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Sierd J. Schaafsma, Intellectual Property in the Conflict of Laws; The Hidden Conflict-of-law Rule in the Principle of National Treatment
This book presents a new explanation as to the conflict-of-law rule in the field of intellectual property. In addition, it also provides new insights into the history of the conflict-of-laws, aliens law and their relationship. The book focusses on the difficult question whether the Berne Convention (on copyright) and the Paris Convention (on industrial property) […]
Bitcoin and public policy in the field of international commercial arbitration
Is a foreign arbitral award granting damages in bitcoin compatible with substantive public policy? The Western Continental Greece Court of Appeal was recently confronted with this question. Within the framework of the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, it ruled that the recognition of a US award runs […]
EFFORTS Questionnaire on Digitalization of Civil Procedures Relating to Cross-Border Enforcement
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PhD Studentship in Private International Law at University College London
Written by Ugljesa Grusic, Associate Professor at University College London, Faculty of Laws
Out Now: Programme of the Hague Academy of International Law’s Summer Courses 2024
Recently, the Hague Academy of International Law published the 2024 programme of its renowned Summer Courses in Public International Law (8-26 July) and Private International Law (29 July – 16 August).
Asian Private International Law Academy Conference 2023 on 9 and 10 December
The Asian Private International Law Academy (APILA) will be holding its second conference at Doshisha University, Kyoto, on 9 and 10 December 2023. The keynote addresses will be delivered by Professor Emerita Linda Silberman on 9 December and Professor Gerald Goldstein on 10 December. The first day of the conference will comprise presentation and discussion […]