Foreword in English
Foreword in French
Opening Speech
1. The Independence of a Meritorious Elite: The Government of Judges and Democracy; Sophie Turenne
2. Judicial Rulings with Prospective Effects - From Comparison to Systematisation; Eva Steiner
3. Interpretation and Application of the New York Convention by National Courts; George A. Bermann
4. Private Law and Fundamental Rights; Verica Trstenjak
5. General Report on the Effects of Financial Crises on the Binding Force of Contracts: Renegotiation, Rescission or Revision; Rona Serozan
6. Disgorgement of Profits: Gain-based Remedies Throughout the World; Ewoud Hondius and André Janssen; 7. Private Ordering in Family Law: a Global Perspective; Frederik Swennen
8. Proof of and Information About Foreign Law; Yuko Nishitani
9. The Impact of Corruption on International Commercial Contracts; Michael Joachim Bonell and Olaf Meyer
10. Civil and Commercial Mediation and National Courts: Towards a New Concept of Justice for the XXI Century?; Carlos Esplugues
11. The Organisation of Legal Professions; Martin Henssler
12. Genetic Technology in the Light of Food Security and Food Safety; Roland Norer and Christa Preisig
13. The Law of Close Corporations; Holger Fleischer
14. The Protection of Minority Investors and the Compensation of Their Losses; Martin Gelter
15. Personal Guarantees Between Commercial Law and Consumer Protection; Andreas Schwartze
16. The Interaction Between Company Law and the Law of Succession - A Comparative Perspective; Susanne Kalss
17. License Contracts, Free Software and Creative Commons/ Contrats de licence, les logiciels gratuits et biens communs créatifs; Axel Metzger and Stefan Hennings
18. Whistleblowing Around the World; Gregor Thüsing and Gerrit Forst
19. Security Interests in Transport Vehicles - The Cape Town Convention and Its Implementation in National Law; Souichirou Kozuka
20. Damages for the Infringement of Human Rights; Ewa Baginska
21. The Rights of the Child in a Changing World. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: 25 Years After; Olga Cvejić Jančić
22. Fiscal Rules: Legal Limits on Government Deficit and Debt; Fred L. Morrison
23. Foreign Precedents in Constitutional Litigation; Marie-Claire Ponthoreau
24. Applicable Religious Rules According to the Law of the State; Silvio Ferrari
25. Droits sociaux et économiques; Krzysztof Wojtyczek
26. International Commercial Arbitration: How International, How Commercial Is It? How Autonomous Is It and Should It Be?; Andreas Reiner
27. Impact of Foreign Language on National Legal Orders: une perspective française; Stéphanie De Dycker
28. Le rôle des langues dans la connaissance et le développement des droits des pays arabes; Karim El Chazli
29. Language as a Bridge Between Legal Culture and Universal Justice: Lingua Aliena Novit Curia?; Ilaria Pretelli
30. The Inner Regulation Optimum of the Notarial Profession; Christian Helmenstein, Kalpana Scholtes-Dash and Helmut Berrer
31. The Notary - A Guardian of Private Autonomy; Michael Lunzer
32. The European Law Institute - Its Role and Contribution; Rosana Garciandía and Daði Ólafsson.