International Commercial Courts for Germany?
This post was written by Giesela Rühl, LL.M. (Berkeley), Humboldt-University of Berlin, and is also available via conflictoflaws.net. On 25 April 2023 theContinue Reading
Category: Domestic legislation
French Debates on Desirability of National Code of PIL
The desirability of adopting a French code of private international law in a field dominated by EU law is hotlyContinue Reading
Anachronism as Legislative Art: on the Projected French Codification of National PIL (or What Is Left of It)
Dominique Bureau (University of Paris II Panthéon Assas) and Horatia Muir Watt (Sciences Po Law school) have published earlier thisContinue Reading
Jurisdiction of Courts under the French Draft PIL Code
This post, written by Pascal de Vareilles Sommières, who is a Professor at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, isContinue Reading
Parentage under the French Draft PIL Code – Part 2
This is the second and final part of a post contributed by Estelle Gallant, regarding the provisions on parentage inContinue Reading
Parentage under the French Draft PIL Code – Part 1
This post, written by Estelle Gallant, who is a Professor at the University of Toulouse Capitole, is the sixth inContinue Reading
Update on the French Consultation on the Draft Code of Private International Law
A quick update related to the public consultation launched by the French Ministry of Justice last June on the draft code ofContinue Reading
Companies under the French Draft Code of PIL
This post was contributed by Thomas Mastrullo, who is an Associate Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Luxembourg.Continue Reading
A German Perspective on the French Draft PIL Code
This post was written by Stefan Leible and Felix M. Wilke (both University of Bayreuth). It is the fourth inContinue Reading
Recognition of Marriages Celebrated Abroad under the French Draft PIL Code
This post was contributed by Fabienne Jault-Seseke, who is Professor at University Paris Saclay (UVSQ), and a member of GEDIP.Continue Reading
Launch of a Public Consultation on the French Draft Code of Private International Law
Following the release of a draft code of private international law (announced here), the French Ministry of Justice has launchedContinue Reading
Foreign Law under the French Draft PIL Code (updated)
This is the second of a series of posts on the French draft code of private international law of March 2022.Continue Reading
Renvoi under the French Draft PIL Code
This is the first in a series of posts on the French draft code of private international law of MarchContinue Reading
Towards a French Code of Private International Law?
In July 2018, the French Minister of Justice invited Jean-Pierre Ancel, a former judge of the Cour de cassation (FrenchContinue Reading
France Amends Rule on Effect of Foreign Birth Certificates
This post was contributed by Christine Bidaud, who is Professor at the University Jean Moulin – Lyon 3, co-director of theContinue Reading
French Parliament Adopts Mandatory Law to Enforce Reserved Share in Succession Matters
The author of this post is Christelle Chalas, who is an Associate Professor at the University of Lille. Background The FrenchContinue Reading
The Law Applicable to Electronic Securities: A New German Conflicts Rule
This post has been drafted by Dr. Felix M. Wilke, University of Bayreuth, Germany. A new contestant has entered theContinue 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
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
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
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
From Direct Application of European Uniform Procedures to Implementation Legislation in Romania
The European Order for Payment (EOP, Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006), the European Small Claims Procedure (ESCP, Regulation (EC) No 861/2007)Continue 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
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
Developments in PIL Domestic legislation Normative texts Social, political, historical events Views and comments
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
Developments in PIL Domestic legislation Reports, recommendations, studies etc. Social, political, historical events
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
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
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
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