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Germany top court rules Berlin rent cap is unconstitutional

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Landlords and property investment firms, however, have criticized the law for interfering with the housing market and policy. The post Germany top court rules Berlin rent cap is unconstitutional appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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South Korea anti-corruption agency warns against obstruction of Yoon’s arrest

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Any individual who obstructs the execution of the warrant could also be held liable for injuries or damage to property under civil law, loss of their job, and pension under the National Civil Servants Act. Yoon’s legal team has filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court seeking to invalidate the warrant.

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Peru dispatch: Constitutional Court ruling on father’s naming rights when mother’s identity unknown to him is a victory for equality

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All of them are from CIED ( Centro de Investigación de los Estudiantes de Derecho , a student research center in UNSAAC’s faculty of law dedicated to spreading legal information and improving legal culture through study and research, promoting critical and reflective debate to contribute to the development of the country.

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The EU and Ukraine join Hague Judgements Convention

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The Convention creates conditions for recognizing and enforcing judgements in both civil and commercial matters. It was created in 2019 to ensure that there was a legal avenue for assessing international court rulings on matters of trade.

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

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On May 6, 2022, the Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant filed an appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Japan , their case challenging the legality of a governmental approval that allows for the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants.

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The Chinese villages win a lawsuit in China to repatriate a Mummified Buddha Statue hold by a Dutch Collector —What Role has Private International Law Played?

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This note focuses on the major legal issues that the Chinese judgment dealt with and attempts to analyse the role of private international law that has played. 4] It simply determined not to hear the case, based on its finding that the two village committees did not have standing to sue in the Dutch court. [5]. Summary of Facts.

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UK Supreme Court in Jalla v Shell: the claim in Bonga spill is time barred

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The UK Supreme Court ruled that the cause of action in the aftermath of the 2011 Bonga offshore oil spill accrued at the moment when the oil reached the shore. The relevant facts are summarized by the UK Supreme Court as follows at [6] and [7]: (…) The Bonga oil field is located approximately 120 km off the coast of Nigeria.