Guest post by Professor YEO Tiong Min, Yong Pung How Chair Professor of Law, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University
Much has been in the news about governmental endeavours to protect children from the ills of social
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The 1961 HCCH Apostille Convention: Why All African Countries Should Ratify It? — Insights from Judicial Practice in Africa
I. The Apostille Convention
<a The HCCH has recently announced that “[o]n 9 July 2026, the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (1961 Apostille Convention) entered into force for the People’s Democratic Republic
RabelsZ: Issue 2/2026
The latest issue of RabelsZ has just be released. It contains the following articles as well as an editorial with important information regarding the journal’s future governance structure and publication process. All content is <a Open Access: CC BY 4.0
Jurisdiction over Meta Inc. in Kenyan courts – three ongoing lawsuits
by <a Toussaint Nothias, NYU
This post provides a brief overview of three lawsuits currently ongoing in Kenya against Meta Inc. It is based on remarks delivered during the <a Decolonial+Digital Law conference at the University of Montreal (26
This post provides a brief overview of three lawsuits currently ongoing in Kenya against Meta Inc. It is based on remarks delivered during the <a Decolonial+Digital Law conference at the University of Montreal (26
【Out Now – Open Access】Commercial Private International Law in Southern Africa: Comparative and International Perspectives: Essays in Honour of Professor Christopher F Forsyth KC
Professor Christopher F. Forsyth is undoubtedly one of the leading figures in private international law in Africa, particularly in Southern Africa, where his scholarship has had a profound and lasting influence. His seminal work, <a Private International Law &ndash
Registration Open for Bonn Conference on “International Filiation Law in the EU”, 24 / 25 September 2026
Registration is now open for the already <a announced conference on “International Filiation Law in the EU” dealing with questions of filiation law resulting from the <a EU Parenthood Proposal. More information and the <a registration link can be
CoL.net: New Editors
We are delighted to welcome two new editors to the Blog’s Editorial Board.
Janaína Albuquerque Azevedo Gomes is an attorney admitted in Brazil and Portugal focusing on international family law. She has experience across numerous countries and sectors, including the
Webinar on the New ICC Arbitration Rules
On 8 July, King&Spalding will be hosting a webinar on the new ICC Arbitration Rules, which entered into force last month.
The webinar will feature contributions from multiple members of the firms arbitration practice as well as a Q&A.
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Conference on Wills Substitutes (Lausanne, 8 September 2026)
On 8 September 2026 Andrea Bonomi and the Centre for Comparative, European and International Law of the University of Lausanne are organizing a conference titled „Wills substitutes” in comparative and private international law.
Speakers include: Michael W. Galligan (New York), Edward
The enforcement of an advance on costs for substitute performance at the expense of a Russian debtor in German-French legal relations
This note has been co-authored with Dr. Samuel Vuattoux-Bock, LL.M. (Kiel). It is based on a legal expert opinion for White and Case LLP, Frankfurt. A more comprehensive version – in German – is forthcoming in the Zeitschrift für Internationales