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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

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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. This blog post provides an overview of those cases and the broader landscape of climate litigation in Japan. Sendai Power Station ). Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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Conference on “Characterisation in the Conflict of Laws” at Oxford, 20–21 March 2025

Conflict of Laws

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.

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The Development of forum non conveniens in the Chinese Law and Practice

Conflict of Laws

Thirdly, no matter whether in common law jurisdictions or civil law jurisdictions, when applying the doctrines of forum non conveniens or lis pendens , the foreign courts upholding the jurisdiction is an important consideration for domestic courts to reject the exercise of ones own jurisdiction. 138 Civil Ruling. [3]

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