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THE 2026 IAPL COLLOQUIUM IN PARIS IS COMING!

28 October 2026

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.

Call for Applications – 5th IAPL Post-Doctoral Summer School

3 June 2026

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.

Eventos y anuncios pasados

2024 Procedural Law in Multicultural Context - Örebro University

1 January 2024

The 2024 IAPL Colloquium devoted to 'Procedural Law in Multicultural Contexts' has come to an end: it has been three days of inspiring speeches, networking activities, and exchanging ideas among the wonderful IAPL family.

Many thanks to Professor Laura Ervo for the excellent organisation.

2023 IAPL SUMMER SCHOOL - 4th edition

19 July 2023

The 4th edition of the IAPL Summer School took place in Madrid, at Complutense University, from 19 to 21 June 2023, organized by Prof. Fernando Gascón Inchausti.The academic format of the Summer School, designed by Prof. Fernando Gascón Inchausti allowed students and professors to participate in exciting debates.Here are some statistics from the 4th edition of the IAPL Summer School:
Fourteen participants from Croatia, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Ukraine.
Nine senior professors, including Eduardo Oteiza, Richard Marcus, Marta Requejo-Isidro, Bart Krans, Elena D’Alessandro, Alan Uzelac, Anna Nylund, Burkhard Hess, and Antonio Cabral.
The overarching theme, "Challenges for procedural law," was explored through four main facets: effective consumer protection, litigation related to environmental and climate change, the digitalization of the justice system, and issues concerning vulnerability and the rule of law.
There are plans for an open-access publication of the contributions. Stay tuned!

IAPL Conference on "Open and Equal Justice" (Brescia, 6-8 October 2022)

6 October 2022

The 2022 Colloquium of the Association took place from 6th to 8th October, organised by the University of Brescia under the direction of Prof. Dr. Luca Passanante. The topic was “Open and equal justice”. Among the issues that were addressed, “Roles of Supreme Courts”, “Alternative and appropriate dispute resolution”, “Litigation costs” or “Jurisdiction and democracy”. The final programme is available here.

2nd IAPL Michele Taruffo Lecture Series, with Federico Carpi. Is the motivation in civil proceedings an effective guarantee?

23 July 2022
 2nd IAPL Michele Taruffo Lecture Series, with Federico Carpi. Is the motivation in civil proceedings an effective guarantee?

IAPL 2021 Conference (OnLine from Porto Alegre) - Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on the System of Civil Justice

8 September 2021
 IAPL 2021 Conference (OnLine from Porto Alegre) - Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on the System of Civil Justice

1st IAPL Michele Taruffo Lecture Series: Going Virtual for Good: Lessons from International Arbitration

28 July 2021
 1st IAPL Michele Taruffo Lecture Series: Going Virtual for Good: Lessons from International Arbitration

2nd IAPL WEBINAR: European Rules of Civil Procedure

21 January 2021
 2nd IAPL WEBINAR: European Rules of Civil Procedure

1st IAPL WEBINAR: Remodelling Civil Justice in Challenging Times

22 September 2020
 1st IAPL WEBINAR: Remodelling Civil Justice in Challenging Times

XVIth World Congress of the IAPL - 2/5 November 2019 - Kobe (Japan)

2 November 2019

The 16th World Congress of the International Association of Procedural Law took place in Kobe, Japan, on November 2 - 5, 2019. The topic of the Congress was "Challenges for Civil Justice as We Move Beyond Globalization and Technological Change". The webpage, with much more detailed information, is available here.

Renewal of the Presidium of the International Association of Procedural Law

1 January 2019

El Consejo de la Asociación, reunido durante el XVI Congreso Mundial celebrado en noviembre en Kobe (Japón), renovó su órgano de dirección (Presidium) que quedará constituido para los cuatro años siguientes en estos términos: Professor Eduardo OTEIZA [President], Professor Richard L. MARCUS [Vice President (North America)], Professor Masahiko OMURA [Vice President (Asia and South Pacific)], Professor Luiz Guilherme MARINONI [Vice President (South America)], Professor Burkhard HESS [Vicepresident (Europe)], Professor Remo CAPONI [Secretary General], Professor Frédérique FERRAND [Secretary General], Professor Margaret Y.K. WOO [Secretary General] and Professor Fernando GASCÓN INCHAUSTI [Executive Secretary General]. La Asociación expresa asimismo su inmensa gratitud al Presidente saliente y nuevo Presidente Honorario, el Prof. Dr. Loïc CADIET.

Joint conference of the IAPL and the IIDP in Salamanca (2018)

17 October 2018

Del 17 al 19 de octubre de 2018 se desarrolló en la Universidad de Salamanca (España) la "II Conferencia Internacional IIDP - IAPL" junto con la "XXVI Jornada Iberoamericana de Derecho Procesal", dedicada a la Prueba. Más información sobre el congreso aquí.

