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The French Ministry of Justice has launched a series of podcasts titled Droit vers l’Europe, presenting key-aspects of EU JudicialContinue Reading
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The French Ministry of Justice has launched a series of podcasts titled Droit vers l’Europe, presenting key-aspects of EU JudicialContinue Reading
Oxford University Press has recently published the secondo edition of European Cross-Border Insolvency Law, by Reinhard Bork and Renato Mangano. The blurbContinue Reading
On 25 May 2022, the European Commission published a set of Questions and Answers (Q&As) to clarify the practical implementation ofContinue Reading
The Academy of European Law (ERA) will held its Annual Conference on European Family Law on 22-23 September 2022 .Continue Reading
On 13 September 2022, the French Société de législation comparée will hold a conference on ascertainment of foreign law underContinue Reading
In spite of the vacation period, several judgments have been handed down on 1 August 2022. One of them concernsContinue Reading
The latest issue of the RabelsZ (Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht) has been published. As always, it containsContinue Reading
Professor Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg has retired after having been professor in private international law at Uppsala University in Sweden for 23Continue Reading
The new issue of the International & Comparative Law Quarterly (Volume 71, Issue 3) is out. As usually, some of articles concernContinue Reading
This post was written by Paul Lorenz Eichmüller, Vienna. After the Austrian Supreme Court had filed a reference for aContinue Reading
The EAPIL blog won’t stop running during the Summer, but new posts will come out at a slower pace inContinue Reading
The Permanent Bureau is looking for one intern for the period September to December 2022 or September 2022 to FebruaryContinue Reading
In a judgment of 16 June 2022 (case T 3379-21) the Swedish Supreme Court held that the United Nation’s 1956Continue Reading
The Law Faculty at University of Antwerp is offering a full-time doctoral scholarship in EU Private International Law with aContinue Reading
The yearly seminar on European and Comparative law organized by the Centre of European Legal Studies (CELS) in Urbino (Italy)Continue Reading
This is the most important take of the judgment delivered on 7 July 2022 in LKW WALTER Internationale Transportorganisation AGContinue Reading
On 23 June 2022, the Lisbon Guidelines on Privacy, drawn up by the ILA Committee on the Protection of PrivacyContinue Reading
The latest issue of the IPRax (Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts) will be published on 1 July 2022. ItContinue Reading
After more than 3 years of active involvement in the EAPIL Young Research Network, which she had co-founded together withContinue Reading
Mathilde Codazzi, who is a master student at the university Paris II Panthéon-Assas, contributed to this post. In a judgmentContinue Reading
Alex Mills (University College London) published a working paper on the role of territoriality in Private International Law. This isContinue Reading
As announced in this blog, the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan plans to invite young scholars toContinue Reading
The Swedish Labour Court held on 1 June 2022 (interim decision AD 2022 No. 33) that an industrial action takenContinue Reading
Stefania Bariatti (University of Milan), Ilaria Viarengo (University of Milan) and Francesca C. Villata (University of Milan) edited a bookContinue Reading
Due to the summer holiday, July 2022 will be a brief month at the Court in terms of delivery ofContinue Reading
This post was written by Paul Lorenz Eichmüller, University of Vienna. Austrian civil procedure law contains a provision that requiresContinue Reading
Just a few days have passed since the team of the EAPIL blog welcomed Erik Sinander as a new editor.Continue Reading
On 19 May 2022, the CJEU rendered an inadmissibility order in case C-722/21, Frontera Capital. The request for a preliminaryContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Fabienne Jault-Seseke, who is Professor at University Paris Saclay (UVSQ), and a member of GEDIP.Continue Reading
Elena D’Alessandro and Fernando Gascón Inchausti are the editors of The European Account Preservation Order – A Commentary on Regulation (EU)Continue Reading
Following the release of a draft code of private international law (announced here), the French Ministry of Justice has launchedContinue Reading
Council Decision (EU) 2022/1022 of 9 June 2022 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the ProtocolContinue Reading
This is the third contribution to an online symposium on the ruling of the European Court of Justice, of 20Continue Reading
The new issue of the Revue Critique de Droit International Privé (2/2022) is out. The editorial by Horatia Muir Watt (Sciences PoContinue Reading
The readers of this blog are already aware that the University of Bonn plans to host a two-day conference on theContinue Reading
A new member has joined the editorial team of the EAPIL blog: Erik Sinander. Erik is a senior lecturer inContinue Reading
The Swedish Supreme Court held in a decision of 8 April 2022 (case Ö 4651-21) that a defendant domiciled inContinue Reading
The first issue of the Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale of 2022 is out. It features two essaysContinue Reading
The Interest Group on Private International Law of the Italian Society of International Law (SIDI) will host two webinars – oneContinue Reading
The author of this post is Lydia Lundstedt, Senior lecturer at the Stockholm University. Jurisdiction over foreign patent disputes is againContinue Reading
This is the second post an online symposium on the ruling of the European Court of Justice, of 20 JuneContinue Reading
The post below was written by Adrian Briggs QC, who is Professor of Private International Law Emeritus at the UniversityContinue Reading
The Singapore-based Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI) has been engaging in work related to judgments recognition and enforcement in AsiaContinue Reading
The latest issue of the RabelsZ (Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht) has been published. As always, it containsContinue Reading
As announced on this blog, the final conference of the DXB – Identities on the move – Documents cross bordersContinue Reading
In the context of the Vici project Affordable Access to Justice at Erasmus School of Law (financed by the DutchContinue Reading
This is an update on my monthly post on the Court of Justice of the European Union, in order toContinue Reading
Lydia Lundstedt (University of Stockholm) has posted Gtflix TV V Dr: ‘Same Ole Same Ole’ or Has the CJEU BrokenContinue Reading
The JUDGTUST Project (Regulation BIa: a standard for free circulation of judgments and mutual trust in the EU) conducted byContinue Reading
Michael Karayanni (Bruce W. Wayne Professor of International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem) published the special course heContinue Reading
The author of this post is Etienne Farnoux, who is a professor of law at the University of Strasbourg. HeContinue Reading
On 2 June 2022, the Court of Justice of the EU handed down another judgment interpreting the EU Succession Regulation.Continue Reading
This post was contributed by Francesco Pesce, who is an associate professor at the University of Genoa. The very firstContinue Reading
Ilaria Pretelli, a legal adviser at the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, has recently posted on SSRN her paper titledContinue Reading
On 2 June 2022, the CJEU ruled in Case C-196/21 that courts are not ‘applicants’ in the meaning of ArticleContinue Reading
The University of Bretagne – Loire, France, is seeking to recruit a doctoral candidate to conduct research on ex officioContinue Reading
