This year’s edition will focus on the vital role of judicial actors—including judges, lawyers, and litigants—in shaping the development and direction of private international law, both nationally and internationally, through court decisions, litigation strategies, and legal practice.
Topics include:
• Landmark decisions in private international law
• Strategic use of PIL in litigation
• National courts and international legal frameworks
Full program: https://www.isdc.ch/media/2622/2025-09-09-programme_final-a4.pdf
Ezgi Fulya AKKUŞ, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey
Harrith AL-DABBAGH, University of Montreal, Quebec
Marie-Elodie ANCEL, University Paris-Pantheon-Assas, France
Ross ANDERSON, Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh, Scotland
Özlem BURDURLU AHLAT, Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey
Isabela T. C. DONDONE, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil
Caterina D’OSUALDO, European Commission
Laura GUERCIO, University of Perugia, Italy
Lukas HECKENDORN URSCHELER, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Switzerland
Michel HEINZMANN, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Frank KLINKHAMMER, German Federal Supreme Court
Xandra KRAMER, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Aygun MAMMADZADA, Swansea Law School, United Kingdom
Valesca R. B. MOSCHEN, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil
Asya OSTROUKH, University of the West Indies, Barbados
Ilaria PRETELLI, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Switzerland
Henrik SAUGMANDSGAARD ØE, Gorrissen Federspiel, Denmark
Franz WERRO, University of Fribourg, Switzerland and Georgetown University, USA
Nadjma YASSARI, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Switzerland