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

Conflict of Laws

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.

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Smith v Fonterra: A Common Law Climate Litigation Breakthrough

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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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5 Certificates to Get Under $500

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

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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. Nevertheless, the Japanese government chose to expand coal-fired power generation, which is a major source of emissions.

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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

From the perspective of private international law, the following two issues, among others, are particularly worth of concern: (1) Jurisdiction: The Court exercised the jurisdiction over the dispute because the Dutch defendants did not raise an objection to its jurisdiction who responded to the action timely. [7].

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

Conflict of Laws

The crux of the ruling is the type of tort that the Bonga spill represents under Nigerian law, applicable to that case (on applicable law, see Jalla & Anor v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 424 (TCC), at [348] ff.). The case at hand is an appeal on a part of an earlier rulings.

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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

The monograph predominantly examines 19 Indonesian court decisions on choice of law in international commercial contracts during the period, 2000-2020. Finally, this second chapter discusses the limits on choice of law, such as public policy and mandatory rules.