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Job Opportunity – Postdoctorand in Transnational Family Law (Swiss Institute of Comparative Law)

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The Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (Lausanne) is looking for a Postdoctorand in transnational family law (80%). The aim is to respond to the new legal requirements created by the use of innovative methods of assisted reproductive techniques (ART) and new forms of surrogate motherhood.

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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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RabelsZ: New issue alert

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The Influence of EU Citizenship on International Family Law. The different facets of EU citizenship are mirrored in the various ways in which the concept influences international family law. First, the rights connected to the status of EU citizenship shape the outcome of international family law cases.

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Review of Afifah Kusumadara, Indonesian Private International Law, Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2021, 288 pp, hb $140

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Spanning 226 pages across six chapters, the book aims to be the leading English-language text on private international law in Indonesia. Indonesia, a civil law country, has legal principles influenced by Dutch traditional private international law, owing to its colonial history. Luis F.S.S.

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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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Although the decision is rendered by a first instance court and is likely to be appealed to higher courts, and potentially overturned, the facts of the case and the ADCFC’s ruling provide interesting elements for further legal analysis and debate. 13] Two important remarks can be made here.

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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. The differences are-.

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