Are the EU’s current private international law, rules on conflict of laws, and private international law approach sufficient to ensure the realisation of its objectives regarding weaker contracting parties, or is a different approach to private international law called for?
María Campo Comba is a legal researcher in EU and International law at Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands). She obtained her PhD degree in the field of Private International Law at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands) in 2019.
1 Introduction.- 2 The Rationale behind the Protection of Weaker Contracting Parties in EU PIL.- 3 The Rome I Regulation and Its Mechanisms of Protection of Consumers and Employees.- 4 The Relationship and Coordination between EU Consumer Directives and the Rome I Regulation.- 5 The Relationship and Coordination between EU Employment Directives and the Rome I Regulation.- 6 Other Possible Weaker Contracting Parties and the Rome I Regulation.- 7 Conclusion.