Matthias Weller (University of Bonn) has published the special course that he gave at the Hague Academy in Volume 423Continue Reading
The second issue of the Journal du droit international for 2022 has just been released. It contains two articles andContinue Reading
The EAPIL blog is reporting about the Association’s founding conference in Aarhus by dedicated posts published at the end ofContinue Reading
The General Assembly of the European Association of Private International Law met in Aarhus on 3 June 2022 in theContinue Reading
The EAPIL blog is reporting about the Association’s founding conference in Aarhus by dedicated posts published at the end ofContinue Reading
On 15 and 16 June 2022, the University of Zaragoza will host an online conference under the title Challenges ofContinue Reading
Regulation (EU) 2022/850 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a computerised system for theContinue Reading
The EAPIL blog will report about the Association’s founding conference in Aarhus by a dedicated post at the end ofContinue Reading
June 2022 starts at the Court of Justice with the publication of two decisions of PIL interest this Thursday, 2Continue Reading
Mukarrum Ahmed (University of Lancaster) authored a book titled Brexit and the Future of Private International Law in English CourtsContinue Reading
EAPIL has established a working group on Reforming Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (Brussels I bis). In the light of theContinue Reading
The EAPIL founding conference is now just a few days away. As the readers of this blog know, the event will take placeContinue Reading
Edward Elgar has recently published the second edition of Gilles Cuniberti’s Conflict of Law – A Comparative Approach. Now inContinue Reading
Private International Law areas of knowledge of the Universities Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona), Barcelona and Lleida have organised the IContinue Reading
The latest issue of the IPRax (Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts) has been published. As always, it contains aContinue Reading
This is the second of a series of posts on the French draft code of private international law of March 2022.Continue Reading
On 23 and 24 February 2023, the fourth German Conference for Young Scholars in Private International Law will be heldContinue Reading
Stephan Madaus (Professor at Martin-Luther-University Halle Wittenberg) has made available on SSRN an interesting paper under the title The Cross-BorderContinue Reading
On 14 and 15 May 2022 the EAPIL Young Research Network has successfully held a conference on Jurisdiction Over Non-EU Defendants – Should theContinue Reading
On 12 May 2022, the Court of Justice handed down the judgement in the WJ case (C-644/20) interpreting the Hague Protocol of 2007Continue Reading
In his PhD thesis Normen als tatsächliche Umstände (Rules as factual circumstances), published in 2021, Alexander Kronenberg analysis how overriding mandatory provisionsContinue Reading
Alfonso-Luis Calvo Caravaca (University Carlos III of Madrid) and Javier Carrascosa González (University of Murcia), together with the other authorsContinue Reading
The first meeting of the Special Commission on the practical operation of the 2007 Child Support Convention and on theContinue Reading
Guido Westkamp (Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute) has posted In it for the Money? Academic Publishing, Open Access andContinue Reading
The Ravenna Campus of the Department of Juridical Sciences of the University of Bologna (Italy) has organised in Ravenna (andContinue Reading
Paul Beaumont and Jayne Holliday have edited A Guide to Global Private International Law. The book has just been published by Hart /Continue Reading
A conference on the location of damage in private international law will be held at Paris Cité University on 30Continue Reading
Through a comfort letter, one party promises to indemnify a creditor if the latter’s debtor does not pay. This isContinue Reading
This is the first in a series of posts on the French draft code of private international law of MarchContinue Reading
In July 2018, the French Minister of Justice invited Jean-Pierre Ancel, a former judge of the Cour de cassation (FrenchContinue Reading
A web conference regarding the role of the internet and other technologies within the EU and the international legal orderContinue Reading
As announced on this blog, the Journal of Private International Law-Singapore Management University Virtual Conference on Conflicts of Jurisdiction willContinue Reading
Strategic lawsuits against public participation, commonly known as ‘SLAPPs’, are a particular form of harassment used primarily against journalists andContinue Reading
On 13 May 2022 the Faculty of Law of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid will host a conference on theContinue Reading
The Private International Law Festival will take place on 16 and 17 May 2022 in Edinburgh. The topics that willContinue Reading
As reported in a recent post, Germany has on 29 April 2022 instituted proceedings against Italy before the International CourtContinue Reading
As announced on this blog, the VIII Congress of Private International Law of the University Carlos III of Madrid willContinue Reading
On behalf of the European Commission (DG JUST), Milieu Consulting is conducting a study on the application of Regulation (EU)Continue Reading
On 29 April 2022, Germany instituted proceedings before the International Court of Justice against Italy for allegedly failing to respect itsContinue Reading
The Court of Justice of the EU has recently handed down another judgement interpreting the Succession Regulation. The judgement inContinue Reading
The author of this post is Jachin Van Doninck, Lecturer in civil procedure, private international law and ADR at the VrijeContinue Reading
On 19 April 2022, the European Commission has launched a new page on the e-Justice Portal concerning children from UkraineContinue Reading
May 2022 starts with the hearing in C-354/21 Registrų centras, on Regulation n° 650/2012, next Wednesday. In the case atContinue Reading
In 1971, the American Law Institute published the epochal Restatement of Conflict of Laws (Second). Now, a new version isContinue Reading
Within the activities of the Jean Monnet Module “CoRiMaR” (Consumer’s Rights and Market Regulation in the European Union), the DepartmentContinue Reading
On 23 February 2022, the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate SustainabilityContinue Reading
On 5 and 12 May 2022 the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law will host an on-line conference titled Family Status,Continue Reading
Zohra Mchirgui (University of Tunis) has published a monograph on Exclusive Choice of Court Agreements under the 2005 Hague ConventionContinue Reading
On 30 June and 1 July 2022 the University of Amsterdam will host the 4th International Class Action Conference. TheContinue Reading
A new book on civil enforcement entitled Civil Enforcement in a Comparative Perspective by Wendy Kennett (Senior Lecturer in Law atContinue Reading
Christopher A. Whytock (University of California at Irvine School of law) has posted Transnational Litigation in U.S. Courts: A Theoretical andContinue Reading
While reflecting once more about the efforts to reach a forum-ius parallelism via interpretation of the grounds for jurisdiction andContinue Reading
As the readers of this blog know, the EAPIL founding conference will take place in Aarhus on 2, 3 andContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Yuliya Chernykh, who is associate professor in law at the Inland Norway University of AppliedContinue Reading
The new issue of the Revue Critique de Droit International Privé (1/2022) is out. In an opening article, Paul Lagarde paysContinue Reading
Cedric Hornung has published an inspiring book , titled Internationales Privatrecht zwischen Wertneutralität und Politik (Mohr Siebeck, 2021), about a fundamental tension underlyingContinue Reading
