The emphasis of  this first  volume in the series »Interdisciplinary  Studies of Comparative and  Private International Law« is on the fields of private and public comparative law, private international private and procedural law and the interaction of community and public international law.  Moreover, questions of transformation and transplants of law, unification and harmonisation of law and their impacts on society are discussed. The IACPIL and it’s publications view themselves as represent an interdisciplinary forum of discussion open to all interested persons. Published by Bea Verschraegen, the first volume  in  the series of publications  this volume reflects the topical broadness, as well as the interdisciplinary and international focus of  the  IACPIL. It contains contributions to the following themes: Legal conflicts and conflicts of law: Gordon R. Woodman · Christian Joerges · Ugo Mattei  | Brussels I on the verge of reform: Peter Mankowski | Japanese consumer protection law and the influence of European consumer protection law: Kunihiro Nakata  | Logik der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit : Bernd-Christian Funk · Wolfgang Jelinek · Helmut Ortner · Wolfgang Weigel | Proportionale liability: Alexander Stremitzer · Ken Oliphant | Current Developments in Russian Constitutional Law: Suren A. Avakian.

The »Interdisciplinary  Studies of Comparative and  Private International Law« Vol. 1 is available from Jan Sramek Publishers.