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IACL President receives the title of Doctor honoris causa from the University of Pretoria — Inaugural address on the need to advance the study of comparative law in South Africa and the greater African continent
On 15 April 2021, IACL President Prof. Katharina Boele-Woelki received the title of Doctor honoris causa from the University of Pretoria. In her inaugural address, Prof Boele-Woelki declared her mission to reach out to and advance the study of comparative law in South...
REMEMBERING – Professor Emmanuel Gaillard (1952-2021)
The Academy is saddened to hear about the loss of Professor Emmanuel Gaillard, one of the greatest authorities of international arbitration worldwide. His powerful ideas, intellectual generosity as well as his kindness will forever be remembered.
ASUNCION2022 — Call for National Special Rapporteurs!
For the first time, a page is set up by the Secretariat to help General Rapporteurs who are looking for National Special Rapporteurs for the jurisdictions for which no rapporteur has been appointed by a National Committee. Should you have any questions please...
End-of-Year Letter by the Secretary-General
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ONLINE DIRECTORY — 2021 UPDATING CAMPAIGN
An updated directory with specific information about all members will be made available online on the Academy's website for the 2022 Asunción General Congress. Members are requested to return the form below with their updated information to secretariat@aidc-iacl.org....
The Academy warmly congratules former IACL Vice-President Jorge A. Sánchez Cordero for his election as President of the UNIDROIT General Assembly for the period 2020-2021.
Remembering Professor Michele Taruffo (1943-2020)
The Academy is saddened to hear about the loss of Professor Michele Taruffo, one of the greatest authorities of procedural law in Italy and in the world. Professor Michele Taruffo was professor at the Università degli Studi di Pavia since 1965.
Café Comparatum Episode 2 with Prof. Alejandro Garro – The CISG and Comparative Law
A new episode of the Café Comparatum podcast series is now available. This episode features a discussion between the IACL-SG Prof. Diego P. Fernández Arroyo, the IACL-DSG Dr. Alexandre Senegacnik and Professor Alejandro Garro (Columbia Law School) on the UN Convention...
LAUNCH OF THE NEW OPEN ACCESS PUBLICATION IUS COMPARATUM: THE USE OF COMPARATIVE LAW METHODOLOGY IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
The Academy has just launched a new open-access publication IUS COMPARATUM. The Volume 1 is out and can be downloaded on the website of the Academy. Click here to access Volume 1 — IUS COMPARATUM
ASUNCIÓN2022 – The Secretary-General communicates the list of General Rapporteurs and Topics to the National Committees
The list of topics and General Rapporteurs for the next General Congress which will take place in 2022 in Asunción is now available. The Secretary-General of the Academy has communicated the list to the National Committees in order to launch the Designation Process of...
Podcast Café Comparatum 1 with Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen — Book discussion — “Les 3 Cours régionales des droits de l’homme in context”
The International Academy of Comparative Law is happy to launch its Café Comparatum Podcast series.The Podcast 1 is available in French and has been recorded in Paris in October 2020. It features a 25 minute discussion between IACL Deputy Secretary-General Alexandre...
Podcast Café Comparatum 1 with Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen — Book discussion — “Les 3 Cours régionales des droits de l’homme in context”
The International Academy of Comparative Law is happy to launch its Café Comparatum Podcast series. The Podcast 1 is available in French and has been recorded in Paris in October 2020. It features a 25 minute discussion between IACL Deputy Secretary-General Alexandre...
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Payer, réparer, punir — Nouveauté Étude des fonctions de la responsabilité contractuelle en droits français, allemand et anglais
Zoé Jacquemin, Collection : Thèses - Sous-collection : Bibliothèque de droit privé, Mai 2021, ISBN : 978-2-275-08835-8 À quoi sert la responsabilité contractuelle ? « Réparer » répond la doctrine classique. « Payer ! » conteste un courant audacieux. « Punir ? »...
