International Law

Buon Compleanno a Mark!
Our cheerful, globe-trotting editor who is spending a sabbatical semester in Italy, Mark Wojcik, celebrates a birthday today. On behalf of your co-editors and readers, Mark, we wish you a great day! Buon Compleanno! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! Bon Anniversaire!...

Publication: La nuova disciplina comunitaria della legge applicabile ai contratti (Roma I)
The papers presented at the conference on the Rome I Regulation hosted in November 2008 by the University of Venice ?Ca? Foscari? (see here for the webcast) have been published by the Italian publishing house Giappichelli under the editorship of Nerina Boschiero: “La nuova disciplina comunitaria della legge applicabile ai contratti (Roma I)“...

Italian Conference on the Rome I Reg.: La nuova disciplina comunitaria della legge applicabile alle obbligazioni contrattuali
A very interesting conference on the Rome I Regulation will be hosted by the University of Venice “Ca’ Foscari” on Friday 28 November 2008: “La nuova disciplina comunitaria della legge applicabile alle obbligazioni contrattuali” (The new EC regime on the law applicable to contractual obligations)...

Building Envy: Saudi Prince Announces Building That Will Be Twice As Big as Nearest Rival
One can only imagine what Freud would do with this. Prince al-Walid bin Talal has announced the construction of a mile-high tower in the Saudi Arabian desert. At 5,250ft, the £5billion project, will dwarf all competitors and establish the greatest phallic symbol in the universe...

Webcast of the 2008 Venice Conference on the Rome I Regulation
We pointed out in a previous post the programme of the conference on the Rome I reg. hosted by the University of Venice “Ca’ Foscari” on 28 November 2008: “La nuova disciplina comunitaria della legge applicabile alle obbligazioni contrattuali” (The new EC regime on the law applicable to contractual obligations)...

Schroeder on H.L.A. Hart & Freud