CfP: 3rd International Seminar “The Challenges of Private International Law in Contemporary Society” – Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 4-6 November 2026

Call for Papers: 3rd International Seminar “The Challenges of Private International Law in Contemporary Society” – Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 4-6 November 2026

This Call for Papers has been kindly shared with us by Inez Lopes / University of Brasilia (UnB) and Fabricio B. Pasquot Polido / University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Following the previous editions hosted by the University of Brasilia in 2019 and 2024, the Third Seminar “The Challenges of Private International Law in Contemporary Society”, will be held from 4 to 6 November 2026 at the Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brasil. The theme of the 2026 edition is:

“Jurisdiction and Transnational Access to Justice between New Technologies and ‘The Human Side of Artificial Intelligence’”

The event forms part of a continuing initiative developed by Brazilian and international research networks in the field of Private International Law. It is articulated with academic groups and networks devoted to Private International Law, international civil procedure, international judicial cooperation, digital technologies and artificial intelligence, including the Research Group “Private International Law in Brazil and International Fora”, the Latin American Research Network on International Civil Procedure, the CNPq research project “Digital Technologies as Tools for International Judicial Cooperation, Private International Law and Comparative Law”, the Brazilian National Forum on Law and Artificial Intelligence, and members of the American Association of Private International Law – ASADIP.

The 2026 edition aims to foster interdisciplinary debate on the impact of emerging technologies and artificial intelligence on the foundations of Private International Law, domestic and regional legal systems, transnational litigation, transnational access to justice, and mechanisms of international judicial cooperation. In addition to the Working Group sessions, the Seminar will feature thematic academic panels addressing contemporary challenges of Private International Law, new technologies, artificial intelligence, international judicial cooperation and access to justice.

The Scientific Committee invites submissions of draft papers and extended abstracts, in Portuguese, Spanish or English, for presentation in the following Working Groups:

• The Human Side of Artificial Intelligence, Domestic Courts and Private International Law;
• Foundations of Private International Law and Digitalisation;
• Complex Cross-Border Litigation in Data, Technologies and Artificial Intelligence;
• International Judicial Cooperation, Digitalisation and AI;
• Artificial Intelligence and Transnational Access to Justice on a Global Scale.

The selected draft papers/extended abstracts will be presented in person during the Working Group sessions, which will take place as part of the Seminar in Belo Horizonte.

The deadline for submissions is 10 September 2026, at 11:59 pm Brasília time. Results will be announced by 30 September 2026.

Submissions must be made through the electronic form: https://forms.gle/8rknWFYgueAqdELJ9

The full Call for Papers, including submission guidelines, and information on presentations in the Working Groups, is available in the event documents folder.

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Committee (rdip.ufmg@gmail.com) and follow the news and updates on the PIL Seminar at https://pos.direito.ufmg.br/noticias/noticias/