Announcement / Call for papers

In 2002 (14th-20th July), the XVIth International Congress of Comparative Law will be held in Brisbane, Australia. As usual, the International Academy of Comparative Law, under whose auspices the congress will be organised, selected the topics to be discussed at the congress. For each topic, national reports will be written, each report containing information about the situation in the particular country. On the basis of these national reports, a general reporter then writes a report in which the information thus gathered is summarised and analysed on a comparative basis. Both the national reports and the general report are discussed at the session, in which views on the topic are exchanged.

The Netherlands Comparative Law Association coordinates the writing of the Dutch national reports, and would like to invite scholars and legal practitioners from the Netherlands to write a Dutch national report on one of the topics (in English or French). We explicitly invite young lawyers to do so, either alone or with a co-author. Young lawyers who submit a report may apply to the Netherlands Comparative Law Association for a limited (travel) grant to enable them to attend the congress.

If you are interested or if you would like to receive more information, please contact the president of the Netherlands Comparative Law Association prof. Ewoud Hondius (e-mail: [email protected]) or the secretary of the Association, prof. Katharina Boele-Woelki (e-mail: [email protected]).

List of topics

I.A. HISTOIRE DU DROIT ET ETHNOLOGIE JURIDIQUE / LEGAL HISTORY AND ETHNOLOGY

The Status of Indigenous and Minority Peoples / Le statut des peuples autochtones ou minoritaires

I.B. THEORIE GENERALE DU DROIT ET PHILOSOPHIE DU DROIT / GENERAL LEGAL THEORY AND LEGAL PHILOSOPHY

1. The Structure of Legal Systems / La structure des systèmes juridiques

2. The Legitimacy of the Judge / La légitimité du juge

I.C. DROIT COMPARE ET UNIFICATION DU DROIT / COMPARATIVE LAW AND UNIFICATION OF THE LAW

The Teaching of Comparative Law and Comparative Law Teaching / L’enseignement du droit comparé et l’enseignement comparatif du droit

II.A. DROIT CIVIL / CIVIL LAW

1. What Family for the 21st Century? / Quelle famille pour le 21e siècle?

2. Liability for Defective Products and Services: Emergence of a Worldwide Standard? / Responsabilité du fait des produits et des services défectueux: Développement d’un standard mondial?

3. The Present and Future of Real and Personal Security / Le présent et l’avenir des sûretés réelles et personnelles

II.B. DROIT INTERNATIONAL PRIVE / PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

Sports in the International Context / Les sports dans le contexte international

II.C. PROCEDURE CIVILE / CIVIL PROCEDURE

Conciliation and Mediation in Domestic and International Law / Conciliation et médiation en droit interne et en droit international

II.D. DROIT AGRAIRE / AGRARIAN LAW

Science and Agriculture / La science et l’agriculture

III.A. DROIT COMMERCIAL / COMMERCIAL LAW

1. Mandatory and Non-Mandatory Rules in Corporate Law / Règles contraignantes et règles dispositives dans le droit des sociétés

2. Limits and Control of Competition with a View to International Harmonization / Les limites et le contrôle de la concurrence en vue d’une harmonisation internationale

3. The Rights of Minority Shareholders / Les droits des actionnaires minoritaires

III.B. DROITS INTELLECTUELS / INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

1. Copyright Issues and Information Highways / La Société de l’Information et les droits d’auteur

2. Domain Names on the Internet / Les noms des domaines sur internet

III.C. DROIT DU TRAVAIL / LABOUR LAW

Collective Agreements and Individual Contracts Employment in Labour Law / Conventions collectives et contrats individuels de travail

III.D. DROIT AERIEN ET MARITIME / AIR AND MARITIME LAW

Substantial Ownership and Control of International Airlines / La propriété et le contrôle des compagnies aériennes

IV.A. DROIT INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC / PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

1. International Criminal Court / La cour pénale internationale

2. Constitution, International Treaties and Contracts / Constitution, traités internationaux et contrats

IV.B. DROIT CONSTITUTIONNEL / CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

1. Political and Criminal Responsibility of Heads of States, Heads of Government and Ministers / Responsabilité politique et pénale des chefs d’Etat, des chefs de gouvernement et des ministres

2. The Protection of Fundamental Rights in the Digital Era / La protection des droits fondamentaux à l’heure du numérique

3. Standing to Raise Constitutional Issues / Qualité pour agir devant les instances compétentes en matière constitutionnelle

IV. C. LIBERTES PUBLIQUES / HUMAN RIGHTS

1. The Constitutional Treatment of Hate Speech / L’incitation à la haine et la Constitution

2. The Applicability of Human Rights Standards to Private Corporations / L’applicabilité des normes relatives aux droits de l’homme aux personnes morales de droit privé

3. The Rights of the Embryo and Foetus in Private Law / Les droits de l’embryon et du fœtus en droit privé

IV.D. DROIT ADMINISTRATIF / ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

1. The Insolvency of Public Entities other than the State / L’insolvabilité des entités publiques autres que l’Etat

2. The Application of Administrative Law with regard to Privatizations / L’application du droit administratif aux opérations de privatisation

3. The Encroachment of Criminal Law on Administrative Law / L’empiétement du droit pénal sur le droit administratif

IV.E. DROIT FISCAL / TAX LAW

Budgetary Federalism: Balance of Interests and Contradictions / Fédéralisme budgétaire: Equilibre des intérêts et contradictions

V.A. DROIT PENAL / PENAL LAW

1. Fighting International and National Corruption by Means of Criminal Law / La lutte contre la corruption internationale et nationale par les moyens du droit pénal

2. Penalty imposed, punishment suffered / Peine prononcée et peine subie

V.B. PROCEDURE PENALE / PENAL PROCEDURE

Prosecutorial Discretion and Its Limits / L’opportunité des poursuites et ses limites

VI. INFORMATIQUE / COMPUTERS

Regulating Electronic Commerce / La réglementation du commerce électronique