The Radboud University Nijmegen is organising a hybrid conference on 9-10 June 2022 dedicated to The Role of Courts andContinue Reading
In a judgment of 11 May 2021 (Stetsov v. Ukraine; final version: 11 August 2021), the European Court of HumanContinue Reading
A series of online seminars has been in launched in December 2021, organised by the team of the Vici projectContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Vincent Richard, who practices with Wurth Kinsch Olinger in Luxembourg. On 7 April 2022, the CourtContinue Reading
Toni Marzal and George Pavlakos (both from University of Glasgow) posted recently on SSRN their article titled A Relations-First ApproachContinue Reading
The final conference of the JUDGTRUST project on the application of the Brussels I bis Regulation will take place inContinue Reading
Ansgar Ohly (Ludwig Maximilian University Munich) wrote an interesting article addressing matters of jurisdiction and choice of law in tradeContinue Reading
Since the Millennium, public interest litigation has become a growing phenomenon in civil courts. Activists and NGOs are filing civil lawsuits,Continue Reading
In February 2022, a Working Group has been established within the European Association of Private International Law. The task ofContinue Reading
On 7 April 2022, the Court will deliver the judgment in C-568/20, H Limited. The request, with three questions, wasContinue Reading
On 31 March 2022, the EU Commission disclosed that it has been working on a proposal for a bilateral treatyContinue Reading
The author of this post is Martina Mantovani, Phd Candidate at the University Panthéon-Assas. Climate change litigation has increased dramaticallyContinue Reading
The author of this post is Julian Henrique Dias Rodrigues, lawyer in Lisbon. On 27 January 2022, the Lisbon CourtContinue Reading
In this post, Marylou Françoise presents her doctoral work on the role of courts in choice of law from anContinue Reading
In 2019 in Würzburg a group of young researchers from several EU Member States met for a comparative Private InternationalContinue Reading
Several French learned societies (International Arbitration Institute, Comité français de l’arbitrage, Comité français de droit international privé, French Branch ofContinue Reading
Guillaume Laganière – Professor of Law at the Université du Québec à Montréal – has recently published a monograph (basedContinue Reading
The EAPIL founding conference is fast approaching! The conference will take place onsite in Aarhus on 2, 3 and 4Continue Reading
This post was contributed by Guillaume Payan, who is Law Professor at the University of Toulon. Under the direction ofContinue Reading
The VIII Congress of Private International Law of the University Carlos III of Madrid will take place on 12 andContinue Reading
Stefan Grundmann (Professor of Transnational Law and Theory at the European University Institute, Florence, and Professor of Private and BusinessContinue Reading
The Charles De Visscher Center for International and European Law (CeDIE, UCLouvain, Belgium) will host a conference on Surrogacy andContinue Reading
As announced a few days ago on this blog, a dedicated page has been created in the website of theContinue Reading
The editors of the Italian Review of International and Comparative Law (IRIC) welcomes papers from scholars and practitioners at allContinue Reading
Mathilde Codazzi, who is a master student at the university Paris II Panthéon-Assas, contributed to this post. In a judgmentContinue Reading
The Institute for Private International and Comparative Law of the University of Cologne, directed by Heinz-Peter Mansel, is looking toContinue Reading
On 15 March 2022, Marta Requejo (Référendaire at the CJEU; Professor of Private International Law at the University of LaContinue Reading
On 1 January 2021, the divorce between the United Kingdom and the European Union became effective. Where do we standContinue Reading
The EAPIL Board has been closely monitoring the evolving situation in Ukraine during the past two weeks and established contactContinue Reading
The latest issue of the IPRax (Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts) has been published. As always, it contains aContinue Reading
The webinar What Measures Should the EU Adopt to Enhance the Protection of Adults in Europe? announced earlier on this blog,Continue Reading
This post was contributed by Christine Bidaud, who is Professor at the University Jean Moulin – Lyon 3, co-director of theContinue Reading
This post was written by Paul Eichmüller and Verena Wodniansky-Wildenfeld, University of Vienna. In a recent decision, the Austrian SupremeContinue Reading
The Special Interest Group on Family and Succession Law of the European Law Institute will host a series of webinarsContinue Reading
The EAPIL Young Research Network is looking forward to welcoming the academic and research community to the beautiful city ofContinue Reading
On 2 March 2022 the US signed the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the recognition and enforcement ofContinue Reading
Shuai Guo (China University of Political Science and Law of Beijing) authored a book titled Recognition of Foreign Bank Resolution Actions,Continue Reading
As announced a few weeks ago, the European Association of Private International Law has set up a Working Group charged withContinue Reading
In March 2022 the Court of Justice will publish three judgments and three opinions. Judgments The decisions correspond to casesContinue Reading
Mathilde Codazzi, who is a master student at the university Paris II Panthéon-Assas, contributed to this post. In a judgmentContinue Reading
The European Expertise and Expert Institute (EEEI) is seeking to recruit a project assistant for a part time position toContinue Reading
The Assas International Law Review (Revue de droit international d’Assas) is an open access online journal published once a yearContinue Reading
The environment is on – almost – everybody’s mind. In particular companies committed to sustainable investment are becoming an increasinglyContinue Reading
Gary Born (Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP) and Cem Kalelioglu (Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP) contributedContinue Reading
The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan plans to invite young scholars to present the outcome of theirContinue Reading
The French Committee of Private International Law is looking for a part-time assistant (35 hours per year). His/her main tasksContinue Reading
The European Association of Private International Law learnt with great sadness the passing of Peter Mankowski. The editors of the EAPILContinue Reading
This memorial was contributed by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Magnus. On 10 February 2022 Peter Mankowski passed away, entirely unexpected atContinue Reading
Rhona Schuz (Bar-Ilan University) has published an article Comparative Law and the Work of The Hague Conference on Private InternationalContinue Reading
The first issue of the Journal du droit international for 2022 has just been released. It contains three articles and several caseContinue Reading
The provisions of the Brussels I bis Regulation on insurance matters (Articles 10-16) are complex and often misunderstood. Now theContinue Reading
Giesela Rühl (Humboldt University of Berlin) has posted on SSRN a preview of her chapter on ‘Cross-Border Protection of HumanContinue Reading
On 5 April 2021, the Greek Supreme Court issued a judgment relating to a dispute between two German companies. The caseContinue Reading
Gilles Cuniberti (University of Luxembourg) and Sara Migliorini (University of Macau) have published a commentary in French on Regulation 655/2014Continue Reading
Francesco Parisi (Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota, Law School and a Professor of Economics at the UniversityContinue Reading
Jean-Sylvestre Bergé who is a law professor at Université Côte d’Azur (CNRS GREDEG) and a former member of the InstitutContinue Reading