3rd IAPL-MPI Summer School (July 2018)

4 July 2018

The third edition of the International Association of Procedural Law (IAPL) - Max Planck Institute Luxembourg Summer-School took place in Luxembourg from the 1st to the 4th of July 2018. The general topic was "Privatizing Dispute Resolution and its Limits".

More information is accessible in the website of the MPI Luxembourg.

You will find here the programme.

IAPL Conference in Tianjin (China) - November 2017

7 November 2017

The 2017 Colloquium of the IAPL took place in Tianjin (China) from 7 to 10 November. It was devoted to "Judicial Managament from Comparative Perspective".

For more information, go here to the website of the Colloquium

Conference in Milan (30 Oct. 2017): European Courts and National Judges

30 October 2017

The Jean Monnet Module on European Civil Procedure in a Comparative and Transnational Perspective celebrated its annual Conference in Milan, on 30 October 2017. The topic was "European Courts and National Judges" (Corti europee e giudici nazionali’).

You will find the programme here.

Conference on Standard of Proof - Prague (October 2017)

26 October 2017

The Faculty of Law of Prague 1 - Charles University hosted on 26 and 27 October a conference on Standards of Proof.

For more information, click here

IAPL Internacional conference: "el derecho procesal y la reconciliación"

5 October 2016

Escuela de verano 2016 en el Max Planck de Luxemburgo

13 July 2016

Del 10 al 13 de Julio de 2016 se desarrollará en la ciudad de Luxemburgo la segunda IAPL-MPI Escuela de Verano Post Doctoral sobre Derecho Procesal Europeo y Comparado, organizada por la Asociación Internacional de Derecho Procesal (IAPL) y el Instituto Max Planck de Luxemburgo para el Derecho Internacional, Regulatorio y Procesal (MPI).
Están disponibles 20 plazas para interesados que tengan el derecho procesal y/o los mecanismos de resolución de disputas como su principal campo de interés académico.
Fecha límite para enviar las aplicaciones: 31 de Enero de 2016.
Nota: se requiere un buen manejo del idioma inglés, tanto oral como escrito.
Más información disponible aquí: http://www.mpi.lu/news-and-events/iapl-mpi-summer-school/2016/call-for-applications/

27TH sep. – 1ST oct. 2015 Örebro University, Sweden

27 September 2015

For the first time the Conference, with the theme Communication and Fairness in Legal Settings, takes place outside China.
The Conference gives an opportunity to the participants in a global context to present, listen to and discuss in plenary sessions and workshops fundamental issues on this topic from several perspectives such as for example rhetoric, children, vulnerable groups, gender and cost and benefit analyses.
Invited speakers come except from China and Sweden also from all around the world, namely from Norway, Hong Kong, Germany, Canada, Israel, France and Italy.
Accepted papers may in accordance with presented information on the webpage (http://www.oru.se/jps/LLDconference) be invited for publication in international journals.
The Conference also includes opportunities for the participants and accompanying persons to continue their discussions during the social activities of the Conference which includes visits to historical and traditional venues of this part of Sweden.
Flyer of the event available for downloanding here: Conference Örebro University

XV Congreso mundial de derecho procesal Estambul 2015: "Tutela judicial efectiva en tiempos de austeridad"

25 May 2015

El XV congreso mundial de derecho procesal se celebrará en Estambul, del 25 al 28 de mayo de 2015, sobre el tema “Tutela judicial efectiva en tiempos de austeridad”.

Más información disponible aquí: http://www.iapl2015.org

Specialization of courts and judges: world practice and russian experience

16 October 2014

An Internation conference is going to be held in Tyumen University, Siberia, in October 16-17, 2014 under the title “Specialization of Courts and Judges: World Practice and the Russian Experience”. This is the first Siberian legal forum, devoted to the 150 anniversary of Judicial reform of 1864.
The conference will bring together the leading researchers in the field of jurisprudence of the higher educational institutions of Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia, who will share their experience in foreign judicial specialization. The domestic experts, in their turn, will concentrate on the features of the Russian judicial authority.
More information available at: http://www.siberiaforum.ru

Seúl 1-4 octubre 2014: coloquio de la asociación internacional de derecho procesal "Constitución y proceso"

1 October 2014

El Coloquio anual de la Asociación Internacional de Derecho Procesal se celebrará del 1 al 4 de octubre de 2014, en Seúl, Corea.
Bajo el tema general “Constitución y Proceso” se tratarán los siguientes subtemas: (1) Trasfondo ideológico de la Constitución, normas constitucionales y proceso civil; (2) Constitución, Poder Judicial y estructura de los poderes públicos; (3) Acceso efectivo a la Justicia; (4) Constitución, derechos fundamentales y régimen jurídico de la ejecución.
El programa ha sido diseñado para ofrecer a los asistentes al Coloquio la oportunidad de entrar en contacto con el rico patrimonio cultural de Seúl y Corea, así como de participar en enriquecedores debates académicos.

