContinue Reading
SIFoCC Multilateral Memorandum on Enforcement, Now with Commentary
As reported by Pietro Franzina last January, the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC), which brings together the commercial courtsContinue Reading
Belgian Court Applies Renvoi under the Succession Regulation in Dual Nationality Case
On 12 April 2021, the Family Court of Namur, Belgium, applied the doctrine of renvoi under Article 34 of theContinue Reading
Not a Brexit Story: An English LLP Cannot Provide Tax Advice in Germany through a Subsidiary
In a judgment dated 10 December 2020, the German Federal Court restricted the provision tax advice on German soil. TheContinue Reading
New Tripartite Legal Guide for International Commercial Contracts
A joint publication of the Secretariats of UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT and the HCCH, titled Legal Guide to Uniform Instruments in theContinue Reading
EU Justice Programme 2021-2027 and Private International Law
On 26 April 2021, the European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the Council position at first reading in aContinue Reading
European Commission Explains Rejection of UK’s Application to Lugano Convention
On May 4th, 2021, the European Commission issued a Communication offering its Assessment on the application of the United KingdomContinue Reading
New Issue of AJ Contrat (12/2020) on the CISG’s 40th Anniversary
The new issue of the AJ Contrat (12/2020) offers a series of articles (in French) compiled by Gustavo Cerqueira (University of Nîmes,Continue Reading
European Group of Private International Law’s 2020 Meeting: Minutes and Proposals
The European Group of Private International Law (EGPIL-GEDIP) has published the minutes (in French) of its 2020 Meeting. The topics discussed during theContinue Reading
May 2021 at the CJEU
In May 2021 the activity of the CJEU regarding PIL will focus on insolvency and civil and commercial matters. TheContinue Reading
Zalnieriute on the EU-US Disagreements Over Data Privacy and National Security
Monika Zalnieriute (University of New South Wales) has posted Data Transfers after Schrems II: The EU-US Disagreements Over Data PrivacyContinue Reading
Further Brexit Troubles: German Courts Force British Claimants to Provide Security for Costs
As the dust settles, the consequences of the British departure from the EU are becoming clearer, including those for BritishContinue Reading
CJEU Rules on Law Governing Avoidance of Third Party Payment of Contract
On 22 April 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on the law governing the avoidance ofContinue Reading
Von Hein and Kruger on Informed Choices in Cross-Border Enforcement
Jan von Hein and Thalia Kruger are the editors of a new volume published with Intersentia on Informed Choices inContinue Reading
Update: EU Sues AstraZeneca
On Friday, 23 April 2021, we informed our readers about an article on the legal aspects of a possible claimContinue Reading
International Arbitration and EU Law
José R. Mata Dona (Independent Practitioner and Member of the Brussels and Caracas Bars) and Nikos Lavranos (Guest Professor atContinue Reading
European Super League: Spanish Court Issued Interim Measures against FIFA and UEFA
On 20 April 2021 the Commercial Court number 17 of Madrid granted provisional measures forbidding FIFA and UEFA (and anyContinue Reading
Suing AstraZeneca: Who, Where, and under Which Law?
The latest edition of the Spanish journal La Ley (No 90 March 2021) contains an interesting article about the contractContinue Reading
Garcia-Blesa on Controlling International Private Networks of Legal Governance
Juan J. Garcia-Blesa (Fern University) has posted Indeterminacy, Ideology and Legitimacy in International Investment Arbitration: Controlling International Private Networks of Legal Governance? on SSRN.Continue Reading
AG Kokott on C-490/20, V.M.A. v Stolichna Obshtina, Rayon ‘Pancharevo’
Advocate General Kokott’s Opinion in Case C-490/20 V.M.A. v Stolichna Obshtina, Rayon ‘Pancharevo’ was published on 15 April 2021 (theContinue 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
Cuadernos de Derecho Transnacional, 2021/1
The Spanish online journal Cuadernos de Derecho Transnacional, edited by the University Carlos III of Madrid under the directorship ofContinue Reading
The Methodology of Overriding Mandatory Provisions in Modern Conflicts of Laws
The public policy exception is used as a shield to protect fundamental domestic values in case of a contradiction betweenContinue Reading
Bergé on Situations in Movement and the Law
As announced in this blog (here), Jean-Sylvestre Bergé (University of Côte d’Azur and French University Institute) has just published a monographContinue Reading
Recognition and Registration of Same-sex Parentage Established Abroad as Mission Impossible for the Bulgarian Authorities
The author of this post is Nadia Rusinova, Lecturer in International/European Private Law at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. In October 2020,Continue Reading
Kyoto Guidelines on Intellectual Property and Private International Law
The following text has been kindly provided by professors Toshiyuki Kono, Pedro de Miguel Asensio and Axel Metzger. The International Law Association’sContinue Reading
UK Accession to Lugano Convention: Commission Backtracks from Approval
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there Where most it promises… William Shakespeare Yesterday has been an emotional rollercoaster forContinue Reading
Is a Maltese Ship Mortgage an Authentic Instrument for the Purposes of Article 57 of the Brussels I Regulation?
