Private International Law and the Internet

Dear colleagues,

during this seminar we will discuss the problems of private international law on the Internet.

Ondra Mužík will have presentation - Geoidentification.

Literature

Please read following text(s). You can find and download these text in electronic form. I have provided you with links where you can find them.

Compulsory reading:

• Svantesson. Private International Law and the Internet, chapter 3 (Approaching Private International Law) and chapter 9 (A Critique of Current Rules of Private International Law)
• here is link to chapter 9
• here is link to chapter 3

Recommended reading:

• Svantesson, D. The not so borderless Internet
• Symeonides
• Schultz, T. Carving up the Internet

Presentation

 

Homework - group presentation

I would like to ask first group of three students to prepare presentation on Art. 7 Sec. 1 Brussels I Regulation and its application. Your presentation should focus on:

• general overview how to apply Art. 7 Sec. 1 Brussels I Regulation (special jurisdiction for contractual relationships); ECJ's case law:
• Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 February 2010,Car Trim GmbH v KeySafety Systems Srl, Case C-381/08;
• Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 9 July 2009, Peter Rehder v Air Baltic Corporation, Case C-204/08;
• Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 March 2010, Wood Floor Solutions Andreas Domberger GmbH v Silva Trade SA, Case C-19/09.