MAASTRICHT EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW INSTITUTE

HIGHLIGHTS REPORT 2015

Foreword

People

Debate

Recognition

Quality output

Community

Foreword

This is the 2015 highlights report of the Maastricht European Private Law Institute (MEPLI). MEPLI conducts fundamental research in the field of European private law, covering the law of contract, property and tort, but also European procedural law, European legal theory and European legal history. MEPLI was established by the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University in late 2010 to mark the importance the Faculty attaches to the international study of law and its commitment to facilitate both internationally leading academics and young scholars in pursuing high quality academic work.

This fifth annual report highlights the main events that were undertaken in 2014 under the MEPLI-umbrella. It does not contain a complete overview of all meetings, publications and other noteworthy information, but merely provides a taste of what we have been doing. The headings in the report reflect what we find important in doing academic work: people, debate, quality output and academic community.

After five years of activities and cooperation, we are proud to say that MEPLI has clearly carved out its own place in international legal academia. We are known for our fundamental work and for the community that we built through academic meetings and social media. We published again in all major peer-reviewed journals in our field, lectured extensively and took the initiative for a number of different activities. Our blog (www.mepli.eu) is widely read and our Facebook page has a high number of ‘likes’. In addition, I am proud to say that many of our researchers and activities are externally funded, which we also see as a sign of recognition.

If anything, this report should convey the message how much we enjoy the academic cooperation within MEPLI. As always, we are open for any comments and questions you may have.

On behalf of the entire MEPLI team,

Jan Smits,

MEPLI Academic director

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People

This is a list of our resident fellows, all located in Maastricht. We also very much value the cooperation with our invited fellows abroad and with our advisory board. In addition, we are working with a number of student fellows who have a special interest in the research that we do.

Academic director

Prof. dr. Jan Smits

Coordinating team

Dr. Bram Akkermans

Dr. Caroline Cauffman

Dr. Janwillem Oosterhuis

Secretariat

Jose Crijnen

Resident and Invited Fellows (in alphabetical order)

Dr. Anna Beckers

Anna Berlee

William Bull

Prof. dr. Sjef van Erp

Prof. dr. Michael Faure

Jiangqiu Ge

Catalina Goanta

Prof. dr. Jaap Hage

Prof. dr. Jaakko Husa

Prof dr. Nils Jansen

Hester van der Kaaij

Mark Kawakami

Wenqing Liao

Willem Loof, LLM

Liuhu Luo

Julieta Marotta

Dr. Niels Philipsen

Prof. dr. Mathias Siems

Prof. dr. Ralf Michaels

Adela Ognean, LLM

Daniel On

Dr. Agustin Parise

Prof. dr. Jacques du Plessis

Eveline Raemakers

Dr. Rudolf Rijgersberg

Prof. dr. Remco van Rhee

Dr. Kristel de Smedt

Serban Vacarelu

Dr. Lars van Vliet

Prof. dr. Andre van der Walt

Katja Zimmerman

Peter C.H. Chan

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Debate

One of the main aims of MEPLI is to provide an environment that is conducive to academic discussion. To this end, we have set up two types of events: MEPLI Round Tables, that focus on discussion around a specific theme and of which we organize two or three each year, and the bi-weekly MEPLI Talks focused on presenting research by colleagues from Maastricht or elsewhere. In addition to this, a number of other events were organised. A selection of events in 2015 can be found below.

