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“Yes, in principle, but not quite there yet…” – Some Observations on the Public Consultation on the HCCH Draft Text of...

This post was written by Matthias Weller and Achim Czubaiko-Güntgen, both at the University of Bonn, Germany. Matthias is a Director of the Institute for German and International C...

A Follow-Up: The German Judges Association’s Response to the HCCH Draft Text of a Future Convention on Parallel Proceedi...

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The enforcement of an advance on costs for substitute performance at the expense of a Russian debtor in German-French le...

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 –...

China’s Countering Improper Foreign Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Regulation Blocked EU’s Extraterritorial Data Acquisit...

Written by Jeremy MEI Ziyang LLM student at Wuhan University Visiting student at Singapore Management University I. Background On 15 May this year, Ministry of Justice (MOJ) of Chi...

Montana Supreme Court Decides International Child Custody Case

The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, which has been enacted by every U.S. state, discourages forum shopping in child custody disputes by assigning subject-ma...

One Step Forward, Two Steps Obscure: Jurisdiction over External Rules in M/T Heroic Idun (No.2)

On 27 May 2026, the ITLOS Special Chamber rendered its judgment in M/T Heroic Idun (No. 2). Brought by the Marshall Islands against Equatorial Guinea, the case concerns the lawfuln...

ICC confirms jurisdiction in Libyan war crimes case

Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found Tuesday that the Court may exercise jurisdiction in the case of The Prosecutor v. Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri....

Virtual Workshop (in English) on July 7, 2026: Christopher Whytock on “Conflict of Laws Through a Human Rights Lens”

  On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, the

Wolters Kluwer Launches End-to-End Jurisdictional Comparison Tool

Wolters Kluwer CCH (Commerce Clearing House) Jurisdictional Compare tool can automate updates of laws across the U.S. and generate jurisdiction comparison charts.

The 1961 HCCH Apostille Convention: Why All African Countries Should Ratify It? — Insights from Judicial Practice in Afr...

I. The Apostille Convention

Workshop on Private International Law, Sustainability and Fashion

As part of the DFG- and AHRC-funded Fashion’s PLACE project, there will be a workshop on Private International Law, Sustainability and Fashion at the Geneva Graduate Institute on 1...

Conflict of Laws: The Perils of Divorce by Publication and International Laws

Wisconsin attorneys handling divorce cases with an international component should think carefully before relying on service by publication, writes JJ Moore. In some countries, publ...

Hague Service Convention: A “Closed Universe” of Permissible Service Methods

Courtroom Attendance as a Forum Conveniens Factor in Hamilton v Barrow

This post is written by Timon Milan Solár, Doctoral researcher, Faculty of Law, Trnava University, Slovakia. In October 2025, the High Court of England and Wales (King’s Bench Divi...

The Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act (H.R. 6506): A Crucial Legislative Response to Commissioner v. Zuch

HR 6506, Passed by the US House of Representatives, May 19, 2026 On May 19, 2026, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6506, the Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act. For...

The AIFC Court, Gazprom v Naftogaz and the Emergence of a New Conduit Jurisdiction Debate

This post is written by Dr. Nicolás Zambrana-Tévar LLM(LSE) PhD(Navarra), Associate Professor School of Law KIMEP Introduction In May 2026, the Court of First Instance of the Astan...

South African international law rule known as lex domicilii matrimonii, Unconstitutional

This case is of the utmost importance to Conveyancers and Notaries. Here is the practical summary of the JUDGMENT IN N[…] P[…] V MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT...

Judgment Mobility Rules in India’s Private International Law Regime: No place for a revision au fond?

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Case Concerning an Inquiry by the International Seabed Authority: Less a Defence of Due Process than an Attempt to Short...

On 30 May 2026, two deep seabed mining exploration contractors—NORI and TOML (“the contractors”), both subsidiaries of Canada-based The Metals Company (TMC)—lodged an application a...

Enforcing Indian Judgments Abroad: The Hidden Costs of Révision au Fond

A recent article in the latest issue of the Asian Journal of Comparative Law revisits a feature of Indian private international law that often sits in the background of transaction...

Cleaning House: The UK’s Companies House Releases Third Progress Report on ECCTA 2023