Politik und Internationales Privatrecht

The first German conference for Young Scholars of Private International Law, which was held at the University of Bonn in spring 2017, provides the topical content for this volume. Ever since Savigny, conflict of laws rules have traditionally been perceived as »unbiased« or »value-neutral« in Central Europe because they are only supposed to coordinate the applicable substantive law. However, during the second half of the past century the opinion that conflict of laws rules may also strengthen or prevent certain results of substantive law has become prevalent. The articles are dedicated to the various possibilities and aspects of this interaction between private international law and politics as well as to the advantages and disadvantages of this interplay. »Traditional« policy instruments of private international and international procedural law are discussed, such as the public policy exception and international mandatory rules ( loi de police). The focus is on topics such as human rights violations, immission and data protection, and international economic sanctions. Furthermore, more »modern« tendencies, such as the use of private international law by the EU and the European Court of Justice, are also discussed.