Conflict of Laws.Net
"This Web site is intended as a news and discussion portal to those interested in the conflict of laws (otherwise known as private international law)."
Author: This site has editors from 12 different nations. The general editor is Martin P. George, a postgraduate teaching assistant and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Birmingham in Edgbaston, U.K. The United States editor is Charles T. Kotuby, an associate at Jones Day in Washington, D.C.
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Recent Posts from Conflict of Laws.Net
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French Court Denies Recognition to American Surrogacy Judgement
On 26 February 2009, the Paris Court of Appeal denied recognition to a couple of American judgments which had sanctioned a surrogacy. The Court held that it was contrary to French international public order. In this case,…
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Petition Granted in Abbott v. Abbott
This morning, the United States Supreme Court granted the Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Abbott v. Abbott, a case concerning the role of ne exeat clauses in the Hague Abduction Convention. The grant was…
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Anuario Español de Derecho Internacional Privado, vol VIII (2008)
The Anuario de Derecho Internacional Privado Español,vol. VIII, 2008 has just been released. These are its contents: Manuel Díez de Velasco Vallejo, “Adolfo Miaja de la Muela y el Derecho Internacional Privado español. A propósito…
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C-14/08 Roda Golf v Beach Resort
The service of a notarial act, in the absence of legal proceedings, falls within the scope of the judicial and extrajudicial documents Reg (EC 1348/2000) according to the ECJ in C-14/08 Roda Golf. Related posts:AG…
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Brussels I Review – Illmer and Steinbruck on the Interface Between Brussels I and Arbitration
Martin Illmer and Ben Steinbrück are research fellows at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg. They have both published in the area of international arbitration (including their Ph.D. theses). In…
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Publication: Collection of Hague Conventions
Intersentia have recently published Recueil des Conventions / Collection of Conventions (1951-2009), edited by the Hague Conference. The blurb: This eighth edition of the Collection of Conventions of the Hague Conference contains the most important…
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Brussels I Review – Jonathan Hill
Jonathan Hill is Professor of Law at the University of Bristol. He is the author of Cross-Border Consumer Contracts (OUP 2008), The Conflict of Laws (with CMV Clarkson, 3rd edn, OUP 2006), International Commercial Disputes…
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Second Issue of 2009’s Journal du Droit International
The second issue of French Journal du Droit International (also known as Clunet) has just been released. It contains seevral articles dealing with conflict issues. The author of the first is Anne-Sylvie Courdier-Cuisinier, who lectures…
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Brussels I Review – Loose Ends
The final question in the Commission’s Green Paper (which, incidentally, deserves praise for its concise and focussed presentation of the issues), covers other suggestions for reform of the Regulation’s rules not falling under any of…
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Brussels I Review – Interface with Arbitration
The Brussels I Regulation’s interface with arbitration vies with choice of court agreements as the topic within the Commission’s review having the greatest potential impact on the negotiation and efficient implementation of commercial transactions. According…