Entries by Jan von Hein

Munich’s Institute of Comparative Law celebrates its 100th Anniversary: Conference on ‘Sales Law and Conflict of Laws from Ernst Rabel until Today’, 16-17 June 2016, LMU Munich

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The following announcement has been kindly provided by Professor Dr. Stephan Lorenz, LMU Munich. It was in 1916 that Ernst Rabel founded the ‘Institute of Comparative Law’ at Munich University – the first of its kind in Germany. The 100th Anniversary of the Institute, which still persists as a department of the Institute of International […]

German Constitutional Court on a Judge‘s Duty to Take the European Evidence Regulation and the Hague Evidence Convention into Account

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In a recent order of 14 September 2015 – 1 BvR 1321/13, the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) has held that the right to effective judicial protection (Article 2(1) in conjunction with Article 20(3) of the German constitution) is violated if, in a cross-border case, a court fails to investigate the facts of the case […]

Call for Papers: “Recent Developments in Private International Law” at Moldova State University

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The following announcement has been kindly provided by Mihail Buruiana, Senior Lecturer, State University of Moldova. The Faculty of Law of Moldova State University in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, will host an international conference dealing with “Recent Developments in Private International Law” on Thursday, 20 October, and Friday, 21 October 2016. Prospective speakers are kindly […]

EUI releases Comparative Study on the Calculation of Interest on Antitrust Damages

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The following announcement has been kindly provided by Vasil Savov, CDC, Brussels. The European University Institute (EUI) Law Department in Florence, Italy, has just released a comparative study on the calculation of interest on damages resulting from antitrust infringements. It is highly topical, as the EU Member States are in the process of implementing Directive […]

Job Opening at the University of Halle-Wittenberg (Germany): Native English Speaker

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The following announcement has been kindly provided by Professor Dr. Christoph Kumpan, University of Halle-Wittenberg: Professor Dr. Christoph Kumpan, University of Halle-Wittenberg, is looking to hire a highly skilled and motivated individual to work as a part-time (50%) research assistant beginning June 2016 or sooner. Applications should be submitted no later than April 15, 2016. […]

Job Opening: Research Assistant in Private International Law at the University of Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)

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The following announcement has been kindly provided by Professor Dr. Christoph Kumpan, University of Halle-Wittenberg: Professor Dr. Christoph Kumpan, University of Halle-Wittenberg, is looking to hire a highly skilled and motivated individual to work as a part-time (50%) research assistant beginning May 2016. Applications should be submitted no later than April 15, 2016. The position […]

Fourth “journées Mohamed Charfi de droit international privé” colloquium in Tunis

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The following announcement has been kindly provided by Béligh Elbalti, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University. Since 2008, the Research Unit on International Private Relations, Commerce, Arbitration and Migrations of the Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis (Carthage University) has been organizing the “journées Mohamed Charfi de droit international privé” […]

Fintech – What You Need to Know

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Financial technology (Fintech) describes the way in which technological innovations transform financial services. Examples are bitcoin, PayPal or crowdfunding. These new phenomena not only raise important regulatory concerns, but also difficult conflict-of-laws questions. They will be addressed at a conference hosted by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and organized by Eva […]