THE 2026 IAPL COLLOQUIUM IN PARIS IS COMING!
- 28 October 2026
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Under the scientific direction of Professor Soraya Amrani Mekki, the 2026 IAPL Colloquium will take place in Paris from 28 to 30 October 2026, and will be devoted to the theme of Environmental Justice.
The opening session will be held at the Cour de Cassation in the presence of its First President. Laurent Fabius —former Prime Minister, current President of the Constitutional Council, and chief negotiator of the Paris Agreement — will also attend, subject to confirmation.
The rest of the Colloquium will take place at Sciences Po Paris’s Saint-Germain-des-Prés campus, coinciding with Paris Climate Week.
Over the two-day conference, participants will explore the following topics in depth:
- The concept of “parties to the proceedings”
- Identification of the court having subject-matter jurisdiction
- The evidentiary challenge
- Alternatives to court
- Remedies
- Judicial rulings on environmental matters
A call for papers will soon be announced, along with a workshop designed to address a common practical case from the perspective of different legal systems.
On this occasion, the IAPL Storme Prize will be awarded.
Following the closing ceremony on 30 October, the traditional Gala Dinner will offer a unique opportunity for discussion, networking, and celebration.
We are thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the 5th IAPL Post-Doctoral Summer School, dedicated to the theme:
“Re-Shaping Civil Justice: Towards a Justice with a Human Face”.
The IAPL Summer School brings together outstanding post-doctoral researchers – and PhD candidates in their final stage – working in the field of civil justice from all over the world.
It is a unique opportunity for intellectual growth, international exchange, and for strengthening the next generation of scholars in our discipline.
Application deadline: 15 February 2026
Grants are available to support selected participants.
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The multilingual International Journal of Procedural Law (IJPL) provides an international research platform for scholars and practitioners in the field of procedural law, especially in civil matters.
In addition to articles in five different languages examining current developments in judicial and alternative dispute resolution, the IJPL also publishes articles devoted to the theoretical foundations of procedural law. Contributions address legal issues from domestic, transnational or international perspectives, including comparative law and conflicts of law aspects. Consequently, the IJPL is not only of interest for scholars but also for practitioners in charge of cross-border cases.
The IJPL can be accessed through our publisher Brill | Nijhoff.
Comparative Procedural Law and Justice (CPLJ) is a global project on comparative civil justice, organized by the former Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law and supported by the Luxembourg Research Fund FNR (FNR - O19/13946847).
Officially launched in September 2020, it was the flagship research project of the Department of European and Comparative Procedural Law of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg. In January 2024, the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg and CPLJ were transferred to the University of Luxembourg.
Burkhard Hess was the founding director of the Max Planck Institute for Procedural Law where CPLJ was originally launched. Since September 2024, he has been continuing the project as leading editor from his new chair and with the assistance of his team at the University of Vienna.
