Private international law / Conflict of laws Books

Book SynopsisBringing together academics and private international lawyers from a wide range of jurisdictions and institutions, this volume explores how private international law can best contribute to the development of the global legal architecture needed to integrate our emerging multicultural world society.

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides ready access to a wide-ranging selection of materials on those areas of private law in which a foreign element may arise. It includes UK and Scottish statutes and statutory instruments, EU materials and International Conventions.

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Book SynopsisCan firms freely choose their place for corporation and thus the applicable law? And is it possible that a firm can subsequently reincorporate in another country, with the effect of a change of the law applicable to this country? In the European Union, the answer to these questions has to consider the impact of the freedom of establishment and the corresponding case law of the Court of Justice. Beyond some general principles, there is, however, considerable diversity between the laws of Member States. Thus, this book aims to provide an up-to-date analysis of this important area of law for all Member States. It is based on a comprehensive study, produced for the European Commission, on the private international law of companies in the European Union.

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Book SynopsisThis substantial and original book examines how the EU Private International Law (PIL) framework is functioning and considers its impact on the administration of justice in cross-border cases within the EU. It grew out of a major project (ie EUPILLAR: European Union Private International Law: Legal Application in Reality) financially supported by the EU Civil Justice Programme. The research was led by the Centre for Private International Law at the University of Aberdeen and involved partners from the Universities of Freiburg, Antwerp, Wroclaw, Leeds, Milan and Madrid (Complutense). The contributors address the specific features of cross-border disputes in the EU by undertaking a comprehensive analysis of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) and national case law on the Brussels I, Rome I and II, Brussels IIa and Maintenance Regulations. Part I discusses the development of the EU PIL framework. Part II contains the national reports from 26 EU Member States. Parts III (civil and commercial) and IV (family law) contain the CJEU case law analysis and several cross-cutting chapters. Part V briefly sets the agenda for an institutional reform which is necessary to improve the effectiveness of the EU PIL regime. This comprehensive research project book will be of interest to researchers, students, legal practitioners, judges and policy-makers who work, or are interested, in the field of private international law.Trade ReviewThis book must feature prominently in any respectable private international law library. (Translated from the original French) -- Lukas Rass-Masson * Revue critique de droit international privé *This book is a valuable addition to a growing research and literature trend dedicated to analysing the way European private international law (EU PIL) instruments function across Member States... this book has all the necessary elements to become a reference work for scholars, practitioners, and EU and national policymakers interested in the area of European private international law. -- Elena Alina Ontanu * Common Market Law Review *A valuable addition to a growing research effort aimed at analyzing how the tools of European private international law work in all Member States. This book has all the necessary features to be a reference work for scholars, professionals, and policy makers in the EU and Member States interested in the field of European private international law. -- Apostolos Anthimos * Armenopoulos-Thessaloniki Bar Review (Bloomsbury translation) *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Research Aims and Methodology Paul Beaumont and Mihail Danov Part I: Shaping the Development of the Private International Law Framework 2. EU Competence to Legislate in the Area of Private International Law and Law Reforms at the EU Level Jan von Hein 3. An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the EU Institutions in Making and Interpreting EU Private International Law Regulations Burcu Yüksel 4. Unharmonised Procedural Rules: Is there a Case for Further Harmonisation at EU Level? Jonathan Fitchen Part II: Cross-border Litigation Pattern—Empirical Data and Analysis 5. Great Britain Paul Beaumont, Mihail Danov, Katarina Trimmings and Burcu Yüksel 6. Belgium Thalia Kruger and Eline Ulrix 7. Germany Jan von Hein and Hannah Dittmers 8. Italy Stefania Bariatti, Ilaria Viarengo, Francesca C Villata, Sara Bernasconi and Filippo Marchetti 9. Spain Carmen Otero García-Castrillón 10. Poland Agnieszka Frackowiak-Adamska, Agnieszka Guzewicz and Lukasz Petelski 11. Austria Florian Heindler and Bea Verschraegen 12. Bulgaria Teodora Tsenova and Anton Petrov 13. Croatia Ivana Kunda 14. Cyprus Nikitas E Hatzimihail 15. Czech Republic Monika Pauknerová, Marta Zavadilová and Jirí Grygar 16. Finland Gustaf Möller 17. France Horatia Muir Watt, Sabine Corneloup, Laurence Usunier, Didier Boden,Jeremy Heymann and David Sindres 18. Greece Aspasia Archontaki and Paata Simsive 19. Hungary Csongor István Nagy 20. Ireland Maebh Harding 21. Latvia Irena Kucina 22. Lithuania Kristina Praneviciene 23. Luxembourg Céline Camara 24. Malta Antoine G Cremona, Clement Mifsud-Bonnici and Calvin Calleja 25. The Netherlands Aukje Van Hoek, Ian Sumner and Cathalijne van der Plas 26. Portugal Elsa Dias Oliveira, João Gomes de Almeida, Eugénia Galvão Teles, Susana Maltez and Raquel Correia 27. Romania Ileana M Smeureanu, Lucian Ilie and Alexandra Ema Dobre 28. Slovakia Miroslava Vozáryová and Katarína Burdová 29. Slovenia Suzana Kraljic 30. Sweden Michael Bogdan and Ulf Maunsbach 31. Promoting Efficient Litigation? Stephen Dnes 32. Data Analysis: Important Issues to be Considered in a Cross-border Context Mihail Danov Part III: Litigating Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes—A Europe of Law and Justice 33. Cross-border Civil and Commercial Disputes Before the Court of Justice of the European Union Paul Beaumont and Burcu Yüksel 34. Legal Certainty and Predictability in the EUPILLAR Project’s Regulations: An Assessment Carmen Otero García-Castrillón 35. Effective Remedies in Cross-border Civil and Commercial Law Disputes: A Case for an Institutional Reform at EU Level Mihail Danov and Paul Beaumont 36. Cross-border Contract Litigation in the EU Zheng Sophia Tang 37. Cross-border Non-contractual Disputes: The Legislative Framework and Court Practice Michael Wilderspin 38. Litigating Cross-border Intellectual Property Disputes in the EU Private International Law Framework Paul Torremans 39. Private Enforcement of Competition Law Jonathan Fitchen 40. The Relationship Between Litigation and ADR: Evaluating the Effect of the EU PIL Framework on ADR/Settlements in Cross-border Cases Mihail Danov and Stefania Bariatti Part IV: Litigating Cross-border Family Law Disputes—A Europe of Law and Justice 41. Court of Justice of the European Union’s Case Law on Family Law Matters Under Brussels IIa and Maintenance Paul Beaumont and Katarina Trimmings 42. Habitual Residence: The Factors that Courts Consider Thalia Kruger 43. No Deal Better than a Bad Deal—Child Abduction and the Brussels IIa Regulation Agnieszka Frackowiak-Adamska 44. New (and Old) Problems for Maintenance Creditors Under the EU Maintenance Regulation Lara Walker 45. Mediation in EU Cross-border Family Law Ruth Lamont 46. Matrimonial Matters Under the Brussels IIa Regulation Katarina Trimmings Part V: Conclusion 47. Cross-border Litigation in Europe: Some Theoretical Issues and Some Practical Challenges Paul Beaumont, Mihail Danov, Katarina Trimmings and Burcu Yüksel

