[pp.int.general] purpose of manifesto

[Reinier Bakels]

> Maybe we can use "IP" to confuse people talking about Imaginary 
>  Property -- it could stand for International Pirates. ;-) But then we 
> also confuse people talking about IP addresses...
>
My PhD supervisor is a professor in "international intellectualproperty 
law", and he is in the department of private law (private ="pr" in the  mail 
address r.bakels at pr.unimaas.nl I use when abroad), and my boss the chairman 
of the private law department is an expert in international private law - 
another IPR. "International Private Law" is a kind of "meta-law" that 
decides what law, court and execution powers apply in case of intrernational 
conflicts between citizens. Typical quetsions are: is an islamic divorce 
("verstoting"in Dutch) recognised in The Netherlands? The intuitive answer 
is: of course not! But then one may coinsider couples still married that 
factually are divorced already ... and similar complications. Anyway, 40 
matches on http://www.acronymfinder.com/IPR.html

reinier