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The Moroccan Supreme Court on the Authenticity of an Apostillised Certificate of Conversion to Islam

I. Introduction

As mentioned in a previous post, Morocco is not only the MENA Arab jurisdiction that has ratified the largest number of the HCCH Conventions (7 in total), but also a country where the HCCH conventions have been actively applied (see here on the application of the HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convention, and here for a case involving the application of the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention). The application of the HCCH Conventions in Morocco offers valuable insights into how these HCCH instruments operate within an Islamic context, challenging the widely held assumption of the existence of an Islamic exceptionalism (though such exceptionalism does exist, but to a varying degree across the Muslim-majority countries. See e.g. Béligh Elbalti, “The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Filiation Judgments in Arab Countriesin Nadjma Yassari et al. (ed.), Filiation and the Protection of Parentless Children (T.M.C. Asser Press, 2019), 373-402).

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An anti-suit injunction in support of an arbitration agreement in light of the EU Sanction against Russia

By Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit, Lecturer in Maritime Law, Australian Maritime College, College of Sciences and Engineering, University of Tasmania

On 24th September 2024, Mimmie Chan J handed down the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Bank A v Bank B [2024] HKCFI 2529. In this case, the Plaintiff (Bank A) with its base of operation in Germany was under the supervision of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Its majority shareholder was the Defendant (Bank B) who held 99.39% shares. In turn, the Defendant was a Russian bank whose majority shareholder was the Government of the Russian Federation.

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Compensation, y nada más – CJEU decides against Real Madrid in Case C-633/22

Just two days after losing to LOSC Lille in the Champions League, Real Madrid suffered another defeat against a French opponent. Among the 44 (!) judgments published this Friday by the CJEU – a flurry of decisions reminiscent of the madness that is the current Champions League format –, the Court decided a true ‘clásico’ of European private international law in Case C-633/22 Real Madrid Club de Fútbol.

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News

AMEDIP’s upcoming webinar: Private International Law in the Inter-American system: A glance in the light of the 50 anniversary of the CIDIP (27 February 2025 – in Spanish)

The Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law (AMEDIP) is holding a webinar on Thursday 27 February 2025 at 14:30 (Mexico City time – CST), 21:30 (CET time). The topic of the webinar is ‘Private International Law in the Inter-American system: A glance in the light of the 50 anniversary of the CIDIP’ and will be presented by OAS Director Dante Negro (in Spanish).

CIDIP is the Spanish acronym for the Inter-American Specialized Conferences on Private International Law. For a history of the CIDIP, click here. Read more

Book Launch: Philosophical Foundations of Private International Law – Oxford, March 19, 4pm-6pm

In 2024, Oxford University Press published Philosophical Foundations of Private International Law, edited by Roxana Banu, Michael S Green, and Ralf Michaels. The book represents the first inter-disciplinary engagement with questions of private international law from a philosophical perspective, covers a wide range of philosophical questions in private international law and brings philosophers in conversation with private international law scholars to demystify the analytical tools of each discipline in relationship to the other. More information on the book, including a table of contents, is here.

Now, Oxford University is organizing a hybrid book launch on March 19, 4pm-6pm. An introduction from the Editors will be followed by a discussion on key themes by Gabriel Encinas, Verónica Ruiz Abu-Nigm,  Robert Stevens, Antonios Tzanakopoulos, and Emmanuel Voyiakis. More information on the event and on how to sign up for physical or virtual participation is here.

Workshop on Cross-border Protection of Cultural Property-Agenda

Workshop on Cross-border Protection of Cultural Property Agenda

2025.2.28, UTC 8:00 – 12:15 (London Time)

 8:00 – 8:05 Opening Remarks
Zheng Tang professor of Law, editor in chief, Chinese Journal of Transnational Law; Associate Dean, Wuhan University Academy of International Law and Global Governance
8:05 – 8:45 Keynote Address
Christa Roodt Senior Lecturer of History of Art, University of Glasgow
Zhengxin Huo Professor of Law, China University of Political Science and Law
Panel 1: Legal Mechanisms of Cross-Border Cultural Property Protection
8:45 – 9:00 Elena Moustaira The contribution of Postcolonial Theory to the cross-border protection of Indigenous cultural heritage
9:00 – 9:15 Yehya Badr Restitution of stolen foreign cultural property and hurdles in choice of law
9:15 – 9:30 Maggie Fleming Cacot Forfeiture and freezing orders in transborder cultural property litigation
9:30 – 9:50 Commentary and Discussion
Panel 2: Regional Practices and Challenges in Cultural Property Restitution
9:50 – 10:05 Andrzej’s Jakubowski Moving People, Shifting State Borders and the Return of Cultural Property: The Case of Poland
10:05 – 10:20 Miroslaw Michal Sadowski From freedom to restitution (with special focus on Central and Eastern Europe and the Lusophone community)
10:20 – 10:35 Ekin Omeroglu The Issue of Applicable Law in Disputes Arising from Violations of Private Law Regulations on Cultural Properties: The Case of Turkiye
10:35 – 10:50 Ruida Chen Restitution of cultural property in China: In search of a new paradigm for cross-border cultural property claims
10:50 – 11:10 Commentary and Discussion
Panel 3: Looking to the Past and the Future
11:10 – 11:25 Dabbie De Girolamo The Relevance of ADR for transnational cultural property disputes: A Survey and Analysis of China’s experience
11:25 – 11:40 Andreas Giorgallis Restitution of cultural objects unethically acquired during the colonial era: The intersection of Public and Private International Law
11:40 – 11:55 Evelien Campfens Evolving Legal Models of Restitution
11:55 – 12:15 Commentary and Discussion

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