Out now: Journal of Private International Law, Volume 14, Issue 3
Issue 14. 3 of the Journal of Private International Law has just been released. It contains the following articles: Maria Caterina Baruffi,
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
Out now: Issue 4 of RabelsZ 82 (2018)
/in News/by Giesela RuehlThe new issue of “Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht – The Rabels Journal of Comparative and International Private Law” (RabelsZ) is now available. It contains the following articles (summaries provided for non-English language) : Mathias Reimann,European Advantages in Global Lawyering, pp. 885-921 Jürgen Basedow, The Hague Conference and the Future of Private International […]
Netherlands Commercial Court: English proceedings in The Netherlands
/in Views/by Giesela RuehlBy Friederike Henke, Advocaat & Rechtsanwältin at Buren in Amsterdam The international demand for English language dispute resolution is increasing as the English language is commonly used in international trade and contracts as well as correspondence, not only between the trading partners themselves, but also by international parties, their legal departments and their advisors. Use of […]
Alexander Vik v Deutsche Bank AG: the powers of the English court outside of the jurisdiction in contempt of court proceedings
/in Views/by Giesela RuehlBy Diana Kostina The recent Court of Appeal judgment in
Call for Papers: Cynical International Law?
/in News/by Giesela RuehlThe Working Group of Young Scholars in Public International Law and the German Society of International Law are pleased to invite the submission of papers for a conference on Cynical International Law? Abuse and Circumvention in Public and Private International Law as well as European Law 6 – 7 September 2019, Freie Universität Berlin. Contributions […]
Waiting for Brexit: Conference in Milan (Italy) on 19 October 2018
/in News/by Giesela RuehlThe result of the 2016 Brexit referendum was not only a political shock, but also and foremost a symbolic turning point in the history of the EU. The United Kingdom’s foreseen withdrawal from the Union has given rise to many political, legal, economic and social debates. The University of Milan-Bicocca will host the conference “Waiting for […]
The new property regime regulations: Conference in Innsbruck (Austria) on 16/17 November 2018
/in News/by Giesela RuehlOn 16 and 17 November 2018, the University of Innsbruck will host a conference on the Regulations on matrimonial property and on the property consequences of registered partnerships which will enter into force on 29 January 2019. The conference, organised by Stefan Arnold (University of Münster) and Simon Laimer (University of Innsbruck), aims to discuss […]
UK government publishes paper on future of judicial cooperation in civil matters
/1 Comment/in News/by Giesela RuehlYesterday, the UK government published new paper on the future of judicial cooperation in civil matters. It sets out the UK’s vision for the handling of civil legal cases if no Brexit deal can be reached. The full paper is available
Party Autonomy in Private International Law
/in News/by Giesela RuehlAlex Mills, University College London, has written a book on party autonomy in private international law which has just been published by Cambridge University Press. The author has kindly provided us with the following summary: This book provides an unprecedented analysis and appraisal of party autonomy in private international law – the power of private […]
Wanted: Research Assistant / Doctoral Student
/in News/by Giesela RuehlI am currently looking for a research assistant / doctoral student to work at my