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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 3/2015: Abstracts
/in /by Jan von HeinThe latest issue of the “Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax)” features the following articles: Jochen Hoffmann, “Button-click” Confirmation and Cross Border Contract Conclusion Section 312j paragraph 3 and 4 of the German Civil Code (BGB) addresses and secures effective consumer protection with regard to the issue of internet-related “cost traps”. Cost traps are […]
Johannes Schmidt on Legal Certainty in European Civil Procedure Law
/8 Comments/in /by Jan von HeinJohannes Schmidt’s doctoral thesis on “Legal Certainty in European Civil Procedure Law. An Analysis of ECJ Judgments Regarding the Brussels Convention and the Brussels I Regulation.” (Rechtssicherheit im europäischen Zivilverfahrensrecht – Eine Analyse der Entscheidungen des EuGH zum EuGVÜ und der EuGVVO; Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 2015) has just been published in German. The doctoral dissertation […]
German Federal Labour Court on Foreign Mandatory Rules and the Principle of Cooperation among EU Member States
/1 Comment/in /by Jan von Heinby Dr. Lisa Günther Dr. Lisa Günther, a lawyer at TaylorWessing, has kindly provided us with the following note on the recent reference for a preliminary ruling made by the German Federal Labour Court (see Giesela Rühl’s earlier post on the Court’s press release
European Parliament’s workshop on “Cross-border activities in the EU – Making life easier for citizens”
/in /by Jan von HeinThe papers presented at the European Parliament’s workshop “Cross-border activities in the EU – Making life easier for citizens” (PE: 510.003) on 26 February 2015 in Brussels have been uploaded to the Parliament’s homepage. The papers have been collected in a single compendium that is available (as a pdf file)
Working Paper Series of the Centre for Private International Law, University of Aberdeen
/in /by Jan von HeinThe first paper in the Working Paper Series of the Centre for Private International Law is now available on the Centre’s website (please see
128th Conference of the Private International Law Association of Japan (2015)
/in /by Jan von HeinThe Private International Law Association of Japan will hold its 128th conference on Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7, 2015, at the Campus of Waseda University, Tokyo. One of the sessions includes a symposium on “Regional Economic Integration and Private International Law”. The conference programme and further information are available
Fritz Sturm 13 June 1929 – 14 March 2015
/in /by Jan von HeinWe just received the sad news that Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Fritz Sturm passed away on 14 March 2015. Fritz Sturm was professor emeritus at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and an internationally renowned expert on private international law, comparative law and Roman law. His main fields of research were international family law and the […]
Good news: Greeks and Germans talking to each other about European economic law
/in /by Jan von HeinKlaus J. Hopt, Director emeritus at the Max-Planck-Institute for Comparative and Private International Law, Hamburg, and Dimitris Tzouganatos, Professor of Law at the National University of Athens, have edited a conference volume (in German) on “The New Challenges Facing European Economic Law. With Contributions from Germany and Greece” (Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 2014). The book, which […]
Sandra Wandt on Party Autonomy in European Private International Law
/in /by Jan von HeinSandra Wandt has published an interesting doctoral thesis (in German) on „Party Autonomy in European Private International Law – A Study on the Main Codifications regarding Coherence, Completeness and Regulatory Efficiency“ (Rechtswahlregelungen im europäischen Kollisionsrecht – Eine Untersuchung der Hauptkodifikationen auf Kohärenz, Vollständigkeit und rechtstechnische Effizienz; PL Academic Research, Frankfurt/Main 2014). The thesis was accepted […]