MEPLI Round Tables & Conferences

10 February 2015: ‘The ‘Transnational Principles of Civil Procedure’ in an EU context’ (Maastricht)

This MEPLI Round Table (The ‘Transnational Principles of Civil Procedure’ in an EU context. A new project of the European Law Institute and UNIDROIT) took place on Tuesday, February 10, at Maastricht University’s Faculty of Law. Speakers and participants in the discussion included: G. Hazard (Hastings, US), J. Sorabji (London), A. Uzelac (Zagreb), W. Rechberger (Vienna), B. Karolczyk (Warsaw), E. Silvestri (Pavia), E. Jeuland (Paris), M. Strandberg (Bergen), C.H. van Rhee (Maastricht). The discussion surrounded the following topics: - The Principles in an EU context: What are the main issues that need to be addressed? - Drafting Common Standards and Rules in the area of Civil Procedural Law: What can be learned from the Storme Project, the Federal Rules, the Ibero-American Project and various projects in other fields of law? - The role of the parties: What are the main differences and similarities when comparing the various EU jurisdictions? - The role of the lawyer; - The role of the judge; - Co-operation between parties/lawyers and the judge. 25 September 2015: Consumers Without Borders (Maastricht) In an ever-globalizing world, consumers are faced with fewer and fewer physical borders: whether this entails shopping online beyond their own national jurisdictions, or actually travelling from one jurisdiction to another in the era of low-cost flights and budget holidays. With more international consumers on the move – literally or in the virtual world – law faces inherent challenges: should these developments be the drivers of a new wave of legal globalization, and if so, what would this look like? In what we call ‘Freedom of Contract 2.0’, today, we can contract not only with who we want about what we want, but we have the tools, the technology and the means to actually take advantage of this theoretical construct in reality. While this expansion of tangible choice for consumers increases and augments our capabilities, this development comes with its own questions, which lie at the core of this conference: what is the role of the law in addressing the issues faced by the contemporary consumer, and who should be its maker?

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25 November 2015: ‘The European Rules of Civil Procedure’ (Maastricht) This Round Table was organized on Wednesday, November 25 in Maastricht and it discussed the European Law Institute/ Unidroit project on European rules of civil procedure. The Round Table offered insights into topics such as the obligations of the parties, their counsel and the judge. MEPLI Talks MEPLI’s bi-weekly seminars are called ‘MEPLI Talks’. These one-hour sessions feature invited guests who present papers related but not limited to the institute’s research fields, and also incubate or showcase papers from the institute’s members. As such, they provide an opportunity both for external speakers to introduce work connected to the interests of MEPLI’s fellows, and for scholars within the institute to exhibit their respective projects to a wider audience. For further information about the MEPLI Talks including upcoming sessions please contact the series coordinator, Dr Agustin Parise at mepli@maastrichtuniversity.nl. Below you can find some of the MEPLI Talks organized in 2015 include:

21 January 2015: MEPLI Talk with Jiangqiu Ge on the topic of consumer withdrawal rights.

11 February 2015: Matthias Martin on the legacy of the French Civil Code ‘The Legacy of the French Civil Code: A Lion or a Mouse within the European Contest’.

15 April 2015: Wenqing Liao on ‘Mechanisms for Avoiding Inefficient Performance, a Comparative Law and Economics Perspective’.

29 April 2015: MEPLI's Pim Oosterhuis was presenting on ‘Transaction Costs and Cross-Border Trade’.

6 May 2015: Julian Sidoli del Ceno giving a MEPLI Talk on mediation and justice14.05.15: Stephen Bogle's MEPLI Talk!

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1 June 2015: Professor Olivier Moreteau (Louisiana State University) presenting on ‘How Codes Connect Legal Systems: Revisiting the Concept of Code through a Study of Peripheral Provisions’.

23 August 2015: The first MEPLI Talk of the academic year by Dr. Johannes Flume (University of Tübingen) on ‘Pecuniary Damages - Measuring the Economic Value of Contracts’.

7 October 2015: New MEPLI PhD Katja Zimmermann presenting her ideas on the ‘Legal Framework for Land Registration in Europe’.

