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The Hague Judgments Convention and Commonwealth Model Law: A Pragmatic Perspective
A foreign judgment that cannot be enforced is useless no matter how well it is/was written. The fact that a foreign judgment can be readily enforced aids the prompt settlement of disputes and makes international commercial transactions more effective. The importance of the enforcement of foreign judgments cannot be over-emhpasised because international commercial parties are […]
Tort Choice of Law Rules in Cross-border Multi-party Litigation under European and Chinese Private International Law
Tort Choice of Law Rules in Cross-border Multi-party Litigation under European and Chinese Private International Law
Professor Burkhard Hess on “Reforming the Brussels Ibis Regulation: Perspectives and Prospects”
A thought-provoking and much welcome contribution was posted by Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Burkhard Hess on SSRN, setting the stage for the discussion on the status quo in the application and the prospects of the Brussels IbisRegulation. The article, titled “Reforming the Brussels Ibis Regulation: Perspectives and Prospects”, may be retrieved
News
European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2024: Call for abstracts (and papers)
The editors of the European Yearbook of International Economic Law (EYIEL) welcome abstracts from scholars and practitioners at all stages of their career for the EYIL 2024. This year’s Focus Section will concentrate on International and European Economic Law – Moving Towards Integration? In the General Section, the EYIEL will address Current Challenges, Developments and […]
Just released: International Child Abduction by Mayela Celis (Madrid: Dykinson, 2023 – in Spanish)
I am thrilled to announce that my book on international child abduction has been published this week (María Mayela Celis Aguilar (aka Mayela Celis), Madrid: Dykinson, 2023, 604 pp. – in Spanish). More information is available
Virtual Workshop (in German) on September 19: Chris Thomale on “The theory of real seat: Connecting factor or domestic link?”
On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, the