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Book SynopsisOn the 27th of September 1968, the six EC Member States signed the Brussels Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. 50 years later, the European Court of Justice and the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg organised an international conference on the major developments, achievements and challenges of the European law of civil procedure. This book brings together contributions written by members of the Court of Justice of the European Union, established academics and young researchers reflecting on the Brussels Regime. It offers insights on the dialogue between the Court of Justice and national courts on the interpretation of the European law of civil procedure and how it shaped the Europeanisation of private international law. Beyond this assessment of the past, the book offers some reflections on the future architecture of the European law of civil procedure and the suitability of the Brussels regime to the challenges of the current era. This will be read with interest by academics, practitioners and policy-makers.Table of ContentsSeminal Judgments (les Grands Arrets) in the Case Law of the European Court of Justice Burkhard Hess La confiance mutuelle, fondement et temoignage de la valeur de l’Union europeenne Camelia Toader De l’encadrement de l’ordre public procedural des Etats membres a l’ordre procedural autonome de l’Union Marek Safjan et Dominik Dusterhaus EU Private International Law: Consistency of the Scopes of Application and/or of the Solutions Maciej Szpunar Le « regime Bruxelles » dans le droit europeen de la procedure civile Marta Requejo Isidro The Shift from a Choice of Law-Centred Approach to a Civil Procedure Standpoint Sabine Corneloup The Contribution of ‘Brussels I’ to the Process of EU Integration: a True Trailblazer for the Europeanization and Constitutionalization of Private International Law Johan Meeusen The Application of the European Law of Civil Procedure in the Dialogue Between the CJEU and the National Judges Henrik Saugmandsgaard Oe The Dialogue on the European Law of Civil Procedure between the Court of Justice and National Courts from a German Perspective Wolfgang Hau European Civil Procedure and the Dialogue between National Courts and the European Court of Justice Xandra Kramer & Jos Hoevenaars L’autonomie procedurale dans la jurisprudence de la Cour de justice de l’Union europeenne – Reflexions naives d’un Huron au Palais du Kirchberg Loic Cadiet La Charte des droits fondamentaux et les nouvelles frontieres de l’autonomie procedurale des Etats membres L’exemple du droit europeen de la procedure civile Michail Vilaras The Brussels Convention: 50 Years of Contribution to European Integration Fausto Pocar Delendum est Forum Delicti? Towards the Jurisdictional Protection of the Alleged Victim in Cross-Border Torts Etienne Farnoux CJEU Case-Law and Forum Connexitatis: an Analysis of the Close Connection Criterion Lucilla Galanti Cross-border Collective Redress and the Jurisdictional Regime: Horizontal vs Sectoral Approach Cinzia Peraro Your Place? Mine? Or Theirs? A Legal and Policy-orientated Analysis of Jurisdiction in Cross-Border Collective Redress Stephanie Law Representative (Consumer) Collective Redress Decisions in the EU: Free Movement or Public Policy Obstacles? Janek Tomasz Nowak Casting the Net: Has the Court of Justice’s Approach to Online Torts Made the Brussels Framework Fit for the Internet Age? Tobias Lutzi Encoding Justice: A Quest for Facilitating Access to Justice by e-Handling of Cross-Border Litigation. The Example of the European Uniform Procedures Elena Alina Ontanu Trust, but Verify. Loss of Mutual Trust as a Ground for Non-Recognition in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. Example of the Judiciary Crisis in Poland Zuzanna Witek