21 October 2015: Prof. Dr. Jan Smits on ‘What is Doctrinal Research in Law’ during our weekly MEPLI Talk.

4 November 2015: Jaap Hage's MEPLI Talk on 'The legal status of soft law'.

11 November 2015: MEPLI visiting fellow Tina Purtschert presenting her research on home ownership of old people.

18 November 2015: MEPLI Talk with Tomasz Dolny on Consumer Protection in Cloud Computing.

Recognition Selected Presentations at Conferences 5 October 2015: Jan Smits and Caroline Cauffman gave a lecture for the Dutch translators at the EU-Institutions (European Court of Auditors). 19 January 2015: ELI President Diana Wallis, Vice-President Christiane Wendehorst, and member of the Executive Committee (and MEPLI's) Sjef van Erp participated at a meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) on 19 January. 23 January 2015: Caroline Cauffman was presenting on ‘De verbindende eenzijdige belofte, Twin lezing, Promovendi-dag’ in Leuven-Nijmegen. 27 January 2015: Moral Foundations of Strict Liability with MEPLI's Daniel On, at the Université de Lorraine (François Gény talks). ‘Moral Foundations of Strict Liability: Revisiting First Principles of Moral and Legal Responsibility’. 5 February 2015: Mark Kawakami presenting his PhD to the private law workshop participants at the University of Florence. 5-6 February 2015: Daniel On was lecturing at the Private Law Forum of Doctoral Researchers about ‘The Moral Foundations of Strict Liability: Changing the Paradigm Toward a Future-Oriented Understanding of Civil Responsibility’. 17 February 2015: The Unfair Contract Terms Directive and tenancy agreements - a topic reflecting a generous amount of real-life experiences, especially for students in the Netherlands. Catalina Goanta & Willem Loof contributed to the debate with a paper on this at the first Annual Housing Law Symposium organised by Julian Sidoli del Ceno and Michel Vols in Groningen.

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1 March 2015: Julietta Marotta was lecturing for PhDs fellows of GPAC2 Cohort 2015 on the use of theories and literature in QL studies (‘The Use of Literature in QL Studies: A Roller-Coaster’). 3 March 2015: Bram Akkermans gave a presentation in Ghent on the future of property law in Europe. 9 March 2015: Bram Akkermans delivered a seminar today on the state of the art concerning the principle of Numerus Clausus in property law at the South African Research Chair in Property Law at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. 28 March 2015: Caroline Cauffman was at the Ius Commune case book meeting on the impact of primary EU law on national law. 29 March 2015: Remco van Rhee presented a paper on the role of superior courts in the administration of justice in the Dutch Republic (17-18th century) at the Free University in Berlin.

2 April 2015: Julietta Marotta lectured on ‘Empirical Legal Research: Using Qualitative Methods for the Understanding of Legal Phenomena’ at the Maastricht Graduate School of Law: Workshop for PhD Researchers. 3 April 2015: Julietta Marotta presented on the ‘Qualitative Research Design and Analysis’ at the Methods and Technology Seminar Group, METECH, UNU-MERIT, School of Governance, together with George Okongo.

22-24 April 2015: Remco van Rhee presented a paper on IT and civil procedure at a conference organised at the faculty of law of the University of Zagreb.

8-13 June 2015: Remco van Rhee organised together with Alan Uzelac from Zagreb the annual Public and Private Justice Conference at the Inter-University Institute Dubrovnik.

28-29 June 2016: Remco van Rhee presented a paper on legal language in translation at a workshop organised by the faculty of law of the Sorbonne University in Paris.

May-August 2015: Sjef van Erp, Jan Smits, Bram Akkermans, Lars van Vliet and Remco van Rhee were consultants for the ‘Joint Project between the European Union and the Council of Europe strengthening the Independence, Professionalism and Accountability of the Justice System in Armenia’, resulting in a report and a workshop to present findings.

24-30 May 2015: Remco van Rhee participated in the World Conference of the International Association of Procedural Law in Istanbul (Van Rhee is counsel member of the association).

5 October 2015: Caroline Cauffman presented on ‘Verschillen tussen de Nederlandse en Vlaamse rechtstaal en hoe daarmee om te gaan bij het vertalen van juridische teksten, Interinstitutionele contactdag EU-instellingen’ in Luxemburg. 4-18 October 2016: Remco van Rhee Held a series of guest lectures on mass litigation at Peking University, Nanjing Normal University and Shanghai Transport University together with Professor Stefaan Voet from Leuven.

