Rome II and Defamation: Online Symposium

The focus of this online symposium, following the publication of the comparative study on the state of the laws of the Member States regarding the law applicable to non-contractual obligations arising out of violations to privacy and rights relating to personality, will be on whether the Rome II Regulation should be amended so as to cover the law applicable to such obligations. In other words, this symposium will ask whether, and to what extent, Rome II should cover choice of law in defamation.

This page will link to all of the contributions to the symposium over the next couple of weeks (newest posts at the top of the list, so start from the bottom).

• EPC on The Link between Brussels I and Rome II in Cases Affecting the Media (Mills Wade)

• Perreau-Saussine on Rome II and Defamation

• Magallón on Country of Origin Versus Country of Destination and the Need for Minimum Substantive Harmonisation

• Heiderhoff on Privacy and Personality Rights in the Rome II Regime – Yes, Lex Fori, Please!

• Boskovic on Rome II and Defamation

• Dickinson on Privacy and Personality Rights in the Rome II Regime – Not Again?

• Hartley on The Problem of “Libel Tourism”

• Von Hein on Rome II and Defamation

• Diana Wallis MEP and the Working Paper