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Research interests

Zhen Chen is a PhD researcher in the field of Private International Law at the University of Groningen. Her research focuses on the protection of consumers and facilitating their access to justice under European and Chinese private international law. Through a comparative law study, she endeavors to address the question of how current private international law rules in China and the European Union can be reformed to provide better protection for consumers involved in cross-border disputes. Furthermore, Zhen is also passionate about cultural heritage law and the repatriation of cultural objects through international legal proceedings. 

Publicaties

Mandatory and Overriding Mandatory Provisions as Double Insurances in Consumer Protection

Consumer Jurisdiction and Choice of Law Rules in European and Chinese Private International Law

Internet, Consumer Contracts and Private International Law: What Constitutes Targeting Activity Test

The Classification of Dual Purpose Contract in European Private International Law

Tort Choice-of-Law Rules in China: Implications of the Rome II Regulation

Is a Mummy a Person or a Property: The Classification and Choice of Law of Cultural Objects in Private International Law

Jurisdiction and Choice of Law Rules over Electronic Consumer Contracts: The Nexus between the Concluded Contract and the Targeting Activity

The Tango between the Brussels Ia Regulation and Rome I Regulation under the beat of directive 2008/122/EC on timeshare contracts towards consumer protection

The Tango Between Art.17(3) Brussels Ibis and Art.6(4)(b) Rome I under the Beat of Package Travel Directive

Tort conflicts rules in cross-border multi-party litigation: Which law has a closer or the closest connection?

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