Aleksandrs Fillers

Aleksandrs Fillers is a voluntary member of the Government and Law Research Group at the University of Antwerp and an Associate Professor at the Riga Graduate School of Law. He holds a Doctorate in Law from the University of Antwerp with his thesis being devoted to the analysis of EU private international law. His primary teaching and research expertise covers private international law and international commercial law (most notably, the CISG and the CMR), international arbitration, and public international law. He is the author of more than 30 publications. 

Areas of Expertise: 

• Private International law 
• International Commercial Law (most notably, the CISG and the CMR)
• International Arbitration 
• Public International Law 
• Comparative Private Law (obligations, property)

Selected Publications: 

• Fillers, A. (2020) The Effects of the CJEU’s Ruling in the Polbud Case on Free Movement of Companies.​
• Fillers, A. (2019) Application of the CISG to Arbitration Agreements.​
• Fillers, A. (2018) Implications of Article 81(1) TFEU's recognition clause for EU conflict of laws rules.​

Full Publication List: repository.uantwerpen.be/acadbib/irua/14922/N​

Selected Projects: 

• Reporter for  the EU Commission and Spark Legal Network project: Study on the transposition of European Accessibility Act; 
• Reporter for the EU Commission and Milieu Consulting project: "European Commission study on the application of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters"; 
• Reporter for the European Commission project: “Evaluation of Regulation (EC) 805/2004 Creating a European Enforcement”