Selected Issues of International Jurisdiction in the Practice of the Federal Court of Justice of Federal Republic of Germany (Commentary to the Judgment of the Federal Court on 29 March 2011)

Abstract

In the judgment of the Federal Court of Justice of Federal Republic of Germany on 29 March 2011 published hereunder is presented its attitude concerning jurisdiction over the disputes from the publications in the Internet. The Court held that there was no jurisdiction over the dispute between Russian citizens in spite of the plaintiff’s domicile in Federal Republic of Germany. The Court held that there was no sufficient connection between the material legal relation and Federal Republic of Germany. In the commentary to the judgement is presented the evolution of this approach and indicates the debatableness to recognise such a connection the plaintiff’s domicile in Federal Republic of Germany.

Keywords

• torts
• internet
• international jurisdiction
• the place where the tort was committed
• federal republic of germany