27 November 2015: Jan Smits opened the Ius Commune at 20 workshop at the KU Leuven ‘The State of European Integration: Ius Commune at 20’. Caroline

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Cauffman lectured at this workshop on ‘European consumer law: state of play and future challenges’. 2015: Remco van Rhee presented a paper at a conference organised by the China EU School of Law in Beijing on international developments in civil procedure and their relevance for law reform in China. Prizes, Appointments and Distinctions 17 January 2015: MEPLI student fellow Kate O'Reilly won the prize for the best Bachelor thesis in the European Law School programme, on 'When Law and Culture Collide: The Uniform Application of European Private Law'. On the same occassion, Catalina Goanta received the University-wide Winand Wijnen Education Prize. 19 January 2015: Caroline Cauffman and Niels Philipsen have been nominated for the Antitrust Writing Awards 2015 (Private Enforcement). The article ‘Who Does What in Competition Law: Harmonizing the Rules on Damages for Infringements of the EU Competition Rules?’ investigates whether harmonization of these rules through the recent Antitrust Damages Directive was desirable and whether the main objectives of the directive, the improvement of the possibilities for victims to obtain damages and of the interaction between public and private competition, are likely to be achieved. 20 May 2015: MEPLI fellow Liuhu Luo won the Second Prize of the PhD Forum 2015 organized by the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in China. Liuhu also gave a keynote speech concerning the protection of personal data and codification of Chinese civil law. Moreover, thanks to Liuhu, you can now find Jan Smits' article 'Of the Vocation of Our Age Against Codification' translated into and published in the Journal of Seeking Truth (first issue of 2015). September 2015: Bram Akkermans and Catalina Goanta (together with Gwen Noteborn) were shortlisted for the Wharton Re-Imagine Education Awards. September 2015: Catalina Goanta (together with Gwen Noteborn) won the Publiekprize at the SURF Innovation Challenge 2015 in Rotterdam. 1 December 2015: Anna Beckers, MEPLI fellow and EUI researcher has been awarded the second prize in the humanities category of the German Thesis Award. The German Thesis Award (Deutscher Studienpreis) is a prestigious prize in Germany awarded by the Körber Foundation (Körber-Stiftung). Annually there are nine prizes awarded in three categories: humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. In each category, one first prize and two second prizes are awarded. In 2015, Sjef van Erp was re-elected as Member of the Council and of the Executive Committee of the European Law Institute, re-elected as Member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Legal Science and elected as Member of the Board of Directors of the (U.S.) Association for Law, Property and Society and the International Institute for Justice Excellence.

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PhD Defenses Augustin Parise defended his PhD on ‘Ownership Paradigms in the Legislation of Louisiana, Chile, and Argentina (16th -20th century)’ on 11 November 2015.

Teaching 15 January 2015: Seminar on ‘Access to the Legal Professions in the UK and the US’ provided by MEPLI's Mark Kawakami, William Bull and Nicole Kornet. February 2015: Catalina Goanta held a one week intensive course in European Private Law for the master of jurist-linguist students at the University of Poitiers (France). March-June 2015: Mark Kawakami and Catalina Goanta organized an honors masters course in commercial mediation, inviting external speakers involved in practice and policy such as Diana Wallis, Jonathan Lloyd Jones or Linda Reijerkerk. 7 April 2015: Jan Smits on ‘The Future of Private Law’ at the Université de Lorraine. 12 May 2015: MEPLI Fellows Anna Berlee and Mark Kawakami giving a keynote presentation for a Student Conference hosted by the Honours Programme on ‘Proportionate Approach to Data-Protection: The Goldilocks Problem’.

May 2015: Catalina Goanta and Bram Akkermans organized a student project on the use of wearable technology in the classroom, using Google Glass to give real-time feedback during negotiation simulations and moot court exercises.

October-December 2015: Sjef van Erp and Bram Akkermans gave a series of courses for notaries on the European Succession Regulation and two webinars on European private law for lawyers.

As of October 2015, Mark Kawakami and Catalina Goanta have set up the Law Faculty’s first Mediation Clinic, a collaboration with the local mediation firm Nollen & Kneepkens aiming to bring a small group of students in contact with mediation practice.

