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Who is bound by Choice of Court Agreements in Bills of Lading?

Conflict of Laws

Effectively, this is a context specific harmonised approach to developing substantive contract law rules to regulate the effectiveness of choice of court agreements. Article 25 of the Brussels Ia Regulation prescribes formal requirements that must be satisfied if the choice of court agreement is to be considered valid.

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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. Penasthika rightly observes that this signifies confusion between jurisdiction and choice of law, because what the Indonesian courts should apply is substantive and not procedural law.

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Comparing Recent Federal Circuit Judges

Above The Law

Main Areas of Law The case touches on compassionate release under the First Step Act, which allows for sentence reductions in certain circumstances. Main Areas of Law The main areas of law include constitutional law (specifically the Eighth Amendment regarding protection from cruel and unusual punishment), civil rights (42 U.S.C.