Doronina N.G., Semilutina N.G. Review of the XIXth International Congress on Comparative Law

Abstract: The present publication represents the general review of the XIXth International Congress of Comparative Law which took place in Vienna 20-26th July 2014. The widest range of problems which arise before comparative law scientists was discussed on its sessions. The review affords to reflect the most important problems and to get general impression of the present tendencies and directions of the comparative law studies. The authors notice as the special tendency of the development of the law the tendency towards the humanization of the law, on one hand, and constitutionalisation of private law on the other. The transition of the legal system and doctrine in the countries of the Eastern Europe newly admitted to the EC was chosen as a special topic for the discussion. The problems of the financial markets regulation and a new project of “jurisprudence of finance” was a special subject for the discussion along with the problems of the effects of corruption in international commercial contracts and disgorgement of profits and protection of the whistleblowers. The participants of the discussion paid special attention to the problem of the dispute resolution in the state jurisdictional bodies as well as in the international commercial arbitration. The general conclusions and results of the discussions are incorporated in the present review.

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