Étienne Farnoux’s article addresses the extent to which a jurisdiction clause and a “pay to be paid” clause can be relied on against a victim bringing a cross-border direct action against an insurer.
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David Sindres’s article addresses whether an action brought by the assignee of a contractual claim against the assigned debtor falls within ‘contractual matters’ for the purposes of Article 7(1) of the Brussels I bis Regulation.
In an article published in Revue critique de droit international privé, Clémentine Legendre addresses the place of performance under the second indent of Article 7(1)(b) of the Brussels I bis Regulation for contracts concerning the development and ongoing operation of software.
Valérie Pironon provides bibliographic information on Héloïse Meur’s 2024 book addressing distribution agreements in private international law. Published by Bruylant, the book comprises 572 pages.
Marlene Tiede’s article in IntRechtDok addresses conflict of laws and private international law in the context of European and international contract law, company law and cross-border relations.
Ana Mulej’s dissertation considers how the economic unit doctrine operates in EU competition-law infringement cases and how Article 8(1) of the Brussels I Recast is affected by that doctrine, using the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Mykola Matiiko’s article, published in Chasopys tsyvilistyky, addresses the contractual component of the regulatory function of civil law, private international law and Roman private law.
Merve Acun Mekengeç’s article starts from the point that a jurisdiction agreement is a contract by which the parties, by mutual consent, accept the jurisdiction of a particular court, and then examines the conditions for conferring jurisdiction on a foreign court in maintenance disputes with a…
Carlotta Maresca’s thesis at the Università degli Studi di Milano considers how the place of damage should be identified in EU private international law where blockchain investments cause pure financial loss.
Osama Mohsen Jassim’s article, “Specificity of the rules of direct application in resolving the conflict of laws of the international contract,” is an academic publication focused on the specificity of overriding mandatory rules in resolving conflict-of-laws issues in international contracts.
Francesca Ragno traces the complex history of derivative contracts concluded by Italian local public entities, setting the litigation that developed after Brexit against domestic rules that have progressively restricted the permissible scope of such contracts.
A. Kübra Altiparmak Elmas’s article in Terazi Hukuk Dergisi addresses the law applicable to contractual obligations under Article 24 of the Turkish Private International Law and Procedural Law Act (MÖHUK), comparing that provision with the Rome I Regulation and the Rome Convention.
Talat Kaya authored the academic publication “Pursuit of Balance Regarding the Law Applicable to Employment Contracts with a Foreign Element: Evaluations Following the Amendment Introduced by Law No. 7550 Dated June 4, 2025” in Anadolu Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, published on 2026-02-13.
This article by EKIN DENIZ ILHAN, published in Akdeniz Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, addresses the law applicable to the carrier’s right of retention in disputes with a foreign element.
BÜŞRA ÖÇAL authored the academic publication “From Lex Mercatoria to Lex Cryptographia: The Nature of the Law to Be Applied” in Türkiye Adalet Akademisi Dergisi, published on 2026-01-21. The publication forms part of the private-international-law literature concerning Türkiye.
Ömer Uğur authored the academic publication “An Assessment of the Amendment Introduced by Law No. 7550 to the Conflict of Laws Rules Applicable to Employment Contracts” in Marmara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Hukuk Araştirmalari Dergisi, published on 2026-01-07.
In an article published in Inönü Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Aynaz Ugur addresses the determination of the applicable law for collective labour agreements involving a foreign element.
This article addresses the proprietary status of integral parts in private international law, focusing on the exception created by Article 19/2 of the Financial Leasing, Factoring, Financing and Savings Financing Companies Law to the rule that no separate real right may be established over an…
Erman Eroğlu’s article in Ankara Haci Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi addresses the law applicable to ghostwriting agreements with a foreign element under Turkish PIL.
UNCITRAL on 2025-09-29 announced the development entitled “Iran ratifies the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / UNCITRAL.
Beyza Çağla Demir addresses the international jurisdiction of Turkish courts in disputes arising from individual employment contracts with a foreign element, under Articles 44 and 47 of the Turkish Private International Law and Civil Procedure Act No. 5718 (MÖHUK).
Demirsatan, Bariş authored the academic publication “Form in Modification and Termination by Mutual Agreement of Contracts Subject to The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods” in Public and Private International Law Bulletin, Vol. 45 No.