In a judgment of 23 November 2021, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled that the French provisions implementing the 1986Continue Reading
The CJEU has been very generous with airline passengers when it comes to applying the rules on jurisdiction in theContinue Reading
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the prospect of an EU-wide protection for vulnerable adults, i.e., personsContinue Reading
Marc Schmitz, President of the International Union of Judicial Officers (UIHJ) and Patrick Gielen, Chairman of the joint appointment commissionsContinue Reading
This post was written by Johan Meeusen, who is a professor at the University of Antwerp and a Member ofContinue Reading
Due to the ‘semaine blanche’, February is usually a short month at the Court of Justice. However, several PIL-related activities areContinue Reading
The new issue of International & Comparative Law Quarterly (Volume 71, Issue 1) is out. Some of articles concern directly or indirectlyContinue Reading
Giovanni Zarra (University of Naples) authored a book titled Imperativeness in Private International Law – A View from Europe, with Springer/T.M.C.Continue Reading
Annexes A and B to the insolvency Regulation list, respectively, the national insolvency proceedings and national insolvency practitioners (as notifiedContinue Reading
The new issue of the Revue Critique de Droit International Privé (4/2021) is out. It contains four articles and numerous caseContinue Reading
This post was contributed by François Mailhé, who is Professor at the University of Picardy – Jules Verne. On 17Continue Reading
Samuel P. Baumgartner (University of Zürich) and Christopher A. Whytock (University of Irvine) have posted Enforcement of Judgments, Systematic Calibration,Continue Reading
The author of this post is Zhen Chen, PhD researcher of Private International Law at the University of Groningen. ConsumerContinue Reading
The editors of the European Yearbook for International Economic Law (EYIEL) welcome abstracts from scholars and practitioners at all stagesContinue Reading
The Radboud University in the Netherlands is organising a two-day symposium on 9-10 June 2022 dedicated to The role ofContinue Reading
The latest issue of the RabelsZ (Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht) has been published. It contains a number ofContinue Reading
La Ley – Unión Europea is a Spanish journal published monthly by Wolters Kluwer under the editorship of Professor FernándezContinue Reading
At the beginning of December 2021 the European Commission launched a new initiative aiming to digitalise cross-border judicial cooperation –Continue Reading
This post was written by Amy Held and Matthias Lehmann. Prima facie, it does not seem that anyone need beContinue Reading
To conclude its current research project on the national rules on jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters over non-EU defendants,Continue Reading
The 4th German-speaking Conference for Young Scholars in Private International Law will take place on 23 and 24 February 2023 atContinue Reading
The author of this post is Marco Buzzoni, Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg. On 21 December 2021,Continue Reading
David Walker, Rapporteur of the 24th International Union of Judicial Officers (UIHJ) Congress, has edited the proceedings of the event.Continue Reading
The post below was written by Matthias Lehmann, who is Professor of Private International Law at the University of Vienna.Continue Reading
The post below was written by Bernard Haftel, who is Professor of Private International Law at the University of SorbonneContinue Reading
The post below was written by Adrian Briggs QC, who is Professor of Private International Law Emeritus at the UniversityContinue Reading
This is the first contribution to the on-line symposium regarding the ruling of the Court of Justice in the caseContinue Reading
On 9 December 2021, the CJEU ruled in HRVATSKE ŠUME d.o.o., Zagreb v. BP EUROPA SE (Case C-242/20) that theContinue Reading
Daria Levina (European University Institute) posted on SSRN a paper titled The Law Governing Enforceability of Forum Selection Agreements. TheContinue Reading
On 17 November 2021, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) issued an interesting decisionContinue Reading
The fifth edition of the treatise of Horatia Muir Watt (Sciences Po Law School) and Dominique Bureau (Paris II University)Continue Reading
The latest issue of the IPRax (Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts) has been published. It contains a number of insightful articlesContinue Reading
Antonio Leandro (University of Bari) has posted Asset Tracing and Recovery in European Cross-border Insolvency Proceedings on SSRN. Tracing and recoveringContinue Reading
After the Christmas break the Court of Justice takes up again its public activity. Regarding judicial cooperation on civil matters,Continue Reading
It’s been another busy year for the EAPIL blog. The 310 posts we have published in 2021 have attracted aboutContinue Reading
On 20 December 2021, the Supreme Court of the UK delivered its judgment in Maduro Board of the Central BankContinue Reading
The periodical Polski Proces Cywilny [Polish Civil Procedure] devoted a whole issue (2021/4) to the Brussels II ter Regulation. The issueContinue Reading
The Journal of Private International Law and the Singapore Management University will hold a virtual conference on 23 to 24Continue Reading
All best wishes to the members of the European Association of Private International Law, the readers of (and subscribers to)Continue Reading
John F. Coyle from the University of North Carolina has published on SSRN an article titled The Mystery of theContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Olivera Boskovic, who is a Professor at the Université de Paris. The situation of victimsContinue Reading
The jugdment on C-251/20, Gtflix, will be published on Tuesday 21. The request for a preliminary reference of the FrenchContinue Reading
Ilaria Queirolo (University of Genova), Salvatore Patti (University of Rome La Sapienza), Carlos Esplugues Mota (University of Valencia), Boriana MussevaContinue Reading
On 25 November 2021, the Court of Justice handed out its judgement in IB (C-289/20), in which it followed the earlierContinue Reading
The European Commission (EC) set out an initiative Recognition of parenthood between Member States. As underlined by the EC, the initiative aims toContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Dr. Vito Bumbaca, who is Assistant Lecturer at the University of Geneva. In a rulingContinue Reading
Ralf Michaels, Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm and Hans van Loon have edited The Private Side of Transforming our World – UNContinue Reading
Kazuaki Nishioka (visiting Research Fellow at the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich) and Yuko Nishitani (Professor of InternationalContinue Reading
On 9 December 2021, the CJEU delivered its judgment in HRVATSKE ŠUME d.o.o., Zagreb v. BP EUROPA SE (Case C-242/20).Continue Reading
Koji Takahashi from Doshisha University Law School published on SSRN an article titled Blockchain-based Negotiable Instruments (with Particular Reference toContinue Reading
This post was written by Amy Held, LL.B., LL.M., LL.M., University of Vienna. Judgment in Silverman v Ryanair DAC [2021]Continue Reading
The Rijeka Doctoral Conference of 2021, organised by the Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka, features a severalContinue Reading
Which law applies to a tort committed in the Channel Tunnel, at 16 km from the exit on French territory?Continue Reading
On 10 December 2021, from 16.30 to 19.00 CET, a webinar in English on The Recommendation of GEDIP Concerning theContinue Reading
A series of webinars have taken place since June this year to celebrate European Law Institute’s 10th anniversary. The latestContinue Reading
Two texbooks on French private international law were recently published in a new edition. Prof. Bernard Haftel (University Sorbonne ParisContinue Reading
