Cross-border transfers of undertakings

This thesis addresses private international law in light of transfers of undertakings. The primaire research object is the Acquired Rights Directive. The main purpose of the thesis is to establish the necessity, desirability and (possible) shaping of private international law provisions for (cross-border) transfers of undertakings. To this end the thesis discusses issues of jurisdiction and the conflict of laws in matters relating to a transfer of undertaking. The thesis ends with recommendations for the inclusion of uniform provisions on jurisdiction and the conflict of laws into the Acquired Rights Directive.