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
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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