From November 15 to 17, the members of the Working Group on International Property Law held a first meeting inContinue Reading
As far as PIL is concerned, December 2021 at the CJEU starts with AG M. Campos Sánchez-Bordona’s opinion on C-645/20,Continue Reading
The author of this post is Burcu Yüksel Ripley, who is a Senior Lecturer in law and the Director of the CentreContinue Reading
DXB – Identities on the move – Documents cross borders is a project aimed at facilitating the dissemination and implementation ofContinue Reading
Daniel B. Listwa (Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz) and Lea Brilmayer (Yale Law School) have posted Jurisdictional Problems, Comity Solutions: Lessons forContinue Reading
This post introduces the paper by Fernando Gascón and Guillermo Schumann published in Ius Dictum, 5, 2021, The rules on lis pendens andContinue Reading
A webinar in English on Recent judgments on corporate responsibility for environmental damages will take place on 26 November 2021, fromContinue Reading
Louis d’Avout (University Paris II Panthéon-Assas) has posted a short paper in French on the Resurgence of the 1934 Franco-BritishContinue Reading
The PAX Moot is a specialised moot court competition dedicated to students interested in Transnational Law and Private International LawContinue Reading
The new edition of the Commentary on EU-Zivilprozessrecht: EuZPR authored by Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Peter Schlosser, Emeritus at the LudwigContinue Reading
The European Parliamentary Research Service of the European Parliament has issued on November 18th, 2021, a Briefing on The UnitedContinue Reading
As announced earlier on this blog, the EAPIL Founding Conference will eventually take place on 2, 3 and 4 June 2022Continue Reading
The fourth issue of the Journal du droit international for 2021 has just been released. It contains two articles and several caseContinue Reading
Facts An Austrian national (A) was born in 1975 as a woman. In 2010, at A’s request, the Austrian authoritiesContinue Reading
On 15 November 2021, the JURI committee of the European Parliament held a hearing on EU Private International Law. TheContinue Reading
On 1 December 2021, at 3 pm CET, the University of Catania will host a webinar, in French, titled DifférencesContinue Reading
On 11 November 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in Bank Sepah v. OverseasContinue Reading
In October 2021, the Spanish Supreme Court had the opportunity to show its willingness to follow the Court of JusticeContinue Reading
The University of Toulouse (France) will host a conference on Notary’s Role in Private International Law (L’office du notaire enContinue Reading
It is common practice for children to be registered in the country where they are born or where they holdContinue Reading
In a judgment of 9 November 2020, the Greek Supreme Court discussed a highly interesting issue, which is not often dealt withContinue Reading
A webinar in English on The resolution of the Institut de Droit International on Human Rights and Private International Law willContinue Reading
A new issue of the online Belgian Revue de droit international prive / Tijdschrift voor internationaal privaatrecht is now available.Continue Reading
Marco Pasqua, who has been serving as the social media manager of the European Association of Private International Law, isContinue Reading
On 19 October 2021, the European Commission adopted its 2022 Work Programme, setting out its key initiatives and the nextContinue Reading
The Research Center on Private International Law (EDIEC – EA 4185) of the University of Lyon III – Jean MoulinContinue Reading
It had to be anticipated that Brexit would have detrimental consequences for private litigants. Some have nurtured the hope, however,Continue Reading
In November 2021 the activity of the Court of Justice in the field of Private International Law appears to beContinue Reading
This post was written by Thomas Mastrullo, Associate Professor at University of Luxembourg. Background The European Commission has for severalContinue Reading
The latest issue of the IPRax (Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts) has been published. It contains a number of insightfulContinue Reading
On 27 October 2021, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered its ruling in Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) (Appellant) vContinue Reading
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Today, the Court of Justice has published its judgement in C 393/20, a request for a preliminary ruling from theContinue Reading
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This post was contributed by Hans van Loon, a member of GEDIP and of the Institut de Droit International andContinue Reading
On 15 October 2021, the two Rapporteurs of the European Parliament, Emil Radev and Nuno Melo (following a Joint committeeContinue Reading
On 12 October 2021, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment in J.C. and Others v. Belgium (onlyContinue Reading
In the last decades, Spanish academia has seen a growing number of journals devoted, exclusively or not, to PIL issues.Continue Reading
Volume 415 of the Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law published with Brill is dedicated to Mr.Continue Reading
A new version of the Insolvency Registers Interconnection search interface is now available on the e-Justice Portal. Background The EU-wideContinue Reading
Ghent University (Belgium) and its Center for the Future of Dispute Resolution organise an online conference titled Transnational Dispute Resolution inContinue Reading
The most recent issue of the Uniform Law Review contains a number of articles that are interesting from a PILContinue Reading
Routledge published a new book by Johanna Hoekstra (lecturer in Law at the University of Essex, UK) on non-state rulesContinue Reading
On 6 October 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its ruling in Skarb Państwa Rzeczypospolitej PolskiejContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Thomas Mastrullo, who is an Associate Professor at the University of Luxembourg. In a judgmentContinue Reading
On 4 October 2021, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council held in Convoy Collateral Ltd (Appellant) v Broad IdeaContinue Reading
Only one judgment on PIL matters, namely the one in C-581/20, TOTO (first chamber: judges Bonichot, Bay Larsen, Safjan, JääskinenContinue Reading
The University of Strasbourg will host a conference on Mutual Trust in the Area of Justice, Freedom and Security (LaContinue Reading
Issue 5 of 2021 IPRax has been published recently. As usual, it contains a number of insightful articles and case comments.Continue Reading
The new issue of the Revue Critique de Droit International Privé (3/2021) is out. It contains 2 articles and numerous caseContinue Reading
A partial renewal of positions, both of AGs and of judges, will take place next October at the Court ofContinue Reading
The latest issue of the Journal of Private International Law contains the following articles: Lachlan Forrester, Resulting trusts in theContinue Reading
The Revista Electrónica de Estudios Internacionales (REEI), whose current editor-in-chief is Prof. de Miguel Asensio, a founding member of theContinue Reading
On 9 September 2021, the Court of Justice handed down its judgment in UM (C‑277/20), in which, for the first time,Continue Reading
I am delighted to announce the publication of the last edition of the Code de droit international privé luxembourgeois. TheContinue Reading
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Marketa Trimble (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law) has posted The Public Policy Exception and International IntellectualContinue Reading
It is not frequent that a request for a preliminary reference on matters concerning civil and commercial litigation is assignedContinue Reading
