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In Memoriam Erik Jayme (1934-2024)

Conflict of Laws

In 1961, at the age of 27, Erik Jayme delivered his doctoral thesis on „Spannungen bei der Anwendung italienischen Familienrechts durch deutsche Gerichte“ (“Tension in the application of Italian family law by German courts“). [1]

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A call for the wider study of Private International Law in Africa: A Review of Private International Law In Nigeria

Conflict of Laws

Most students avoid it because of the adverse effect they think it is sure to have on their cumulative grade points average and the seeming lack of practical benefit of the subject to their future law practices. They do not know any better. Nigerian lawyers with cross border practices will find these two chapters particularly helpful.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 5/2022: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

In cross-border proceedings, service of legal documents poses particular problems, which are addressed by the European Regulation on the Service of Documents. Contractual” duties of care corresponding with negligence in tort, on the other hand, fall within the scope of the Regulation Rome II. This norm is part of procedural law.