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Book SynopsisThis book undertakes a systematic analysis of the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention, the 2005 Hague Choice of Court Convention 2005, and the 2017 Commonwealth Model Law on recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments from a pragmatic perspective. The book builds on the concept of pragmatism in private international law within the context of recognition and enforcement of judgments. It demonstrates the practical application of legal pragmatism by setting up a toolbox (pragmatic goals and methods) that will assist courts and policymakers in developing an effective and efficient judgments’ enforcement scheme at national, bilateral and multilateral levels. Practitioners, national courts, policymakers, academics, students and litigants will benefit from the book’s comparative approach using case law from the United Kingdom and other leading Commonwealth States, the United States, and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The book also provides interesting findings from the empirical research on the refusal of recognition and enforcement in the UK and the Commonwealth statutory registration schemes respectively.Table of Contents1. General Introduction I. Background of Study II. Research Problem III. Research Questions IV. Methodology V. Significance of the Study VI. Literature Review VII. Conceptual Clarification VIII. Structure of the Book PART I THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS FOR JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT 2. Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: Theoretical Background I. Introduction II. Theoretical Bases for Enforcement of Foreign Judgments III. Conclusion 3. A Pragmatic Model for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments I. Introduction II. Pragmatism as a Philosophical Thought III. Pragmatism as a Legal Theory IV. Legal Pragmatism Today V. Legal Pragmatism in Private International Law VI. A Pragmatic Approach to Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments VII. Conclusion PART II COMMONWEALTH MODEL LAW ON THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS 4. Foreign Judgments Enforcement in the Commonwealth I. Introduction II. The Commonwealth III. Civil Justice and Cooperation in the Commonwealth IV. The 1920 and 1933 Statutory Schemes V. Conclusion 5. Commonwealth Model Law I. Introduction II. Preliminaries III. Excluded Matters IV. International Jurisdiction V. Recognition, Enforcement and Defences VI. Other Sundry Matters VII. Conclusion PART III HAGUE CONVENTIONS 6. The Hague Judgments Project: Pre-2019 Attempts I. Introduction II. International Harmonisation of Foreign Judgments Laws III. HCPIL: History of the Hague Judgments Project IV. HCCA V. Conclusion 7. 2019 Hague Judgments Convention I. Introduction II. Pragmatism in the Negotiation of the Convention III. Scope and Exclusions IV. International Jurisdiction V. Refusal of Recognition VI. Other Sundry Matters VII. Has the Convention Met the Practical Needs of Litigants? VIII. Conclusion 8. Summary of Findings and Conclusion I. Summary II. Conclusion III. Contributions to Knowledge and Avenues for Further Research

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Book SynopsisJocelyn Cruz is Associate Professor in the Commercial Law Department, Ramon V del Rosario College of Business, De La Salle University, Philippines.Thomas Elliot Mondez is Professional Lecturer, and Justin Sucgang is Assistant Professor of Law, both at De La Salle University College of Law, Philippines.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a one-stop reference to Hong Kong private international law. It provides clear expositions on questions of jurisdiction, choice of law, recognition and enforcement, transnational arbitration, and inter-regional and international harmonisation of Hong Kong conflict of laws. It covers a range of areas, including the law of obligations at common law and in equity, the law of real and personal property, intellectual property law, family law, company law, insolvency and bankruptcy law, competition law, and admiralty law. It includes discussions of cross-border dispute resolution, jurisdiction and choice of law clauses. The book focuses on the practical issues, emphasising the rapidly developing local jurisprudence of recent years. It also offers theoretical insights and suggestions for law reform when appropriate. Moreover, it systematically analyses conflict of laws issues arising out of inter-regional cases between Hong Kong on the one hand and Mainland China, Taiwan, and Macao on the other. The book will be indispensable to judges, practitioners, scholars, and students in Hong Kong, Greater China, Asia, and worldwide.

