For those (like myself) who view private international law as we know it today as essentially a European invention of the 19th century it is fascinating to see examples of
earlier and non-European regimes. One example is Article 48 (on ‘Infringements between peoples outside civilization’) of the Tang Code (653 CE) which reads: [...]
The Faculty of Laws of University College London is looking to appoint as Research Fellow in Law one or more outstanding candidates with research interests in law and related
fields. This Post Doctoral Research Fellowship provides a development opportunity for early career researchers in law who have exceptional potential, for a fixed [...]
Junhao Chen has posted on ssrn his forthcoming paper, China’s Jurisdictional Maximalism, 26 Wash. U. Global Studies L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2026). Here is a link to the
paper, and here is the abstract: [...]
The proceedings of the 18th Jornadas ASADIP in Rio de Janeiro 2025 have been published. María Mercedes Albornoz César González, Jaime Moreno-Valle and Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm
as editors have collected no less than 46 contributions (plus a prologue and a foreword) by authors from Latin America and elsewhere to the 800 page tome entitled [...]
As announced previously, the next Journal of Private International Law Conference will take place in Zurich on 1–3 April 2027. With the deadline for submitting proposals
for papers to present at the conference, 30 June 2026, approaching fast, the organizers would like to remind everyone of the opportunity to submit a proposal. [...]
Earlier today, the Court of Justice rendered its decision in Case C-232/25 Idzinski, essentially confirming its previous case law, combined with a restrictive reading of its
infamous decision in Joint Cases C-509/09 and C-161/10 eDate. [...]
International Symposium | 9–10 October 2026 | Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra (Portugal) The University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research (UCILeR), in collaboration
with the Associação de Estudos Europeus de Coimbra (AEEC – Coimbra Association of European Studies), is organizing the International Symposium “Crossing [...]
Earlier this week I briefly mentioned the UPC Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Kodak GmbH v. Fujifilm Corp., in regard to whether, on the facts presented, a German defendant
was liable as a joint tortfeasor with a related U.K. entity under U.K. law. (The answer was no). The decision also addresses questions pertaining to, among other [...]
This Call for Papers was shared with us by Procedural Law Unit of the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. The Procedural Law Unit is a research unit within the School of Law at
the University of Nicosia, focusing on civil procedure, private international law, and broader developments in judicial process and court reform. [...]
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