Research Projects Niels Philipsen was a project member in FP7 collaborative research project EFFACE (European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime), 2013-2016 (Http: www.efface.eu), a project manager of ITN Project ‘Transnational Migration, Citizenship and the Circulation of Rights and Responsibilities (TRANSMIC), September 2014 – August 2018 (Http://law.maastrichtuniversity.nl/transmic), a participant (advisory board) in research project ‘Smart Mixes for Transboundary Environmental Harm’, KNAW-funded project carried out by Erasmus University Rotterdam and University of Amsterdam, 2014-2016 and a project member in research project ‘Schadecompensatie bij Beroepsrisico’s’ (Compensation of Damage Caused by Occupational Risks), project carried out by Maastricht University for Stichting Instituut GAK fonds, October 2013 – May 2015.

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Caroline Cauffman and Catalina Goanta were selected as national rapporteurs (The Netherlands and Romania) by Milieu and VVA Europe for contract CHAFEA/2015/CP/02 concerning ‘The exploratory Study of Consumer Issues in the Sharing Economy’, a study commissioned by Chafea and DG JUST. Remco van Rhee presented interim results on a project on European Rules of Civil Procedure at a meeting at the headquarters of UNIDROIT in Rome. Van Rhee is (together with Professor Alan Uzelac from Zagreb) chairman of a subgroup reporting on the Obligation of the Parties, their Lawyers and the Court in Civil Litigation. The European Rules are drafted within the context of the European Law Institute and Unidroit.

Quality output The following list is a selection of publications of our fellows. Book Chapters Akkermans, B., Hage, J., Kornet, N., Smits, J. (2015). Who Does What? On the allocation of regulatory competences. In European Private Law (Eds.). Cambridge: Intersentia.

Akkermans, B. (2015). European Union Constitutional Property Law: Searching for Foundations for the Allocation of Regulatory Competences. In B. Akkermans, J. Hage, N. Kornet & J. Smits (Eds.), Who does what in European private law? (Ius Commune Europaeum, 137) (pp. 177-210) Cambridge: Intersentia.

Akkermans, B. (2015). The Comparative Method in Property Law. In S. Prof. dr. Bright & S. Prof dr. Blandy (Eds.), Researching property law (pp. 90-105). London: Palgrave.

Akkermans, B., Hage, J.C., Kornet, N. & Smits, J.M. (in press). Who Does What in European Private Law? An Introduction. In B. Akkermans, J. Hage, N. Kornet & J. Smits (Eds.), Who does what in European private law? (Ius Commune Europaeum, 137) (pp. 1-11) Cambridge: Intersentia.

Beckers, A. (2015). Enforcing corporate social responsibility codes: on global self-regulation and national private law (International Studies in the Theory of Private Law). Oxford: Hart Publishing. (448 p.)

Beckers, A. (2015). Using contracts to further sustainability? A contract law perspective on sustainable public procurement. In B. Sjåfjell & A. Wiesbrock (Eds.), Sustainable public procurement under EU law. New perspectives on the State as stakeholder (pp. 206-229). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Beckers, A., Kornet, N. & Oosterhuis, J. (in press). Who does what in commercial law? The case for a multi-actor and multi-level approach to regulating commercial transactions. In B. Akkermans, J. Hage, N. Kornet & J. Smits (Eds.), Who does what in European private law? (Ius Commune Europaeum, 137) (pp. 125-175) Cambridge: Intersentia.

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Bergkamp, L., Faure, M.G., Hinteregger, M. and Philipsen, N.J. (2015). Civil Liability for Terrorism-Related Risk: Law and Policy (xii + p. 381). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Bull, W., Ge, J., Goanta, C., Kawakami, M. & Smits, J.M. (2015). Who does what in consumer law: a search for criteria for centralized lawmaking. In B. Akkermans, J. Hage, N. Kornet & J. Smits (Eds.), Who does what in European private law? (Ius Commune Europaeum, 137) (pp. 97-123) Cambridge-Antwerp-Portland: Intersentia.

Cauffman, C. (2015). The principle of proportionality and European contract law. In J. Rutgers & P. Sirena (Eds.), Rules And Principles In European Contract Law (European Contract Law and Theory, 1) (pp. 69-98). Cambridge: Intersentia.

