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ECHR rules Bosnia law lacks safeguards to protect data covered by legal professional privilege

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that Bosnia violated the European Convention on Human Rights by its insufficient data protection laws with regard to legal professional privilege. Having exhausted all domestic remedies, Nezirić filed a complaint with the ECHR.

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China adopts foreign national immunity law that allows foreign states to be sued domestically

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On this occasion, legislators decided to adopt the revised Administrative Review Law, amend the Civil Procedure Law and adopt the law on foreign national immunity. This new law represents a shift from the previous policy of absolute state immunity to a regime of limited state immunity.

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New Titles on Conflict of Laws in the Latest Issue of the Osaka University Law Review

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72) features some papers that might be of interest to the readers of this blog, as well as researchers and practitioners of private international law. These papers highlight important legal developments in China, particularly in the areas of international civil procedure and sovereign immunity. That said, the latest volume (No.

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Guinea court sentences former military ruler to 20 years for crimes against humanity in massacre

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A Guinea court sentenced former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for committing crimes against humanity in a massacre in the country’s capital Conakry. The court also ordered compensation ranging from 200 million ($23,000) to one billion francs ($115,000) to be paid to the victims.

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Amendment of Chinese Civil Procedure Law Concerning Foreign Affairs

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Expand the jurisdiction of Chinese courts over foreign-related civil cases The type of cases the court has jurisdiction over has been revised from “disputes due to contract or other property rights” to “foreign-related civil disputes other than personal status.”

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U.S. Court Issues Worldwide Anti-Enforcement Injunction

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Schiller Chair in Legal Ethics and Professor of Law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in the United States. Arguing that the judgment was obtained in violation of an exclusive forum selection clause, Google petitioned the court in California for an order to block Tsargrad from enforcing it. sanctions law.

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Overview of the 2023 Amendments to Chinese Civil Procedure Law

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Background China’s Civil Procedure Law was enacted in April 1991 by the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People’s Congress. The latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Law in 2023, referred to as the new CPL, involve 26 amendments, including 14 modified articles and 15 new additions. 276, para.