ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In Japan, climate litigation ( / Kiko soshou ) has been used to challenge the legality of the construction and operation of the coal-fired power plants and promote coal phase-out. The first climate case in Japan was filed in Sendai in 2017 ( Sendai Citizens v. Sendai Power Station ). Kobe Steel Ltd., filed in 2024 and 2018, respectively.

Litigation 103

Litigation Litigating Construction Tort 103

Conflict of Laws

MARCH 6, 2025

The Faculty of Law of the University of Bremenis recruiting a doctoral researcher in Private International Law, Civil Law and Legal Theory ( wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter m/w/d; salary group 13 TV-L), part time 50 per cent, starting in 2025, for a duration of 36 months.

Civil Law 49

Civil Law Legal Legal Laws 49

Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Information kindly provided by Johannes Ungerer At the University of Oxford, a conference on ‘Characterisation in the Conflict of Laws’ will be held on 20 and 21 March 2025. It will feature contributions from 15 speakers in three sessions: the programme can be accessed here.

Laws 102

Laws Cause of Action Litigation Litigating 102

JURIST

APRIL 16, 2021

million apartments, which was supposed to last until 2025. After 2025, rental rates were only allowed to rise by 1.3 The Constitutional Court stated that the main rationale of striking down the law was procedural and did not comment on the contents of the law. It froze rental rates for 1.5

Court Rules 223

Court Rules Court Government Laws 223

Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Cornell), Bachelor of Laws (ZUEL). * The doctrine of forum non conveniens is an important principle in civil procedure laws and frequently applied by courts in many legal systems, especially those of common law countries. Such a provision on forum non conveniens caused four problems in practice.

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Laws Procedural Law Court Legal 52