Agrégateur de flux

Edited by: 

Dr Chukwuma Okoli, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Dr Eghosa O. Ekhator, University of Derby, United Kingdom

Professor Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Professor Ralf Michaels, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Germany

Hans van Loon, Netherlands 

OVERVIEW 

The Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy invites scholarly articles for publication in a special issue focusing on the theme “Private International Law and Sustainable Development in Africa.” This is an area with limited scholarship in Africa, as most research has traditionally emphasized substantive laws, often neglecting the critical role of private international law in sustainable development. Interested researchers should consider themes such as the ones explored in Michaels/Ruiz Abou-Nigm/Van Loon (eds.) (2021): The Private Side of Transforming our World – UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the Role of Private International Law. Proposals should emphasise private international law and sustainable development issues that are of particular relevance to the African context.

We encourage researchers to explore the intersection of private international law and sustainable development in relation to issues such as environmental protection, corporate social responsibility, and the protection of vulnerable groups (for example, employees, consumers, migrants, and indigenous peoples). Interesting topics in private international law could include how multinational companies are held accountable to host communities in Africa regarding cross-border environmental issues including climate change, as well as social and economic sustainability. Researchers could engage with the regulatory framework for multinational companies in cross-border transactions affecting corporate social responsibility in Africa, and the enhancement of human rights standards and social justice in cross-border employment matters in Africa .They might also wish to reflect on the implications for Africa of the new EU Directive 2024/1760 on corporate sustainability due diligence, and of similar due diligence legislative initiatives deployed at the national level in different countries. Other relevant topics include the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and its relationship with private international law and sustainable development, as well as the harmonization of private international law in Africa and its relation with sustainability goals, regional economic integration, abuses of party autonomy in international commercial contracts, and the appeal of international commercial adjudication in Africa. These are all themes that can be explored from a sustainability perspective.

We are particularly interested in innovative academic approaches that address these themes within the African context. We welcome proposals from all approaches, including critical, doctrinal, analytical, conceptual, reflexive, interdisciplinary, post-critical and speculative traditions of law, that enable a serious scholarly reflection on private international law and sustainable development. Contributions will start filling a significant gap in the literature and promote a deeper understanding the relationships, the impact and the potential of private international law in sustainable development in Africa.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 

Applicants are invited to submit a research proposal of up to 500 words, together with a short CV in the same document. Submissions should be sent to c.okoli@bham.ac.uk, and copy E.Ekhator@derby.ac.uk, andinfo@ogeesinstitute.edu.ng by 10 January, 2025 with the email subject clearly marked “Submission Proposal – Special Issue JSDP – PIL and Sustainable Development in Africa”.

Proposals will be reviewed by the editors and selected participants will be informed by the end of January 2025.

Full draft of selected papers of up to 8,000 words inclusive of footnotes should be submitted by 30 June 2025 following the ‘submission guidelines’ section of The Journal of Sustainable Development and Policy: https://www.ogeesinstitute.edu.ng/submissions.

The editors are seeking opportunities for funding to support a conference in late 2025 to discuss draft papers in advance of publication of the special issue in early 2026.

ABOUT THE PROJECT 

Read more about the project The Private Side of Transforming our World – UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the Role of Private International Law here 

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Since 2015, the regular publication of the survey has been ensured by Professor He Qisheng of Peking University Law School under the title “Chronology of Practice: Chinese Practice in Private International Law”. (For previous announcements on this blog, see the posts for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Annual surveys for the years 2013 to 2018 are also available on Professor He’s SSRN page.) Professor He’s dedication to maintaining and expanding the annual survey has been instrumental in ensuring it remains an indispensable resource for the field, while making information on private international law in China readily accessible to non-Sinophone researchers.

