Out now: Private International Law in Türkiye by Emre Esen and Melis Avsar 

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Private International Law in Türkiye by Emre Esen and Melis Avsar is now available: https://iupress.istanbul.edu.tr/tr/book/private-international-law-in-turkiye/home 

Private International Law in Türkiye is now available and free to access, offering a comprehensive English-language resource on Turkish Private International Law. Written by Emre Esen and Melis Avsar, the book fills a significant gap for students, practitioners, and scholars alike. Drawing on extensive teaching experience, the authors provide practical guidance for cross-border disputes in Türkiye while addressing key discussions from Turkish legal literature. In addition, the book includes Turkish court decisions and applications, making it an invaluable tool for legal professionals.

The HCCH 1993 Adoption Convention entered into force for Angola – but not between Angola and two European States

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Angola deposited its instrument of accession to the 1993 Adoption Convention on 14 March 2024. According to Article 46(2)(a), and as notified by the Depositary (i.e. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands), this Convention entered into force for Angola on 1 July 2024.

The Depositary provided a six-month period to file objections in accordance with Article 44(3) of the Adoption Convention, which ended on 18 September 2024.

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Out now: Derecho de familia internacional en un contexto de creciente migración: cuestiones vinculadas con el reglamento 2019/1111 (open access)

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The book Derecho de familia internacional en un contexto de creciente migración: cuestiones vinculadas con el reglamento 2019/1111 has just been released by Aranzadi. The director of the book is Professor Beatriz Campuzano Díaz. It is open access, click here.

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AMEDIP: Annual seminar’s final program is now available and upcoming webinar

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As announced, the Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law (AMEDIP) will be holding its annual XLVII Seminar entitled “The teaching, research and promotion of private international law in Mexico” (La enseñanza, investigación y difusión del Derecho Internacional Privado en México) from 23 to 25 October 2024. The final program is now available here. The deadline for early bird registration is 23 September 2024, click here.

In addition, AMEDIP is organising a webinar on Thursday 26 September 2024 at 15:00 (Mexico City time). The topic of the webinar is international civil judicial cooperation & new technologies and will be presented by Prof. Pablo Enrique de Rosas (in Spanish).

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UNU-MERIT: Seminar on the Children’s Right to be Heard on 25 September 2024 (in English and Spanish with simultaneous interpretation)

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The United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) is organising a seminar online on the children’s right to be heard (incl. in cases of international child abduction) on 25 September 2024 from 14:00 to 16:00 CEST.

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‘IPRspr’ goes digital: launch and presentation of the new online database on 1 October 2024 (in German)

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Since its foundation in 1926, the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg (or its predecessor) has continuously published the collection of PIL decisions by German courts. ‘Die deutsche Rechtsprechung auf dem Gebiete des Internationalen Privatrechts’, or short ‘IPRspr’, offers the complete and systematic documentation of German case law on private international law, including procedural law and foreign law. The decisions are boiled down to their private international law aspects and categorized according to subject matter. Depending on the case, the headnotes are reformulated or completely rewritten.

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Conference on International Commercial Courts, State Model(s) of Specialised (Domestic) Courts? (Lyon/online, 8 Oct 24)

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On 8 October 2024, Jeremy Heymann and Marylou Françoise (both Université jean Moulin Lyon 3) will be hosting a conference on ‘International Commercial Courts, State Model(s) of Specialised (Domestic) Courts ?’ in Lyon. The conference constitutes the inaugural event of a series of conferences on ‘International Disputes and Specialised Courts’ and features practical and academic perspectives from numerous jurisdictions. It will be held both in Lyon and online.

The programme can be found here; the registration form can be found here.

Switzerland accedes to the HCCH Choice of Court Convention and files a declaration on non-exclusive choice of court agreements

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Yesterday (18-09-2024), Switzerland acceded to the HCCH Choice of Court Convention and filed a declaration under Article 22 with respect to non-exclusive choice of court agreements. This is particularly noteworthy because this is the first time a declaration under Article 22 of the Choice of Court Convention has been filed. The Choice of Court Convention will enter into force for Switzerland on 1 January 2025.

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2024 Asia-Pacific Colloquium of the Journal of Private International Law (JPIL)

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The 2024 Asia-Pacific Colloquium of the Journal of Private International Law (JPIL) will be held on 5-6 December 2024 at the Melbourne Law School of the University of Melbourne in Australia.

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Application Now Open: The Hague Academy of International Law’s Advanced Course in Hong Kong – 2nd Edition (2024)

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The second edition of the HAIL Advanced Courses in Hong Kong, organised in cooperation with with the Asian Academy of International Law and (AAIL) and the Hong Kong Department of Justice, will take place on 2-6 December 2024 with a focus on one of the key features of Private International Law, namely Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters, in particular the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention.
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