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Amendment of Chinese Civil Procedure Law Concerning Foreign Affairs

Conflict of Laws

Add provisions on extraterritorial investigation and evidence collection On one hand, amended China’s Civil Procedure Law continues the requirement that Chinese courts conduct extraterritorial investigation and evidence collection in accordance with international treaties or diplomatic channels.

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

Conflict of Laws

The Supreme Court of India (“SC”) and the Law Commission of India have characterised the law of limitation as a procedural law. In essence, according to the DHC, passing of limitation bars a remedy, which would generally mean that limitation is a procedural law subject.

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Peru dispatch: corruption allegations made by arrested ex-advisor to dismissed Prosecutor throw new light on an old issue

JURIST

We also might mention the “Odebrecht” case, involving a Brazilian construction and petrochemical company that was involved in a massive bribery scandal that spread throughout several Latin American countries, involving high-level politicians and government officials, as well as judges and members of the judiciary.

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China’s Cause of Foreign-related Rule of Law

Conflict of Laws

(drafted by Liu Zuozhen and revised by Tu Guangjian) In recent years, China has put much emphasis on foreign-related rule of law. China’s top legislature has prioritized and made significant progress in foreign-related legislations across various legal domains, including civil, commercial, economic, administrative, and procedural laws.

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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

To that end, Johnson says while they can be transparent and help individuals and construct fair pleas, they cannot change the law. Overall, Johnson argues that in order for the plea-bargaining system to make way for sustained and fair justice resolutions, many of the “interlocking and mandatory laws” need to change.

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Chinese Judicial Practice on Asymmetric Choice of Court Agreements in International Civil & Commercial Disputes

Conflict of Laws

Choice of Law Most Chinese courts tend to apply lex fori on the effectiveness of asymmetric choice of court agreements. Chen Jianbao , Beijing Fourth Intermediate Peoples Court pointed out that CPL allows parties to a contract the right to select the court by agreement, which reflects party autonomy in civil procedure law.

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Giustizia consensuale No 2/2023: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Un’introduzione in chiave comparata ( Mechanisms of consensual justice in Brazilian procedural law. Monica Delsignore (Professor at the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca) e Marsela Mersini (Ph.D. While crucial for the development of the country, these projects pose a definite impact on the surrounding environment.