Entries by Matthias Weller

Out now: ‘Direct Jurisdiction’ by Anselmo Reyes and Wilson Lui

  The second thematic volume in the series Studies in Private International Law – Asia looks into direct jurisdiction, that is, the situations in which the courts of 15 key Asian states (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and India) are prepared […]

Rescheduled: “The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention: Prospects for Judicial Cooperation in Civil Matters between the EU and Third Countries” – Conference (now) on 9 and 10 September 2022, University of Bonn, Germany

HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention Repository Rescheduled: “The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention: Prospects for Judicial Cooperation in Civil Matters between the EU and Third Countries” – Conference (now) on 9 and 10 September 2022, University of Bonn, Germany As a result of the ongoing pandemic situation, we decided to reschedule the Conference to Friday and Saturday, 9 […]

Third-party Funding and E-Justice in International Dispute Resolution – Jean Monnet Module Annual Conference – 20 July 2021, Università degli Studi, Milan [live streaming]

On July 20, 2021 (14.00 – 19.00), Università degli Studi, Milan will host (in streaming) the Annual Conference of the EU-funded project Jean Monnet Module on “Multilevel, Multiparty and Multisector Cross-Border Litigation in Europe”. The topic of this year – “Incentives and Challenges to Transnational Access to Justice” – will be addressed by distinguished panelists in two Round-Tables […]

Chinese Private International Law

Chinese Private International Law Edited by Xiaohong Liu and Zhengyi Zhang Written with the assistance of a team of lecturers at the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, this book is the leading reference on Chinese private international law in English. The chapters systematically cover the whole of Chinese private international law, not just […]

Webinar: Roundtable on the position of the European Union on the Singapore Convention on Mediation

The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements resulting from Mediation (the ‘Singapore Convention’) entered into force on 12 September 2020. However, the Convention has not been signed by the EU or its Member States. What keeps the EU or its member states from signing the Singapore Convention on Mediation? Experts will discuss pertinent aspects […]