Abolition of Exequatur - Addressing the Commission's Concerns

in Rabelszeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht (2011)

La France, censeur mondial de la recherche universitaire?

Article for general public (2010)

Debarment from Defending, Default Judgments and Public policy

in Iprax: Praxis des Internationalen Privat‐ und Verfahrensrechts (2010)

La sanction de la violation des clauses attributives de juridiction

in ERA-Forum: Scripta Iuris Europaei (2010)

Les clauses d’élection de for ont une importance considérable dans le contentieux international. Leur efficacité dépend toutefois de leur sanction. Depuis une dizaine d’années, les juges anglais et ... [more ▼]

Les clauses d’élection de for ont une importance considérable dans le contentieux international. Leur efficacité dépend toutefois de leur sanction. Depuis une dizaine d’années, les juges anglais et espagnols ont accepté d’octroyer des dommages et intérêts aux parties ayant été poursuivies devant un juge non élu en violation d’un accord sur la compétence. Après avoir présenté cette jurisprudence, l’article s’interroge sur l’admissibilité de cette sanction, tant en droit international privé commun que dans le cadre du droit judiciaire européen. [less ▲]

Autorité de chose jugée d'une autorisation de saisie conservatoire : note sous Rouen, 24 mars 2009

in Journal du Droit International (2010)

Conflit d’autorisations de pratiquer une saisie conservatoire.

Connexité et compétence européenne : note sous Cass Lux, 19 juin 2008

in Journal du Droit International (2009)

Quelques observations sur le régime de l’astreinte en droit international privé

in Gazette du Palais (2009)

The Law Governing the Modality of Arbitral Awards

in Arbitration International (2009), 25

In most cases, awards are either paid in a way which satisfies the award creditor, or not paid at all. When awards are paid to the satisfaction of all involved parties, no issue arises. When the award ... [more ▼]

In most cases, awards are either paid in a way which satisfies the award creditor, or not paid at all. When awards are paid to the satisfaction of all involved parties, no issue arises. When the award debtor does not want to pay, the award creditor may seek enforcement of the award. There are, however, instances where performance may raise issues irrespective of enforcement. First, the award debtor may wish to perform the award in a way which does not satisfy the award creditor. Second, the debtor may argue that an event has occurred that entitles him not to pay the award. In these cases, it is necessary to determine which rules govern, but there are no enforcement proceedings involved, or at least not necessarily. This paper explores the choice of law issues raised by the performance of arbitral awards. It identifies the different approaches to the problem depending on the various conceptions of international arbitration and how the issues under scrutiny are traditionally characterized for choice of law purposes. It then surveys the different solutions adopted by courts. [less ▲]

Arbitrage et estoppel : Note sous Cass, 1ère Civ., 6 mai 2009

in Droit et Procédures (2009)

Beyond Contract - The Case for Default Arbitration in International Commercial Disputes

in Fordham International Law Journal (2009), 32(2), 417-488

Arbitration is a creature of contract. It is a mode of dispute resolution which is only available to parties who have agreed to resort to it. Yet, it is widely perceived as the most suitable and the ... [more ▼]

Arbitration is a creature of contract. It is a mode of dispute resolution which is only available to parties who have agreed to resort to it. Yet, it is widely perceived as the most suitable and the dominant method for the settlement of international commercial disputes. Why is it, then, that parties must opt in for a solution which appears as the most natural one in the community? The Article explores whether arbitration could become a default solution and thus lose its contractual foundation. The core of the Article discusses the numerous objections that such a proposition raises. Most importantly, I argue that the legitimacy of arbitrators would not be significantly lower than the legitimacy of courts, and that recent developments in specialized fields of international arbitration have shown that arbitrators can serve the public functions of courts. At the end of the Article, a model of non-consensual arbitration is proposed. [less ▲]