Parties' choice of a re­li­gious law to govern their busi­ness con­tract

De­vel­op­ment sum­mary

The source cites the de­cision of the First Civil Cham­ber of the French Cour de cas­sa­tion of 11 Feb­ru­ary 2026, no. 24-18.329, in con­nec­tion with Laurence Usuni­er's art­icle on the parties' choice of a re­li­gious law to govern their busi­ness con­tract. The art­icle's French title is "Le choix par les parties d'une loi re­li­gieuse pour régir leur con­trat d'af­faires".

The ref­er­ence lists re­ports of the de­cision in Re­cueil Dalloz (2026, p. 295), Gaz­ette du Palais (14 April 2026, no. 12, p. 18, note S. Bollée), JCP (2026, 544, note S. Rama­ci­otti) and the Journ­al du droit in­ter­na­tion­al (2026, p. 557, note G. Cuniberti). The art­icle is classed under con­flict of laws and jur­is­dic­tion, European and in­ter­na­tion­al con­tract law, and re­li­gious free­dom and dis­crim­in­a­tion. Its ar­gu­ment, method and con­clu­sions, and the hold­ing of the de­cision, are not set out in the ma­ter­i­al sup­plied.