Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The second edition, published in March 2023, provides a refined explanation of the law to be applied as it relates to, (i) civil jurisdiction over commercial disputes involving a foreign element; (ii) the enforcement of foreign judgments; and (iii) the availability and nature of the interim remedies in each of the sixteen jurisdictions addressed.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The international seminar “Vulnerability: a Matter of Perspective(s)”, is scheduled to be held online on Friday, 29 September 2023, starting at 10 a.m. The seminar is centered around Private International Law (PIL). Candidate in Civil Law at the University of Camerino. CET on Microsoft Teams.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Written by Mayela Celis The eighth meeting of the Special Commission on the Practical Operation of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention and the 1996 Child Protection Convention will be held from 10 to 17 October 2023 in The Hague, the Netherlands. For more information, click here. It is submitted the following: 55.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

However, in the wake of the above Case, the notion of an implied jurisdiction agreement drew limited scholarly research attention (for instance, see Kennedy, (2023); Kupelyants, 2016 ). In our latest article , published in the 2023 edition of the Journal of Private International Law , vol.

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Conflict of Laws

JULY 10, 2023

The description of the book reads as follows: Thus far, private international law issues relating to punitive damages have mainly been dealt with from the perspective of several European countries. In conclusion, overarching insights from the Hague Conference are formulated.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Interpretations was adopted by the Trial Committee of the Supreme People’s Court at its 1908th meeting on December 5, 2023, which will come into force on January 1, 2024.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 26, 2024

Before the ADCFC, Y argued that the case should be dismissed because a previous judgment had been rendered on 28 December 2023 by the same court (ADCFC) on the same matter between the same parties. In its judgment, the ADFCF refers to the contract dated 7 December 2023 ). 267/2023 of 12 December 2023. Weller et al.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 16, 2023

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgericht) published a leading decision on recognition and public certification of foreign conversions of ancient law pay paternities (Zahlvaterschaften) into paternities with civil status effects on June 15 th , 2023 ( decision of Swiss Federal Supreme Court 5A_81/2022 of May 12 th , 2023 ).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 26, 2023

Coal-Fired power plants targeted at the case, taken by Attorney Shunsuke Sugit In March 2023, two important decisions regarding the operation of newly built coal-fired power plants were handed down by courts in Japan. Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 30, 2024

This is an important point, as the Draft Treaty leaves it up to the State Parties to determine whether the human rights violations are best dealt with in administrative, criminal, or civil law (Art. Such “mandatory due diligence” is also relevant in climate litigation ( Rajavuori, Savaresi & Asselt (2023).

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Patently O

APRIL 13, 2023

As noted in the cited articles, European courts, following civil law principles, have generally been averse to anti-suit injunctions in global FRAND cases, resulting in royalties for European patents largely being established elsewhere. Guest Post by Professor Jorge L. and EU proposals. Table 1 Comparison of Recent U.S.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 18, 2023

The Nigerian landowners’ claim against Shell was thus barred by the limitation periods under applicable Nigerian law ( Jalla and another v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company and another [2023] UKSC 16 , on appeal from [2021] EWCA Civ 63 ).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 12, 2023

On November 30, 2023, the Higher Administrative Court Berlin-Brandenburg ruled in DUH and BUND v. In particular, the court did not follow the government’s argument that a “climate action program” adopted in 2023 fulfills the requirements of an immediate action program, because these are two different measures under the CCA.

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