Today, the long-awaited ruling of the CJEU in the CDC-proceedings has been delivered. It is the first time that the issue of jurisdiction in cartel damage claim-cases according to the Brussels I Regulation is dealt with by the CJEU.
The decision can be accessed here.
Two Legal Officer positions are open at HCCH
This week the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) announced that there are two Legal Officer vacancies and noted that their “duties will include general assistance in various areas of the work programme of the HCCH as determined by… Read more…
Posted by Mayela Celis | Published on February 23, 2020
Internship applications are now open at HCCH
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH, head office in The Hague, the Netherlands) is seeking legal interns for the period July to December 2020. Applications are now open! The deadline for applications is Friday… Read more…
Posted by Mayela Celis | Published on February 23, 2020
Cultural Identity in Private International Family Law
The era of globalization is characterized by the dynamic movement of people across borders and migration in various parts of the world. The juxtaposition and coexistence of different ethnic, cultural or religious groups within society poses the challenge of accommodating… Read more…
Posted by Apostolos Anthimos | Published on February 21, 2020
Comparative Method and International Litigation, by Ronald A. Brand
Professor Ron Brand has just published a new article in the Journal of Dispute Resolution that arose from his presentation at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law. In it, he applies comparative method to international… Read more…
Posted by Charles Kotuby | Published on February 19, 2020
The most modern PIL act in the Western Balkans: North Macedonia
It took quite some time but the news is finally here: North Macedonia has an entirely new Private International Law Act. The Act was adopted by the Assembly on February 4th 2020 and it was just published in the Official… Read more…
Posted by Donike Qerimi | Published on February 13, 2020
A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of human rights lawsuits. Striking human rights cases have always enjoyed high media attention. But lately, they appear in a new dimension in Europe. The headline-grabbing “KiK” trial before the Regional Court… Read more…
Posted by Giesela Ruehl | Published on February 13, 2020
Same-sex parentage and surrogacy and their practical implications in Poland
Written by Anna Wysocka-Bar, Senior Lecturer at Jagiellonian University (Poland) On 2 December 2019 Supreme Administrative Court of Poland (Naczelny S?d Administracyjny) adopted a resolution of seven judges (signature: II OPS 1/19), in which it stated that it is not possible - due… Read more…
Posted by Thalia Kruger | Published on February 12, 2020
Milan Investment Arbitration Pre-Moot – 14-15 February 2020
Following an earlier post, here's a reminder of the First Edition of the Milan Investment Arbitration Pre-Moot. Albert Henke prepared for this reason the following announcement: On February, 14 and 15, 2020 will take place in Milan the First Edition… Read more…
Posted by Apostolos Anthimos | Published on February 12, 2020
Call for Papers: SLS Conflict of Laws Section, University of Exeter 2020
For the fourth consecutive year, the Annual Conference of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) will feature a section dedicated to Conflict of Laws. This year's iteration of the conference will take place from 1 to 4 September 2020 at… Read more…
Posted by Tobias Lutzi | Published on February 11, 2020
Trending topics in international and EU law
Maria Caterina Baruffi (University of Verona) and Matteo Ortino (University of Verona) have edited the book «Trending topics in international and EU law: legal and economic perspectives». It collects the proceedings of the conference «#TILT Young Academic Colloquium», held in Verona… Read more…
Posted by Giesela Ruehl | Published on February 10, 2020
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