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China Adopts Restrictive Theory of Foreign State Immunity

Conflict of Laws

When the law enters into force on January 1, 2024, China will join those countries—a clear majority—that have adopted the restrictive theory of foreign state immunity. In two prior posts ( here and here ), I discussed a draft of the FSIL (English translation here ). As discussed further below, the addition of “rulings” (??)

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court concluded that the Freedom of Information Act’s deliberative process privilege shielded the redactions from disclosure. The appellate court also found that even if the trial court erred, the error was harmless because the State proved both acts beyond a reasonable doubt. EPA (Supreme Court of Guyana).

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Supreme Court to decide whether insurrection provision keeps Trump off ballot

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27, the Michigan Supreme Court declined to review a lower-court decision that allowed Trump to appear on the state’s primary ballot. As in Minnesota, the lower court’s ruling does not foreclose a new challenge to Trump’s appearance on the general election ballot. In a ruling on Dec. And on Dec.

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