Cauffman, C. (2015). Vervreemding van het gehuurde goed. In S. Stijns, B. Hubeau & M. Dambre (Eds.), Handboek Algemeen Huurrecht (pp. 815-834). Brugge: die Keure.

Cauffman, C. & Byttebier, J. (2015). Vorm, bewijs en interpretatie. In B. Hubeau, M. Dambre & S. Stijns (Eds.), Handboek Algemeen Huurrecht (pp. 391-413). Brugge: die Keure.

Cauffman, C. & Philipsen, N.J. (2015). Who does what in competition law: harmonizing the rules on for damages for infringements of the EU competition rules. In B. Akkermans, J. Hage, N. Kornet & J. Smits (Eds.), Who Does What In European Private Law? (Ius Commune Europaeum, 137) (pp. 245-287) Cambridge-Antwerp-Portland: Intersentia.

Cauffman, C. & Croes, P.A.M. (2015). Commentaar bij Art. 6:75 BW. In E. Hondius & R. Klomp (Eds.), Verbintenissenrecht (Groene Serie, losbladig). Deventer: Kluwer.

Cauffman, C. and Philipsen, N.J (2015). Who Does What in Competition Law: Harmonizing the Rules on Damages for Infringements of the EU Competition Rules, in Akkermans, B., Hage, J., Kornet, N. and Smits, J. (Eds.), Who Does What? On the allocation of regulatory competences in European Private Law (p. 245-287). Cambridge-Antwerp-Portland: Intersentia.

Erp, J.H.M. van (2015). Security interests burdening transport vehicles. The Cape Town Convention and its implementation in the Netherlands and on the Dutch Caribbean islands, in: L.P.W. van Vliet (ed.), Netherlands reports to the nineteenth international congress of comparative law, Vienna 2014 (Cambridge/Antwerp/Portland: Intersentia, 2015), 213 – 223.

Faure, M.G., Philipsen, N.J. & Xu, G. (2015). Comparative and Concluding Remarks, in Philipsen, N.J. and Xu, G. (Eds.), The Role of Law and Regulations in Sustaining Financial Markets (p. 357-368). Oxon-New York: Routledge.

Ge, J. (2015). On Consumer's Withdrawal Rights: A Focus on the Interpretation through the Application of the Contract Law (pp. 95-116). Beijing: Tsinghua University Law Journal no. 6.

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Hage, J. (2015). The (onto) logical structure of law. A conceptual toolkit for legislators (p. 3-48), in Araszkiewicsz, M., Pleszka, K. (2015), Logic in the theory and practice of lawmaking. Cham: Springer.

Hage, J. (2015). Separating rules from normality (p. 13-30), in Araszkiewicsz, M., et al (2015), Problems of Normativity, Rules and Rule-Following. Cham: Springer.

Kawakami, M. & Goanta, C. (2015). Even lawyers are consumers: perceiving business attitudes in online contracts. In M.B.M. Loos & I. Samoy (Eds.), Information and notification duties (pp. 155-180). Cambridge: Intersentia.

Loof, W. & Berlee, A. (2015). Case study: harmonizing security rights. In B. Akkermans, J. Hage, N. Kornet & J. Smits (Eds.), Who does what in European private law? (Ius Commune Europaeum, 137) (pp. 211-244) Cambridge-Antwerp-Portland: Intersentia.

Philipsen, N.J., Weishaar, S.E. and Xu, G. (Eds.) (2015). Market Integration: The EU Experience and Implications for Regulatory Reform in China (xii + p. 317) Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer.

Philipsen, N.J. and Xu, G. (Eds.) (2015). The Role of Law and Regulations in Sustaining Financial Markets (xx + p. 389). Oxon-New York: Routledge.

Philipsen, N.J. (2015). Recent Developments in the Regulation of Auditors: An Economic Perspective, in Philipsen, N.J. and Xu, G. (Eds.), The Role of Law and Regulations in Sustaining Financial Markets (p. 127-149). Oxon-New York: Routledge.

Philipsen, N.J. and Xu, G. (2015). Introduction, in Philipsen, N.J. and Xu, G. (Eds.), The Role of Law and Regulations in Sustaining Financial Markets (p. 1-6). Oxon-New York: Routledge.

