French Committee Issues Report on Paris International Commercial Courts
The Legal High Committee for Financial Markets of Paris issued a report on the work of the international commercial chambers ofContinue Reading
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European Parliament’s Study on the Cross-Border Legal Recognition of Parenthood in the EU
At the request of the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament, the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights andContinue Reading
Marburg Group Issues Comments on the Commission’s Proposal on Parenthood
A group of German scholars, consisting of Christine Budzikiewicz (University of Marburg), Konrad Duden (University of Leipzig), Anatol Dutta (Ludwig MaximilianContinue Reading
Commission Study on the Application of the Maintenance Regulation
The European Commission published on 13 April 2023 a study on the application of Regulation 4/2009 on maintenance obligations. TheContinue Reading
European Commission’s Brussels I Study and Jurisdiction in Employment Matters – A Disappointment
The author of this post is Uglješa Grušić, Associate Professor, Faculty of Laws, University College London. As has already been reportedContinue Reading
Study to Support a Report on the Application of Brussels I bis
The European Commission has published, on 29 March 2023, a Study to support the preparation of a report on theContinue Reading
European Parliament Study on Efficient Cooperation with the UK
Lotario Benedetto Dittrich (University of Trieste) has written a Study at the request of the JURI committee of the EuropeanContinue Reading
Apostille Handbook – Second Edition
The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) has recently published the new edition of the Practical Handbook on theContinue Reading
Private International Law in the Proposal by the UNIDROIT Working Group on Digital Assets
UNIDROIT has started an online consultation on its Draft Principles and Commentary on Digital Assets and Private Law, which MarcoContinue Reading
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HCCH Experts’ Group on Parentage/Surrogacy Issues Final Report
The Experts’ Group on the Parentage/Surrogacy Project of the Hage Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) has issued its FinalContinue Reading
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Five Takeaways from the First Meeting of the Special Commission on the Hague Adults Convention
This post was written by Pietro Franzina and Thalia Kruger, and is being published simultaneously on Conflictoflaws.net and on theContinue Reading
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The Upcoming First Meeting of the Special Commission on the Hague Adults Convention
On 9, 10 and 11 November 2022, a Special Commission devoted to the Hague Convention of 13 January 2000 onContinue Reading
GEDIP’s Reccommendation on the Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
This post was written by Hans van Loon. As reported in this blog before the European Commission on 23 February 2022Continue Reading
ILA Guidelines on Privacy Endorsed
On 23 June 2022, the Lisbon Guidelines on Privacy, drawn up by the ILA Committee on the Protection of PrivacyContinue Reading
Brussels I bis: A Standard for Free Circulation of Judgments and Mutual Trust
The JUDGTUST Project (Regulation BIa: a standard for free circulation of judgments and mutual trust in the EU) conducted byContinue Reading
HCCH Special Commission Issues Conclusions & Recommendations on Child Support and Maintenance
This post was contributed by Francesco Pesce, who is an associate professor at the University of Genoa. The very firstContinue Reading
Study to Support the Preparation of a Report on the Application of Brussels I bis Regulation
On behalf of the European Commission (DG JUST), Milieu Consulting is conducting a study on the application of Regulation (EU)Continue Reading
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Children from Ukraine: New EU Information Page about Civil Judicial Cooperation
On 19 April 2022, the European Commission has launched a new page on the e-Justice Portal concerning children from UkraineContinue Reading
EC’s Initiative on Recognition of Parenthood – An Update
The European Commission (EC) set out an initiative Recognition of parenthood between Member States. As underlined by the EC, the initiative aims toContinue Reading
Law Commission of England and Wales’s New Project on Conflict of Laws and Emerging Technology
The author of this post is Burcu Yüksel Ripley, who is a Senior Lecturer in law and the Director of the CentreContinue Reading
EU Parliament Briefing on the UK’s possible re-joining of the Lugano Convention
The European Parliamentary Research Service of the European Parliament has issued on November 18th, 2021, a Briefing on The UnitedContinue Reading
GEDIP Recommendation on the PIL Aspects of the Future EU Instrument on Corporate Due Diligence and Accountability
This post was contributed by Hans van Loon, a member of GEDIP and of the Institut de Droit International andContinue Reading
European Parliament Report on the Proposal for a Regulation on e-CODEX System
On 15 October 2021, the two Rapporteurs of the European Parliament, Emil Radev and Nuno Melo (following a Joint committeeContinue Reading
European Parliament Proposes to Regulate Private Funding of Litigation
In June 2021, the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament issued a Draft Report with recommendations to theContinue Reading
E-Commerce Meets Justice
According to Frank Woud (e-CODEX Community and External Relations Manager, Ministry of Justice and Security, The Netherlands): The full potentialContinue Reading
