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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

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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. Rules of international jurisdiction in divorce matters. In that case ( Appeal No.

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A bungled house sale, a bankrupt couple, and a statutory puzzle involving debts incurred through fraud

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Buckley also emphasizes a Supreme Court decision from 1885 (not a typo), Strang v. I should throw one more idea in the mix: the trope of the “honest but unfortunate debtor,” a phrase from the Depression-era Supreme Court decision in Local Loan Co.

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

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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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Issue 1 of Journal of Private International Law for 2024

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This research, focusing on the most recent judgments of Turkish courts in divorce actions of Syrian migrants identifies important issues of private international law. Even though their substantive rights have mostly been regulated following their arrival, the private international law legislation has not yet been reviewed.

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September 2024 Update: List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments

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Note: Foreign divorce judgments are excluded in the Case List.) As always, we endeavor to collect all Chinese court decisions involving the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (“REFJ”), and foreign counterparts concerning the recognition and enforcement of Chinese judgments.

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

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Pereira (Supreme Court decision 376 K/Pdt. Indonesian legislation and court practice generally uphold the principle of party autonomy. Notably, this structure is largely mirrored in Chapters 3 and 4, which focus on choice of law and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Luis F.S.S. 97, 111-112).

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25th Volume of the Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law (2023)

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In particular, it examines the recognition of ancillary judgments in divorce cases, concluding that they fall under article 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The study examines European court decisions, domestic legislation, and international projects aimed at stabilizing the legal status of such children.

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