Entries by Tobias Lutzi

Talk by Yuko Nishitani on Colonialism and Japanese International Family Law (27 Nov, 12pm noon GMT, Zoom)

This Thursday, the University of Augsburg will be hosting a talk by Yuko Nishitani (University of Kyoto) on Colonialism and (International) Family Law from a Japanese Perspektive (Kolonialismus und Familienrecht aus japanischer Sicht) 27 November 2025, 12pm noon GMT (= 1pm in Germany / 9pm in Japan) The talk will be given in German, followed […]

Crossroads in Private International Law Webinar with on ‘the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive’ at the University of Aberdeen

The Centre for Private International Law & Transnational Governance of the University of Aberdeen is continuing its Crossroads in Private International Law webinar series with a talk by Birgit van Houtert (Maastricht University) and Francesca Farrington (Groningen University) titled ‘The EU Anti-SLAPP Directive – Comparative Perspectives on Implementation’: The Centre for Private International Law & […]

Digital Governance, Regimes Theory and Private International Law. A tech diplomacy perspective

By Juliano Alves Pinto, Brazilian tech diplomat; former Deputy Consul of Brazil in San Francisco (2013–2016); State Undersecretary of Science, Technology, and Innovation (2019–2021); HCCH expert on digital economy (2023–2024); and Government Affairs Director at the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) (2024–2025) Could Private International Law be an answer to digital governance? Though this idea has […]

Call for Chapters: Digitalisation of Justice

Dr. Benedikt Schmitz (University of Groningen), the editor of an upcoming edited volume called ‘Digitalisation of Justice: Perspectives from Germany and the Netherlands’, has kindly shared this Call for Chapters with us. The volume will be published by Springer.

CJEU, Case C-540/24, Cabris Investment: Jurisdiction Clause in Favour of EU Court is Subject to Art. 25 Brussels Ia even if both Parties are Domiciled in the Same Third State

By Salih Okur, University of Augsburg On 9 October 2025, the CJEU, in Case C-540/24 (Cabris Investment), had to decide whether Art. 25 Brussels Ia applies to “an agreement conferring jurisdiction in which the contracting parties, who are domiciled in the United Kingdom and therefore (now) in a third State, agree that the courts of […]