European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL)
We are happy to officially announce that the
About Giesela Ruehl
Giesela is a Professor of Private International Law at Humboldt-University Berlin (Germany). She has been an editor of conflictoflaws.net since 2011. From 2017 to 2019 she was general editor of the blog.
Entries by Giesela Ruehl
Reminder: EAPIL 2020 Conference on Private International Law in Aarhus (Denmark)
/in News/by Giesela RuehlAs noted earlier on this blog, we will celebrate the forthcoming establishment of the European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL) at a conference to be held at
The Work of the HCCH and Australia: The HCCH Judgments Convention in Australian Law
/in Views/by Giesela RuehlWritten by Michael Douglas, Mary Keyes, Sarah McKibbin and Reid Mortensen Michael Douglas, Mary Keyes, Sarah McKibbin and Reid Mortensen published an article on how the implementation of the HCCH Judgments Convention would impact Australian private international law:
Call for Proposals: Special Issues in the Maastricht Journal
/in News/by Giesela RuehlThe Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law warmly invites for submitting a proposal for a special issue to be published in the upcoming year’s Volume of the Maastricht Journal. The Maastricht Journal announces deadlines each year for the submission of proposals for a special issue, the next one is on: 20 January 2020 A […]
DynamInt: Postdoctoral Fellowships at Humboldt-University Berlin
/in News/by Giesela RuehlThe new Doctoral Training Group
DynamInt: 7 PhD positions at Humboldt-University Berlin
/in News/by Giesela RuehlThe Faculty of Law of Humboldt-University Berlin invites applications for 7 doctoral positions (Research fellowships with 3/4-part-time-employment – E 13 TV-L HU1, third party funding, short-term until 30 November 2021, prolongation is possible; engagement intended until 1 December 2019) Job description: Research activities in the doctoral programme “Dynamic Integration – Law in-between Harmonisation and Plurality […]
Out now: RabelsZ 4/2019
/in News/by Giesela RuehlThe latest issue of RabelsZ has just been published. It contains the following articles: Olaf Meyer, Parteiautonomie bei Mehrrechtsstaaten (Party Autonomy in States with More than One Legal System), pp. 721 et seq Where parties’ choice of law in private international law is limited to states with which they have reasonably close ties, similar restrictions […]
3rd IBA Litigation Committee Conference on Private International Law
/in News/by Giesela RuehlOn 24 and 25 October, the 3rd IBA Litigation Committee Conference on Private International Law will take place in Palazzo Turati, Milan, Italy. It will deal with Brexit, International Commercial Courts and Sanctions. More information are available on the
German Federal Supreme Court awards damages for violation of a choice of court agreement
/1 Comment/in News/by Giesela RuehlWith judgment of 17 October 2019 (III ZR 42/19) the German Federal Supreme Court held that a contracting party may be entitled to compensation for the costs incurred through the violation of a choice of court agreement. The basic facts and the main reasoning of the Court are summarized below. The full press release (in German) […]
Conference in Verona on 15 November 2019 on “Children Protection in the EU: New Rules and National Trends”
/in News/by Giesela RuehlThe conference represents the final event of the project “C.L.A.S.S.4EU – 4EU training sessions on family law regulations for Cross-border Lawyers And Social Services” (JUST-JTRA-EJTR-AG-2016-763874,