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The call for papers is open for the X International Conference on Private International Law of the Carlos III University of Madrid, which will take place on 16 and 17 May 2024. This year’s conference will focus on recognition and enforcement of decisions in private international family law and other procedural matters. All those interested […]

In March 2023, Professor Bernd Waas, Chair of Labour Law at Goethe University Frankfurt, organised an event under the auspices of the European Centre of Expertise on EU private international law of employment. The event was an expert meeting, whose aim was to provide the European Commission with academic expertise on this particular topic, thus […]

Within the framework of the Jean Monnet Module CoME CircLE, the University of Udine, in cooperation with a consortium of European universities, now including University of Essex , De Montfort University of Leicester, University of West Timisoara, East Anglia University, University of Rijeka, University of Belgrade and University of Szeged, organizes the 17th edition of […]

Eva Jueptner (University of Dundee) has kindly shared a presentation of her book titled A Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Judgments: Why did the Judgments Project (1992–2001) Fail? published by Intersentia in 2024. A Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Judgments – Why did the Judgments Project (1992 -2001) Fail? provides the first comprehensive analysis of […]

This post was written by Mathilde Codazzi, who is a doctoral student at the University Paris II Panthéon-Assas. In a judgment of 13 December 2023, the French Cour de cassation ruled that Italian decisions establishing parentage of an adult child in her 50s could be granted exequatur for it was not contrary to French international […]

The latest issue of the IPRax (Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts) has been published. The following abstracts have been kindly provided by the editor of the journal. H.-P. Mansel, K. Thorn and R. Wagner, European Conflict of Law 2023: Time of the Trilogue This article provides an overview of developments in Brussels in the […]

On 26 April 2024, a half-day conference will be held at 9 am CET, organized by the Centre for Private International Law at the School of Law, University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana. The conference aims to explore crucial topics within the realm of private international law. The […]

Augustin Gridel (University of Lorraine) has kindly prepared a presentation in English of his monograph titled Marchés et instruments financiers en droit international privé (Financial Markets and Financial Instruments in Private International Law), published by Bruylant in 2023. The aim of this book is to describe the relationship between the law of financial markets and […]

On 19 March 2024, the Council of the European Union approved the position of the European Parliament at first reading on the proposal for a directive on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings, also known as Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs. The directive has thereby […]

The Council of the European Union on 15 March 2024 reached a final deal on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on corporate sustainability due diligence (see here and here for previous analysis on the proposal hosted on this blog). The deal comes after a series of meetings […]

A few days ago, the redesigned EAPIL website was launched. Among other things, it features a reserved area for members of the European Association of Private International Law (MyEAPIL). An automated e-mail message was sent to all the 560 members of the Association on 11 March 2024, with their personal login credentials. Several members have […]

The Rail Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment entered into force on 8 March 2024. Resolving Conflit Mobile One of the main goals of the Cape Town Convention was to resolve the perennial problem of change of applicable law governing security interests over tangible moveable assets (conflit mobile). The […]

Introduction Beverly Hills Polo Club branded goods are sold in the USA and the UK. Trade marks in the USA are owned by X. Corresponding trade marks in the UK are owned by Y. Trade mark law is territorial. Does Amazon infringe UK trade mark law by advertising the USA branded goods on its USA […]

The fourth issue of 2023 of the Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale (RDIPP) is out. Along with recent case law and materials, it features five contributions. Cristina Campiglio, Giurisdizione e legge applicabile in materia di responsabilità medica (ovvero a proposito di conflitti di qualificazioni) (Jurisdiction and Applicable Law in Matters of Medical Liability […]

The latest issue of the Journal of Private International Law (Volume 19, Issue 3) is now available. This issue features eight articles and one book review. Chukwuma Samuel Adesina Okoli and Abubakri Yekini, Implied jurisdiction agreements in international commercial contracts: a global comparative perspective, 321-361 This article examines the principles of implied jurisdiction agreements and […]

An international conference on the recast of the Brussels I bis Regulation will take place at the Skylounge of the University of Vienna on 12 April 2024. Organized by Professors Burkhard Hess, Christian Koller and Paul Oberhammer (Institut für Zivilverfahrensrecht, Universität Wien), the event will bring together representatives of the European Commission and of the […]

The Conclusions and Recommendations of the latest annual meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy of theHague Conference on Private International Law, which was held from 5 to 8 March 2024, have recently been published. The most significant developments arising from the document include the following. Legislative Work The Council noted the progress […]

The author of this post is Sara De Vido, Associate Professor of International Law at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. This post, drawn from a broader article (S. De Vido, ‘The Privatisation of Climate Change Litigation: Current Developments in Conflict of Laws‘ Jus Cogens 6, 65–88 (2024)), explores the promise of ecofeminism as a […]

A curious judgment has been rendered recently by the highest court of Germany in civil matters. The Federal Court (BGH) considers a long-term rental agreement for an apartment in Germany as a ‘purely domestic matter’ (reiner Binnensachverhalt) – even though it was concluded between a foreign state and one of its nationals, who still had […]

As announced on this blog a few days ago, the website of the European Association of Private International Law has a new look and some new contents. Take a tour of the new website and learn about who we are, what we do, and how members can contribute to the Association’s goals, including by launching […]