Entries by Jan von Hein

Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 1/2016: 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 2015: Reappraisal The article provides an overview of developments in Brussels in the field of judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters from December 2014 until November 2015. It summarizes current […]

Romano on questions of family status in European PIL

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Professor Gian Paolo Romano (University of Geneva) has just published a highly insightful paper entitled “Conflicts and Coordination of Family Statuses: Towards their Recognition within the EU?” The briefing note was prepared on request of the European Parliament as a contribution to a workshop on “Adoption: Cross-border legal issues” for JURI and PETI Committees, which […]

Commission presents new proposals for fully harmonised directives on e-commerce

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As already announced in its Digital Single Market Strategy adopted on 6 May 2015, the Commission has, on 9 December 2015, finally presented a legislative initiative on harmonised rules for the supply of digital content and online sales of goods. The Commission explains: “This initiative is composed of (i) a proposal on certain aspects concerning […]

Peter Hay: Selected Essays on Comparative Law and Conflict of Laws

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Although it is hard to believe given his prolific writing and his remarkable fitness, American-German conflicts giant Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Peter Hay has actually celebrated his eightieth birthday on 17 September this year in Berlin. On this occasion, he has been honoured by a publication of Selected Essays on Comparative Law and Conflict […]

International Symposium on Private International Law in Asia at Doshisha University, Kyoto

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The following announcement has been kindly provided by Béligh Elbalti, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University. On December 19, 2015, a one-day international symposium on the theme of private international law in Asian countries will be held at Doshisha University, Kyoto (Japan). The symposium is organized by The Research Center of International Transaction […]

Jurisdiction for a claim for damages resulting from a breach of a choice of court agreement under Brussels I

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Mukarrum Ahmed, a barrister at Lincoln’s Inn and a doctoral researcher at the Centre for Private International Law (University of Aberdeen), has just published a working paper on “Recovering Damages for the Tort/Delict of Inducing Breach of a Choice of Court Agreement against a Claimant’s Legal Advisers: The English Court of Appeal Adjudicates on Whether […]

Save the Date: German-speaking young scholars’ conference on “Politics and Private International Law” in April 2017

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The following announcement has been kindly provided by Dr. Susanne L. Gössl, LL.M., University of Bonn: “As a group of doctoral and post-doctoral students with a keen interest in private international law (PIL), we are trying to improve the exchange between young scholars in this field. To further this aim, we have undertaken to organize […]

Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 6/2015: Abstracts

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The latest issue of the “Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax)” features the following articles: F. Garcimartin, The situs of shares, financial instruments and claims in the Insolvency Regulation Recast: seeds of a future EU instrument on rights in rem? The location of intangible assets is a key issue for the application of certain […]