Signalling the enforceability of the forum's judgments abroad

in Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale (2020), (1), 33

The aim of this Article is to document and assess the efforts made by international commercial courts to signal the enforce-ability of their judgments abroad. To that effect, three strategies were ... [more ▼]

The aim of this Article is to document and assess the efforts made by international commercial courts to signal the enforce-ability of their judgments abroad. To that effect, three strategies were developed. The first and most obvious one was to enter into agreements providing for the mutual enforcement of judgments of contracting states which could serve the same function as the 1958 New York Convention for arbitral awards. Yet, as the 2005 Hague Convention has a limited scope and the 2019 Hague Convention is not yet in force, alternative strategies were identified. Several international commercial courts are actively pursuing the conclusion of non binding documents with other courts or even law firms suggesting that the judgments of the forum would be enforced by the courts of other states. Finally, one international court has also explored how it could convert its judgments into arbitral awards. [less ▲]

Jurisdiction to grant interim measures in support of arbitration - The influence of European law

in Yearbook of Private International Law (2020)

Despite the exclusion of arbitration from the European law of jurisdiction and judgments (Brussels I bis Regulation, Lugano Convention), the European Court of Justice has ruled in the Van Uden case that ... [more ▼]

Despite the exclusion of arbitration from the European law of jurisdiction and judgments (Brussels I bis Regulation, Lugano Convention), the European Court of Justice has ruled in the Van Uden case that the jurisdiction of the courts of the Member or contracting States to grant at least certain interim measures in aid of arbitration is governed by these European instruments. This Article explores the consequences of the application of European law on the power of courts to grant such measures and in particular defines the scope of European law in this respect and the limitations that it establishes on the jurisdiction of the courts of the relevant European states. [less ▲]

Should European teachers focus on European private international law?

in von Hein, Jan; Kienninger, Eva-Maria; Rühl, Giesela (Eds.) How European is European Private International Law? (2019)

Presentacion

in Núñez del Prado, Fabio (Ed.) La tragedia del consentimiento - Hacia una reforma del sistema de justicia en que el arbitraje sea la jurisdicción por defecto (2019)

Frente al paradigma de que la justicia contractual constituye un bien público, el autor sostiene que se ha generado durante los últimos años un proceso de reivindicación en el cual el arbitraje retorna y ... [more ▼]

Frente al paradigma de que la justicia contractual constituye un bien público, el autor sostiene que se ha generado durante los últimos años un proceso de reivindicación en el cual el arbitraje retorna y viene a reclamar un terreno que le pertenece: la resolución de las controversias comerciales. Las personas han notado las ineficiencias del Poder Judicial y se han dado cuenta de que el arbitraje es una mejor elección. Como muestra de ello, en los contratos comerciales relevantes lo usual es pactar un arbitraje. Hoy en día es difícil hallar un contrato importante que no incorpore una cláusula arbitral. En esa línea resulta curioso que muchas veces se considere al arbitraje como un mecanismo alternativo de resolución de conflictos. Y es que se trata de cualquier cosa menos de un mecanismo alternativo. Para el autor, el arbitraje se ha convertido en el mecanismo natural de resolución de controversias comerciales. Fácticamente es la regla, y como tal no puede ser una alternativa. En el marco de este de proceso de reivindicación espontánea, el autor propone consagrar al arbitraje como la “default jurisdiction” (o jurisdicción por defecto) para todas las controversias de carácter patrimonial. En un mundo como el que vivimos el arbitraje ha llegado, y ha llegado para quedarse. [less ▲]

Le fondement de l'effet des jugements étrangers

Book published by Brill (2019)

Comment justifier de faire produire effet aux jugements rendus par des tribunaux étrangers? La question est ancienne dans le monde de common law. Tant l’Angleterre que les Etats-Unis ont développé des ... [more ▼]

Comment justifier de faire produire effet aux jugements rendus par des tribunaux étrangers? La question est ancienne dans le monde de common law. Tant l’Angleterre que les Etats-Unis ont développé des théories originales fondant l’accueil des jugements étrangers et dessinant une partie du régime de cet accueil. Dans la tradition juridique continentale, la question du fondement de l’effet des jugements étrangers n’a en revanche guère été approfondie. Elle devrait pourtant être essentielle, en permettant soit d’expliquer les solutions retenues par le droit positif, soit de les rationaliser. Ce cours présente et critique les différentes théories et fondements existant en droit comparé. Certaines mettent en avant les intérêts privés des justiciables, à l’instar du droit à l’exécution des jugements promu par la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme. D’autres privilégient les intérêts des Etats, qu’ils soient purement économiques ou plus politiques. Enfin, le cours s’interroge sur le fondement de la circulation des jugements dans les systèmes fédéraux, en insistant plus particulièrement sur le principe de confiance mutuelle prévalant dans l’Union européenne. [less ▲]

National Report for Luxembourg

in Gerner-Beuerle, Carsten (Ed.) The Private International Law of Companies in Europe (2019)

Choice of law in domestic contracts: towards a right of access foreign financial markets?

in Muir Watt, Horatia (Ed.) Global Private International Law - Adjudication without Frontiers (2019)

The European Account Preservation Order : A Commentary

Book published by Cambridge University Press (2018)

The European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) Regulation provides a protective measure for creditors wishing to freeze the bank account of their debtor, preventing the transferral or withdrawal of funds ... [more ▼]

The European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) Regulation provides a protective measure for creditors wishing to freeze the bank account of their debtor, preventing the transferral or withdrawal of funds. Courts can issue freezing measures over bank accounts located in other member states, thereby establishing a new remedy for cross-border debt recovery in Europe. This book provides a detailed article-by-article commentary of the EAPO Regulation. It describes its legislative history and structure and carries out a critical analysis of its provisions and recitals, focusing on the practical implementation of the instrument. The commentary also provides additional focus on the interplay between the EAPO Regulation and the existing EU instruments and framework, and examines specific issues that the implementation of the Regulation might raise in member states. This is an important resource tool for practitioners, legal scholars and students interested in the theoretical and practical implications of the EAPO Regulation [less ▲]

The Cape Town Convention - Commentary article per article

in Mankowski, Peter (Ed.) Commercial Law (2018)

Le fondement de la limitation du choix de la loi dans les contrats internes

in Hess, Burkhard (Ed.) Europa als Rechts- und Lebensraum - Liber Amicorum für Christian Kohler (2018)