Conferencia Varsovia en junio de 2014: las funciones de la corte suprema - cuestiones procesales y de administración de justicia

11 July 2014

La Universidad de Warsaw (Departamento de Derecho Procesal Civil), la Suprema Corte de la República de Polonia y el Consejo Nacional de la Judicatura, con el auspicio de la Asociación Internacional de Derecho Procesal, han organizado una conferencia internacional sobre el tema "Las funciones de la suprema corte - Cuestiones procesales y de administración de justicia".
Dicha conferencia comenzará el día Miércoles 11 de Junio (alrededor de las 18.00 hs.) y finalizará el día Viernes 13 de Junio de 2014 (alrededor de las 17.00 hs).
Más información y requisitos para registro disponibles aquí: http://colloquium2014.uw.edu.pl

Primera escuela de verano post-doctoral sobre derecho procesal europeo y comparado organizada por la AIDP y el MPI

15 March 2014

La primera escuela de verano post-doctoral sobre derecho procesal europeo y comparado, organizada por la Asociación Internacional de Derecho Procesal y el Max Planck Institute de Luxemburgo para Derecho Internacional, Europeo y Procesal Regulatorio, se desarrollará en Luxemburgo entre el 20 y el 23 de Julio de 2014 bajo la dirección de los Profesores Loïc Cadiet (Universidad París I - Sorbona) y Burkhard Hess (MPI Luxemburgo).
El objetivo de la misma es proveer a jóvenes investigadores post-doctorales que trabajen sobre derecho procesal europeo y comparado una oportunidad para discutir sus proyectos de investigación con algunos colegas, así como también con profesores y abogados con mayor experiencia. Mayor información al respecto puede consultarse aquí: IAPL-MPI Summer School Poster (enlace a PDF)
Los interesados en participar deberán remitir sus aplicaciones hasta el día 15 de Marzo de 2014 a la siguiente dirección de correo electrónico: summer-school@mpi.lu
Las aplicaciones deben contener un breve trabajo escrito en inglés acerca del perfil de investigador del candidato, junto con una breve presentación de su tema actual de investigación, un CV y una carta de recomendación de su supervisor o institución.
Por cualquier duda o pregunta que puedan tener los candidatos por favor contactarse con summer-school@mpi.lu

Conferencia Vilnius: economía y eficiencia del proceso civil

1 January 2014

La Facultad de Derecho de Vilnius, en cooperación con la Academia de Ciencias de Lituania y con el apoyo de la AIDP, ha organizado una conferencia internacional con motivo del décimo aniversario del Código Procesal Civil de Lituania y a efectos de discutir desafíos recientes y futuros que enfrenta el proceso civil en diferentes países. El tema de la Conferencia es: "Tendencias Recientes en Economía y Eficiencia del Proceso Civil".

IAPL conference in Atenas, 2013

11 September 2013

La Asociación Internacional de Derecho Procesal celebró en Atenas, del 11 al 14 de septiembre de 2013, un coloquio sobre el tema “Litigios en materia mercantil: casos y procedimientos especiales”.
El programa está disponible para descargar aquí: Athens Programme
Para más información pueden visitar el sitio web oficial de la Conferencia: http://www.idme.gr/congress_eng.cfm?id=25

XVIII CommonWealth Lawyers Association Conference

14 April 2013

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association will celebrate its XVIII Conference at Cape Town, South Africa, in 14-18 April, 2013.
The IAPL is one of the supporting organisations.
More information available at: http://www.commonwealthlaw2013.org/

Conferencia mundial de Moscú sobre proceso civil: diálogo transcultural

18 September 2012

18 al 21 de Septiembre de 2012
Moscú, Rusia

Primera conferencia co-organizada por la asociación internacional de derecho procesal y el instituto iberoamericano de derecho procesal - Procesos colectivos y acciones de clase

6 June 2012

6 al 9 de Junio de 2012
Buenos Aires, Argentina

XIV Congreso mundial de la AIDP sobre justicia procesal

25 July 2011

25 al 30 de Julio de 2011
Heidelberg, Alemania
Web site: http://iapl-2011-congress.com

Coloquio de la AIDP sobre justicia electrónica - presente y futuro

23 September 2010

23 al 25 de Septiembre de 2010
Pécs, Hungría

Conferencia de Toronto de la AIDP: Las categorías futuras - categorías del futuro

3 July 2009

3 al 5 de Junio de 2009
Toronto, Canadá
http://www.iapl2009.org

Coloquio de Valencia y Gandía: “Oralidad y escritura en un proceso civil eficiente”

5 November 2008

5 al 8 de Noviembre de 2008
Valencia y Gandía, España
http://www.uv.es/coloquio

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