Philipsen, N.J. and Zhou, Q. (2016). Business Restrictions in the Legal Professions: Do we need more Market Integration?, in Philipsen, N.J., Weishaar, S.E. and Xu, G. (Eds.), Market Integration: The EU Experience and Implications for Regulatory Reform in China (p. 211-238). Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer, 2016.

Shen, G. and Philipsen, N.J. (2016). Regulation of the Inter-Provincial Establishment of Companies: Applying the Private Interest Approach to China, in Philipsen, N.J., Weishaar, S.E. and Xu, G. (Eds.), Market Integration: The EU Experience and Implications for Regulatory Reform in China (p. 183-210). Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer.

Smits, J.M. (2015). Does the law of delict have a future? On neuroscience and liability. In J. Potgieter, J. Knobel & R.-M. Jansen (Eds.), Essays in honour of Johann Neethling (pp. 451-457). Durban: LexisNexis.

Smits, J.M. (2015). Who does what? On the distribution of competences among the European Union and the Member States. In B. Akkermans, J. Hage, N. Kornet & J. Smits (Eds.), Who does what in European private law? (Ius Commune Europaeum, 137) (pp. 57-72) Cambridge-Antwerp-Portland: Intersentia.

Vliet, L.P.W. van (Ed.) (2015). Netherlands Reports to the Nineteenth International Congress of Comparative Law. Antwerp: Intersentia.

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Weishaar, S.E., Philipsen, N.J. and Xu, G. (2016). Introduction, in Philipsen, N.J., Weishaar, S.E. and Xu, G. (Eds.), Market Integration: The EU Experience and Implications for Regulatory Reform in China (p.1-14). Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer.

Weishaar, S.E. and Philipsen, N.J. (2016). Comparative and Concluding Remarks, in Philipsen, N.J., Weishaar, S.E. and Xu, G. (Eds.), Market Integration: The EU Experience and Implications for Regulatory Reform in China (p. 311-317). Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer.

Published Articles and Reports Akkermans, B. (2015). Embargo - a new property right in South African Law: Willow Waters Homeowners Association (PTY) Ltd v Koka (768/13) [2014] ZASCA 220. European Property Law Journal, 4 (2), 152-157.

Beckers, A. (in press). Doe v. Wal-Mart Stores: Zur Praxis einer rechtsvergleichenden soziologischen Jurisprudenz. In B. Lomfeld (Ed.), Die Fälle der Gesellschaft: Praxis einer soziologischen Jurisprudenz. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck.

Berlee, A. (2015). Meer aandacht voor privacy in de openbare registers? Nederlands Juristenblad, 1520-1527.

Cauffman, C. (2015). De Richtlijn betreffende schadevorderingen wegens inbreuken op het mededingingsrecht. SEW: Tijdschrift Voor Europees En Economisch Recht, 126-137.

Dieleman, T. & Meurkens, L. (2015). Bookreview: A new Introduction to Comparative Law (Jaako Husa), Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, p. 639-648. Dieleman, T. (2015). Vergoeding van affectieschade weer actueel na de rampen met vlucht MH17 en het German Wings toestel, Maastricht Law News & Views. Dieleman, T.(2015). Vergoeding van affectieschade komt eraan, Maastricht Law News & Views. Erp, J.H.M. van (2015). Fluidity of ownership and the tragedy of hierarchy: A sign of a revolutionary evolution?, European Property Law Journal 2015, 56 – 80.

Erp, J.H.M. van (2015). Should English be the shared academic property law language? European Property Law Journal, 4 (1), 1-2.

Faure, M.G. & Philipsen, N.J. (2015). Area 3: System of Sanctions, in Evaluation of the strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities associated with EU efforts to combat environmental crime, Study in the framework of the EFFACE research project (Deliverable D6.2). Maastricht University, Netherlands. Available at: http://efface.eu/evaluation-strengths-weaknesses-threats-and-opportunities-associated-eu-efforts-combat-environmental.

