María Auxiliadora García Garrido’s article addresses trade dress and its jurisprudential origins, with particular attention to the normative uncertainty surrounding the concept, the branches of law that may apply by analogy, and the differing approaches taken across legal systems.
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The development of European citizens’ right to free movement following the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, and especially certain decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union, must also be examined in terms of its impact on the circulation of documents.
María José Estrada Margareto’s article in CUADERNOS DE DERECHO TRANSNACIONAL is registered under DOI 10.20318/cdt.2026.10273 and addresses the interpretation and application of Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No. 1008/2008 through the French case in a competition-law setting.
Manuel García Mayo’s article in CUADERNOS DE DERECHO TRANSNACIONAL addresses party autonomy in marriage and de facto couples from domestic, international and comparative perspectives.
Esther Farnós Amorós authored the academic publication “Katharina Boele-Woelki and Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg (eds.). What Family Law for Europe?” in CUADERNOS DE DERECHO TRANSNACIONAL, published on 2026-03-26.
Javier Carrascosa González’s review of the work edited by María Victoria Cuartero Rubio and José Manuel Velasco Retamosa, concerning family law and the right to respect for family life, was published in volume 18, issue 1 (2026) of CUADERNOS DE DERECHO TRANSNACIONAL.
Cemil Güner authored the academic publication “The Law Applicable to Reinstatement Claims with a Foreign Element Arising from Employment Security in Light of the Latest Amendment Introduced by Law No. 7550” in Public and Private International Law Bulletin, published on 2026-03-23.
UNCITRAL announced on 23 March 2026 that Azerbaijan had signed the Singapore Convention on Mediation. The Convention concerns the cross-border framework for international settlement agreements resulting from mediation.
On 23 March 2026, UNCITRAL announced that Panama had ratified the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships. Panama completed the ratification on 19 March 2026.
Registration is open for the 14th International Forum on the HCCH electronic Apostille Programme (e-APP). The forum concerns cross-border authentication of documents and sits within international civil procedure.
A regional workshop on the effective implementation of the 1993 Adoption Convention in Africa, held in English, took place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 9 to 11 March 2026.
Colombia has ratified the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation.
In a notice dated 13 March 2026, ICSID announced a public hearing in Kurt Harald Grüninger, Alexandra Grüninger, and Sascha Spittel v. Republic of Costa Rica, ICSID Case No.
Oman acceded to the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation, on 10 March 2026. The United Nations announcement records the step as Oman’s accession to the Convention.
The HCCH Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) has published the Conclusions & Decisions adopted at its 3–6 March 2026 meeting, now available in English, French and Spanish.
Berkay Yilmaz’s article in the Public and Private International Law Bulletin addresses shareholders’ claims for reflective loss in international investment arbitration, where the loss is suffered by the company rather than directly by the shareholder.
Martin Jarrett’s article in Arbitration International addresses how allegations of investor misconduct are advanced by States before domestic courts in investment-treaty arbitration.
Alexander Trukhtanov examines the relationship between arbitral fact-finding and the supervisory jurisdiction of the English courts through a recent High Court decision concerning a challenge to an arbitration award under section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
Published in Arbitration International, Darius Chan and Abhishek Behera’s article addresses the curtailment of collective redress by mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer and employment contracts and asks whether class arbitration may be permitted in UNCITRAL Model Law jurisdictions where an…
Simon P Camilleri authored the academic publication “The New York Convention: a shield, not a sword” in Arbitration International, published on 2026-03-01. The publication forms part of the private-international-law literature concerning Global / United Kingdom.
Sebastián Green Martínez authored the academic publication “The P v D judgment and the delicate balance in cross-examination: new developments six years on” in Arbitration International, published on 2026-03-01.