Category Archives: Conferences Seminars and Lectures
2nd Zagreb International Conference on the Law of Obligations: University of Zagreb (On-Site and Online), 28-30 September 2022
The 2nd Zagreb International Conference on the Law of Obligations will be held in Zagreb on 28–30 September 2022. The conference is organised by the Department of Law at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, in partnership with the European Law Institute (ELI) Croatian Hub and the ELI Global Private Law SIG. […]
‘Call For Papers WORKSHOP: Ius Commune Workshop on Comparative Legal History 2022 – Ius Commune in the Making: Innovation in the History of Law – Maastricht (24-25 November 2022) (deadline 15 July 2022)’
“The 27th Ius Commune Conference will take place in Maastricht (24-25 November 2022), and a Workshop will be devoted to ‘Innovation in the History of Law’. The workshops on ‘Comparative Legal History – Ius Commune in the Making’ aim to reveal and understand the nature and effects of various legal formants in the development of […]
‘Call for Papers: Lawtomation Day 2022 – Madrid, September 30th, 2022’
IE University Law School, with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, is happy to announce that, on September 30th, 2022, we are officially launching the ‘Lawtomation’ Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. This day, we will host at the IE Tower in Madrid, a multidisciplinary conference aimed at exploring the relationship between […]
‘Virtual Workshop (in English) on May 10: Kermit Roosevelt on The Third Restatement of Conflict of Laws’
“On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the Hamburg Max Planck Institute will host its 22nd monthly virtual workshop Current Research in Private International Law at 17:00-18:30 CEST. Kermit Roosevelt (University of Pennsylvania) will speak, in English, about the topic ‘The Third Restatement of Conflict of Laws: Origins and Aspirations’. During the middle of the twentieth century, […]
‘Rethinking copyright flexibilities conference – call for papers – Nicosia, 31 October – 1 November 2022’
“The University of Cyprus, together with the Horizon 2020 project reCreating Europe, funded by the European Commission, is conveying the conference ‘Rethinking copyright flexibilities’. The event will take place on 31 October – 1 November 2022 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cyprus, in Nicosia, and will be offered in a blended […]
The Future of the Commercial Contract in Scholarship and Law Reform: Online event, 21 October 2022
Special themes in 2022 are: (1) Standards and values in international commercial litigation; (2) Business organisations as a nexus of contract from a digital perspective; (3) general theory of merchant law; (4) Issues in international commercial arbitration including investment treaty arbitration, mediation and reconciliation. Papers are invited until 15 August 2022 … (more) First posted […]
‘Registration open: JPrivIntL-SMU Virtual Conference on Conflicts of Jurisdiction (23 to 24 June 2022)’
“As previously announced, the Journal of Private International Law – Singapore Management University Virtual Conference on Conflicts of Jurisdiction will be held online on 23 to 24 June 2022 (6.00 pm to 10.20 pm Singapore time, 11.00 am to 3.20 pm British Summer Time on each day). The event is supported by the Hague Conference […]
Book Launch, ‘Landmark Cases in Privacy Law’: Zoom, 14 September 2002
This new addition to Hart’s acclaimed Landmark Cases series is a diverse and engaging edited collection bringing together eminent commentators from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, to analyse cases of enduring significance to privacy law. The book tackles the conceptual nature of privacy in its various guises, from data […]
Call For Papers: Cryptocurrencies, Smart Contracts, and Alternative Payments: Regulating the ‘Wild West’: IALS, London, 13-14 October 2022
2021 was a busy year for cryptocurrency. China banned Bitcoin, whereas El Salvador declared Bitcoin to be legal tender. The UK started exploring the possibility of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), while Nigeria went a step further and introduced its own CBDC, the eNaira. Cryptocurrency was described as key to greater financial inclusion across […]
Civil Justice Reforms and Compulsory ADR: Masood Ahmed and Bryan Clark, Newcastle University, 27 April 2022
The English civil justice system is undergoing substantial procedural reforms. A major aspect of those reforms is the enhanced focus on the use of alternative dispute resolution procedures (ADR), in particular mediation. The issue of compulsory ADR, however, remains a controversial one. This paper critically considers the issue of compulsory ADR in light of recent […]