The European Convention on Human Rights and Private Law

In this book a team of expert contributors address challenging issues concerning the relationship between private law and the rule of law and human rights, with specific focus on case studies from South-Eastern Europe.

The book examines the broadening application of human rights to the private law fields and the resulting effects. Contributors offer a truly interdisciplinary perspective drawn from comparative law, civil law, procedural law and public law. By so doing, for the first time, they offer insights into the fascinating questions the region poses for private law and human rights.

Cristina Poncibò is Associate Professor of Comparative Private Law at the Department of Law of the University of Turin (Italy). She is the director of the Master in International Trade Law co-organised by the University of Turin, ITCILO, Uncitral and Unidroit (see at https://www.itcilo.org/courses/master-laws-international-trade-law-ed-2020-2021). She has been an IEF-Marie Curie Fellow (Paris II), EU Marie Curie Programme, a Max Weber Fellow (European University Institute) and a Lagrange Fellow (McGill University). Cristina's research interests are in the fields of comparative private law and contracts.

Prior to entering academia, Cristina was an associate lawyer at a leading UK law firm. In 2019, she co-edited The Cambridge Handbook of Smart Contracts, Blockchain Technology and Digital Platforms.