USA… Passing Off and Post-Mortem Image Protection: A Comparative Perspective 26 Oct 20268 Nov 2026 S. Che Ekaratne, University of Reading. Using AI technology, deceased people can be realistically depicted doing acts they never did while alive. Sometimes these portrayals are authorised by heirs, as…
Europe… Marriage, Property and Solidarity in Europe: Applying the Numerical Comparative Method in Family Law 1 May 202629 Oct 2026 Introduction How is patrimonial solidarity between spouses conceived and operationalised in continental European jurisdictions? In most systems, the property relations between spouses are governed by a matrimonial property regime. The…
Books and publications… The Routledge Handbook of Private Law and Sustainability (Routledge 2024), presented by Marta Santos Silva 14 Mar 202529 Oct 2026 The Routledge Handbook of Private Law and Sustainability, edited by Marta Santos Silva, Andrea Nicolussi, Christiane Wendehorst, Pablo Salvador Coderch, Marc Clément and Fryderyk Zoll, explores how private law can…
Consumer… Can a non-discrimination law lens enrich our understanding of consumer vulnerability? – Comparative insights considering the regulation of sexist advertisement may provide some answers, by Jule Mulder 14 Feb 202529 Oct 2026 Vulnerability within EU Consumer Law How to protect vulnerable consumers is one of the key issues of our time. The European ideal of a well-informed, observant and circumspect consumer that…
Property Property Meeting the Challenge of the Commons, by Filippo Valguarnera 31 Jan 202529 Oct 2026 The challenge of the commons The book Property meeting the Challenge of the Commons – edited by myself together with Ugo Mattei, Alessandra Quarta and Ryan Fisher – was released…
Americas… Indexation and Monetary Correction: Tackling Venezuela’s Inflation by Means of Judicial Interpretation, by Julio-Cesar Betancourt 13 Dec 20242 Nov 2026 Introduction Venezuela is an oil-rich country that has been severely devastated by decades of misgovernment, corruption, and populism. It has more than 300 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves,…
