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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). Lebanon is the only country where choice-of-law principles have been developed mainly through case law.

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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

Conflict of Laws

Comments Two main issues deserve to be particularly highlighted here. The first concerns the applicability of the Civil Marriage Law and its Procedural Regulation. 6] Except for the common law enclaves of Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). [7]

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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-. UCC From The Eyes of the Constitution of India.

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