The second issue of 2021 of the Dutch journal Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht is published. This includes the following articles: K.Continue Reading
This post was contributed by Fabienne Jault-Seseke, who is Professor at University Paris Saclay (UVSQ), and a member of GEDIP.Continue Reading
The International Law Association will celebrate its 150th anniversary all along the year 2023 through a series of webinars and, hopefully,Continue Reading
The proceedings of the conferences held under the aegis of the French Committee of Private International Law for the periodContinue Reading
The University of Udine, in Italy, will host on 16 and 17 September an on-line conference under the title European UnionContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Vincent Richard, who practices with Wurth Kinsch Olinger in Luxembourg. On 9 September 2021, the CourtContinue Reading
On 23 and 24 September 2021, the GLaw Research Network (Maastricht University) will host an “hybrid” workshop on Article 47 of theContinue Reading
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is seeking at least three interns to work onContinue Reading
On 14 October 2021 an online roundtable will take place devoted to the private international law issues relating to theContinue Reading
The Scientific Committee of the European Association of Private International Law has approved the establishment of a Working Group onContinue Reading
The third issue of the Journal du droit international for 2021 has just been released. It contains two articles andContinue Reading
Ilaria Pretelli (Swiss Institute of Comparative Law; University of Urbino) has posted Three Patterns, One Law – Plea for a ReinterpretationContinue Reading
In June 2021, the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament issued a Draft Report with recommendations to theContinue Reading
In September 2021 the Court of Justice of the European Union will deliver several decisions on PIL issues. The firstContinue Reading
Jurisdiction over branches (Article 7(5) of the Brussels I bis Regulation) is shrouded in a cloud of mystery. A judgment dated 16Continue Reading
On 9 and 10 September 2021, the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law will host the 7th Conference of YoungContinue Reading
The 15th Global Digital Encounter organized by Fide Foundation and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will take place on 8Continue Reading
A conference titled Diversity of Enforcement Titles in Cross-border Debt Collection in the EU will take place in Maribor on 3Continue Reading
Paul B. Stephan from University of Virginia School of Law has posted recently on SSRN an article titled Antibribery Law,Continue Reading
The Hague Academy of International Law has made known the programme of the summer course of Private International Law ofContinue Reading
The forth edition of Prof. Dan Jerker B. Svantesson’s book on Private International Law and the Internet is being publishedContinue Reading
The French Committee for Private International Law will hold a panel discussion on private international law and Brexit (Le droitContinue Reading
The author of this post is Erik Sinander, Senior lecturer at the Stockholm University. In a judgment of 15 July 2021, over twoContinue Reading
The creation of Lex & Forum has coincided with a groundbreaking legal and political development within the European family: theContinue Reading
The author of this post is Carlos Santaló Goris, research fellow at the MPI Luxembourg and Ph.D. candidate at theContinue Reading
The author of this post is Christelle Chalas, who is an Associate Professor at the University of Lille. Background The FrenchContinue Reading
Background In the judgment in TeamBank dated 19 January 2019, the CJEU ruled that Article 14 of the Rome IContinue Reading
As reported by Fabienne Jault-Seseke on this blog, the French supreme court for civil and criminal matters (Cour de cassation)Continue Reading
This post was contributed by Dr. Sally El Sawah, Avocat aux Barreaux de Paris et du Caire, Registered Foreign LawyerContinue Reading
After arguing that States Should Not Ratify, and Should Instead Denounce, the Hague Choice-Of-Court Agreements Convention, Gary Born received aContinue Reading
The decision corresponding to case C-262/21 PPU A, will be delivered on 2 August 2021. It corresponds to a preliminaryContinue Reading
The new issue of International & Comparative Law Quarterly (Volume 70, Issue 3) is out. Some of articles concern directly or indirectlyContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Nicolas Kyriakides, who is a practising lawyer in Cyprus and an Adjunct Faculty at theContinue Reading
The authors of this post are Lena Hornkohl, LL.M. (College of Europe), Senior Research Fellow Max Planck Institute Luxembourg forContinue Reading
The Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at the University of Oxford will host a webinar on 27 July 2021 (12.00-14.00 BritishContinue Reading
On 16 July 2021, the EU Commission has issued a Proposal for a Council Decision on the accession by theContinue Reading
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According to Frank Woud (e-CODEX Community and External Relations Manager, Ministry of Justice and Security, The Netherlands): The full potentialContinue Reading
Membership in the European Association of Private International Law entails the payment of a (small) annual fee. Fees are dueContinue Reading
Matthias Lehmann (University of Vienna) has posted National Blockchain Laws as a Threat to Capital Markets Integration on SSRN. The paper,Continue Reading
On 20 July 2021, the University of Milan will host the (on-line) Annual Conference of the EU-funded project Jean Monnet ModuleContinue Reading
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) can be defined as lawsuits intended to intimidate and silence critics by burdening themContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Alexia Pato, who is Postdoc Research Fellow at the University of McGill (Montreal, Canada). TheContinue Reading
Earlier this year, Charlotte Guillard defended her dissertation at the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas on Conflict justice and materialContinue Reading
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This is the fourth post of an online symposium on the recent judgment of the CJEU in Vereniging van EffectenbezittersContinue Reading
July is a short month at the Court of Justice, but a busy one. Already on 1 July 2021 theContinue Reading
The new issue of the Revue Critique de Droit International Privé (2/2021) is out. It contains eight articles and numerous case notes.Continue Reading
This post was drafted by Paul Lorenz Eichmüller, Vienna. This year’s third issue of the German journal “Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts” (IPRax) contains two articles andContinue Reading
Jens M. Scherpe and Elena Bargelli are the editors of a collection of essays titled The Interaction between Family Law, SuccessionContinue Reading
On 25 June 2021, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom issued a ruling in General Dynamics United Kingdom LtdContinue Reading
In a series of posts published at the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, Gary Born argues that States Should Not Ratify, andContinue Reading
This post was written by Edyta Figura-Góralczyk, University of Economics in Kraków (Poland). On 17 June 2021 the Court of JusticeContinue Reading
On 1 July 2021, the ERC Building EU Civil Justice team at Erasmus University will be organising an online seminarContinue Reading
In a judgment of 22 June 2021, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled that that liability claims against arbitrators fallContinue Reading
Andrew Dickinson and Edwin Peel are the editors of A Conflict of Laws Companion – Essays in Honour of AdrianContinue Reading
This post has been drafted by Dr. Felix M. Wilke, University of Bayreuth, Germany. A new contestant has entered theContinue Reading
