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…
Nitish Monebhurrun, Leonardo Cavalcanti Da Silva and Maria José Rigotti examine the work and protection of Brazilian migrants abroad through multisited approaches and theoretical perspectives.
This Zenodo article by Diyorakhon Payzullaeva offers a comparative analysis of conflict-of-laws rules in intellectual property. It is relevant to private international law through questions of applicable law and connecting factors in cross-border disputes.
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.
The article addresses the fact that EU free-movement law does not specifically regulate the situation of minor EU citizens, so they are often treated merely as family members of their EU-citizen parents.
This Open MIND episode traces the shift in dual-citizenship rules from early twentieth-century hostility to the present-day patchwork of permissive, conditional and restrictive regimes.
The fifth meeting of the HCCH Working Group on the Financial Aspects of Intercountry Adoption was held online on 23 April 2026, hosted by the Permanent Bureau.
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.
UNCITRAL — News on 2026-04-28 announced the development entitled “Azerbaijan signs the Singapore Convention on Mediation”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / UNCITRAL.
On 22 April 2026, the Working Group’s second meeting on the operation of Article 33 of the 1996 Child Protection Convention was held online, hosted by the Permanent Bureau.
Ahmet Sürerdamar’s article in the Public and Private International Law Bulletin addresses online dispute resolution (ODR) in response to the new needs created by digitisation in consumer transactions.
The HCCH held the first meeting of the Working Group on the operation of Article 33 of the 1996 Child Protection Convention online on 8 April 2026, hosted by the Permanent Bureau.
Aleyna Sağdiç’s article, published on 5 April 2026, addresses the role of public-order review in the recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments under Article 54 of the Turkish PIL Act.
From 30 March to 1 April 2026, the Experts’ Group on Central Bank Digital Currencies held its fifth meeting online, with more than 45 registered delegates and other experts taking part.
Geert Van Calster’s De Gruyter book chapter sets out the key issues and general framework of international jurisdiction in Europe and the EU. The chapter is presented as a foundational discussion, preparing the ground for Chapter 10 on civil and commercial matters and Chapter 14 on family matters.
Following a March 2025 mandate from the HCCH Council on General Affairs and Policy, the Permanent Bureau is convening online meetings for Central Authorities to exchange experience of the 1965 Service, 1970 Evidence and 1980 Access to Justice Conventions.
This journal article by Leon Rauch, published in the European Journal of Migration and Law, examines the use of border procedures under the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum in processing asylum applications.
Hülya Kaya’s article in the European Journal of Migration and Law reviews how the Turkish Constitutional Court has dealt with the assumption that Turkey functions as a “safe third country” and “first country of asylum” after the 2016 EU–Turkey Statement.
The article addresses whether irregularly staying third-country nationals can be regularised under EU law, focusing in particular on Article 6(4) of the Return Directive.
Chiara Graziani authored the academic publication “Technosecuritization: Digital Technologies and the Securitization of EU Migration Law” in European Journal of Migration and Law, published on 2026-03-31.