Cour de cassation – Conflict of Laws

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French Supreme Court ruling in the Lafarge case: the private international law side of transnational criminal litigations

February 13, 2024/3 Comments/in Views/by Etienne Farnoux

Written by Hadrien Pauchard (assistant researcher at Sciences Po Law School)

In the Lafarge case (Cass. Crim., 16 janvier 2024, n°22-83.681, available here), the French Cour de cassation (chambre criminelle) recently rendered a ruling on some criminal charges against the French major cement manufacturer for its activities in Syria during the civil war. The decision addresses several key aspects of private international law in transnational criminal lawsuits and labour law.

French Cour de cassation rules (again) on duty of domestic courts to apply European rules of conflict on their own motion

January 3, 2024/in Views/by Etienne Farnoux

Written by Hadrien Pauchard (assistant researcher at Sciences Po Law School)

In the Airmeex case (Civ. 1^re 27 septembre 2023, n°22-15.146, available here), the French Cour de cassation (première chambre civile) had the opportunity to rule on the duty of domestic courts to apply European rules of conflict on their own motion. The decision is a great opportunity to discuss the French approach to the authority of conflict-of-laws rules.