Edited by Morten M. Fogt, Aarhus University, Denmark

‘In our increasingly interconnected world, private international law is both growing in importance and evolving quickly. This book is an essential guide to existing law and emerging challenges, giving readers not only a current map but a path forward.’

• ContentsForeword: the role of the Court of Justice to the European Union in the matters of PIL viiMaciej Szpunar Introduction to Private International Law in an Era of Change 1Morten M. Fogt1 Civil cooperation in the EU from 1960 to 2024 49Peter Arnt Nielsen2 Regulating digital platforms’ autonomy 69Marie-Élodie Ancel3 Digital assets and smart contracts 81Matthias Lehmann4 The law applicable to (digital) transfer of digital assets: the transfer of cryptocurrencies via blockchains 127Burcu Yüksel Ripley5 Digital judicial cooperation in the area of freedom, security and justice: the judicial cooperation in civil matters 161Burkhard Hess6 Fragmentation of European private international law: family matters 177Thalia Kruger7 European family courts and inter-country (arbitration?) 205Gian Paolo Romano8 International property law and territoriality 231Marta Pertegás Sender9 Specific challenges in international succession law 247Charalambos (Haris) Pamboukis

Edited by Morten M. Fogt, Aarhus University, Denmark

‘In our increasingly interconnected world, private international law is both growing in importance and evolving quickly. This book is an essential guide to existing law and emerging challenges, giving readers not only a current map but a path forward.’

• ContentsForeword: the role of the Court of Justice to the European Union in the matters of PIL viiMaciej Szpunar Introduction to Private International Law in an Era of Change 1Morten M. Fogt1 Civil cooperation in the EU from 1960 to 2024 49Peter Arnt Nielsen2 Regulating digital platforms’ autonomy 69Marie-Élodie Ancel3 Digital assets and smart contracts 81Matthias Lehmann4 The law applicable to (digital) transfer of digital assets: the transfer of cryptocurrencies via blockchains 127Burcu Yüksel Ripley5 Digital judicial cooperation in the area of freedom, security and justice: the judicial cooperation in civil matters 161Burkhard Hess6 Fragmentation of European private international law: family matters 177Thalia Kruger7 European family courts and inter-country (arbitration?) 205Gian Paolo Romano8 International property law and territoriality 231Marta Pertegás Sender9 Specific challenges in international succession law 247Charalambos (Haris) Pamboukis

Edited by Morten M. Fogt, Aarhus University, Denmark

‘In our increasingly interconnected world, private international law is both growing in importance and evolving quickly. This book is an essential guide to existing law and emerging challenges, giving readers not only a current map but a path forward.’

• ContentsForeword: the role of the Court of Justice to the European Union in the matters of PIL viiMaciej Szpunar Introduction to Private International Law in an Era of Change 1Morten M. Fogt1 Civil cooperation in the EU from 1960 to 2024 49Peter Arnt Nielsen2 Regulating digital platforms’ autonomy 69Marie-Élodie Ancel3 Digital assets and smart contracts 81Matthias Lehmann4 The law applicable to (digital) transfer of digital assets: the transfer of cryptocurrencies via blockchains 127Burcu Yüksel Ripley5 Digital judicial cooperation in the area of freedom, security and justice: the judicial cooperation in civil matters 161Burkhard Hess6 Fragmentation of European private international law: family matters 177Thalia Kruger7 European family courts and inter-country (arbitration?) 205Gian Paolo Romano8 International property law and territoriality 231Marta Pertegás Sender9 Specific challenges in international succession law 247Charalambos (Haris) Pamboukis