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Selon la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme, la chambre criminelle de la Cour de cassation a méconnu le droit à la présomption d’innocence en rendant un arrêt indiquant que le requérant avait « participé à un concert frauduleux visant à masquer une situation financière obérée », ce qui tend à insinuer une possible condamnation pénale, alors que l’intéressé était seulement mis en examen à la date du jugement.

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The author of this post is Nishat Hyder-Rahman, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MSCA Impact Fellowship Programme, Department of Private and Economic Law, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. On 28 March 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on the case of Verhoeven v France. The case concerned whether the French courts’ application of the Hague Convention […]

Comme d’habitude, la période mai/juin qui n’est entrecoupée par aucune période de vacances a fourni en 2024 un fort contingent d’arrêts et de décisions. Pour être abondante, la récolte n’est pas des plus spectaculaires malgré une stigmatisation de plus en plus accentuée de la Russie ou un surprenant refus du droit à l’aide médicale à mourir. On n’y relève, en effet, que deux arrêts de Grande chambre et les arrêts et décisions concernant la France y sont relativement discrets.

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The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) will be hosting the 13th International Forum on the electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP) together the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan and the Maqsut Narikbayev University on 21 and 22 October 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The full announcement reads as follows:

The e-APP is an integral part of the operation of the HCCH 1961 Apostille Convention. The e-APP is designed to ensure the practical, effective and secure operation of the Apostille Convention in an environment of constant technological development.

The International Forum on the e-APP gathers experts and stakeholders from around the world and provides a unique international platform for governments, organisations, and the private sector to learn more about the benefits of the e-APP, to promote its effective implementation, and to discuss the latest developments in relation to the e-APP worldwide.

The e-APP Forum will be held for the first time in Central Asia and will be jointly organized by the HCCH, the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan, and the Maqsut Narikbayev University. Participants are encouraged to attend this event in person, if possible.

Registration is possible here.

 

The author of this post is Lydia Lundstedt, who is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at Stockholm University, and currently a STINT fellow at the University of Botswana. In the interest of transparency, the author makes known that she previously wrote an expert legal opinion on behalf of BSH Hausgeräte. On 5 September 2024, […]

Christine Budzikiewicz (University of Marburg), Konrad Duden (Institute for Foreign and European Private and Procedural Law at the University of Leipzig), Anatol Dutta (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) Tobias Helms (University of Marburg) and Claudia Mayer (University of Regensburg) authored The Marburg Group’s Comments on the European Commission’s Parenthood Proposal with Intersentia. The European Commission’s […]

On 5 September 2024, the CJEU delivered its judgment in HUK-COBURG-Allgemeine Versicherung II (Case C-86/23) and established a number of requirements limiting the application of overriding mandatory provisions under Article 16 of the Rome II Regulation. The judgment makes it clear that the Court considers that these new requirements are equally applicable in the context of […]

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Concurrence
Selon l’avocate générale Medina, le refus opposé par Google de fournir aux tiers un accès à la plate-forme Android Auto peut constituer une infraction aux règles de la concurrence

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Le défaut de publication des mesures d’assainissement d’un établissement de crédit n’entraîne ni l’invalidation de ces mesures ni l’inopposabilité de leurs effets dans un autre État membre

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Procès équitable : les mineurs poursuivis pénalement doivent avoir la possibilité concrète et effective d’être assistés d’un avocat

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Relations extérieures
Un notaire ne viole pas les sanctions contre la Russie lorsqu’il authentifie la vente d’un immeuble qui appartient à une société russe non listée

Johannes Ungerer (University of Oxford and Notre Dame Law School) has published recently his article German Law’s Dilemma with Punitive Damages: German Federal Court of Justice, Judgment of 4 June 1992, Case IX ZR 149/91 (BGHZ 118, 312) on SSRN. The article is included also in the volume edited by James Goudkamp and Eleni Katsampouka titled […]

The Centre for Private International Law and Transnational Governance at the University of Aberdeen published several blog posts on Perspectives on Law in a Transnational Context. The blog post series explores the transnational tendencies in applying laws and rules of law and critically assesses their purpose from different legal and ethical perspectives.

The blog post series started with the post ‘Tracing the Transnational Evolution of Commercial Law’, exploring transnational commercial law’s development from its roots in Roman law to modern international commercial arbitration, authored by Jonathan Ainslie and Patricia Živkovi?. It highlights the transnational nature of legal authority, starting with the ius commune and lex mercatoria in medieval Europe, which laid the foundation for cross-border commercial practices and principles for dispute resolution which had cross-border application. The post further examines how international arbitration today employs a similar transnational methodology, allowing arbitrators to apply non-state laws and broader principles, thus challenging the traditional notion of state authority as the sole source of legitimate legal rules.

In the next blog post,Gloria Alvarez discusses the concept of ex aequo et bono as the applicable law in international arbitration from a transnational perspective. The author lays out the meaning – and value – of ex aequo et bono beyond the principles of good faith and equity established in common and civil systems. To do so, the blog makes reference to cases in international investment treaty practice, where ex aequo et bono has been put to test regarding its practical limitations and criticisms.

Alice Krzanich‘s blog explores transnational women’s legal history, focusing on the reform of sexual slander laws affecting women in the 19th century. The author highlights how common law jurisdictions like New Zealand, Australia, the U.S., and Canada enacted legislation that removed the need for women to prove economic loss (special damage) in slander cases involving accusations of unchastity. This legal evolution, sparked by shared dissatisfaction with restrictive defamation laws, illustrates how domestic legal changes often reflected broader transnational trends inspired by legal reforms in other common law nations. Additionally, while these reforms empowered women, they also reinforced certain sexist and racial stereotypes, demonstrating the duality in their impact. Through this case study, Krzanich emphasises how global legal movements influenced women’s rights across different jurisdictions.

