Ulla Liukkunen (University of Helsinki) has kindly shared the attached programme for the Second Seminar of the Global Network on Private International Law, Employment, and Labour Relations (GNPILE).
The event is open to all, but registration is required.
The Global Network on Private International Law, Employment and Labour Relations has just been launched by Professor Ulla Liukkunen, University of Helsinki, and Professor Guillermo Palao Moreno, University of Valencia. These scholars were aware that the status of workers and labour relations raise cross-border legal challenges of relevance to labour law and private international law. They therefore considered that there was a a global need to increase knowledge of regulatory approaches and legal practices in different countries and regions as well as internationally. Also their impact on the field of private international law is a relevant concern.
The Global Network aims to spread knowledge and understanding of the field and its relevance, and to promote interaction among researchers. It brings together researchers from different continents and operates globally. It promotes the development of the field and provides a forum for collaboration and exchange of information between researchers of labour law and private international law. Read more
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.