In spite of the numerous studies and decades of analysis, the interface between private international law and human rights keepsContinue Reading
This is the third post of an online symposium on the recent judgment of the CJEU in Vereniging van EffectenbezittersContinue Reading
This is the second post of an online symposium on the recent judgment of the CJEU in Vereniging van EffectenbezittersContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Thomas Mastrullo, who is a lecturer at the Sorbonne Law School (Paris 1) On 31Continue Reading
The EAPIL’s Young Research Network has just launched its latest research project, which is being led by Tobias Lutzi, EnnioContinue Reading
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On 14 June 2021, the Research Service of the European Parliament released a briefing paper related to the proposal forContinue Reading
Professor Jürgen Basedow does not need any introduction. A volume published by Intersentia, titled EU Private Law. Anatomy of aContinue Reading
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The author of this post is Estelle Gallant, professor of private law at the University of Toulouse 1 Capitole. InContinue Reading
The post you are reading is the 500th post of the blog of the European Association of Private International lawContinue Reading
The Milan Law Review (MLR), run by the Faculty of Law of the State University of Milan, is a multidisciplinary andContinue Reading
The following post was written by Paul Eichmüller (Vienna). Although rules concerning the use of a name of natural personsContinue Reading
The University of Manchester Law School is seeking to recruit a Lecturer in Conflicts of Law. The new appointment isContinue Reading
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This post was drafted by Paul Eichmüller and Matthias Lehmann. Almost six years after the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal became public,Continue Reading
Louis Perreau-Saussine and Sophie Lemaire (Université Paris Dauphine) are the editors of a new book on International Mandatory Rules inContinue Reading
On 7 June 2021, the Council of the European Union has adopted a political document titled Conclusions on the Protection ofContinue Reading
The conference titled Child-friendly procedures in cases of international child abduction will take place online on 24 and 25 JuneContinue Reading
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Franco Ferrari (New York University School of Law) has published his Hague Lectures on Forum Shopping despite Unification of LawContinue Reading
Sabine Corneloup (Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas) and Jinske Verhellen (Ghent University) have recently posted on SSRN an article titled ProvidingContinue Reading
This post was contributed by Fabienne Jault-Seseke, who is Professor at University Paris Saclay (UVSQ), and a member of GEDIP.Continue Reading
In June 2021 the CJEU will rule on in two cases of interest for private international law. On 3 JuneContinue Reading
On 11 May 2021, the Juzgado de lo Mercantil nr. 17 of Madrid has submitted a request for a preliminaryContinue Reading
The Assas International Law Review (Revue de droit international d’Assas) is an online journal published once a year by the doctoral schoolContinue Reading
Ilya Kokorin (PhD Researcher at Leiden University) and Bob Wessels (Professor Emeritus of International Insolvency Law at Leiden University andContinue Reading
The second issue of the Journal du droit international for 2021 has just been released. It contains two articles andContinue Reading
Tobias Lutzi (University of Cologne) and Ennio Piovesani (University of Turin) have taken over the responsibility of chairing the EAPILContinue Reading
The author of this post is Simon Laimer of the University of Linz. By a ruling of 10 December 2020,Continue Reading
Malik Laazouzi (Paris II University) is the editor of a new book on choice of court agreements (Les clauses attributivesContinue Reading
A webinar titled 1981-2021: 40 Years Since the Accession of the Hellenic Republic to the EU – The Impact on theContinue Reading
On 12 May 2021, the Court of Justice rendered its long-awaited judgment in the case Vereniging van Effectenbezitters v. BP.Continue Reading
From 9 to 11 September 2021, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law will host a conferenceContinue Reading
The European Group of Private International Law, also known as GEDIP (Groupe européen de droit international privé), has just launchedContinue Reading
Ludovic Pailler (University of Lyon 3) has just published a monograph on respect for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of theContinue Reading
On 12 May, 2021, Advocate General Hogan delivered his opinion in Case C‑124/20 Bank Melli Iran v. Telekom Deutschland GmbHContinue Reading
For several years, Greek scholars and practitioners had no access to a periodical in Greek specialized in Private International LawContinue Reading
On 17 May 2021 (from 5 to 7 pm CET), the French Supreme Court in civil and criminal matters (CourContinue Reading
The Department of Juridical Sciences of the University of Bologna (Italy), Ravenna Campus, is organising a Summer School on TransnationalContinue Reading
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As reported by Pietro Franzina last January, the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC), which brings together the commercial courtsContinue Reading
On 12 April 2021, the Family Court of Namur, Belgium, applied the doctrine of renvoi under Article 34 of theContinue Reading
In a judgment dated 10 December 2020, the German Federal Court restricted the provision tax advice on German soil. TheContinue Reading
A joint publication of the Secretariats of UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT and the HCCH, titled Legal Guide to Uniform Instruments in theContinue Reading
On 26 April 2021, the European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the Council position at first reading in aContinue Reading
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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
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
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Monika Zalnieriute (University of New South Wales) has posted Data Transfers after Schrems II: The EU-US Disagreements Over Data PrivacyContinue Reading
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On 20 April 2021 the Commercial Court number 17 of Madrid granted provisional measures forbidding FIFA and UEFA (and anyContinue Reading
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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
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Daniel Girsberger, Thomas Kadner Graziano and Jan L. Neels are the editors of Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts,Continue Reading
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The public policy exception is used as a shield to protect fundamental domestic values in case of a contradiction betweenContinue Reading
As announced in this blog (here), Jean-Sylvestre Bergé (University of Côte d’Azur and French University Institute) has just published a monographContinue Reading
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
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In a recent ruling (No 120 of 23 February 2021, unreported) the Court of Appeal of Piraeus was asked toContinue Reading
On 8 April 2020, the UK formally applied to accede to the Lugano Convention. The one year period recommended forContinue Reading
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On 31 March 2021, the Paris main first instance court (tribunal judiciaire, formerly tribunal de grande instance) ruled on theContinue Reading
As announced earlier on this blog, the EAPIL Founding Conference will eventually take place on 2, 3 and 4 June 2022Continue Reading