With that said, the  Chronology of Practice: Chinese Practice in Private International Law in 2023 is now available, marking the 11th consecutive annual survey since 2015. This year’s edition is particularly noteworthy as it includes English translations of recently enacted legal provisions, include among others:

• The new provisions on international jurisdiction (Chapter 24, “Jurisdiction” of the Civil Procedure Law (2023 Amendment), Arts. 276–282),
• Provisions on service of process and taking of evidence (Chapter 25, “Service of Process, Taking of Evidence, and Periods” of the Civil Procedure Law (2023 Amendment), Arts. 283–287),
• Provisions on foreign judgments (Arts. 293–296 of the Civil Procedure Law (2023 Amendment)), and
• The Supreme People’s Court Interpretation on Certain Issues Concerning the Application of the Law of the PRC on the Application of Law to Foreign-Related Civil Relations (II) (Arts. 1–13).

Like its predecessors, this year’s survey provides important updates and further enhances accessibility to key legal developments for researchers and practitioners of private international law.

 

The abstract of 2023 survey reads as follows:

The survey of the Chinese practices in private international law in 2023 highlights the following aspects: First, four new laws and two administrative regulations, three judicial interpretations by the Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) have been formulated, and six groups of 44 typical cases have been selected by the SPC. Notably, China acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention this year. Additionally, Chinese courts concluded 24,000 foreign-related civil and commercial cases, 16,000 maritime cases, and 16,000 commercial arbitration judicial review cases. Second, Part IV of the Civil Procedure Law was amended to include new provisions addressing jurisdiction, service of process abroad, taking of evidence and periods, as well as recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. These new rules and relevant cases are presented throughout the Survey. Third, the application of international treaties and practices has emerged as a significant topic, with new rules in the Foreign Relations Law and the SPC Interpretation of International Treaties and International Practices. Additionally, the SPC selected 14 representative cases in this regard. Fourth, concerning the ascertainment of foreign laws, the SPC issued two judicial interpretations and selected three relevant cases. Fifth, regarding the judicial review of arbitration cases, the SPC has selected several Typical Cases of Judicial Review of Arbitration, which serve as significant guiding examples.

 

The table of content of the paper is as follows:

I. Introduction

II. Overview

• II.A. Report on the Work of the SPC in 2023
• II.B. New laws and the SPC’s judicial interpretations
• II.C. Typical cases

III. Jurisdiction

• III.A. Rules in the Civil Procedure Law 2023
• III.B. Choice of court agreement
  • III.B.i. Standard terms and conditions
  • III.B.ii. Asymmetric choice of court agreement
• III.C. Forum non convenience

I.V. Choice of law

• IV.A. Characterization
• IV.B. Ascertainment of foreign law
  • IV.B.i. SPC Private International Law Interpretation II
  • IV.B.ii. SPC Decision on Amending the CICC Provisions
  • IV.B.iii. Cases on ascertainment of foreign laws
• ?IV.C. Extraterritoriality of Chinese laws

V. International conventions and international practices

• V.A. Foreign Relations Law
• V.B. SPC Interpretation of International Treaties and International Practices
• V.C. Cases on the application of international conventions
• V.D. Cases on the application of international practices

VI. Service of process, taking of evidence and periods

• VI.A. Rules in the Civil Procedure Law 2023
• VI.B. Service of process abroad
• VI.C. Evidence
• VI.D. Apostille

VII. Foreign Judgments

• VII.A. Rules in the Civil Procedure Law 2023
• VII.B. Cases about recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments

VIII. International arbitration and foreign arbitral awards

• VIII.A. Rules in the Civil Procedure Law 2023
• VIII.B. Judicial review of arbitration

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PART 1 – General Report

La Localisation du Dommage en Droit International Prive?, Rapport Général 3

Olivera Boskovic

 

PART 2 – National Reports

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China 134

Zhengxin Huo and Zheng Sophia Tang

Colombia 147

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Czech Republic 160

Monika Pauknerová and Magdalena Pfeiffer

France 190

Par Ludovic Pailler

Germany 213

Wolfgang Wurmnest and Benedikt Wössner

Hungary 260

Tamás Szabados

Italy 275

Angelo Davì

Japan 334

Naoshi Takasugi

Poland 361

Micha? Wojewoda and Marcin Kostwi?ski

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Serban-Alexandru St?nescu, Teodora-Maria Bantas-V?duva and Ana-Maria Dimofte

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Turkey 452

Cemile Demir Gökyayla and Candan Yasan Tepeta?

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United States 515

Patrick J. Borchers

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