EU: publication of the the “Rome II” regulation over the law applicable to non-contractual obligations

The European regulation 864/2007 of July 11, 2007 has been published in the Official Journal of the European union (OJEU) on July 31. This text, which is part of the process to integrate private international law rules into European law, plans designation rules for the law enfoceable in terms of responsibility because of collective conflicts. (Ref. 070671)
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Law applicable in terms of responsibility because of collective conflicts. The regulation called “Rome II” includes an important provision in terms of industrial relations. Indeed, in article 9, the text determines the law applicable in terms of responsibility because of strikes or lockouts (also see our dispatch No 070130.) thus, “the law applicable to a non-contractual obligation in respect of the liability of a person in the capacity of a worker or an employer or the organizations represent

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