The Valencian group of study on European private law. It is currently recognised as such in the OTRI (within the document “R&D knowledge transfer capabilities of the Universitat de València”).
WITH ITS 33 OTRI PROJECTS, it is one of the most active groups in this subject.
Right now, it keeps the following OTRI Agreements and Contracts active:
- Collaboration agreement with the CGPJ, for the modernisation of Justice.
- Agreement with the Association of Property, Mercantile and Personal Property Registrars of Spain, for the reform of registry law and new technologies.
- Agreement with Chair of Innovation of the University of Cantabria, for the development of electronic mediation.
- Agreement with the Freie Univesität Berlin, for the study on Private Law.
At that time, the Director was Fco. Javier Orduña Moreno, but his appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court has led to Javier Plaza Penadés, Chair Professor of Civil Law, with three six-year terms, and Vice-Dean, taking over as the Group Director.
Its current research projects are:
- Research group of excellence of the Prometeo Programme 2011, PROMETEO 2011/23, on the implementation of the technological model of the Valencian Community, led by Javier Plaza Penadés.
- National R&D project “Bases for the uniformity and convergence of the rules for the transfer of real estate property in the European Union”. Reference DER2010-21913-C02-01 (JURI subprogramme), of which Javier Plaza Penadés is the Principal Researcher.
- Microcluster “Law and business studies on ICT” within the VLC/CAMPUS, International Campus of Excellence, 2011, coordinated by Javier Plaza Penadés.
- Microcluster “Health Law, Genetics and Social Protection”, within the VLC/CAMPUS, International Campus of Excellence, 2011, coordinated by Luz M. Martínez Velencoso.
The Group, nationwide, is integrated in:
- Actualiza Group, for the reform and updating of Private Law in Spain, created by the CRUE. (https://www.uv.es/uvweb/college/en/news-release/universitat-de-valencia-s-lecturers-participate-reform-derecho-patrimonial-espanol-promoted-crue-1285846070123/Noticia.html?id=1285851133088)
- Common Core of European Private Law. The group participates in this international project, which is characterised by its membership of the "CoPECL Network of Excellence", a network composed of several European universities, institutions and organisations. Among its objectives is the drafting of a proposal for a Common Frame of Reference for European contract law along the guidelines of the Commission's Action Plan (COM [2003] 68). This group is led by researchers from the University of Turin and Berkeley (California). It involves around a hundred European researchers in three research areas (Tort, Property, Contract).
The Group right now manages:
- The Revista Aranzadi de Derecho y Nuevas Tecnologías (Aranzadi Journal of Law and New Technologies).
- The Revista Electrónica de Derecho Civil Valenciano (Online Journal of Valencian Civil Law) (http://www.derechocivilvalenciano.com) It is in charge of the Secretary’s Office of: Anuario de Derecho Concursal (The Annual of Bankruptcy Laws) and collaborates in the Editorial Board of: The Revista de Derecho Patrimonial (Property Rights Magazine). It has been commissioned by Springer to produce the book "European Sale Law".
Research lines:
- Health law:
- Law and new technologies:
- Health law
- Valencian local civil law
- European Private Law.
The aim of the group is to continue developing its two main activities: Valencian Civil Law (Derechocivilvalenciano.com) and the Law and ICTs (through the Aranzadi Journal of Law and New Technologies). But it also seeks to develop in parallel an innovative line of study of the European Community Private Law, as the group's third area of specialisation.
- Health Law
The group, through the "MCI Health Law, Genetics and Social Protection" within the VLC/CAMPUS, Campus of International Excellence, 2011, has been developing a special line in the field of medical responsibility and patient rights.
- Law and New Technologies
Microcluster “Valenciatics" (Law and business studies on ICT) of the VLC/Campus, Aranzadi Journal of Law and New Technologies) and PROMETEO 2011/23, on the technological model of the Valencian Community has been developing a line of research covering ICTs for more than 15 years.
- Agrarian law
The group, through various OTRI agreements, has collaborated with the Agricultural Associations (AVA-ASAJA and COAG) and ASOVAV, and has collaborated in matters of agricultural contracting and plant variety protection. It also participated in the drafting of the Law on shared agricultural ownership.
- European Private Law
This line derives from the integration in the Common Core of European Private Law Group, belonging to the "CoPECL Network of Excellence", and from the assignment of Springer's work, in English, on the Proposal for a European Sales Regulation, coordinating different European universities.
- Valencian Local Civil Law
The group has developed a research line that can be visualised in the portal http://www.derechocvilvalenciano.com, which is in its sixth year and provides doctrinal, legislative and jurisprudential information. It has the institutional support of the Valencian Ministry of Governance and Justice.
Tarongers Campus
Western Departmental Building. Department of Civil Law Av. dels Tarongers, s/n
46022 València (Valencia)
