The European Association of Private International Law
On 23 November 2023, the UK Ministry of Justice published its response to the consultation on whether the UK shouldContinue Reading
The author of this post is Costanza Honorati, professor of EU law and private international law at the University ofContinue Reading
The Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the service abroad of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercialContinue Reading
The eighth meeting of the Special Commission set up in the framework of the Hague Conference on Private International LawContinue Reading
The Working Group charged by the Hague Conference on Private International Law with advancing the Jurisdiction Project met in BuenosContinue Reading
On 28 June 2023, the European Commission presented a package consisting of three proposals regarding the Euro currency. It includesContinue Reading
On 30 June 2023, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Council decision on the signing, on behalf of theContinue Reading
The European Parliament passed on 15 June 2023 a resolution expressing support for the accession of Ukraine to the HagueContinue Reading
The EU has decided on 24 April 2023 to establish treaty relations with Ukraine under the Hague Judgments Convention. UkraineContinue Reading
Mediation has acquired a growing and unstoppable implantation during the last years, becoming an alternative dispute mechanism for the resolutionContinue Reading
On 8 February 2023, the European Commission presented two proposals, the purpose of which is to pave the way toContinue Reading
The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) is presently conducting a public consultation regarding a set ofContinue Reading
On 15 December 2022, the UK Government launched an open consultation on its plan for the United Kingdom to becomeContinue Reading
The Experts’ Group on the Parentage/Surrogacy Project of the Hage Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) has issued its FinalContinue Reading
This post was written by Pietro Franzina and Thalia Kruger, and is being published simultaneously on Conflictoflaws.net and on theContinue Reading
On 9, 10 and 11 November 2022, a Special Commission devoted to the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 onContinue Reading
The International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS) will host a conference, jointly organised with the Société de Législation Comparée, underContinue Reading
The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit) is conducting an online consultation on the draft Model LawContinue Reading
The European Commission has announced that the European Union and Ukraine both joined the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention today. MoreContinue Reading
Council Decision (EU) 2022/1022 of 9 June 2022 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the ProtocolContinue Reading
On 19 April 2022, the European Commission has launched a new page on the e-Justice Portal concerning children from UkraineContinue Reading
On 31 March 2022, the EU Commission disclosed that it has been working on a proposal for a bilateral treatyContinue Reading
On 2 March 2022 the US signed the Hague Convention of 2 July 2019 on the recognition and enforcement ofContinue Reading
On 16 July 2021, the EU Commission has issued a Proposal for a Council Decision on the accession by theContinue Reading
The conference titled Child-friendly procedures in cases of international child abduction will take place online on 24 and 25 JuneContinue Reading
On May 4th, 2021, the European Commission issued a Communication offering its Assessment on the application of the United KingdomContinue Reading
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there Where most it promises… William Shakespeare Yesterday has been an emotional rollercoaster forContinue Reading
On 8 April 2020, the UK formally applied to accede to the Lugano Convention. The one year period recommended forContinue Reading
The author of this post is Priskila P. Penasthika, Ph.D. Researcher, Erasmus School of Law, and Lecturer in Private International LawContinue Reading
Since 2018, UNIDROIT has been studying the prospect of working on the enforcement of claims. In September 2020, it eventuallyContinue Reading
Update — In light of the interest triggered by this post, an on-line symposium has been organised on this blogContinue Reading
Pursuant to Protocol No 22 to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the EuropeanContinue Reading
2021 will be a milestone for the International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS). Driven by a powerful internationalisation movement, the newContinue Reading
In December 2019 the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) convened experts and stakeholders from around the world toContinue Reading
Complaints about the inefficiency of enforcement mechanisms at national and transnational level are not new. The insufficiency of existing national andContinue Reading
Haris Meidanis’ new article on international mediation has just appeared at the current issue (2020/2) of the Journal of PrivateContinue Reading
It is widely known that disputes related to sports are most of the times referred to arbitration. Football is ofContinue Reading
On 16 July 2020, the Government of Portugal decided to start the process whereby Portugal will, in due course, becomeContinue Reading
On 14 July 2020, Austria ratified the 1965 Hague Service Convention. The Convention is set to enter into force for AustriaContinue Reading
At its fifty-second session, in 2019, UNCITRAL considered a proposal from the European Union on applicable law in insolvency proceedingsContinue Reading
Brexit and its legal consequences was the topic of an earlier post in this blog, suggesting the United Kingdom should joinContinue Reading
Following the adoption of the Judgments Convention, on 2 July 2019, the Hague Conference on Private International Law has resumedContinue Reading
On 10 February 2020, the European Commission announced its intention to open a process of consultation to get feedback fromContinue Reading