Entries by Rui Dias

Crossing Dialogues, Disciplines and Borders: How far can Private International Law go? (Call for papers)

International Symposium | 9–10 October 2026 | Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra (Portugal) The University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research (UCILeR), in collaboration with the Associação de Estudos Europeus de Coimbra (AEEC – Coimbra Association of European Studies), is organizing the International Symposium “Crossing Dialogues, Disciplines and Borders: How far can Private International Law go?”, to […]

VII Foro de Derecho Internacional Privado (Madrid): Call for Papers

The organizers of the VII Foro de Derecho Internacional Privado have issued a call for papers for the next edition of the Forum, which will take place at the University of Alcalá (Madrid, Spain) on 29–30 October 2026. The Foro Europeo de Derecho Internacional Privado (FEDIPr) is a permanent seminar devoted to the study of […]

Dark Spots of the European Succession Regulation: A Decade of Its Application

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 […]

Seminar on International Insolvency and 2026 Seminar Series on the Reform of the Brussels I bis Regulation (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

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 […]

3 new books on Portuguese (and European) PIL

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

Call for papers: V Workshop Jean Monnet Network – BRIDGE in Sevilla

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 […]

CSDD and PIL: Some Remarks on the Directive Proposal

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 (