In a recent ruling (No 120 of 23 February 2021, unreported) the Court of Appeal of Piraeus was asked toContinue Reading
Lugano Convention: Commission Poised to Give Green Light to UK Application
On 8 April 2020, the UK formally applied to accede to the Lugano Convention. The one year period recommended forContinue Reading
A German Perpective on Jurisdiction over Liability Claims against Arbitrators
This post was contributed by Burkhard Hess, who is a director of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg. Gilles Cuniberti hasContinue Reading
Max Planck Luxembourg PhD Scholarships 2022 – Call for Applications
Among the goals pursued by the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law is to promoteContinue Reading
French Court Rules Brussels I bis Regulation Applies to Liability Claims against Arbitrators
On 31 March 2021, the Paris main first instance court (tribunal judiciaire, formerly tribunal de grande instance) ruled on theContinue Reading
Registration is Now Open for the EAPIL Founding Conference in Aarhus on 2, 3 and 4 June 2022!
As announced earlier on this blog, the EAPIL Founding Conference will eventually take place on 2, 3 and 4 June 2022Continue Reading
Webinar on Article 47 of the EU Charter and Effective Judicial Protection
On 15 and 16 April 2021, the GLaw Research Network (Maastricht University) will host an online workshop on Article 47 of theContinue Reading
First Issue of 2021’s Revue Critique de Droit International Privé
The new issue of the Revue Critique de Droit International Privé (1/2021) is out. It contains four articles and numerous case notes.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
How to Determine the Law Applicable to Crypto Assets?
Which conflict-of-laws rule is the most appropriate for the blockchain? This fundamental question is part of two parallel targeted consultationContinue Reading
CJEU on Abduction to a Third State and the Brussels II bis Regulation
On 24 March 2021 the Court of Justice issued a judgement in the case of SS v MCP, C-603/20 PPU, whichContinue Reading
Another “Fiftieth Anniversary”: The AETR decision of the Court of Justice
I am not especially keen on celebrating anniversaries. However, as things stand now in the European Union I thought itContinue Reading
International Action Plan of the French Court of Cassation: Key Aspects Relevant to PIL
In September 2020, the First President of the French supreme court for private and criminal matters (Cour de Cassation), Ms ChantalContinue Reading
Pretelli on Protecting Digital Platform Users with PIL
Ilaria Pretelli (Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, University of Urbino) has posted Protecting Digital Platform Users by Means of Private International LawContinue Reading
Joint Wills under the Succession Regulation – Insights from Germany
It is well-known that the Succession Regulation contains specific rules relating to succession agreements in its Article 25. Inter alia,Continue Reading
EAPIL Aarhus Conference Postponed to June 2022
Due to the uncertainties regarding the corona situation, the Scientific Council of EAPIL has decided to postpone the Aarhus EAPILContinue Reading
Webinar on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Justice
On 26 and 29 March 2021, the European Commission will host a webinar on the use of artificial intelligence technologiesContinue Reading
COVID-19 Gets to the CJEU (in the Form of a Request for a Preliminary Ruling)
COVID – or rather, its consequences on legal relationships – has arrived to the CJEU in the form of aContinue Reading
Siehr on Mandatory Rules of Third States
Kurt Siehr (formerly MPI Hamburg) has posted Mandatory Rules of Third States: from Ole Lando to Contemporary European Private International Law onContinue Reading
The English Court of Appeal on Consent and Court Discretion in Child Abduction Cases
In Re G (Abduction: Consent/Discretion) judgment issued on 9 February 2021 the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) of England andContinue Reading
Third Edition of Van Calster’s European Private International Law
A new edition of Geert van Calster’s European Private International Law. Commercial Litigation in the EU has just been published byContinue Reading
French Supreme Court Redefines Territoriality of Enforcement over Debts
In two judgments delivered on 10 December 2020, the French Supreme Court for civil and criminal matters (Cour de cassation)Continue Reading
Call for Panels: Transformative Effects of Covid-19 on Law and Globalisation
The University of Amsterdam in collaboration with the Open University, Maastricht University and Tilburg University are organising a conference onContinue Reading
An Afterlife for the Lugano Convention in Relation to the United Kingdom: Reality or Fantasy?
