Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 30, 2024

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.

Laws 59

Laws Divorce Legal Legal 59

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.,

Court 110

Court Construction Litigation Litigating 110

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 30, 2024

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.

Drafting 56

Drafting Litigation Litigating Diligence 56

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

Cause of Action 40

Cause of Action Court Tort Civil Law 40