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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. Since 2017, five civil and administrative cases have been filed in Japan, seeking to stop the construction and operation of coal-fired power plants.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JUNE 1, 2022
Japan , their case challenging the legality of a governmental approval that allows for the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants. Through May 2022, all existing climate litigation cases in Japan concern the construction or operation of coal-fired power plants and refer to citizens’ attempts to stop the use of coal.
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Conflict of Laws
APRIL 13, 2023
The determination of the law applicable to limitation is a complex exercise. The aim of this post is to explore how would Indian substantive law of the contract impact limitation period and party autonomy, especially in the context of contracting out of limitation in a foreign-seated international arbitration.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
JUNE 26, 2023
Japan ) Two weeks later, a civil complaint involving the same facts received a first-instance judgment rejecting the request for an injunction to block the construction and operation of coal-fired power plants. Kobe Civil Case) In September 2018, a group of 40 citizens sued Kobe Steel Ltd., Kobe Steel Ltd.,
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
A civil law breakthrough came in 2021, with the ruling of a Dutch court against Shell. In Smith v Fonterra , decided by New Zealand’s Supreme Court this week, we have perhaps the biggest common law breakthrough. Even as successful cases against governments have blossomed, private suits face significant barriers.
Conflict of Laws
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
We translated the press announcement as follows: Background and Significance of the Interpretation People’s courts face the important issue of how international treaties and international practices are applied domestically in foreign-related civil and commercial trials. Pacta sunt servanda” is a fundamental principle in treaty law.
Conflict of Laws
JULY 11, 2021
Notes on Law, Psychology, and Practice ; in Italian). In addition, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms are in tune with the current changes in administrative law; there is a deep link between droit souple and justice douce , between soft law and ADR, between non-traditional substantive law and alternative administrative judicial review.
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