The post below was written by Alex Layton, of Twenty Essex, London. It is the third and final contribution to anContinue Reading
Okpabi v. Royal Dutch Shell: A View from France
The author of this post is Olivera Boskovic, who is Professor of Private Law at the Université de Paris. BackgroundContinue 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
The Netherlands, a Forum Conveniens for Collective Redress? (II)
On 5 February 2021, a seminar entitled ‘The Netherlands, a forum conveniens for collective redress?’ was organised by the Amsterdam, Maastricht andContinue Reading
Swiss Court Refuses Post-Brexit Application of the Lugano Convention – Even Good Cases Can Make Bad (Case) Law
This post was written by Rodrigo Rodriguez who is Professor on Insolvency Law at the University of Lucerne. Since 1Continue Reading
Durkee on Interpretative Entrepreneurs
Melissa Durkee (University of Georgia School of Law) has posted Interpretive Entrepreneurs on SSRN. The abstract reads: Private actors interpret legalContinue Reading
Conventions and other international instruments Developments in PIL Developments of PIL beyond the EU Domestic legislation Normative texts
Indonesia to Accede to the Hague Apostille Convention
The author of this post is Priskila P. Penasthika, Ph.D. Researcher, Erasmus School of Law, and Lecturer in Private International LawContinue Reading
Ellmes Property Services – In Search of a More Explicit Interpretation of Brussels I bis Regulation
On 11 November 2020, the Court of justice issued a judgment on jurisdiction under Brussels I bis Regulation in respectContinue Reading
French Supreme Court Rules on Jurisdiction to Order Collection of Computer Data
In a judgment of 27 January 2021, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) indicatedContinue Reading
The Court of Justice on Jurisdiction in Maintenance Claims Brought by Public Bodies
On 17 September 2020 the Court of Justice of the EU issued a judgement in the case of WV vContinue Reading
International Adoption and the Domestic Allocation of Competences: Children at the Heart of the Political Controversy
According to a press release of the Spanish Constitutional Court, on 23 February 2021 the Plenary has partially ruled inContinue Reading
Online Webinar on Effective Recognition of Non-Judicial Divorce
Charlemagne Dagbedji (University of Corsica) organises a webinar (in French) titled “Effective Recognition of Non-Judicial Divorce” (L’efficacité internationale du divorceContinue Reading
Court of Justice of the EU on the Concept of Habitual Place of Work
On 24 February 2021 the Court of Justice of the EU issued a judgement in the case BU v Markt24Continue Reading
UNIDROIT Makes Progress on Best Practices for Effective Enforcement
Since 2018, UNIDROIT has been studying the prospect of working on the enforcement of claims. In September 2020, it eventuallyContinue Reading
EAPIL Seminar on Service and Evidence: Last Chance to Register!
As noted earlier on this blog, on 5 March 2021, from 5 to 6.30 p.m. (CET), the European Association ofContinue Reading
March 2021 at the CJEU (and a Preview on April)
To the best of my knowledge, March 2021 will be another quiet month at the Court (for private international lawContinue Reading
Zeitschrift für Europarecht, Internationales Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung: Issue 6 of 2020
The Journal for European, Private International and Comparative Law (Zeitschrift für Europarecht, Internationales Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung – ZfRV) just releasedContinue Reading
Forlati on the Fate of the 1968 Brussels Convention: Some Thoughts from the Perspective of the Law of Treaties
The post below was written by Serena Forlati, Professor of International Law at the University of Ferrara. It follows aContinue Reading
Online Webinar on Codification of French Private International Law
French Private International Law (“PIL”) has never been codified despite various proposals of codification in the last century (see forContinue Reading
Szabados on Constitutional identity and Private International Law
Tamás Szabados (Eötvös Loránd University) published Constitutional identity and judicial cooperation in civil matters in the European Union – AnContinue Reading
French Supreme Court Decides Choice of Law Rules Apply in Interim Proceedings
In a judgement dated 18 November 2020, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) ruledContinue Reading
The Principle of Mutual Trust in EU law in the Face of a Crisis of Values
The author of this post is Cecilia Rizcallah. She is visiting Professor at the Université Saint-Louis-Bruxelles and at the UniversitéContinue Reading
Service of Process and Taking of Evidence Abroad in the Era of Digitalization: Register Now for the Third EAPIL Virtual Seminar!
