Table of Contents
7 steps ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Jurisdiction I: Intro and Choice of Court ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
Brussels I-bis Regulation ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Jurisdiction II: The weaker party ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
The Hague choice of court convention 2005 ..................................................................................................................................................................15
Recognition and Enforcement ....................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Recognition and Enforcement – Brussels I-bis ...............................................................................................................................................................17
Recognition and Enforcement – Hague Choice of Court Convention ..............................................................................................................................18
Recognition and enforcement and enforceability ..........................................................................................................................................................19
Relevant international Instruments ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................20
General requirements for Recognition & Enforcement ................................................................................................................................................................................20
Choice of law I (Applicable law): Contracts (week 10) ................................................................................................................................... 21
Rome I regulation .........................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Rome I – Contractual obligations ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Rome I – Choice of law..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Rome I - Choice of law Agreement ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................23
Formal Requirements for valid choice of Law agreement: ...........................................................................................................................................................................24
Rome I – Correction mechanisms .................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Rome I – General Rule in Absence of Choice of law agreement ...................................................................................................................................................................25
Rome I – Article 5 – Contracts of carriage.....................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Rome I – Article 6 – Consumer Contracts .....................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Rome I – Article 7 – Insurance Contracts ......................................................................................................................................................................................................28
Rome I – Article 8 – Employment Contracts .................................................................................................................................................................................................28
Rome I – Art. 14 – Voluntary Assignment .....................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Vienna Convention – CISG .............................................................................................................................................................................................30
Vienna Convention (CISG) – Application .......................................................................................................................................................................................................32
, Vienna Convention (CISG) – included contracts – Mixed contracts ..............................................................................................................................................................32
Choice of law – Contracts – Exam steps .........................................................................................................................................................................32
Step 1: CISG or Rome I ? ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................32
Step 2: Check Rome I ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
Step 3: Apply PIL Rules ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
Step 4: Indirect application of CISG ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................34
Choice of law II: Torts ................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Rome II Regulation (EU) ................................................................................................................................................................................................36
Rome II Regulation: special rules – general rules – exceptions ....................................................................................................................................................................37
The Hague Conventions of 1971 (traffic accidents) ........................................................................................................................................................39
Hague traffic accidents convention – general rule .......................................................................................................................................................................................40
Hague Traffic accidents convention – exception ..........................................................................................................................................................................................40
Art. 4 - Lex loci registrationis ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................40
Hague traffic accidents convention – other provisions ................................................................................................................................................................................41
The Hague Conventions of 1973 (products liability).......................................................................................................................................................42
Hague product liability convention – general rule ........................................................................................................................................................................................43
Hague product liability convention – exception ...........................................................................................................................................................................................43
Hague product liability convention – other provisions .................................................................................................................................................................................43
, Conflicts of law (2nd June)
7 steps
1. International facts
2. Characterization
3. PIL question
4. Sources
5. Scopes
6. Concurrence
7. Application of Instrument
8. Conclusion
- Week 6 – week 12
, Jurisdiction I: Intro and Choice of Court
• ECJ 13-07-2006, C-4/03, [2006] ECR I-6509, GAT v. LuK;
• ECJ 12-05-2011, C-144/10, [2011] OJ 2011/C 194/6, BVG v. JPMorgan.
Civil and commercial matters
1. Possibility to solve PIL cases for civil and commercial matters
2. Possibility to solve PIL cases for civil and commercial matters
7 steps ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Jurisdiction I: Intro and Choice of Court ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
Brussels I-bis Regulation ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Jurisdiction II: The weaker party ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
The Hague choice of court convention 2005 ..................................................................................................................................................................15
Recognition and Enforcement ....................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Recognition and Enforcement – Brussels I-bis ...............................................................................................................................................................17
Recognition and Enforcement – Hague Choice of Court Convention ..............................................................................................................................18
Recognition and enforcement and enforceability ..........................................................................................................................................................19
Relevant international Instruments ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................20
General requirements for Recognition & Enforcement ................................................................................................................................................................................20
Choice of law I (Applicable law): Contracts (week 10) ................................................................................................................................... 21
Rome I regulation .........................................................................................................................................................................................................21
Rome I – Contractual obligations ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Rome I – Choice of law..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Rome I - Choice of law Agreement ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................23
Formal Requirements for valid choice of Law agreement: ...........................................................................................................................................................................24
Rome I – Correction mechanisms .................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Rome I – General Rule in Absence of Choice of law agreement ...................................................................................................................................................................25
Rome I – Article 5 – Contracts of carriage.....................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Rome I – Article 6 – Consumer Contracts .....................................................................................................................................................................................................27
Rome I – Article 7 – Insurance Contracts ......................................................................................................................................................................................................28
Rome I – Article 8 – Employment Contracts .................................................................................................................................................................................................28
Rome I – Art. 14 – Voluntary Assignment .....................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Vienna Convention – CISG .............................................................................................................................................................................................30
Vienna Convention (CISG) – Application .......................................................................................................................................................................................................32
, Vienna Convention (CISG) – included contracts – Mixed contracts ..............................................................................................................................................................32
Choice of law – Contracts – Exam steps .........................................................................................................................................................................32
Step 1: CISG or Rome I ? ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................32
Step 2: Check Rome I ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
Step 3: Apply PIL Rules ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
Step 4: Indirect application of CISG ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................34
Choice of law II: Torts ................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Rome II Regulation (EU) ................................................................................................................................................................................................36
Rome II Regulation: special rules – general rules – exceptions ....................................................................................................................................................................37
The Hague Conventions of 1971 (traffic accidents) ........................................................................................................................................................39
Hague traffic accidents convention – general rule .......................................................................................................................................................................................40
Hague Traffic accidents convention – exception ..........................................................................................................................................................................................40
Art. 4 - Lex loci registrationis ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................40
Hague traffic accidents convention – other provisions ................................................................................................................................................................................41
The Hague Conventions of 1973 (products liability).......................................................................................................................................................42
Hague product liability convention – general rule ........................................................................................................................................................................................43
Hague product liability convention – exception ...........................................................................................................................................................................................43
Hague product liability convention – other provisions .................................................................................................................................................................................43
, Conflicts of law (2nd June)
7 steps
1. International facts
2. Characterization
3. PIL question
4. Sources
5. Scopes
6. Concurrence
7. Application of Instrument
8. Conclusion
- Week 6 – week 12
, Jurisdiction I: Intro and Choice of Court
• ECJ 13-07-2006, C-4/03, [2006] ECR I-6509, GAT v. LuK;
• ECJ 12-05-2011, C-144/10, [2011] OJ 2011/C 194/6, BVG v. JPMorgan.
Civil and commercial matters
1. Possibility to solve PIL cases for civil and commercial matters
2. Possibility to solve PIL cases for civil and commercial matters
