HIGHLIGHTS

2019 elections of new members – Results

Comparative Public International Law: Challenging the Oxymoron, Geneva, 10-11 October 2019

On 10-11 October 2019, the International Academy of Comparative Law and the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva organised a conference entitled "Comparative Public International Law: Challenging the Oxymoron".

Letter from the Secretary-General (14 October 2019)

Launch of Ius Comparatum in Paris on October 8th

On October 8th in Paris, the Academy launched the new publication "Ius Comparatum" (Springer) at Sciences Po Law School. The topic of the first volume is "The Use of Comparative Law Methodology in International Arbitration". The Keynote was delivered by Prof. Emmanuel...

COMPARATIVE

CASE LAW

ECJ renders judgment in Case C-18/18 (Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook Ireland Limited)

Oct 6, 2019

On October 3rd 2019, the ECJ rendered its judgment in Case C-18/18 (Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek v Facebook Ireland Limited). The Court found that EU law does not preclude a host provider such as Facebook from being ordered to remove identical and, in certain...

French Court finds the French State has committed a fault because of insufficient measures taken in terms of air quality

Jun 25, 2019

On 25th June 2019, the court of Montreuil found that "the [French] State has committed a fault because of insufficient measures taken in terms of air quality to remedy the overrun, between 2012 and 2016, in the region Ile -de-France, of the treshold values for the...

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LEGISLATIVE

REFORM

Canada and EU agree on interim alternative to WTO Appellate Body

Jul 29, 2019

Canada and the EU have agreed a new trade dispute resolution system as a temporary substitute to the WTO's Appellate Body, which is edging towards collapse. Over the past 2 years, US president Donald Trump has consistently blocked replacements for retiring judges....

Taiwan passes same-sex marriage legislation

May 17, 2019

On 17 May 2019, the Taiwanese Parliament has approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, a landmark decision making the island the first place in Asia to pass same-sex marriage legislation More information can be found via this link : CNN Le Monde

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DOCTRINAL

STUDIES

Der Staat als Aktionär

Oct 6, 2019

Neuntes deutsch-österreichisch-schweizerisches Symposium, Wien, 17.-18. Mai 2018, Editors: Susanne Kalss, Holger Fleischer and Hans-Ueli Vogt. The summary is reproduced below : "Der Staat und seine Untergliederungen beteiligen sich häufig durch Aktiengesellschaften...

Niklas Brüggemann, Die Anerkennung prorogationswidriger Urteile im Europäischen und US-amerikanischen Zivilprozessrecht

Sep 5, 2019

Niklas Brüggemann, Die Anerkennung prorogationswidriger Urteile im Europäischen und US-amerikanischen ZivilprozessrechtThe summary is reproduced hereafter : "Gerichtsstandsvereinbarungen gewährleisten zuständigkeitsrechtliche Vorhersehbarkeit und Rechtssicherheit....

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ACADEMIC

EVENTS

Comparative Public International Law: Challenging the Oxymoron, Geneva, 10-11 October 2019

Oct 11, 2019

On 10-11 October 2019, the International Academy of Comparative Law and the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva organised a conference entitled "Comparative Public International Law: Challenging the Oxymoron".

Launch of Ius Comparatum in Paris on October 8th

Oct 8, 2019

On October 8th in Paris, the Academy launched the new publication "Ius Comparatum" (Springer) at Sciences Po Law School. The topic of the first volume is "The Use of Comparative Law Methodology in International Arbitration". The Keynote was delivered by Prof. Emmanuel...