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August 2022 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

Conflict of Laws

Please note that in the German case , the Saarbrücken Regional Court of Germany refused to recognize and enforce a Chinese judgment on the ground of lack of reciprocity, despite the fact that, as early as 2013, China confirmed that there was reciprocity between the two countries.

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Psychotherapist’s family files lawsuit against Syria government over alleged unlawful detention and killing

JURIST

The family members of Syrian-American Majd Kamalmaz filed a civil lawsuit against the Syrian government on Monday, seeking damages of at least $70 million from the Assad regime for the unlawful detention, torture and killing of Kamalmaz. Kamalmaz’s family was informed by US officials in May that he died in prison.

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Trump lawyer alleges conflict of interest in E. Jean Carroll defamation case

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A defense lawyer for former US President Donald Trump filed a letter in US District Court on Monday that argued a judge in a recent defamation lawsuit should have recused himself from the case. The unnamed source stated they worked as a partner at the same law firm and knew of the close relationship. She cited 28 U.S.C. §

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