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Can China’s New “Blocking Statute” Combat Foreign Sanctions?

by Jingru Wang, Wuhan University Institute of International Law Background A blocking statute is adopted by a country to hinder the extraterritorial application of foreign legislation.

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Jürgen Basedow 1949-2023

Jürgen Basedow, a giant of private international law (and numerous other disciplines), has died –  suddenly, and completely unexpectedly, on April 6. He was my teacher (though only briefly so in a formal position), my predecessor as director of the Hamburg Max Planck Institute (where he served as director 1997-2017) and my colleague as an […]

Final Call for Participation in the EAPIL Working Group Survey on the Reform of the Brussels Ibis Regulation

The following information has kindly been provided by Tess Bens, Research Fellow at the Luxembourg Max Planck Institute: In September 2022, an

UK Law Commission – Recruitment for Lead Lawyer

The following information has kindly been provided by Professor Sarah Green, UK Law Commissioner for commercial and common law: Thank you for your interest in our project