Motivated teaching of private international law in the 21st century: ethos, pathos and logos

Abstract

This essay is a reflection on the basic lines of the teaching of private international law in the liquid context of 21st century society. Teachers of private international law must assume that the discipline is best understood when it is presented in a simple and straightforward manner. He or she must also be prepared to explain the apparent legal paradoxes of private international law and to accept that it is necessary to study other branches of law before beginning to reflect on private international law. Private international law is best taught through its open problems. Similarly, the teaching of private international law can motivate students if it conveys the vision of a private international law that achieves fair results, that moves people’s hearts and that operates as an intellectually and aesthetically beautiful discourse.