On 5 March 2021, from 5 to 6.30 p.m. (CET), the European Association of Private International Law will host itsContinue Reading
ERA Seminar on Digital technology in family matters – A Private International Law Perspective
The author of this post is Ségolène Normand, Postgraduate Student in Private Law at the University of Valenciennes. Digital technologyContinue Reading
Dickinson on the Fate of the 1968 Brussels Convention: No Coming Back?
The post below was written by Andrew Dickinson, Fellow of St Catherine’s College and Professor of Law, University of Oxford. ItContinue Reading
Private International Law in Europe – Webinar Rescheduled
As announced earlier on this blog, the Private International Law Interest Group of the Italian Society of International Law and EUContinue Reading
Journal du Droit International: Issue 1 of 2021
The first issue of the Journal du droit international for 2021 has just been released. It contains two articles andContinue Reading
Austrian Supreme Court on the Law Governing Fault in Divorce
Paul Lorenz Eichmüller (University of Vienna) has kindly provided the following post. Austria is one of the few European countriesContinue Reading
Mevorach on Overlapping International Instruments for Enforcement of Insolvency Judgments
Irit Mevorach (Professor of International Commercial Law at the University of Nottingham and Co-Director of the University of Nottingham CommercialContinue Reading
The Netherlands, A Forum Conveniens for Collective Redress?
On 5 February 2021, the Universities of Amsterdam, Maastricht and Tilburg, in collaboration with the Open University, organized an onlineContinue Reading
Asian Principles for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
The post below was provided by Catherine Shen, Project Manager at the Asian Business Law Institute. Readers of the EAPIL blog areContinue Reading
CJEU Rules on Jurisdiction to Lift Cross-Border Provisional Attachments
The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Supreme Site Services v. Shape (Case C‑186/19)Continue Reading
The Application of the Succession Regulation in the Member States of the EU
The University of Silesia in Katowice hosted in 2019 a conference on the the Application of the Succession Regulation in theContinue Reading
Brexit and the Brussels Convention: It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue?
Update — In light of the interest triggered by this post, an on-line symposium has been organised on this blogContinue Reading
International & Comparative Law Quarterly: Issue 1 of 2021
The new issue of International & Comparative Law Quarterly (Volume 70, Issue 1) is out. Some of the articles relateContinue Reading
French Supreme Court Rules on Respective Scopes of Brussels II bis Regulation and 1996 Hague Convention
The author of this post is Estelle Gallant, professor of private law at the University of Toulouse 1 Capitole. OnContinue Reading
Sovereign Immunities and the Scope of the Brussels Ibis Regulation after Rina and SHAPE
In 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled twice on whether sovereign immunities are relevant toContinue Reading
A Few Questions Raised by the New EU Judicial Training Strategy
All the recent studies I am aware of on the application in practice of the EU private international law instrumentsContinue Reading
Rizcallah on The Principle of Mutual Trust in EU Law
Cecilia Rizcallah (ULB & University of Saint-Louis, Belgium) has just published a monograph on the principle of mutual trust inContinue Reading
The Rights of Persons with Cognitive Disabilities in Cross-border Situations
On 22 February 2021, from 5 to 7 pm CET, the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan willContinue Reading
New Casebook on the Global Turn of Private International Law
Horatia Muir Watt, Lucia Biziková, Agatha Brandão de Oliveira, Diego P. Fernández Arroyo and Megan Ma (Sciences Po Law School)Continue Reading
English Custody Orders Violate Greek Public Policy if the Parents Form a Same-Sex Couple
The Court of First Instance of Thessaloniki ruled on 24 June 2020 that an application by a psychological (non biological)Continue Reading
Grochowski and Południak-Gierz on EU PIL in Internet Related Disputes in Poland
Mateusz Grochowski (European University Institute) and Katarzyna Południak-Gierz (Jagiellonian University) have posted EU Private International Law in Internet-Related Disputes: The Polish Case LawContinue 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
February 2021 at the Court of Justice of the European Union
February starts with a hearing on 4 February in a PPU case. C-603/20 PPU MCP is a preliminary reference fromContinue Reading
Private International Law in Europe: Current Developments in Jurisprudence
The Private International Law Interest Group of the Italian Society of International Law and EU Law has organised a seriesContinue Reading
Bitcoin Trades and Consumer Jurisdiction
On 4 November 2020, the Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) ruled on the applicability of the consumer jurisdiction under Article 18Continue Reading
Overriding Mandatory Rules in the Law of the EU Member States – Publication of the Young EU PIL Research Network
The General Report on the second project led by the EAPIL Young EU Private International Law Research Network on Overriding Mandatory RulesContinue Reading
Luxembourg Passes Law on Nuclear Liability
In July 2020, Luxembourg eventually adopted a statute on Civil Liability for Harm related to a Nuclear Accident. The statuteContinue Reading
European Parliament Study on Cross Border Nuclear Safety, Liability and Cooperation in the EU
