Current Research in Private International Law: Virtual Workshop with Carlos Esplugues

 Tuesday, 1 April 2025, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (CEST)

"Take Domestic Law and Run? The Application of Foreign (Private? State?) Law in Times of Uncertainty"

About the Speaker:

Carlos Esplugues is Full Professor of Private International Law at the University of Valencia, Spain. He is the director of one of the leading research groups in Spain. His areas of interest include general private international law issues, international dispute resolution and, within the field of international trade law, the control of foreign investment for national security grounds.

About the Topic:

The possible application of foreign law is one of the features of contemporary private international law, a discipline that is particularly sensitive to the social, political and economic environment in which it operates. However, the redefinition of the role of the State in modern societies, technological changes or the growing wave of intolerance and fear towards what comes from abroad in many parts of the world are creating a new environment that affects this question in a pluralistic way. Beyond the classical issue of the nature of the applicable law and its relationship to the process, questions are being raised about the viability of this possible applicability and the conditions under which it can be established.

About the Virtual Workshop Series:

The virtual workshop series “Current Research in Private International Law" is organised by Ralf Michaels and Philomena Hindermann. The series features guest speakers and Institute staff members who present and discuss their work on current developments and research topics in private international law. The workshops are geared to scholars who are researching in the field of private international law, but attendance is open to all individuals having an academic interest (including doctoral candidates and students).