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Foreign law illegality and non-contractual claims
Written by Marcus Teo (Sheridan Fellow (Incoming), National University of Singapore) Since Foster v Driscoll [1929] 1 KB 470, common law courts have recognised that contracts made with the intention to commit a criminal offence in a foreign state are unenforceable, even if the contract contemplated an alternative mode or place of performance. However, recent […]
Just released: Opinion of the US Supreme Court regarding the consolidated Ford Motor cases – A victory for consumers in two defective-product cases
Written by Mayela Celis On 25 March 2021, the US Supreme Court rendered its opinion on the consolidated Ford Motor cases, which deals with personal jurisdiction (in particular, specific jurisdiction) over Ford Motor Company. These cases deal with a malfunctioning 1996 Ford Explorer and a defective 1994 Crown Victoria vehicles, which caused the death of […]
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Conference Report: Global Law and Sustainable Development; Medellín, Colombia. 26-27 April, 2023
(authored by Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm) Global Law and Sustainable Development. Conference Report. On 26-27 April 2023 at the University of Medellín, Colombia, private international law scholars organised and hosted a conference that pushed the boundaries of the discipline and engaged with interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives around the theme of Global law and Sustainable […]
Seminar Report on Personal identity and status continuity – a focus on name and gender in the conflict of laws
Written by Thalia Kruger (University of Antwerp) and Laura Carpaneto (University of Genoa) On 1 June 2023 the European Law Institute (ELI) and the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (SICL) held the third session of a conference on personal identity and status continuity. The focus of this third session was on names and gender in the […]
AMEDIP: Annual seminar to take place from 8 to 10 November 2023 (in Spanish)
The Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law (