Posts in "Private International Law"

On Tuesday 25 March 2023, Dr Francesca Farrington represented The Anti-SLAPP Research Hub at an expert seminar on legal and economic threats to the safety of journalists organised by the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). She was accompanied by Anti-SLAPP Hub Member Ms. Magdalena…

When Burna Boy, who is based in Lagos, negotiates a contract to perform at the Paris Stade de France, perhaps doing so from his second home in London; private international law (“PIL”) is unavoidably engaged.[1] All parties involved need certainty and predictability on the legal norms that govern any international…

17^th International Association of Women Judges (“IAWJ”) Africa Regional Conference:Kampala UGANDA, 25 to 29 October 2022 - Women Judges Breaking Barriers to Equal Justice and Strengthening Institutions SDG 16- Peace, Justice & strong institution

Strengthening Africa’s international obligations on child rights and protection: the importance of the Hague…

This post was originally published on EU Law Live. We are grateful to the editors for the authorisation to repost it here.

Since the 1980’s, EU law has granted a jurisdictional privilege to certain weaker parties: parties who typically are socially and economically weaker, such as employees and…

The mechanism for protecting the interests of Nigerian children caught in disputes across frontiers, including those with dual or other nationalities with a connection to Nigeria, has room for improvement. The next step must be progressive and impactful, and this ought to include concrete actions towards Nigeria becoming a contracting…

Brexit has sparked an interesting discussion of law and policy on the regulation of international family matters. One school of thought claims there is no cliff edge, after the striking down of the Brussels IIa Regulation in the UK, because the Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and…

In a recent judgement, the Swedish Supreme Court rejected an appeal against the decision of the first instance which set aside an arbitral award in part due to a procedural error of the arbitral tribunal. The particularity of this case stems from the fact that the procedural error derived from…

This post is based on a research seminar held at the University of Aberdeen on 27 March 2019

Blockchain and other types of distributed ledger technology (DLT) have attracted significant interest and become a much-debated topic, particularly after it was realised that their potential goes far beyond underpinning cryptocurrencies. Their…

It isn’t good form to say this, but I’m delighted to report that the Centre for Private International Law’s workshop on Reform of EU Defamation Law was quite the success. We were joined in Aberdeen by “an all-star lineup of speakers”, eager to explore and address the mechanisms which some…

Domestic violence is the most common form of violence against women. Domestic violence affects women disproportionately. Domestic violence may be present in about 70% of parental child abduction cases. Domestic violence remains a high priority for the EU.

The very timely and much needed POAM project gets on the…