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Pre-print article on SSRN on “Mirin” and the Future of Cross-Border Gender Recognition
I recently published the pre-print version of an article on SSRN that was accepted by the International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family. The article is called ““Mirin” and Beyond: Gender Identity and Private International Law in the EU“. The article is part of a special issue dealing with questions of gender identity that (probably) will come out at the beginning of 2026.
As it deals with matters of private international law (regarding gender identity) and the CJEU decision “Mirin”, I thought it might be interesting for the readers of this blog to get a short summary of the article. If it sparks your interest, of course, I would be glad if you consider reading the whole text – and to receive feedback and further thoughts on this topic. 🙂
Draft General Law on Private International Law aims to bring Brazil from the 19th into the 21st century
Guest post by Gustavo Ferraz de Campos Monaco, Full Professor of Private Internacional Law – University of São Paulo
In Brazilian law, the regulation of conflicts of laws is still based on a legislation from 1942, during a dictatorial regime, which explains its inspiration from the Italian fascist regime. The values prevailing in Brazilian society back then were quite different from those we hold today, especially in matters concerning family relationships. At that time, the family unit was viewed as having a single domicile, and questions related to the definition of parenthood were unthinkable outside traditional presumptions.
On at least two occasions over the past 83 years, attempts to draft new regulations were undertaken by leading figures in the field – Haroldo Valladão, Jacob Dolinger, and João Grandino Rodas – but both initiatives failed during the process, without the Plenary of the Legislative Houses having expressed an opinion on the merits of the projects. Read more
Brazilian Supreme Court on the Hague Child Abduction Convention
Guest post by Janaína Albuquerque, International Family Lawyer; Research Associate at the NOVA Centre for the Study of Gender, Family and the Law; Legal Coordinator at Revibra Europa. Janaína represented Revibra, Instituto Maria da Penha and Instituto Superação da Violência Doméstica as amici curiae in the cases discussed below.
The Brazilian Supreme Court has recently delivered a landmark judgment in two Direct Actions of Unconstitutionality (Ações Diretas de Inconstitucionalidade, or ADIs), namely ADI 4245 and ADI 7686, concerning the application of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction(1980HC). Despite their denomination, these actions did not aim to invalidate the Convention, but rather to harmonize its interpretation with the principles enshrined in the Brazilian Federal Constitution.[1] Read more
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PAX Moot – Deadline for registration is Friday 16 January 2026 at 23:59 CET
The PAX Moot 2026 Vladimir Koutikov Round is well underway. The case was published on 13 October 2025 and is available here. The deadline for registration is 16 January 2026 at 23:59 CET.
Save the date: The oral rounds will take place from 15 to 17 April 2026 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
27th Volume of the Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law (2025)
The 27th Volume (2025) of the Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law (JYPIL) (Kokusai Shiho Nenpo [Japanese]) published by the Private International Law Association of Japan (Kokusai Shiho Gakkai [Japanese]) (“PILAJ”) has recently been released.
This new volume features the following table of content.
The papers are published in Japanese; all links below direct to the papers’ English summaries.
Jiménez and Martínez on A Private International Law for Colombia
Colombian private international law research has been witnessing a notable period of renewed scholarly activity. Following a previous announcement on this blog of the publication of a volume dedicated to the Colombian Draft Project on Private International Law, a further significant contribution has now been published, this time offering a broader and more systematic perspective on the field. This new contribution takes the form of a book edited by María Julia Ochoa Jiménez (Loyola University) and Claudia Madrid Martínez (University of Antioquia), entitled “A Private International Law for Colombia”, published in the Springer Textbooks in Law series (Springer, 2025).
According to the publisher’s website, the book offers a “[c]omprehensive study of issues underlying PIL, particularly in Latin America and Colombia”, provides “[s]ystematical analysis of PIL rules in Colombia, allowing readers to understand how they deal with global issues”, and “[a]ddresses rules in force, critically examines them and, accordantly, presents and discusses a legislative proposal”. Read more