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
Category: Domestic legislation
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
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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
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