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25th Volume of the Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law (2023)

Conflict of Laws

The Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law ( kokusai shiho nenpo ) (hereinafter “JYPIL”) is an annual publication of the Private International Law Association of Japan ( kokusai shih? ’ Proposing a name change to conflicts law studies, the author emphasizes the need for a broader approach.

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Blackstone Career Institute

Torts, Criminal Law & Procedures The Torts, Criminal Law & Procedures online certificate course is designed for legal professionals to learn more about the issues affecting our society and their legal ramifications. Also, your budget will thank you that this course comes with a price tag under $500.

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Review of: PP Penasthika, Unravelling Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts: Indonesia as an Illustrative Case Study (The Hague: Eleven Publishers 2022)

Conflict of Laws

Very recently, Indonesian private international law has attracted significant scholarship in the English language. [1] 1] Dr Penasthika’s monograph (‘the monograph’) [2] is one such work that deserves attention for its compelling and comprehensive account of choice of law in international commercial contracts in Indonesia.

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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?

Conflict of Laws

—What Role has Private International Law Played? By Zhengxin Huo, Professor of Law, China University of Polit’l Science and Law; Associate Member of International Academy of Comparative Law; Observer of the UNESCO 1970 Convention. Email: zhengxinh@cupl.edu.cn. Summary of Facts.

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Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

et al. ) This blog post explores how the citizens in Kobe, a city in west Japan, attempted to stop the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants through administrative and civil law actions. Those rights are established through case law and frequently invoked in environmental pollution cases. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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Smith v Fonterra: A Common Law Climate Litigation Breakthrough

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Even as successful cases against governments have blossomed, private suits face significant barriers. 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.

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Third-party arbitration funding – Comparative analysis and Indian Perspective

LexForti

Third-party funding is rather a new concept and was adapted by many legislations only recently due to the illegality of the doctrines of maintenance and champerty in common-law jurisdictions in the past. The concept of TPF, though accepted explicitly by the law of the land, has two sides to it similar to the way of a coin.

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