In February 2019, Michael G. Faure (Maastricht University and Erasmus Law School Rotterdam) and Kévine Kindji (Maastricht University) presented toContinue Reading
Digital Teaching and Private International Law: Details to Join the Seminar
An e-mail has been sent to those who registered for the second EAPIL Virtual Seminar, on Digital Teaching and Private InternationalContinue Reading
Greek Supreme Court Rules on Enforcement of UK Divorce Financial Payment
For the first time since the entry into force of the 1968 Brussels Convention and the EU Regulations in theContinue 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
European Procedural Public Policy and (French) International Arbitration
On 30 September 2020, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) issued a remarkable decisionContinue Reading
Digital Teaching and Private International Law: Last Chance to Register for the Second EAPIL Virtual Seminar
As announced on this blog a few days ago, the second EAPIL Virtual Seminar, devoted to Digital Teaching and PrivateContinue Reading
Comité Français de Droit International Privé, Prix de Thèse 2020
The Comité Français de Droit International Privé has launched the 6th edition of the Committee’s Thesis Award. For detailed information,Continue Reading
The Recast Service Regulation to Apply to Denmark
Pursuant to Protocol No 22 to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the EuropeanContinue Reading
Modernising Judicial Cooperation between EU Countries
The European Commission is carrying out a public consultation on the modernisation of judicial cooperation via digital technology (Modernising judicialContinue Reading
Time to Test the Center-of-Interest Connecting Factor. ‘Violeta Friedman’ from the Standpoint of Article 7(2) Brussels I Bis Regulation
This post is addressed, in particular, to my fellow colleagues of the ILA Committee Committee on the Protection of PrivacyContinue Reading
The Child Perspective in the Context of the 1980 Hague Convention
Marilyn Freeman (University of Westminster, London) has written an in-depth analysis on the Child Perspective in the Context of theContinue Reading
International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS) Adopts New Internal Regulation
2021 will be a milestone for the International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS). Driven by a powerful internationalisation movement, the newContinue Reading
Digital Teaching and Private International Law: Register Now for the Second EAPIL Virtual Seminar!
Digital teaching formats have been in discussion since they became technically possible. Nevertheless, in law and Private International Law, theyContinue Reading
Second Edition of Hess’ European Civil Procedural Law
Burkhard Hess (Max Planck Institute, Luxembourg) has published the second edition of his treatise on European Civil Procedural Law (EuropäischesContinue Reading
Italian Constitutional Court Rules on Same-sex Couples’ Access to Parenthood Through Medically Assisted Procreation Abroad
The author of this post is Lorenzo Acconciamessa, a PhD student at the University of Palermo and a teaching assistantContinue Reading
Reichling on Fundamental Principles of Civil Ligation in the European Judicial Area
Noëmie Reichling (PhD, Avocat à la Cour, France) has just published a monograph on Fundamental Principles of Civil Litigation inContinue Reading
Special issue of the Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft on the Project IC2BE
A set of seven articles on the Project IC2BE have been published in the second issue of the Zeitschrift fürContinue Reading
Jean Monnet Chair in European Civil Procedure at IE University
The Jean Monnet Chair in European Civil Procedure, hosted by the Madrid-based IE University, is the first Chair entirely devoted toContinue Reading
Austrian Supreme Court on Choice-of-Court Agreements and the Assignment of Claims
The author of this post is Simon Laimer, professor at the Linz University. The claimant, an airline established in Austria,Continue 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
Brexit and Private International Law – Papers from the EAPIL Seminar Available
The topic of Brexit has been in the hearts and minds of private international lawyers ever since the Brexit referendum.Continue 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
Fourth Issue of 2020’s Revue Critique de Droit International Privé
The new issue of the Revue Critique de Droit International Privé (4/2020) is out. It contains four articles and numerousContinue Reading
González Beilfuss on Party Autonomy in International Family Law
The course Party Autonomy in International Family Law given by Cristina González Beilfuss at the Hague Academy of International Law inContinue Reading
EAPIL Position Paper on the EEO Regulation
The EU has developed a common judicial area where judgments given in one EU Member State are recognised and canContinue 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
January 2021 at the Court of Justice of the European Union
Not much to be reported on the activity of the Court for January 2021 on PIL (nor for February, asContinue Reading
On Brexit and the Absence of Cooperation on Civil and Commercial Matters
As reported in other blogs (see for instance here and here), the Trade and Cooperation Agreement that the EU andContinue Reading
Most Popular Posts in 2020
As president of EAPIL and an editor of the blog, and on behalf of all the officers of the associationContinue 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
Happy Holidays from the Blog’s Editors!
