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A Short History of the Choice-of-Law Clause
Written by John Coyle, the Reef C. Ivey II Distinguished Professor of Law, Associate Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law The choice-of-law clause is now omnipresent. A recent
The long tentacles of the Helms-Burton Act in Europe
By Nicolás Zambrana-Tévar LLM(LSE), PhD(Navarra), KIMEP University On 2 September, the First Instance Court number 24 of Palma de Mallorca (Spain) issued an auto (interlocutory decision) staying proceedings commenced against Meliá Hotels International S.A., one of the biggest Spanish hotel chains, on grounds of immunity from jurisdiction, act of state doctrine and lack of […]
Update on the case Monasky v. Taglieri on the determination of habitual residence under the Hague Child Abduction Convention currently before the US Supreme Court
Written by Mayela Celis For those of you who are interested in the case
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Fourth Issue of Gravitas Review of Business & Property Law
The fourth issue of Gravitas Review of Business & Property Law was published this week. It contains the following private international law article: UV Obi (SAN) et al, “The Enforcement of Foreign Jurisdiction Clauses of Contracts in Nigeria” The inclusion of foreign jurisdiction clauses in contracts has become a common trend in international commercial transactions. Since […]
PhD/Research Assistant Position at the University of Cologne
The Institute for Private International and Comparative Law of the University of Cologne (Professor Mansel) is looking to appoint one Research Assistant (Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in) on fixed-term contracts for 2 years, from March 2023, with contract extension possible, based in Cologne. This is a part-time position (19.92 hrs./week), possibility of PhD is given. In case of […]
Serving Defendants in Ukrainian Territory Occupied by Russia
Jeanne Huang University of Sydney Law School Both Russia and Ukraine are member states of the 1965 Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (Hague Service Convention (HSC)). After Russia occupied the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and its capital city, Sevastopol, and exercised control over certain areas […]