Entries by Jan von Hein

A King without Land – the Assignee under the Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation on the law applicable to the third-party effects of assignments of claims

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Professor Dr. Robert Freitag, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen, has kindly provided us with his thoughts on the proposal for a Regulation on Third-Party Effects of Assigment: Article 14 para. (1) of Regulation Rome I subjects the relationship between assignor and assignee under a voluntary assignment of a claim to the law that applies to the contract between the […]

Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2/2019: Abstracts

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The latest issue of the „Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax)“ features the following articles: H.-P. Mansel/K. Thorn/R. Wagner: European conflict of laws 2018: Final Spurt! This article provides an overview of developments in Brussels in the field of judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters from January 2018 until December 2018. It provides […]

The Japanese Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 61, 2018)

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The forthcoming volume of the Japanese Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 61, 2018) will feature the following articles and case notes relating to private international law: Articles INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CONSUMER COLLECTIVE REDRESS Dai Yokomizo, Introductory Note (168) Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Special Proceedings for the Collective Redress for Property Damage Incurred by Consumers — About So-Called […]

Out now: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft

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The most recent issue of the Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft (German Journal of Comparative Law; Vol. 117 [2018], No. 4) features the following contributions:   Basel – Ein gebrochenes Versprechen? Zur Entwicklung der Bankenregulierung in der Europäischen Union und in den Vereinigten Staaten  Ann-Kathrin Kaufhold* ZVglRWiss 117 (2018) 415-428 [Basel – a Promise Broken? – Regarding […]

Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 1/2019: Abstracts

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The latest issue of the „Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax)“ features the following articles: M. Wendland: Procedural challenges within the system of international jurisdiction according to the new European regulations on matrimonial property regimes and the property consequences of registered partnerships: Well-known and innovative instruments from the experimental laboratory of the European Commission […]

Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 6/2018: Abstracts

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The latest issue of the „Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax)“ features the following articles: D. Martiny: Virtual currencies, particularly Bitcoins, in private international law and in the international law of civil procedure Virtual currencies like Bitcoins are substitute currencies that are not issued by a state and that are limited in supply. Whereas […]

60 years BIICL, 50 years Brussels Regime, 60 years New York Convention

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In 2018, not only the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) celebrates a round birthday, but also the two most important regimes for cross-border cooperation in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration – the Brussels Regime (1968), to which the United Kingdom acceded 40 years ago, and the New York Convention on the […]