Many good wishes for the Holiday Season and the New Year from the Editors of the EAPIL blog! Blogging willContinue Reading
French Conference on Individualism in Choice of Law Theory
Elie Lenglart, a lecturer at the University Paris II Panthéon-Assas, gave an online conference on La théorie générale des conflitsContinue Reading
Pertegás on the Road Ahead for the Judgments Convention
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The Lithuanian Supreme Court Rules on the E.E. Case After the CJEU’s Judgment
This is a guest post by Katažyna Bogdzevič (Mikša), an associate professor of the Institute of International and European Union LawContinue Reading
Dyzenhaus on Private International Law as a Branch of Jurisprudence
David Dyzenhaus (University of Toronto Law and Philosophy) has posted Not an Isolated, Exceptional, and Indeed Contradictory Branch of JurisprudenceContinue Reading
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On 10 December 2020, the CJEU decided in the case of A. B. and B. B. v Personal Exchange International LimitedContinue Reading
Polish Court Asks the CJEU to Rule on the Status of Children Born to Same-Sex Couples
A new development in Poland concerning the legal situation of children born to same-sex couples, including through surrogacy, is worthContinue Reading
The Directive on Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Published
Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers andContinue Reading
Here lies the Late Brogsitter Ruling
The post below was written by Bernard Haftel, who is Professor of Private International Law at the University of SorbonneContinue Reading
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Tamás Szabados (Eötvös Loránd University) published In Search of the Holy Grail of the Conflict of Laws of Cultural Property:Continue Reading
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In December 2019 the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) convened experts and stakeholders from around the world toContinue Reading
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As readers of this blog know, the first EAPIL (Virtual) Seminar, devoted to the impact of Brexit on Private InternationalContinue Reading
So Long, Savigny? The Case of Jurisdiction over External Directors’ Liability in Belgian Private International Law
The author of this post is Michiel Poesen, PhD candidate at KU Leuven. This post tells a short story aboutContinue Reading
Wikingerhof: A View from Hamburg
The post below was written by Peter Mankowski, who is Professor of Private International Law at the University of Hamburg.Continue Reading
Freedom of Choice in Wikingerhof
The post below, written by Gilles Cuniberti, a professor of Private International Law at the University of Luxembourg, and anContinue Reading
The Fate of Choice of Court Agreements Following an Assignment of Claims: A Recent Ruling of the Italian Supreme Court
The author of this post is Caterina Benini, a Phd student at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart inContinue Reading
PAX Moot’s von Mehren Round
The PAX Moot is a specialised moot court competition dedicated to students interested in Private International Law. The 2021 RoundContinue Reading
Wikingerhof: A View from Oxford
The post below was written by Adrian Briggs QC, who is Professor of Private International Law at the University ofContinue Reading
Wikingerhof: CJEU Reestablishes Equilibrium between Contract and Tort Jurisdiction
The EAPIL blog hosts an online symposium on the ruling of the Court of Justice in the case of WikingerhofContinue 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
December 2020 at the Court of Justice of the European Union
December 2020 will be quiet at the Court (regarding private international law cases). The judgment in C-774/19 Personal Exchange InternationalContinue Reading
Call for Papers: The Impact of Brexit on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
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The Recast Service Regulation Published
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International Commercial Arbitration in the European Union
A book titled International Commercial Arbitration in the European Union, by Chukwudi Ojiegbe, has recently been published by Edward Elgar.Continue Reading
Towards a German Supply Chain Act? Comments from a Choice of Law and Comparative Perspective
Following a lecture delivered in September 2020 at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private International Law in Hamburg,Continue Reading
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Commercial Contracts
The author of this post is Franz Kaps, Lawyer at DL Piper, Frankfurt am Main. To stop the spread ofContinue Reading
Situations in Motion: Debate on the Method – Webinar Recording
The University of Lyon (EDIEC-CREDIP) hosted a webinar (in French) under the title Situations in Motion : Debate on the Method,Continue Reading
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Applicable Law to Contractual Obligations – A Look at the Case Law of Greek Courts
The latest edition (October 2020) of the Thessaloniki Bar Review (Armenopoulos) includes a section devoted to the application of theContinue Reading
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The fourth issue of the Journal du droit international for 2020 includes only one article on a topic of privateContinue Reading
An Autonomous Notion of Periculum in Mora?
