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Call For Papers: Second Postgraduate Law Conference of the Centre for Private International Law
May 2024, Online Conference University of Aberdeen, UK
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European Parliament Publishes Study on SLAPPs by Anti-SLAPP Research Hub
Scholars at the University of Aberdeen’s Anti-SLAPP Research Hub have again been commissioned to help to shape European Union legislative responses to Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP). SLAPPs are unfounded or abusive lawsuits which are brought in respect of legitimate exercise of free expression. They tend to have the...
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Protection of international families post-Brexit through the Conventions of the Hague Conference
Project Workshop: Protection of international families post-Brexit through the Conventions of the Hague Conference on Private International Law
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Dr Onyója Momoh publishes handbook on international child abduction
With foreword by The Rt. Hon. Sir Mathew Thorpe: "this handbook ... rightly focuses on what the generalist family lawyer should do when confronted with a Convention case. I do not doubt that it has a useful place on many a lawyer's bookshelf." A Practical Guide to International Parental Child Abduction...
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Professor Trimmings and Dr Momoh to attend Experts' Meeting on the 1980 Hague Convention
On 19th and 20th October 2023, Professor Trimmings and Dr Momoh are invited experts at the international, interdisciplinary Experts’ Meeting convened by Professor Marilyn Freeman and Professor Nicola Taylor at the University of Westminster. The meeting, which is chaired by Philippe Lortie, First Secretary at the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private...
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Academics publish article on International Child Abduction ahead of HCCH's 8th Special Commission
Professor Katarina Trimmings, Dr Onyója Momoh and Konstantina Kalaitasoglou have published an article entitled "The Interplay between the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and Domestic Violence" in Freeman M. and Taylor N. (eds) Special Issue "Contemporary Issues Relating to International Child Abduction in Contemplation...
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Dr Momoh Delivered the Keynote Speech at a Workshop on Transnational Child Protection in Finland
On 10th August 2023, Dr Onyoja Momoh gave the keynote speech in Helsinki, Finland, at the final workshop in the series on Transnational Childhoods, Transnational Rights? Nordic Responses to Global Challenges in the Field of Child Protection, with invitation from Dr Sanna Mustasaari (University of Eastern Finland) and Dr Johanna...
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Law Lecturers Participated in a Global Conference on Private International Law
School of Law Lecturers Dr Nevena Jevremovic, Dr Francesca Farrington, and Dr Michiel Poesen attended the biannual Conference of the Journal for Private International Law, which was held From 3rd to 5th August at the Singapore Management University. The Conference is the leading academic forum for private international law scholarship. This...
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Dr Poesen and Dr Živković appointed as the new Co-Convenors of the Conflict of Laws of the SLS
The Centre for Private International Law at the University of Aberdeen is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Michiel Poesen and Dr Patricia Živković as the new Co-Convenors of the Conflict of Laws Section by the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS). Following a successful application, Dr Poesen and Dr...
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A Successful Early Career Researchers Retreat organised by the School of Law
Early Career Law Academics took part in a Research Retreat which took place in Cromarty between 3 and 6 July 2023. The Retreat was organised by the School of Law ECR Representative - Patricia Živković.