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Germany top court rules Berlin rent cap is unconstitutional

JURIST

The Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, Germany, ruled Thursday that Berlin’s Rent Cap Act is unconstitutional as it has undermined Germany’s Basic Law. The rent cap was enacted in February 2020 as an attempt by the local government to stifle rent hikes and gentrification. It froze rental rates for 1.5

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5 Top legal podcasts in the UK you should be listening to

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People of all ages listen to podcasts on topics they feel interested in, which includes legal topics. Whether you’re a law student, a paralegal, or a solicitor with years of experience, listening to a legal podcast that suits your interests can be extremely beneficial, and fun. 1) UK Law Weekly. legal stories.

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

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Japan , their case challenging the legality of a governmental approval that allows for the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants. Civil law cases. Civil lawsuits were filed in Sendai in 2017 and Kobe in 2018 by citizens against corporations that planned to build new coal-fired power plants.

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Implied Jurisdiction Agreements in International Commercial Contracts

Conflict of Laws

These cross-border transactions present complex legal questions, such as the place where potential disputes will be adjudicated. This type of ‘unwritten’ jurisdiction agreement remains largely unexplored in the legal scholarship.

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The Chinese villages win a lawsuit in China to repatriate a Mummified Buddha Statue hold by a Dutch Collector —What Role has Private International Law Played?

Conflict of Laws

By Zhengxin Huo, Professor of Law, China University of Polit’l Science and Law; Associate Member of International Academy of Comparative Law; Observer of the UNESCO 1970 Convention. Against this background, the lawsuit before the Chinese court is more important in terms of legal analysis. Email: zhengxinh@cupl.edu.cn.

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Merrick Garland orders DOJ to expedite review of hate crimes and data collection

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According to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism , anti-Asian hate crimes surged by 145 percent in 2020. The Department is awaiting the confirmations of Lisa Monaco, a domestic terrorism expert, and Vanita Gupta, a civil rights attorney.

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Out now: The Korean Journal of International and Comparative Law, Volume 12 (2024), Issue 1

Conflict of Laws

Arguably, it is time to consider how private international law (or conflict of laws) should develop in Asia and what kind of opportunity it can engender, considering that private international law has the potential to promote economic and legal cooperation without unifying substantive law.

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