The Use of SLAPPs to Silence Journalists, NGOs and Civil Society
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) can be defined as lawsuits intended to intimidate and silence critics by burdening themContinue Reading
IDI Draft Resolution on Human Rights and Private International Law
In spite of the numerous studies and decades of analysis, the interface between private international law and human rights keepsContinue Reading
French Committee Proposes to Abandon Real Seat as a Connecting Factor in Company law
This post was contributed by Thomas Mastrullo, who is a lecturer at the Sorbonne Law School (Paris 1) On 31Continue Reading
European Parliament Briefing Paper on Computerised System for Communication in Cross-border Judicial Proceedings (e-CODEX)
On 14 June 2021, the Research Service of the European Parliament released a briefing paper related to the proposal forContinue Reading
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New Tripartite Legal Guide for International Commercial Contracts
A joint publication of the Secretariats of UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT and the HCCH, titled Legal Guide to Uniform Instruments in theContinue Reading
European Group of Private International Law’s 2020 Meeting: Minutes and Proposals
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
Kyoto Guidelines on Intellectual Property and Private International Law
The following text has been kindly provided by professors Toshiyuki Kono, Pedro de Miguel Asensio and Axel Metzger. The International Law Association’sContinue Reading
International Action Plan of the French Court of Cassation: Key Aspects Relevant to PIL
In September 2020, the First President of the French supreme court for private and criminal matters (Cour de Cassation), Ms ChantalContinue Reading
Asian Principles for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
The post below was provided by Catherine Shen, Project Manager at the Asian Business Law Institute. Readers of the EAPIL blog areContinue Reading
European Parliament Study on Cross Border Nuclear Safety, Liability and Cooperation in the EU
In February 2019, Michael G. Faure (Maastricht University and Erasmus Law School Rotterdam) and Kévine Kindji (Maastricht University) presented toContinue Reading
The Child Perspective in the Context of the 1980 Hague Convention
Marilyn Freeman (University of Westminster, London) has written an in-depth analysis on the Child Perspective in the Context of theContinue Reading
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EAPIL Position Paper on the EEO Regulation
The EU has developed a common judicial area where judgments given in one EU Member State are recognised and canContinue Reading
Second Edition of the SIFoCC Multilateral Memorandum on Enforcement of Commercial Judgments for Money
In December 2020, the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC), which brings together the commercial courts of several countriesContinue Reading
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Towards UNIDROIT Transnational Principles of Effective Enforcement
Complaints about the inefficiency of enforcement mechanisms at national and transnational level are not new. The insufficiency of existing national andContinue Reading
ELI Webinar on EU Conflict of Laws for Companies
In the context of the 2020 Annual Conference of the European Law Institute, the feasibility study on EU Conflict ofContinue Reading
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The Unidroit Principles and the Covid-19 Crisis
On 21 July 2020 the Unidroit Secretariat released a Note on the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts and theContinue Reading
European Parliament Study on Blockchain for Supply Chains and International Trade
Bertrand Copigneaux, Nikita Vlasov and Emarildo Bani of IDATE DigiWorld, Nikolay Tcholtchev and Philipp Lämmel of Fraunhofer Institute for OpenContinue Reading
COVID-19 Response from The Hague Conference
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and following a video message of the Secretary General, the Permanent Bureau (PB) ofContinue Reading
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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
ELI Approves Report on the Protection of Adults in International Situations
On 21 March 2020 the Fellows of the European Law Institute (ELI) have approved a Report on the Protection of AdultsContinue Reading
Mediated Agreements in Cross-border Family Disputes: the AMICABLE Project
AMICABLE, a project co-funded by the European Commission, aims to create Best Practice Tools assisting with the enforceability of mediated agreements in the EU,Continue Reading
New Volume of The Judges’ Newsletter Focusing on Urgent Measures of Protection for Children
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has published a new volume of The Judges’ Newsletter, a biannualContinue Reading
European Group of Private International Law’s 2019 Meeting: Minutes and Proposals
The European Group of Private International Law (EGPIL-GEDIP) has published the minutes (in French) of its 2019 Meeting in Katowice.Continue Reading
Common Minimum Standards of Civil Procedure: European Added Value Assessment
On 28 November 2019 the European Added Value Unit published a study accompanying the European Parliament’s legislative own-initiative report on Common minimum standardsContinue Reading
European Parliament’s study on EU Patent and Brexit
Udo Bux (Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs of the European Parliament) has written an In Depth AnalysisContinue Reading