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Review of Afifah Kusumadara, Indonesian Private International Law, Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2021, 288 pp, hb $140

Conflict of Laws

After reading and reviewing a thought-provoking book on the choice of law in international commercial contracts in Indonesia last year, I decided to delve further into the subject by picking up a book on Indonesian private international law. Pereira (Supreme Court decision 376 K/Pdt. Luis F.S.S. 97, 111-112).

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The Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court on the Law on Civil Marriage – Applicability to Foreign Muslim and the Complex Issue of International Jurisdiction

Conflict of Laws

Introduction In a previous post , I reported and commented on a decision rendered by the Abu Dhabi Supreme Court (hereinafter “ADSC”) in which the Court addressed the issue of the applicability of the Abu Dhabi Civil Marriage Law (Law No. In its judgment, the ADFCF refers to the contract dated 7 December 2023 ).

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Dubai Supreme Court Admits Reciprocity with the UK and Enforces an English Judgment

Conflict of Laws

In that judgment, the English court ordered the division and transfer of property as part of the distribution of matrimonial property on divorce. 3) The parties have not (yet) been divorced under Pakistani law or Islamic Sharia. It is likely, however, that the courts relied on the MOJ letter to reach this conclusion.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 3/2021: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Thirdly, by considering the impact on the UK’s and the EU’s relationships with third countries, with particular reference to the 2007 Lugano Convention and Hague Choice of Court Convention. The principal focus will be on questions of jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of judgments and choice of law for contract and tort.

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Pilar Jiménez Blanco on Cross-Border Matrimonial Property Regimes

Conflict of Laws

The study of the jurisdiction rules is ordered according to the type of litigation and the moment in which it arises, depending on whether the marriage is in force or has been dissolved by divorce or death. This allows notarial divorces to be included and notoriety acts of the matrimonial property regime to be excluded.

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Same-sex relationships concluded abroad in Namibia – Between (Limited) Judicial Recognition and Legislative Rejection

Conflict of Laws

For conservative societies, the challenge is even greater, as local authorities may have to decide whether or not to recognise same-sex marriages contracted abroad (in particular when their nationals are involved). General Context In his seminal book ( Private International Law in Commonwealth Africa (Cambridge University Press, 2013) p.

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Caught Between Legal Boundaries: Child Custody Disputes Across Japan and Bangladesh

Conflict of Laws

By late December 2020, a family dispute arose, after which (on 18 January 2021) Y informed X of her intention to divorce and ask him to leave their home. It concluded that the appropriate forum to resolve the custody dispute is the Family Court, where proceedings were already pending. 233 of 2022 of 13 February 2022.

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