In the summer of 2024, just before the Paris Olympics, I had the privilege of teaching a Corporate Law and Anti-Money-Laundering course at the 12th edition of the World Notariat University. This academic training programme, founded by French notary Jean-Paul Decorps, forms part of activities organised by the UINL and aims to increase the understanding of the concepts of comparative law and international law through exchanges of good notarial practices between young notaries. One of the ...

The thesis investigates the relevance and effectiveness of pay transparency in reducing the gender pay gap, focusing on the new European directive addressing it. Despite progress, the EU gender pay gap remained at 12.7% in 2021, driven by factors such as sectoral segregation and the "glass ceiling," while some disparities remain unexplained. To uncover these hidden factors, the directive imposes pay transparency obligations on employers, mandating salary disclosures and facilitating employee ...