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Book SynopsisHow do Asian courts ascertain, interpret, and apply a foreign law as the law governing the merits of the case? What should judges do if parties do not raise or disagree on the content of foreign law? This thematic volume in the Studies in Private International Law – Asia series analyses the treatment of foreign law before judicial authorities, that is, how the courts of Asian states deal with the proof of foreign law in court litigation involving cross-border elements. The individual chapters cover 15 Asian jurisdictions: Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India. The Introduction and Conclusion examine similarities and differences in the approaches taken by the 15 Asian states with a view to assessing the extent to which those approaches are consistent or different from each other. The book also puts forward suggestions for harmonising differing approaches, especially between Asian common law and civil law states. The book is a one-stop reference guide on the treatment of foreign law in Asia and will be indispensable to judges, practitioners, and scholars not just in Asia, but worldwide.Table of Contents1. Introduction, Kazuaki Nishioka (Chuo University, Japan) 2. China, Mingchao Fan (Shanghai Arbitration Commission, China), Dixin Deng (Shanghai Arbitration Commission, China), Ruian Guo (Shanghai Arbitration Commission, China), Chen Kuang (Shanghai Arbitration Commission, China), Siyang Ye (Shanghai Arbitration Commission, China) 3. Hong Kong, Wilson Lui (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) 4. Taiwan, Fuldien Li (Chinese Culture University, Taiwan), Chun-Liang Lai (Lai & Lai Law Firm, Taiwan), Felice (Fu-An) Lu (Point Law, California) 5. Japan, Kazuaki Nishioka (Chuo University, Japan), Michael Weber (University of Zurich, Switzerland) 6. South Korea, Sungjae Chun (Counsel at Netflix Services Korea, South Korea) 7. Singapore, Andreas Wehowsky (Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland), Alvin Tan (Schellenberg Wittmer, Singapore) 8. Malaysia, Wai Fung Teh (Lee Hishamuddin Allen & Gledhill, Malaysia) 9. Vietnam, Trinh Thi Hong Nguyen (Hue University, Vietnam), Trang Thi Quynh Bui (Hue University, Vietnam) 10. Cambodia, Nobumichi Teramura (University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei) 11. Myanmar, Yuji Tsutsumi (TNY Legal, Japan), Kazuaki Nishioka (Chuo University, Japan) 12. Philippines, Lemuel Didulo Lopez (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia) 13. Indonesia, Afifah Kusumadara (Brawijaya University, Indonesia), Ida Susanti (Parahyangan Catholic University, Indonesia), Tiurma M. Pitta Allagan (Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia) 14. Thailand, Poomintr Sooksripaisarnkit (University of Tasmania, Australia), Krisda Saengcharoensap (Rangsit University, Thailand) 15. Sri Lanka, Ramesh Fernando (Counsel, Sri Lanka) 16. India, Sai Ramani Garimella (South Asian University, India) Wasiq Abass Dar (Jindal Global University, India) 17. Conclusion, Kazuaki Nishioka (Chuo University, Japan)

