Foreword in English -- Foreword in French -- Opening Speech -- 1. The Independence of a Meritorious Elite: The Government of Judges and Democracy; Sophie Turenne -- 2. Judicial Rulings with Prospective Effects – From Comparison to Systematisation; Eva Steiner -- 3. Interpretation and Application of the New York Convention by National Courts; George A. Bermann -- 4. Private Law and Fundamental…