Francesca Farrington‘s blog, ‘Oil in the Amazon’, explores how corporate power may influence the development and application of transnational legal norms through an analysis of the Chevron-Ecuador case. Farrington examines how Chevron were able to leverage their corporate power to the disadvantage of victims of corporate polluting and influence the development of key legal norms that govern transnational accountability. The case highlights how corporations can shape legal norms to their advantage, often reinforcing global inequalities and perpetuating historical power imbalances.

Nevena Jevremovic’s post, ‘“Rhetorical Community” and the Question of Equality in the Vienna Sales Convention’, explores the CISG (Vienna Sales Convention) in its broader political context. As a uniform legal text, the CISG constitutes a rhetorical community where discourse is essential in the continuity of uniform law among the different legal, social, and political context of its members. Jevremovic emphasises that the inequalities present during the CISG’s creation (and in contemporary trade) do not occupy a prominent place in the CISG’s discourse. She critiques the market-focused application of the CISG, arguing that it overlooks socio-economic inequalities and colonial legacies that still impact global trade. The blog post calls for a more inclusive interpretation of the CISG to address disparities among contracting parties.

The Centre for Private International Law has expanded its core scope of research and teaching activities over the modes of transnational governance. To reflect these changes, in 2024, the Centre’s mission was formally broadened due to globalisation tendencies in law, and the Centre was renamed ‘the Centre for Private International Law and Transnational Governance’. This blog series enhances the understanding of specific aspects of transnational governance and its fundamental connection to the field of private international law.

We welcome any commentaries or additional views on this and other topics.

The Centre for Private International Law at the University of Aberdeen published its newest blog post series in early August. This series is based on the keynote speeches and panel discussions from the 2024 PAX Moot Half Day Conference, held on 26 April 2024 in Ljubljana. The insightful event was co-organised by the Centre for Private International Law of the University of Aberdeen, the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana, and the PAX Moot Project, co-funded by the European Commission.

The conference, titled ‘Private International Law in Dispute Resolution,’ brought together leading experts to explore the evolving landscape of private international law and its role in resolving cross-border disputes. Throughout the series, the speakers reflected on their key themes and the discussions that emerged from the event, providing practical insights that can be applied in real-world scenarios.

The first post brings you Professor Ronald Brand’s opening keynote speech on drafting choice of court and arbitration agreements, exploring private international law points from a transaction planning perspective.

The second post, Business and Human Rights Litigation and Private International Law, highlights findings shared by panellists on sustainability and private international law, and human-rights-related torts in the private international law of the European Union.

The third post, The Law Applicable to the Arbitration Agreement, will deliver on the legal complexities and considerations in determining the applicable law for arbitration agreements, especially in light of the latest amendments to the 1996 English Arbitration Act.

Finally, the fourth post provides a new perspective on the impact of globalisation on private international law, arguing that the so-called neutrality of private international law is becoming a fiction embedded in a very specific liberal and Eurocentric worldview.

The central theme of the latest issue of the Revue critique de droit international privé (announced on this blog here) is migration. While most of the articles focus on the new French statute to control immigration and improve integration, Hans van Loon takes a broader perspective and argues in the opening article (La nécessité d’un cadre […]

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Gestion indirecte du budget de l’Union : selon le Tribunal, la décision de la Commission refusant à IMG la reconnaissance du statut d’organisation internationale est légale

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Concurrence
Concentration Illumina-Grail : la Cour annule l’arrêt du Tribunal et les décisions par lesquelles la Commission a accueilli des demandes d’autorités nationales de concurrence visant à faire examiner le projet de concentration

The 115th Annual Conference of the Society of Legal Scholars will take place at the University of Bristol between 3 and 5 September 2024. The conference will focus on the theme Learning from Others: Lessons for Legal Scholars? The Conflict of Laws section, coordinated and moderated by Michiel Poesen (University of Aberdeen) and Patricia Zivkovic (University of […]

Back to normal activity as of 3 September, here is the planning in relation to cases on private international issues for this month. Advocate General N. Emiliou’s second opinion in case C-339/22, BSH Hausgeräte, expected in July (see here), was re-scheduled and should be delivered on Thursday 5. On the same day, Advocate General J. Richard […]

Following the publication of the book Research Methods in Private International Law: A Handbook on Regulation, Research and Teaching (Elgar, 2024), edited by Xandra Kramer and Laura Carballo Piñeiro (see our earlier news item), we are organising two launch events.

The first webinar is on 10 September 2024, from 10-12 CEST. After a brief introduction by the editors, eminent contributors to the book will present their views on methods of regulation, research and education in private international law. Topics addressed include recognition as a method, European law perspectives, the essence of comparative law, law & economics, and feminism in private international law.

• The webinar is co-organised by the University of Vigo. Speakers are Dulce Lopes (University of Coimbra), Adriani Dori (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Diego P. Fernández Arroyo (Sciences Po Law School Paris), Giesela Rühl (Humboldt University of Berlin), and Mary Keyes (Griffith University of Brisbane). You can register here.

The second webinar is on 23 September 2024, from 10-11.30 CEST. This webinar will zoom in on the importance and methodology of education in private international law, addressing general educational aspects in different jurisdictions including The Netherlands, India, UK, and Nigeria from the perspective of colonialism and history, the significance of teaching PIL, curriculum development, the use of AI, design of assessment, etc .

• This webinar is co-organised by the University of Vigo, the American Society of International Law (ASIL) and hosted by the University of Sydney (moderated by Jeanne Huang). Speakers are Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm (University of Edinburgh), Chukwuma Okoli (Birmingham Law School), Abubakri Yekini (University of Manchester), Ramani Garimella (South Asian University) and Aukje van Hoek (University of Amsterdam).You can register here.