In 1956, ICJ judge Philip Jessup highlighted the gaps between private and public
international law and the need to adapt the law to border-crossing problems. Today, sixty …

Throughout much of the world, the concept of comity has played a fundamental role in the
shaping of modern private international law.'Sometimes labelled as a" principle," sometimes …

In Venezuela v Council (Venezuela), the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the
European Union made a pronouncement on a procedural point: it held that Venezuela had …

We live in a denial of justice age when it comes to the individual pursuit of justice against
international organisations (IOs). Victims of institutional conduct are generally not provided …

This book develops the pragmatic theory of private international law set out by Kegel,
Beaumont, and others in the context of the recognition and enforcement of foreign …

Early last summer, I received a phone call from a law student in the litigation department of a
large firm. He was working with a team on a case involving Czech law and, as part of a due …

The contribution of national courts to international law has long been doubted in the
international law literature. As an aspect of the state's power to prescribe, courts have been …

International courts and tribunals are increasingly asked to pass judgment on matters that
are traditionally considered to fall within the domestic jurisdiction of States. Especially in the …

As an isolated island lacking in natural resources, trade and investment are important
instruments for Taiwan's economic policies. However, due to political and diplomatic …

This paper reexamines the current legal landscape regarding the protection of trade marks
and other industrial property rights in signs on the Internet. It is based on a comparative …