Civil Law Initiative


Civil Law Initiative is a public utility private institution headquartered in Paris, aiming at development of the civil law system and promotion of legal balance in the world.
The main objective of the Initiative is to develop the influence of the civil law tradition and its advantages, especially in relation to business and the economy. The Initiative aspires to become a meeting point of the academic world, the legal professions and the business world.
The establishment of the Initiative was announced by the French Minister of Justice on 1 March 2006. The founding members of the Initiative were:
In addition, the Initiative’s Board include representatives of several French ministries, the Court of Cassation, as well as the College of Fellows and Association of Friends of the Initiative.
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Partner institutions

The Civil Law Initiative cooperates with multiple French and International institutions. Aside from the founders and members of the Initiative’s board, the list of partners include, inter alia:

Summer University for Continental Law

The Summer University for Continental Law established by the Initiative was designed to enable the world’s comparative law specialists to meet each year at Panthéon-Assas University in Paris. Numerous seminars and presentations on comparative law are given by pre-eminent specialists in the subject. The Summer University offers an intensive training course with a Certificate in Continental Law granted upon completion.