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On 15 May 2026, the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra will host the conference “Dark Spots of the European Succession Regulation: A Decade of Its Application” (“Pontos Negros do Regulamento Europeu das Sucessões: Uma década da sua aplicação”). The conference aims to discuss some of the most controversial, uncertain and unresolved issues […]
The Área de Derecho Internacional Privado of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) announces two initiatives of particular interest for scholars and practitioners of private international law. 1. Seminar: Nuevas perspectivas de la insolvencia internacional: reestructuraciones preconcursales y concursales On Friday, 6 March 2026 (12:45), a seminar will be held at the Faculty of Law […]
What does it mean to respect family life in modern Europe? With families increasingly diverse and cross-border by nature, the concept of family law is undergoing profound legal, cultural, and institutional changes. A newly published academic volume — El Derecho de Familia a la Luz del Derecho Fundamental Europeo al Respeto a la Vida Familiar […]
Guest post by Gustavo Ferraz de Campos Monaco, Full Professor of Private Internacional Law – University of São Paulo In Brazilian law, the regulation of conflicts of laws is still based on a legislation from 1942, during a dictatorial regime, which explains its inspiration from the Italian fascist regime. The values prevailing in Brazilian society […]
For those able to read Portuguese, 3 new books of great interest have been published in the last months. In January 2025, Professor Luís de Lima Pinheiro published a new, 4th edition of Volume I of the treatise on
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The Jean Monnet Network – BRIDGE project, cofunded by EU Erasmus+ Programme, and the Latin American Center of European Studies invite the academic community to submit scientific papers to the V Workshop Jean Monnet Network on “Private International Law in relations between the European Union and Latin America”, which will be held in hybrid format […]
by Rui Dias On 23 February 2022, the European Commission published its proposal of a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD) in respect to human rights and the environment. For those interested, there are many contributions available online, namely in the Oxford Business Law Blog, which dedicates a whole series to it (
by Aline Beltrame de Moura, Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, in Brazil On November 9, 2021, at 4 pm (BR time – GMT -03:00), the Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Santa Catarina will hold a virtual conference, called II Jean Monnet Network Seminar – BRIDGE “Migration and Citizenship in […]
The Jean Monnet Network – BRIDGE project, cofunded by EU Erasmus+ Programme, and the