Andrea Schulz authored the academic publication “Jueptner, Eva: A Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Judgments. Why did the Judgments Project (1992–2001) Fail?
Following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 11 March 2025, the Republic of Moldova became bound by the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of…
Lorena Sales Pallarés’s 2025 article considers the spread of strategic litigation from established fields such as environmental protection and human rights into data protection, consumer law and corporate accountability.
The HCCH Permanent Bureau has launched a public consultation on the draft text of a possible new convention on parallel proceedings and related actions. In private international law terms, the initiative is tied in particular to international jurisdiction and international lis pendens.
The HCCH Permanent Bureau has announced that registration is now open for the book launch celebrating the publication of The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: A Commentary.
This article by Deniz Defne Kirli Aydemir, published in Terazi Hukuk Dergisi, addresses how the concept of occupational disease is characterised in Turkish private international law and how the international jurisdiction of Turkish courts is assessed in disputes arising from employment…
The HCCH Working Group on Matters Related to Jurisdiction in Transnational Civil or Commercial Litigation held its ninth meeting from 20 to 24 October 2025 in hybrid format, with 60 registered delegates and other experts representing 20 HCCH Members and two Observers, together with members of the…
The Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children entered into force for Belize on 1 October 2025.
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).
Meydanci, Burak authored the academic publication “International Jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court with Respect to Non-Contracting States” in Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol. 15 No.
Bianca Scraback’s article in the Journal of Private International Law addresses the international-element requirement for jurisdiction over consumer contracts under the Brussels Ia Regulation.
Richard Garnett’s article examines jurisdiction in the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments through the distinction between direct jurisdictional rules applied by the court of origin at the initial adjudication stage and indirect rules applied at the recognition and enforcement stage.
The 1996 Child Protection Convention entered into force for El Salvador on 1 July 2025, following the deposit of its instrument of accession on 10 September 2024.
The HCCH has announced that the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements entered into force for the Kingdom of Bahrain on 1 July 2025, following Bahrain’s deposit of its instrument of accession on 13 March 2025.
This article by Mónica Guzmán Zapater, published in Revista Española de Derecho Internacional, concerns the Aranzadi volume directed by Beatriz Campuzano Díaz on international family law in the context of increasing migration, with issues linked to Regulation 2019/1111.
This article by UGUR TÜTÜNCÜBASI, published in the Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, addresses the international jurisdiction of Turkish courts in individual employment disputes involving a foreign element under Law No. 5718.
HCCH — News on 2025-03-27 announced the development entitled “Third Working Meeting of the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH.
Bahrain deposited its instruments of accession on 13 March 2025 to the Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters and to the Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements.
On 11 March 2025, the Republic of Moldova deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 19 October 1996 on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children.