On 15 and 16 April 2021, the GLaw Research Network (Maastricht University) will host an online workshop on Article 47 of theContinue Reading
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
Laura Carpaneto, Stefano Dominelli and Chiara Enrica Tuo (all University of Genova) have edited Brussels I bis Regulation and SpecialContinue Reading
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
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On 24 March 2021 the Court of Justice issued a judgement in the case of SS v MCP, C-603/20 PPU, whichContinue Reading
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Ilaria Pretelli (Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, University of Urbino) has posted Protecting Digital Platform Users by Means of Private International LawContinue Reading
It is well-known that the Succession Regulation contains specific rules relating to succession agreements in its Article 25. Inter alia,Continue Reading
Due to the uncertainties regarding the corona situation, the Scientific Council of EAPIL has decided to postpone the Aarhus EAPILContinue Reading
On 26 and 29 March 2021, the European Commission will host a webinar on the use of artificial intelligence technologiesContinue Reading
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Kurt Siehr (formerly MPI Hamburg) has posted Mandatory Rules of Third States: from Ole Lando to Contemporary European Private International Law onContinue Reading
In Re G (Abduction: Consent/Discretion) judgment issued on 9 February 2021 the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) of England andContinue Reading
A new edition of Geert van Calster’s European Private International Law. Commercial Litigation in the EU has just been published byContinue Reading
In two judgments delivered on 10 December 2020, the French Supreme Court for civil and criminal matters (Cour de cassation)Continue Reading
The University of Amsterdam in collaboration with the Open University, Maastricht University and Tilburg University are organising a conference onContinue Reading
The post below was written by Alex Layton, of Twenty Essex, London. It is the third and final contribution to anContinue Reading
The author of this post is Olivera Boskovic, who is Professor of Private Law at the Université de Paris. BackgroundContinue Reading
Based on the priorities defined for the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the area ofContinue Reading
Gustavo Cerqueira and Nicolas Nord have edited a collection of essays, mostly in French, on the ascertainment of foreign law,Continue Reading
On 5 February 2021, a seminar entitled ‘The Netherlands, a forum conveniens for collective redress?’ was organised by the Amsterdam, Maastricht andContinue Reading
This post was written by Rodrigo Rodriguez who is Professor on Insolvency Law at the University of Lucerne. Since 1Continue Reading
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On 11 November 2020, the Court of justice issued a judgment on jurisdiction under Brussels I bis Regulation in respectContinue Reading
In a judgment of 27 January 2021, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) indicatedContinue Reading
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Charlemagne Dagbedji (University of Corsica) organises a webinar (in French) titled “Effective Recognition of Non-Judicial Divorce” (L’efficacité internationale du divorceContinue Reading
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As noted earlier on this blog, on 5 March 2021, from 5 to 6.30 p.m. (CET), the European Association ofContinue Reading
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The Journal for European, Private International and Comparative Law (Zeitschrift für Europarecht, Internationales Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung – ZfRV) just releasedContinue Reading
The post below was written by Serena Forlati, Professor of International Law at the University of Ferrara. It follows aContinue Reading
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In a judgement dated 18 November 2020, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) ruledContinue Reading
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On 5 March 2021, from 5 to 6.30 p.m. (CET), the European Association of Private International Law will host itsContinue Reading
The author of this post is Ségolène Normand, Postgraduate Student in Private Law at the University of Valenciennes. Digital technologyContinue Reading
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As announced earlier on this blog, the Private International Law Interest Group of the Italian Society of International Law and EUContinue Reading
The first issue of the Journal du droit international for 2021 has just been released. It contains two articles andContinue Reading
Paul Lorenz Eichmüller (University of Vienna) has kindly provided the following post. Austria is one of the few European countriesContinue Reading
Irit Mevorach (Professor of International Commercial Law at the University of Nottingham and Co-Director of the University of Nottingham CommercialContinue Reading
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The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Supreme Site Services v. Shape (Case C‑186/19)Continue Reading
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Update — In light of the interest triggered by this post, an on-line symposium has been organised on this blogContinue Reading
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The author of this post is Estelle Gallant, professor of private law at the University of Toulouse 1 Capitole. OnContinue Reading
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On 22 February 2021, from 5 to 7 pm CET, the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan willContinue Reading
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The Private International Law Interest Group of the Italian Society of International Law and EU Law has organised a seriesContinue Reading
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The General Report on the second project led by the EAPIL Young EU Private International Law Research Network on Overriding Mandatory RulesContinue Reading
In July 2020, Luxembourg eventually adopted a statute on Civil Liability for Harm related to a Nuclear Accident. The statuteContinue Reading
In February 2019, Michael G. Faure (Maastricht University and Erasmus Law School Rotterdam) and Kévine Kindji (Maastricht University) presented toContinue Reading
An e-mail has been sent to those who registered for the second EAPIL Virtual Seminar, on Digital Teaching and Private InternationalContinue Reading
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 has been recently released by Wolters Kluwer. The monograph is written by Ewa Kamarad andContinue Reading
On 30 September 2020, the French Supreme Court for private and criminal matters (Cour de cassation) issued a remarkable decisionContinue Reading
As announced on this blog a few days ago, the second EAPIL Virtual Seminar, devoted to Digital Teaching and PrivateContinue Reading
The Comité Français de Droit International Privé has launched the 6th edition of the Committee’s Thesis Award. For detailed information,Continue Reading
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On 11 January 2021, the Tax and Law Department of HEC Paris will host an online workshop titled What future forContinue Reading
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The EU has developed a common judicial area where judgments given in one EU Member State are recognised and canContinue Reading
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Not much to be reported on the activity of the Court for January 2021 on PIL (nor for February, asContinue Reading
As reported in other blogs (see for instance here and here), the Trade and Cooperation Agreement that the EU andContinue Reading
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Elie Lenglart, a lecturer at the University Paris II Panthéon-Assas, gave an online