KNVIR Annual Meeting 2025 Annoucement
State Immunity in Civil Proceedings
Comparative Notes and Critical Analysis
Annual General Meeting of the
Royal Netherlands Society of International Law
Friday 7 November 2025 at 14.30 hours
Campus Den Haag, Leiden University, Turfmarkt 99, 2511 DP Den Haag
This year’s theme is State Immunity in Civil Proceedings. Can immunity from jurisdiction of a foreign State regard private parties in civil proceedings in which the foreign State is not even mentioned as a party to the proceedings? To what extent does customary international law provide for immunity of execution of assets belonging to a foreign State? And is the Netherlands in need of an immunity act?
SPEAKERS:
Cathalijne van der Plas and Thom Dieben
will present their paper
Immunity from jurisdiction in civil proceedings
in which a foreign state is not named as a party
and Max van Leyenhorst
will present his paper
Immunity from execution. A quest for the rule of (customary International) law
followed by reflections by
Jure Vidmar
The meeting starts at 14.30 hours with a members-only administrative session. At 15.00 hours, the presentations and discussion will start, open to all, followed by drinks.
REGISTRATION: Via gro.r1763559374ivnk@1763559374tcatn1763559374oc1763559374 by 4 November 2025. Please indicate whether you attend in person or online.
Non-members can receive a copy of the paper by joining the Society (€40/€20 per year).