EAPIL Winter School in European Private International Law: MULTISTATE TORTS

University of Insubria, Department of Law, Economics and Cultures 10th- 15th February 2025

THE WINTER COURSE

Coordinator: Silvia Marino

Scientific Committee: Silvia Marino, University of Insubria; Javier Carrascosa González, University of Murcia; Anna Wysocka-Bar, Jagiellonian University in Kraków.

Advisory Board: Marta Requejo Isidro, University of Santiago de Compostela; Tobias Lutzi, University of Augsburg; Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, Edinburgh Law School; Susanne Gössl, University of Bonn; Paula Poretti, J.J. Strossmayer

Friday 14th February

9-10.30 S. Heikkilä: Cross-Border recognition and enforcement of judgments and human rights

11-12.30 F. J. Garcimartín Alférez: Clash of judgments under the 2019 HCCH Convention

14-15 S. Marino: Workshop: Exchange of best national practises 15.15-17.15 Outside torts: extra parallel sessions:

1. A. Wysocka-Bar: Succession: the very special coordination of jurisdiction;

2. N. Rusinova: The family and the law of torts in EU: A case study on international child abduction

University of Osijek.

Saturday 15th

February

The European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL), together with the Department of Law, Economics and Cultures of the University of Insubria, with the Law Faculty of the University of Murcia (Spain) and the Law Faculty of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland), is organising the Second EAPIL Winter School. The 2025 edition will be devoted to “Multistate Torts”, dealing with the ongoing challenges of the treatment of torts connected with several States. Developments at the European level, both Hague Conventions and EU legislative measures will be examined, under an approach combining theory and practice, and making wide room for interaction with the attendees.

PROGRAM

Monday, 10th February

10-11 Greetings and introduction to the Winter School

11-13 T. Kadner Graziano: Workshop: alternative and multiple jurisdictions and applicable laws

14-16 S. Żyrek: Back to the origins? Brussels system and torts

16.30-18.30 J. Carrascosa González: The law applicable to torts in Article 4 Rome II: when in Rome do as the Romans do

Tuesday, 11th February

9.30-11.30 L. E. Teitz: HCCH parallel proceedings project

12-13.30 V. Ruiz Abou-Nigm: Lis alibi pendens rules and related actions in EU law

14.30-16.30 G. Van Calster: Multiple defendant cases in EU Law

Wednesday, 12th February

9.30-11 P. Hirvelä: Freedom of expression as a human right

11.30-13 J. Carrascosa González: Jurisdiction for defamation cases and libel tourism: the world is my oyster

14-15.30 C. D’Osualdo: The Rome II regulation revision on defamation and the SLAPP directive

16-18 T. Lutzi: Torts against crypto assets

Thursday, 13th February

TEACHING STAFF

Olivera Boskovic (Professor, Université Paris Cité); Benedetta Cappiello (Associate Professor, University of Milan); Javier Carrascosa González (Professor, University of Murcia); Caterina D’Osualdo (European Commission, Seconded National Expert in DG JUST); Anatol Dutta (Professor, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich); Francisco José Garcimartín Alférez (Professor, University Autónoma of Madrid); Satu Heikkilä (Administrative law Judge, Associate Professor, University of Lapland); Paivi Hirvelä (Former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights, Legal Senior Advisor); Thomas Kadner Graziano (Professor, University of Geneva); Patrick Kinsch (Honorary Professor at the University of Luxembourg); Magdalena Lickova (Référendaire at Court of Justice of the European Union); Tobias Lutzi (Professor, University of Augsburg); Silvia Marino (Professor, University of Insubria); Marta Pertegás Sender (Professor, Maastricht University/University of Antwerp); Ilaria Pretelli (Senior Research Fellow, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law); Nadia Rusinova (Lecturer, The Hague University, attorney at law); Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm (Professor, University of Edinburgh); Louise Ellen Teitz (Professor, Roger Williams University); Geert Van Calster (Professor, KU Leuven); Anna Wysocka- Bar (Assistant Professor, Jagiellonian University in Kraków); Sylwia Żyrek (Deputy Director of EU Law Department at Chancellery of Prime Minister of Poland).

APPLICATION DEADLINE

25th January 2025. Please complete the online form

LOCATION

Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Via S. Abbondio, 12, Como.

Early Bird Registration before 12th December: € 180 Registration after 13th December: € 250

Reduced fees for Partner Universities (UNINS, JU, UMU): €80

Join and meet us for the free online teaser seminar: 2th December 2024, at 6 p.m. CET. In order to attend the seminar, please express your interest by contacting us at the EAPIL WS official email address below. You will receive the link to access via Teams.

EMAIL: [email protected]