Symeon Symeonides: Cross-Border Infringement of Personality Rights via the Internet — A Resolution of the Institute of International Law
Symeon Symeonides, 2021, Brill | NijhoffPages: xii, 408 pp.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004437647 Conflicts of laws arising from injuries to rights of personality—such as defamation or invasion of privacy—have always been difficult, if only because they...
Symeon Symeonides: Choice of Law in Practice — A Twenty-Year Report from the Trenches (Set of 3)
Symeon Symeonides, 2021 - Published ; Brill | NijhoffPages: Vol. I: xxiv, 658 pp. - Vol II: vi, 608 pp. - Vol. III: vii, 629 pp. - Total set: xxxvi, 1895 pp.DOI https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004435889 This book is a true treasure trove of original research, incisive...
Rechtsangleichung durch Richtlinien: Konzeption und Entwicklung der europäischen Rechtsetzung zwischen Staatengebundenheit und gesetzgeberischer Gestaltungsmacht
Joel Herok, Mohr Siebeck, 2021 Die Rechtsangleichung stellt eine der bedeutendsten Formen der Rechtsetzung in der EU dar. Dennoch bleibt die genaue Bedeutung dieses Rechtsetzungsmodus unklar. In seiner historisch fundierten Untersuchung zeigt Joel Herok, wie der seit...
La réforme du droit de la responsabilité civile en France Broché
8èmes Journées franco-allemandes Gerald Mäsch, Reiner Schulze, Guillaume Wicker, SLC, 2021 Le présent ouvrage est la publication des actes des 8èmes Journées franco-allemandes qui se sont tenues à l'Université de Bordeaux les 18 et 19 octobre 2019. Ces journées ont...
Café Comparatum — Season 1, Episode 5 — A tribute to Professor Michele Taruffo (1943-2020).
A new episode of our #CaféComparatum podcast series is now available. You will find in this episode a discussion with Professor Luca Passanante (University of Brescia) paying tribute to Professor Michele Taruffo (1943-2020). The books discussed:> La...
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Administrative Law
Edited by Peter Cane, Herwig C H Hofmann, Eric C Ip, and Peter L Lindseth, OUP, 2020 The comparative study of administrative law has a long history dating back more than 200 years. It has enjoyed a renaissance in the past 15 years or so and now sits alongside fields...
Democratic Constitutionalism in India and the European Union Comparing the Law of Democracy in Continental Polities
Edited by Philipp Dann, Professor of Public and Comparative Law, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany and Arun K. Thiruvengadam, Professor, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India, Edward Elgar, 2021 Comparing the structures and challenges of democratic...
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Disciplining Judges: Contemporary Challenges and Controversies
Edited by Richard Devlin, FRSC, Professor and Acting Dean and Sheila Wildeman, Associate Professor, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada. Edward Elgar 2021 Presentation: Globally, countries are faced with a complex act of statecraft: how...
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Café Comparatum Podcast – Tribute to Emmanuel Gaillard
A discussion to pay tribute to Prof. Emmanuel Gaillard (1952-2021) with former IACL President Prof. G Bermann (Columbia Law School), IACL Secretary-General Prof. D P Fernández Arroyo and IACL Deputy Secretary-General Dr. A Senegacnik. References discussed:...
The Private Side of Transforming our World – UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the Role of Private International Law, 9-11 September 2021
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Summer Institute on Comparative Public Law, 14-25 june 2021
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Comparative Procedural Law and Justice Webinar, 7 May 2021
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Réflexions autour du droit comparé : Méthodes et application – 23/04/2021
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SIRD Call for Papers for Younger Comparatists on Global Sustainability and Comparative Legal Cultures
Le nouveau Code civil chinois – 8 April 2021 (Online)
ANJeL/JSAA “Japanese Law in Context” Podcast Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdrlAxDOkYI&list=PLO4EFZ7-JT3a-gXuIV3Xp4qy7_X7qPJrs More information on ANJeL Report on the Series
BACL Webinars on Comparative Torts: Liability for Emerging Technologies and Comparative Torts: Liability for Ecological Harm on 29th and 30th March 2021.
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Les conflits du travail au Sénégal, SLC, 2/3/21
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