Out Now (Open Access): Heiderhoff/Queirolo (eds), Private International Law and the European Union: Developments in Contemporary Private Law, 2026

A new volume coming out of the Programme in European Private Law for Postgraduates (PEPP) has just been published as part of the Scritti di diritto privato europeo ed internazionale series.

The book, available in open access here, focuses on the emergence of new legal personality for environmental features; protection of children; alternative dispute resolution; protection of the internal market and access to justice; SLAPPs; onlice activities and private international law; jurisdiction and choice of court agreements, and tax arbitrability.

Contributions include:

Michał Kućka: Rivers and Other Elements of Nature as Legal Persons: On the Use of Private Law Instruments in Environmental Protection (Polish Perspective)

María González Marimón: Mediation in International Child Abduction Cases in the Brussels II ter Regulation

Francesca Maoli: The EU Legislation on SLAPPs and its First “Stress-Tests” in Lawsuits Between Environmental NGOs and Corporations

Simone Carrea: Arbitrability of Tax Matters in the Context of Inter-private Dis-putes

Stefano Dominelli: Lex fori prorogati and Brussels I bis

Luana Matoso: Choice of Court Agreements and Service Out of the Jurisdiction: The Influence of the Brussels I bis Regulation on English Law After Brexit

Rosa Pla Almendros: The Relevant and Complex Role of Private International Law in the Private Enforcement of the DSA

Felix D. Pollmann, Jonathan L. T. Chu: Standard Terms in Business-to-Business Contracts under English and German Law: Comparative Assessment and Strategies for Avoiding the Application of §§ 305-310 BGB

Kai Hüning: The Hearing of the Child in Child Abduction Cases under the 1980 Hague Convention

Amber Boes: Judicial Powers in Promoting Mediation: A Paper Tiger or a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing?

Lise Van den Eynde, Ruth Sander: Conflict of Interest in Representation: Belgian ‘Novelty’ versus German Tradition

Jonathan L. T. Chu, Felix D. Pollmann: Debt, Judgment, and Security: English and German Approaches to Preclusion

Sofia Caruso: Access to Justice for Consumers and SMEs: A Competition Law Problem?

Eden Smith: Origins and Aspects of Mitigation in the Law of Damages in England and Germany

Paula Granell: Transfer Pricing and the Role of Contractual Terms in the Post-BEPS Era

Monika Chmielowiec: Towards a Framework of Tort Liability for AI: Insights from Legal Scholarship

Monika Naumovski: Consumer Safety in the Internal Market: The Harmonisation of EU Product Liability