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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

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. Procedural law matters are reserved for the forum, and some Indonesian judges only appear to see the procedural aspects of choice of law.

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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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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 1/2025: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Thomale: Ipso facto clauses in cross-border cases (German) Ipso facto clauses or bankruptcy clauses present a controversial problem to both contract law and insolvency law. Under Ukrainian law, the German intended parents would have been the legal parents.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2/2022: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Samtleben: Paraguay: Choice of Law in international contracts. To date, Paraguay is the only country to have implemented into its national law the Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts.

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Comparing Recent Federal Circuit Judges

Above The Law

Main Areas of Law The case primarily addresses contract law, focusing on whether the students’ claims meet the criteria for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. It also touches on procedural law, particularly the standards for amending a complaint after a motion to dismiss.