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Relevance of Indian Limitation Law vis-à-vis Foreign-seated International Arbitration With Indian Law As The Applicable Substantive Law

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The aim of this post is to explore how would Indian substantive law of the contract impact limitation period and party autonomy, especially in the context of contracting out of limitation in a foreign-seated international arbitration.

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

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The position will be integrated in the SICL’s team of international lawyers and researchers and be part of a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation on applicable law, jurisdiction, recognition and international cooperation in the field of filiation with foreign elements.

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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. Against this background, the lawsuit before the Chinese court is more important in terms of legal analysis. Summary of Facts.

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The Development of forum non conveniens in the Chinese Law and Practice

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Cornell), Bachelor of Laws (ZUEL). * The doctrine of forum non conveniens is an important principle in civil procedure laws and frequently applied by courts in many legal systems, especially those of common law countries. Such a provision on forum non conveniens caused four problems in practice.

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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)

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The monograph predominantly examines 19 Indonesian court decisions on choice of law in international commercial contracts during the period, 2000-2020. Conversely, Chapter One also acknowledges the book’s limitations, namely, that it only covers the express choice of law in international commercial contracts.

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Is Chinese Judicial Mediation Settlement ‘Judgment’ in Private International Law?

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Zilin Hao, Anjie Law Firm, Beijing, China. In Chinese civil trial practice, there are two types of legal document to merits issued by courts that has the res judicata effect, namely Minshi Panjue Shu (“MPS”) (civil judgment) and Minshi Tiaojie Shu (“MTS”). Two commentors provide different views on this matter.

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The Latest Development on Anti-suit Injunction Wielded by Chinese Courts to Restrain Foreign Parallel Proceedings

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Following that, the real question is whether and how anti-suit injunction is compatible with Chinese law. Some argued that Article 100 of the PRC CPL provides a legal basis for granting injunctions having similar effects with anti-suit injunction at common law. [2] See Article 100, para.1 1 of the PRC CPL (2017).

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