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Book SynopsisThis book sets out the way that, through enhanced private antitrust enforcement reform, private international law has a pivotal role in EU competition law disputes with an international element. The author offers a thorough analysis of the post-2003 policy of the EU favouring private law enforcement of EU competition law and its implementation under the existing provisions for jurisdiction and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments under the Brussels I regime. The book also considers how the jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments issues are dealt with in England under the common law rules applicable when Brussels I does not apply. The complex private international law problems in respect of cross-border class actions that have arisen in several countries, as well as judgments in relation to antitrust infringements, are also discussed. The author further examines the choice of law issues that may arise before the English courts under Rome I and Rome II. The potential problems regarding jurisdiction of arbitral tribunals and choice of law in arbitral proceedings in relation to EU competition law claims, and the jurisdiction of English courts in proceedings ancillary to arbitration claims, are dealt with accordingly.Trade ReviewDanov draws upon an impressive range of academic, policy and practitioner sources. There is no other book-length treatment of the nexus between competition law and private international law, and practitioners, academics and advanced students from a number of different substantive fields should take something from it. Kathryn Wright European Law Review Volume 37 The book provides an excellent critical analysis of the important challenges to which judges, practitioners, and business decision-makers are confronted with regard to concurrent proceedings in EU competition law and the attempt to solve them through the application of private international law principles. Dr Danov's remarkable study offers a lot of food for thought and an excellent background reading for those interested in deepening the analysis further. Ioannis Lianos World Competition Law and Economics Review 34(3) Danov has succeeded in writing a book that is both intellectually thorough enough to be able to play a significant role in shaping future academic debate as well as sufficiently practical enough to provide a source of inspiration for policy makers. Jan-Jaap Kuipers The Common Market Law Review Volume 48-4Table of Contents1 Introduction 1.1 EU COMPETITION LAW 1.2 ENFORCEMENT OF EU COMPETITION LAW 1.3 EU COMPETITION LAW DISPUTES BEFORE NATIONAL COURTS 1.4 CROSS-BORDER EU COMPETITION LAW DISPUTES 1.5 THE PURPOSE OF THE BOOK 1.6 THE RELEVANT PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW SETS OF RULES 1.7 CHARACTERISATION OF EU COMPETITION LAW CLAIMS 2 Jurisdiction with Regard to Contract-Based EU Competition Law Claims 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.2 JURISDICTION UNDER THE BRUSSELS I REGULATION 2.3 JURISDICTION UNDER ENGLISH TRADITIONAL RULES 2.4 SOME CONCLUSIONS 3 Jurisdiction in Tort-Based EU Competition Law Claims 3.1 INTRODUCTION 3.2 JURISDICTION UNDER THE BRUSSELS I REGULATION 3.3 JURISDICTION UNDER ENGLISH TRADITIONAL RULES 3.4 CONCLUSIONS 4 Avoiding Parallel EU Competition Law Proceedings 4.1 INTRODUCTION 4.2 DECLINING JURISDICTION AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE EU RULES 4.3 DECLINING JURISDICTION AND STAYING PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE ENGLISH TRADITIONAL RULES 4.4 CONCLUDING REMARKS 5 The Applicable Law in Competition Law Actions Brought Before English Courts 5.1 INTRODUCTION 5.2 APPLICABLE LAW: ACTIONS FOR NULLITY OF CONTRACTS DISTORTING COMPETITION 5.3 APPLICABLE LAW: TORTIOUS COMPETITION LAW ACTIONS 5.4 APPLICABLE LAW: COMPETITION LAW ACTIONS FOR NULLITY OF A CONTRACT BROUGHT TOGETHER WITH A TORTIOUS CLAIM FOR ANTITRUST DAMAGES 5.5 CONCLUDING REMARKS 6 Foreign Judgments in Relation to EU Competition Law Claims Before English Courts 6.1 INTRODUCTION 6.2 POWERS OF THE ENGLISH COURTS UNDER THE BRUSSELS I REGULATION 6.3 POWERS OF THE ENGLISH COURTS AT COMMON LAW 6.4 CONCLUSION 7 Arbitral Tribunals' Jurisdiction and Awards in Relation to Competition Law Claims 7.1 INTRODUCTION 7.2 JURISDICTION OF ARBITRATORS IN COMPETITION LAW DISPUTES-SOME PRELIMINARY ISSUES 7.3 ARBITRABILITY OF COMPETITION LAW ISSUES 7.4 THE LAW APPLICABLE TO THE SUBSTANCE OF A COMPETITION LAW DISPUTE 7.5 JURISDICTION OF ENGLISH COURTS IN PROCEEDINGS ANCILLARY TO ARBITRATION IN RELATION TO EU COMPETITION LAW CLAIMS 7.6 COHERENT AND UNIFORM APPLICATION OF EU COMPETITION LAW BY ARBITRATORS 7.7 CONCLUSION 8 Conclusion 8.1 CONCLUDING REMARKS 8.2 REFORMING THE BRUSSELS I FRAMEWORK 8.3 ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF AVAILABLE ANTITRUST DAMAGES AND THEIR ASSESSMENT AT EU LEVEL 8.4 IS THERE A NEED FOR A SPECIAL REGULATION DEALING WITH EU COMPETITION LAW CLAIMS?

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Book SynopsisStatutes on the Conflict of Laws provides students with the principal, current EU and UK legislation encountered in the study of private international law in one clear and easy-to-use volume. The legislation is not annotated, enabling the book to be used in examinations. It has been structured and designed so that students can find the material they need quickly and efficiently, with a table of contents organised chronologically by source type, and alphabetical index.Table of ContentsI. European Union Materials A. Treaties B. Regulations C. Directives D. Decisions E. Conventions to which the EU is a party II. United Kingdom Statutes III. United Kingdom Statutory Instruments IV. Rules of Procedure

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Book SynopsisThe European Succession Regulation, which harmonized private international and procedural law rules of Member States in the field of succession, has been examined by scholars in almost every detail. It has, however, not attracted the same degree of attention from a third state perspective. The aim of this book is to offer a comparative analysis of the Regulations's regime from a Turkish perspective. Turkey is indeed an important third state for cross-border succession cases for the EU, having a great number of nationals within the European Union and being one of the third countries which have bilateral treaties on succession with the Member States which are still applicable according to Article 75 of the Regulation. Biset Sena Güneş addresses the differences between the provisions of the Regulation, the Turkish PILA and the Turkish-German Treaty of 1929, the most practically relevant one of the treaties with third states, and indicates the interplay between the three legal texts.