I attended recently a discussion among scholars about the notion of periculum in mora for the purposes of Article 7Continue Reading
One Year of Blogging (and Some Work in Progress)
The first post of the EAPIL blog was published one year ago, on 25 November 2019. More than 300 postsContinue Reading
Membership Fees Waived for Those Who Join EAPIL in December 2020
Planning to become a member of EAPIL, and join the 255 scholars and practitioners who have already done so? WeContinue Reading
Family within the Legal Order of the European Union
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Payan on the Caselaw of the Court of Justice on EU PIL
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(Private) International Law for a Digitalised World – Collision, Coexistence or Combination?
The author of this post is Prof Dr Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Professor at the Faculty of Law, Bond UniversityContinue Reading
New Courts for International Commercial Disputes in Germany
The topic of international commercial courts or chambers was a trendy one a couple of years ago. It has beenContinue Reading
Brexit and Private International Law: Register Now for the First EAPIL Virtual Seminar!
As announced earlier on this blog, EAPIL will hold its first Virtual Seminar on 11 December 2020, from 11 a.m. toContinue 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
From Direct Application of European Uniform Procedures to Implementation Legislation in Romania
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Kochenov and Belavusau on Marriage Equality after Coman
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Luxembourg Court of Appeal Rules Brussels Convention Defines Conditions of Res Judicata
On 29 April 2020, the (national) Court of Appeal of Luxembourg ruled that the conditions of res judicata are determinedContinue 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
European Parliament to Vote on Collective Redress, Taking of Evidence and Service of Documents
On 16 November 2020, the JURI Committee of the European Parliament will vote on the draft recommendations for second readingContinue Reading
Lutzi’s Private International Law Online
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Frosio on Global Enforcement of European Rights
Giancarlo Frosio (University of Strasbourg) has posted Enforcement of European Rights on a Global Scale on SSRN. The abstract reads:Continue Reading
Rome I and Rome II in Practice
Emmanuel Guinchard (Northumbria University) edited Rome I and Rome II in Practice, just published by Intersentia. The publisher’s blurb readsContinue Reading
The Court of Appeal of Piraeus on the Non-Recognition of a Dutch Judgment on Maintenance
On 21 May 2020, the Piraeus Court of Appeal ruled that a judgment on a family maintenance matter, issued byContinue Reading
Taking Notice Directly of Foreign Law in Child Abduction Proceedings
In a recent e-mail exchange, Paul Beaumont and Jayne Holliday (both working now at the University of Stirling) drew myContinue 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
A Treatise on Private International Law by Calvo Caravaca and Carrascosa González
Alfonso Luis Calvo Caravaca (University Carlos III, Madrid) and Javier Carrascosa González (University of Murcia) are the author of a treatiseContinue Reading
Making the Case for a Rome V Regulation on the Law Applicable to Companies
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Foreign Judgments Relating to the Protection of Adults and their Recognition in Poland
In a resolution of 8 November 2019 (III CZP 24/19, available here, in Polish), the Supreme Court of Poland addressed the issueContinue Reading
The First EAPIL (Virtual) Seminar – Brexit and Private International Law: What Now?
The first EAPIL Seminar will take place on 11 December 2020, from 11 am to 1 pm (MET). It willContinue Reading
Coyle on Forum Selection Clauses in Cruise Contracts
John Coyle (University of North Carolina) has posted Cruise Contracts, Public Policy, and Foreign Forum Selection Clauses on SSRN. TheContinue Reading
November 2020 at the CJEU
After the semaine blanche, the Court of Justice will deliver some judgments and opinions, starting on 11 November 2020, with C-433/19,Continue Reading
Unidroit and the International Codification of Private Law
In May 2019 a seminar took place in Madrid on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of UNIDROIT. A bookContinue 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
International Law for a Digitalised World
On 6 November 2020 (13:30 – 16:30 CET) the Royal Netherlands Society of International Law (KNVIR) will be holding itsContinue Reading
Slovenian Supreme Court Applies the ECJ ruling in Korana to Enforcement Proceedings
The author of this post is Jorg Sladič, associate professor of International and European Law at the European Faculty ofContinue 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
Towards UNIDROIT Transnational Principles of Effective Enforcement
Complaints about the inefficiency of enforcement mechanisms at national and transnational level are not new. The insufficiency of existing national andContinue 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
Should Russia Sign the 2019 Judgments Convention?
