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Universal Civil Jurisdiction ? Which Way Forward?

By Apostolos Anthimos

Serena Forlati and Pietro Franzina edited a book on the Universal Civil Jurisdiction, which was published by Brill a couple of days ago. The book features contributions prepared by colleagues  from four different European countries and eight universities.

The contributions included are the following:

• ?The Case of Naït-Liman before the European Court of Human Rights ? A Forum Non Conveniens for Asserting the Right of Access to a Court in Relation to Civil Claims for Torture Committed Abroad?? (Andrea Saccucci, University of Campania);

• ?The Role of the European Court of Human Rights in the Development of Rules on Universal Civil Jurisdiction ? Naït-Liman v Switzerland in the Transition between the Chamber and the Grand Chamber? (Serena Forlati, University of Ferrara);

• ?The Interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights ? Lessons from the Naït-Liman Case? (Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Queen Mary University);

• ?Public International Law Constraints on the Exercise of Adjudicatory Jurisdiction in Civil Matters? (Lucas Roorda and Cedric Ryngaert, University of Utrecht);

• ?Universal Civil Jurisdiction and Reparation for International Crimes? (Beatrice I. Bonafè, University of Rome La Sapienza);

• ?Limitations to the Exercise of Civil Jurisdiction in Areas Other Than Reparation for International Crimes? (Fabrizio Marongiu Buonaiuti, University of Macerata);

• ?Residual Jurisdiction under the Brussels I bis Regulation ? An Unexpected Avenue to Address Extraterritorial Corporate Human Rights Violations (Mariangela La Manna, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan);

• ?The Law Applicable to the Civil Consequences of Human Rights Violations Committed Abroad? (Patrick Kinsch, University of Luxembourg);

• ?The Changing Face of Adjudicatory Jurisdiction? (Pietro Franzina, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan).

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Full post as published by Conflict of Laws on October 17, 2020 (boomark / email).