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August 2023 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

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Guodong Du, co-founders of China Justice Observer * On 20 August 2023, China Justice Observer released the 2023 version of List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments. Note: Foreign divorce judgments are excluded in the Case List.) The Case List was issued on July 16, 2019, and is updated annually.

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

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Recently, the 25th Volume (2023) of JYPIL has been published. In particular, it examines the recognition of ancillary judgments in divorce cases, concluding that they fall under article 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure. It suggests that Japan might consider recognizing parentage through foreign decisions.

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Dubai Supreme Court Admits Reciprocity with the UK and Enforces an English Judgment

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In that judgment, the English court ordered the division and transfer of property as part of the distribution of matrimonial property on divorce. 3) The parties have not (yet) been divorced under Pakistani law or Islamic Sharia. 3) The parties have not (yet) been divorced under Pakistani law or Islamic Sharia.

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The Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court on the Law on Civil Marriage – Applicability to Foreign Muslim and the Complex Issue of International Jurisdiction

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Introduction In a previous post , I reported and commented on a decision rendered by the Abu Dhabi Supreme Court (hereinafter “ADSC”) in which the Court addressed the issue of the applicability of the Abu Dhabi Civil Marriage Law (Law No. In its judgment, the ADFCF refers to the contract dated 7 December 2023 ).

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September 2024 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

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Note: Foreign divorce judgments are excluded in the Case List.) The 2020 update [2] , 2022 update [3] , and 2023 update [4] were also posted on Conflictoflaws.net. 2023) Gui 71 Xie Wai Ren No. 1, [13] a local Chinese court in Nanning, Guangxi Province, ruled to recognize and enforce a Thai monetary judgment in 2024.

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Foreign Child Marriages and Constitutional Law – German Constitutional Court Holds Parts of the German Act to Combat Child Marriages Unconstitutional

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Yesterday, on March 29, 2023, the German Constitutional Court published its long-awaited (and also long) decision on the German “Act to Combat Child Marriage” ( Gesetz zur Bekämpfung von Kinderehen ). Therefore, the Court has kept the law intact and given the legislator until June 30, 2024 to reform it. What should it do?

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Same-sex relationships concluded abroad in Namibia – Between (Limited) Judicial Recognition and Legislative Rejection

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It is in this broader context that the decision of the Supreme Court of Namibia in Digashu v. GRN (SA 7/2022 and SA 6/2022) [2023] NASC (16 May 2023) decided that same-sex marriages concluded abroad should be recognised in Namibia and that the failure to do so infringes the right of the spouses to dignity and equality.