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Book SynopsisDezentrale autonome Organisationen (DAOs) versprechen, einen neuen Meilenstein für Organisationsstrukturen zu setzen, indem sie es Gruppen durch die Nutzung von Smart Contracts ermöglichen, bestimmte Aktionen und Verhaltensweisen automatisch zu steuern und zu koordinieren, um auf diese Weise effizienter und transparenter zu arbeiten. Insofern stellen DAOs zentrale Merkmale eines Unternehmens wie die hierarchische Organisationsstruktur, die Trennung von Firmenmitgliedern und Marktteilnehmern sowie viele andere Punkte radikal infrage. Biyan Mienert untersucht, ob sich diese neue rein digitale Organisation in rechtliche Grundstrukturen einfügt und mit vorhandenen Gesellschaftsformen in Einklang gebracht werden kann oder ob sie grundlegende Veränderungen dieser Strukturen erfordert. Aufgeworfene Thesen werden hierbei nicht nur in der Theorie beleuchtet, sondern durch die technische und rechtliche Analyse praktisch tätiger DAOs überprüft.

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Book SynopsisDigitale Diskursräume sind aus dem Alltag vieler nicht mehr wegzudenken. Diese Räume werden von Informationsintermediären organisiert und moderiert. Die Moderation nutzergenerierter Inhalte geht mit wichtigen, grundrechtssensiblen Entscheidungen einher. Insbesondere die Realisierung der Meinungsfreiheit steht dabei im Fokus. Aus verfassungsrechtlicher Perspektive stellt sich daher die zentrale Frage nach der Reichweite einer Grundrechtsbindung privater Akteure. Traditionellerweise wird auf die seit jeher kontrovers diskutierte Lehre der mittelbaren Drittwirkung von Grundrechten Bezug genommen. Amélie Heldt widmet sich den Rahmenbedingungen der Kommunikation in digitalen Öffentlichkeiten, untersucht aus verfassungsrechtlicher, rechtsvergleichender und interdisziplinärer Perspektive den Prozess der Inhaltemoderation und schlägt eine Feinjustierung der Lehre der mittelbaren Drittwirkung vor.

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Book SynopsisDie autonome Schifffahrt wirft zahlreiche juristische Fragen auf. Samuel Vuattoux-Bock setzt sich mit der Frage der Haftung infolge einer Schiffskollision unter Beteiligung von autonomen Schiffen aus einer deutsch-französisch rechtsvergleichenden Perspektive auseinander. Die bisherigen Lösungen sehen einen Haftungsausschluss im Falle höherer Gewalt vor (IÜZ, BinSchG, Code des transports). Der Autor erforscht die rechtliche Beziehung zwischen den Merkmalen der höheren Gewalt (Unvorhersehbarkeit, Unvermeidbarkeit, äußere Ursache) und der autonomen Schifffahrt. Mithilfe einer deutsch-französischen Analyse bietet er eine Anpassung der Auslegung der höheren Gewalt für die autonome Schifffahrt an. De lege ferenda schlägt er eine neue objektive Haftung infolge einer Schiffskollision vor und untersucht die Gestaltung der höheren Gewalt in dieser neuen Haftung. Die vorgeschlagene Haftung findet ihre Grundlage in den rechtshistorischen Wurzeln des Seehandelsrechts (z.B. der Hanse) und ist durch ihre deutsch-französisch geprägte Ausgestaltung für eine internationale Harmonisierung geeignet.

