Getman-Pavlova, I.V. International private law of Russia, France and the European Union: hew horizon for joint justice (an overview of the scientific research project of the National Research University – Higher School of Economics and the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)

Abstract: This review includes analysis of the results of the scientific research project “International private law of Russia, France and the European Union: hew horizon for joint justice”, which is implemented with the joint efforts of the Law Faculty of the National Research University – Higher School of Economics and the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. The goal of the joint project was to achieve better knowledge and understanding of the French and Russian legal systems in respect of international private law relations. The studies concerned three directions: 1) evolution of the international private law in France, in the EU and in Russia (problems of federalism and methodology in the international private law); 2) specific features of application of international law in the conditions of global financial and economic crisis; 3) international commercial arbitration and alternative international dispute resolutions methods within the framework of global economic and financial crisis. As for the first direction, the work was done by I.V. Getman-Pavlova (Associate Professor of the Department of International Private Law, Co-Head of the Project), Didier Boden (Associate Professor of the Department of International Private Relations Studies), E.V. Postnikova (Senior Lecturer of the Department of International Law) and Jérémy Heymann (Associate Professor of the Department of International Private Relations Studies). Within the second direction the work was done by Rostovtseva N.V. (Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Law), Etienne Pataut (Professor, Co-Director of the Department of International Private Relations Studies), S.A. Chekhovskaya (Associate Professor of the Department of Entrepreneurial Law), and David Chilstein (Professor of the Department of the International Private Relations Studies). As for the third direction, the work was done by N.Y. Erpyleva ( Professor, Head of the Department of International Private Law, Head of the Project), Pascal de Vareilles-Sommières (Professor of the Department of International Private Relations Studies, Head of the Project), L.A. Prokudina (Vice-Chairperson of the Department of Judicial Power and Justice Organization, Vice-Dean of the Law Faculty on Scientific Work) and Caroline Êleiner (Professor of the Law School of the Strasbourg University, Co-Head of the Project). Within the framework of the implementation of joint scientific research project there were held two roundtables – in Moscow on June 17-18, 2013, and in Paris on October 25-26, 2013, where all of the project participants presented their theses (working languages: Russian and French).

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