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The New Saudi Civil Transaction Act and its Potential Impact on Private International Law in Saudi Arabia

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Like most of the civil law codifications in the region, the new law focuses mainly on the so-called “patrimonial law,” i.e., property rights and obligations (contractual and non-contractual).

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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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Y also contested the jurisdiction of the ADCFC on three grounds: The ADCFC lacked territorial jurisdiction, as Y resides and works in Dubai, has no connection with Abu Dhabi and X presented a sham lease contract of an appartement located in Abu Dhabi in order to establish the jurisdiction of Abu Dhabi courts. (In

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The Need for an Uniform Civil Code in the Modern India

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Every religious practice has its civil law or particular law administrating its exclusive matters such as Marriage, Divorce, Maintenance, inheritance, and succession, etc. The Major Aspects Which Fabricated The Need For An Universal Civil Law. MUSLIM LAW HINDU LAW 1. The differences are-.

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