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Book SynopsisWeltweit vereinheitlichte Musterverträge bestimmen die Vertragsgestaltung im grenzüberschreitenden Finanzverkehr. Diese Musterverträge werden von privaten Organisationen wie der International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), der Loan Market Association (LMA) und der International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) geschaffen. Torsten Kindt zeigt, dass auf Grundlage der Muster ein bereichsspezifisches transnationales Vertragsrecht entsteht, das jedoch auf vielfältige Weise mit dem staatlichen Recht verwoben bleibt. Er entwickelt Leitlinien für einen responsiven Umgang mit musterbasierten transnationalen Verträgen im staatlichen Kollisions-, Vertrags- und Internationalen Zivilverfahrensrecht, die auch über den Finanzbereich hinaus zu einem produktiven Zusammenwirken privater und staatlicher Ordnung beitragen können.

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Book SynopsisDas Rechtsanwendungsrecht ist seit jeher eine Domäne des Internationalen Privatrechts. Die öffentlich-rechtliche Dimension hat in Forschung und Rechtsprechung bislang kaum Beachtung gefunden. Bisweilen wird dem Internationalen Öffentlichen Recht sogar die Existenzberechtigung abgesprochen mit der Begründung, deutsche Behörden würden per se deutsches Recht anwenden. Das ist jedoch zu kurz gegriffen. Tim Kerstges entwickelt für das anwaltliche Berufsrecht ein Modell, das ausgehend von den verfassungsrechtlichen und unionsrechtlichen Determinationen, greifbare Kriterien für die Bestimmung des räumlichen Anwendungsbereiches von Normen in ihren öffentlich-rechtlichen Dimensionen anbietet. In seiner Grundkonzeption ist dieses Modell nicht nur auf das anwaltliche Berufsrecht anwendbar, sondern lässt sich auf andere Bereiche des Internationalen Öffentlichen Rechts übertragen.

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Book SynopsisIn Reaktion auf die globale Finanzkrise der Jahre 2007-2009 wurden in einer Reihe von Rechtsordnungen Bankenstrukturreformen eingeleitet und zum Teil umgesetzt. Diese gesetzgeberischen Bestrebungen zählen zu den wohl umstrittensten und im Hinblick auf die Intensität des Eingriffs in etablierte betriebswirtschaftliche Geschäftsmodelle und die Organisationsverfassung von Banken und Bankengruppen ambitioniertesten Reformvorhaben. In unterschiedlicher Weise und Intensität wird eine systemische Trennung zwischen besonders schutzbedürftigen "systemrelevanten" Geschäftsaktivitäten und solchen, die im Insolvenzfall ohne Ansteckungsrisiken für die Systemstabilität abgewickelt werden sollen, erzwungen. Christiane Hellstern untersucht die Anwendungsprobleme, Reformansätze und die mit der Umsetzung einhergehenden Folgefragen für bestehende Bankenstrukturen, die durch pfadabhängige Organisationsmodelle, das jeweilige Marktumfeld sowie durch die jeweils anwendbaren Gesellschafts-, Aufsichts- und Insolvenzrechte unterschiedlich gewachsen sind.Die Arbeit wurde mit dem Promotionspreis der Reinhold-und-Maria-Teufel-Stiftung 2021 ausgezeichnet.

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Book SynopsisDie Zuordnung zu einem Geschlecht hat für die individuelle Identität eines Menschen herausragende Bedeutung. Gleichzeitig wird diese Frage von den Rechtsordnungen der Europäischen Union nach wie vor sehr unterschiedlich beantwortet. Während immer mehr Staaten dazu übergehen, einer Person eine selbstbestimmte Entscheidung über ihr rechtliches Geschlecht zu ermöglichen, stellen zahlreiche Staaten weiterhin hohe Anforderungen an dessen Änderung. Angesichts der Diversität nationaler Regelungen untersucht Alix Schulz, wie das rechtliche Geschlecht eines Menschen in grenzüberschreitenden Sachverhalten bestimmt wird und welche grund- und menschenrechtlichen Vorgaben hierbei zu beachten sind.

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