by Marta Liduma, LLB candidate in International and European Law, University of Groningen
A Dutch actor dies in March. By April, his likeness starts to appear widely. Generated videos show him promoting a supplement, and one clip ends with a
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Virtual Workshop (in English) on September 8, 2026: Xandra Kramer on “Cross-Border Collective Litigation in Tech Cases: Is the European Framework up to the Challenge?”
On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the <a Hamburg Max Planck Institute will host its monthly virtual workshop <a Current Research in Private International Law at 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (CEST).
Xandra Kramer (<a Erasmus University Rotterdam & Utrecht University
Book Review: Andrew Dickinson and Alexander Thompson, The State Immunity Act 1978 (OUP, 2025)
This review concentrates principally on the private international law dimensions of Andrew Dickinson and Alexander Thompson’s The State Immunity Act 1978. Although state immunity is fundamentally a subject of public international law, the legislation operates at the point where
XIX ASADIP Conference – El Salvador, 20-23 October 2026
The Annual Conference of the American Association of Private International Law (ASADIP) will take place from 20 to 23 October 2026 in San Salvador (El Salvador). It is entitled the transformative spirit of Private International Law (“La vocación transformadora del
Public consultation on jurisdiction rules and recognition and enforcement of judgments – Brussels Ia Regulation (review) is open
The European Commission has just opened a <a public consultation on the Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and
European Group on the Digitalisation of Justice: Call for Expression of Interest
<a Susanne Gössl (Bonn), <a Frederick Rieländer (Bremen), and <a Benedikt Schmitz (Groningen) are happy to announce the creation of the <a European Group on the Digitalisation of Justice (EGDJ), a Chapter-based collaborative research network dedicated to analysing, evaluating, and
Conference: Conflict of Laws in International Arbitration (Vienna, 30 Nov & 1 Dec)
This announcement has kindly been provided by Matthias Lehmann and Lukas Petschning (University of Vienna).
On 30 November and 1 December 2026, the University of Vienna (Section for Comparative, Uniform and Private International Law) will host a conference entitled „Conflict
Call for Papers: Third Conflict of Laws Annual Workshop (CLAW3)
This announcement has kindly been shared with us by <a Roger Michalski (University of Oklahoma).
We are excited to announce that the Third Conflict of Laws Annual Workshop (CLAW3) will be hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Keio University Law School Book Series Seminar: Hart’s Studies in Private International Law – Asia (25 September 2026, 3–4PM)
Keio University Law School in Tokyo (<a KLS) will be hosting a seminar entitled “Keio University Law School Book Series Seminar: Hart’s Studies in Private International Law – Asia” at Room 2B12 in South Building, <a Keio University Mita
Political Immobilisation of Iranian Diaspora Property: Lex Situs, Human Rights and Public Policy
By <a Faraz Firouzi Mandomi
<a Iran’s use of property measures against critics abroad is no longer <a hypothetical. In March 2026, Iran’s Prosecutor-General’s Office warned Iranians living abroad that support for, or cooperation with, states regarded by Iran