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(Cornell), Bachelor of Laws (ZUEL). * The doctrine of forum non conveniens is an important principle in civil procedurelaws and frequently applied by courts in many legal systems, especially those of common law countries. For instance, in Jiahua International Limited, Ruixiang Limited v.
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. & Wenliang Zhang (Associate Professor, Renmin University of China Law School). and foreign court to have considered the adequacy of the Chinese judicial system in the context of judgments recognition. The agreement was governed by Chinese law and provided that suits could be resolved by courts in Beijing.
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