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25th Volume of the Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law (2023)

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JYPIL is a peer-reviewed journal that presents trends in academic research in the field of private international law in Japan, with high-quality discussion of the most important issues in the field from both Japanese and comparative law perspectives. Recently, the 25th Volume (2023) of JYPIL has been published.

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UK Supreme Court in Jalla v Shell: the claim in Bonga spill is time barred

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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 ). Four cases in the House of Lords or Supreme Court’ at [17] ff.

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“Other Appropriate Connections”: China’s Newly Adopted Jurisdiction Ground

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Paragraph 1 of Article 276 lists six jurisdiction grounds, including the place of contract formation, place of contract performance, place of the subject matter, place of distrainable property, place of tort, and place of representative offices. npc/c2/c30834/202112/t20211227_315637.html> html> accessed 13 October 2024. [2]

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Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe

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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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UN Draft Treaty on Transnational Business Enterprises and Human Rights in the Making: Raising the Global Bar in Corporate Litigation

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This holds for tort law (liability), criminal law, and administrative law. 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.