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The Supreme Court of Japan on Punitive Damages…

Conflict of Laws

Assume that you successfully obtained a favourable judgment from a foreign court that orders the losing party to pay punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages. Could the judgment be enforced in Japan where punitive damages are considered as contrary to public policy?

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Final Update: Repository HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention

Conflict of Laws

Martiny, Dieter “The Recognition and Enforcement of Court Decisions Between the EU and Third States”, in Alexander Trunk, Nikitas Hatzimihail (eds.), Lignes de force, état des lieux et perspectives pour la Belgique », Journal des Tribunaux (JT) 2022-12, pp. EU Civil Procedure Law and Third Countries – Which Way Forward?,