The Russian Legal Information Agency has announced that Russia’s Justice Ministry, acting jointly with the Foreign Ministry and the SupremeContinue Reading
Brand on Comparative Method and International Litigation 2020
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Weller on the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention
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The Court of Justice on the Succession Regulation: Carlos Santaló Goris on the E.E. Case
The EAPIL Blog hosts today two posts on the ruling of the Court of Justice in E.E., a case regardingContinue Reading
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Webinar on Access to Justice in Cross-border Litigation: Lugano v. the Hague
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Singer on Choice of Law (in the US)
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Greek Commentary on the Brussels I bis Regulation
A new commentary on the Brussels I bis Regulation, in Greek, has recently been published. The book is edited byContinue 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
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Articulation between European and (French) National PIL – A Case Study
On 2 September 2020, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) issued an interesting decisionContinue Reading
When Do International Sanctions Define French Public Policy?
In a judgment of 3 June 2020, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled that sanctions issued by the Security CouncilContinue Reading
Universal Civil Jurisdiction – Which Way Forward?
Serena Forlati (University of Ferrara) and Pietro Franzina (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan) are the editors of aContinue Reading
Park and Samples on the New Governance of Sovereign Debt
Stephen Park (University of Connecticut School of Business) and Tim Samples (University of Georgia School of Business) have posted Distrust,Continue Reading
Third Issue of 2020’s Journal du Droit International
The third issue of the Journal du Droit International for 2020 includes three articles concerned with private international law andContinue Reading
Human Rights in Global Supply Chains: Do We Need to Amend the Rome II Regulation?
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The Inaugural Issue of the EAPIL Newsletter is Out!
The members of the European Association of Private International Law have recently received, by e-mail, the first issue of theContinue Reading
The EU Succession Regulation and Foreign Law Applied by Tax Authorities
On few occasions Polish tax authorities made references to the EU Succession Regulation and applied foreign law designated by itsContinue Reading
The Free Movement of Public Documents within the European Union
Hélène Péroz (University of Nantes) has edited a commentary of Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 of 6 July 2016 on promoting the freeContinue Reading
October 2020 at the Court of Justice of the European Union
No decisions on PIL matters will be taken this month. However, a couple of opinions will be published, and aContinue Reading
Save the Date: EAPIL Webinar on International Property Law
The members of the proposed EAPIL Working Group on International Property Law will host a webinar 20 October 2020, fromContinue Reading
Service of Proceedings on the Foreign Party’s Attorney as an Alternative to Personal Service
Situations exist where a judicial document addressed to a person based abroad may be communicated to a lawyer representing thatContinue Reading
The Hague Academy Winter Course of 2021
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On Antisuit Injunctions and Practical Jokes
On 14 August 2020, the Department of European and Comparative Procedural Law of the MPI Luxembourg met online with aContinue Reading
On ‘Habitual Residence’ under the EU Regulations on Family Matters: Once and for All?
What is ‘habitual residence’ for the purposes of the EU regulations on family matters (succession included)? The questions, coupled withContinue Reading
Payan’s Compendium of the Hague Conventions and Protocols
Guillaume Payan (University of Toulon, France) edited a Compendium of the Hague Conventions and Protocols enriched by case law from Belgian,Continue Reading
Meidanis on the Enforcement of Mediation Settlement Agreements in the EU and the Need for Reform
Haris Meidanis’ new article on international mediation has just appeared at the current issue (2020/2) of the Journal of PrivateContinue Reading
OHADA Commissions a PIL Act
The Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) has selected a team to prepare a draft UniformContinue Reading
The Italian Constitutional Court Asked to Rule on Surrogacy Arrangements and Public Policy
The author of this post is Lorenzo Acconciamessa, a PhD candidate at the University of Palermo and a teaching assistantContinue Reading
Third Issue of 2020’s Revue Critique de Droit International Privé
The new issue of the Revue Critique de Droit International Privé (3/2020) is out. It contains three articles and numerousContinue Reading
National, International, Transnational – Essays in Honour of Herbert Kronke
On the occasion of the 70th birthday of Herbert Kronke, pupils, friends, companions and colleagues got together to honor himContinue Reading
Gama on the UNIDROIT Principles and the Law Governing International Contracts
The Hague Lectures of Lauro Gama (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro) on the Unidroit Principles and the LawContinue Reading
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
Equivalence in Private International Law
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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