Philipsen, N.J. and Faure, M.G. (with Kubovicova, K.) (2015). Fighting Environmental Crime in Sweden: A Country Report, Study in the framework of the EFFACE research project. Maastricht University, Netherlands. Available at: http://efface.eu/fighting-environmental-crime-sweden-country-report.

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Philipsen, N.J. and Rigamonti, A. (2015). Marine Pollution. Study in the framework of the EFFACE research project (Deliverable D3.2d). Maastricht University, Netherlands. Available at: http://efface.eu/quantitative-and-monetary-analysis-marine-pollution.

Philipsen, N.J., Giardi. G. and Rigamonti, A. (2015). Workshop on ‘Environmental crime in the EU: Is there a need for further harmonisation? – Summary. Study in the framework of the EFFACE research project (Deliverable D7.2). Available at: http://efface.eu/efface-workshop-hosted-europol-0.

Philipsen, N.J. and Gerstetter, C. (2015) Workshop on ‘Enhancing the EU’s efforts to combat environmental crime – the path ahead’ (22 October 2015, QMUL, London) – Summary. Study in the framework of the EFFACE research project (Deliverable D7.3) Available at: http://efface.eu/sites/default/files/events/EFFACE_D7.3%20Report%20on%20Options%20for%20harmonisation%20and%20cooperation.pdf.

Smits, J.M. (2015). De Nederlandse wetgever en andere normenstelsels: op zoek naar het recht der werkelijkheid. Recht der Werkelijkheid, 36, 20-33.

Smits, J.M. (2015). Wetgeving en andere normenstelsels: zes aanwijzingen aan de Nederlandse wetgever. RegelMaat, 30 (5), 354-365.

Smits, J.M. (2015). New Private Law: een ‘nieuw’ geluid over de grondslagen van het privaatrecht. Weekblad voor Privaatrecht, Notariaat en Registratie, 903-904.

Klosse, S., Gundt, N., Philipsen, N., Eshuis, W. and Driessen, M. (2015). Schadecompensatie bij beroepsrisico’s: Hoe krijgen we dat ILO-proof? (Compensation of Damage Caused by Occupational Risks: How to Make it ILO-Proof?), Report for Instituut GAK. Maastricht University, Netherlands.

Working Papers Bram Akkermans, ‘The Numerus Clausus of Property Rights’, No. 2015/10.

Jan Smits, ‘Enforcing Corporate Social Responsibility Codes Under Private Law, Or: On the Disciplining Power of Legal Doctrine’, No. 2015/09.

Anna Beckers, Nicole Kornet and Janwillem Oosterhuis, ‘Who Does What in Commercial Law? The Case for a Multi-Level & Multi-Actor Approach to Regulating Commercial Transactions’, No. 2015/08.

Jaap Hage, ‘Logical Tools for Legal Pluralism’, No. 2015/07.

Jan Smits, ‘What is Legal Doctrine? On the Aims and Methods of Legal-Dogmatic Research’, No. 2015/06.

Jan Smits, ‘Do Small Jurisdictions Have a More Complex Law? A Numerical Experiment in Constitutional and Private Law’, No. 2015/05.

Sjef van Erp, ‘Security Interests Burdening Transport Vehicles: The Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and its Implementation in the Netherlands and on the Dutch Caribbean Islands’, No. 2015/04.

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Kate O’Reilly, ‘When Law and Culture Collide: The Uniform Application of European Private Law’, No. 2015/03

Jan Smits, ‘The Future of Contract Law in Europe’, No. 2015/02.

Jan Smits, ‘Does the Law of Delict Have a Future? On Neuroscience and Liability’, No. 2015/01.

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External funding MEPLI’s research activities are to a large degree financed by third party-funding. Currently, 12 out of the total of 15 resident MEPLI PhD-researchers are funded by funding agencies such as the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), the Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL) and the China Scholarship Council. Its conferences in 2015 have also been generously co-funded by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), the Universiteitsfonds Limburg (SWOL) and the China European School of Law (CESL). Research projects have been funded by the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Land Registry Association (Cross Border Electronic Conveyancing of Land (CROBECO) project). MEPLI Social Media Click on the icons to visit us on:

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