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
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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