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India dispatches: CJI calls for ‘Indianisation’ of ‘colonial’ justice system

JURIST

The Supreme Court of India alone has around 70,000 pending cases and the reason for the same is the wide power of judicial review given to High Courts as well as the Supreme Court, which turns them more into courts of appeal (deciding the rights of litigants) than actual constitutional courts (laying down the law).

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Lex & Forum, Volume 4/2022 – A special on cross border family law

Conflict of Laws

The free movement of people within the European judicial space and the integration of third-country nationals has created a considerable number of multinational family structures, that give rise to a significant number of legal disputes, leading to complex conflict of law issues.

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Recognition and Enforcement of French Civil and Commercial Judgments in China: A Case Study

Conflict of Laws

Mr. Jie Shi, the legal intern at the Hui Zhong Law Firm Shenzhen Office, made contributions to the post.). The Court refused to conduct a substantial review of the French judgment,[18] but decided to examine the jurisdictional challenge in accordance with Chinese procedural laws. Four Divorce Judgments.

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

Conflict of Laws

At 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020, the United Kingdom moved out of its orbit of the European Union’s legal system, with the end of the transition period in its Withdrawal Agreement and the conclusion of the new Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Voß: Qualifying Direct Legal Claims and culpa in contrahendo under European Civil Procedure Law.

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Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale (RDIPP) No 2/2022: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Domestic violence has drawn increasing attention both from the lawmaker and legal scholars. Legal means to prevent domestic violence and protect women have been promoted and implemented at the national and supranational levels. and International Law , 3rd ed., Finally, this issue features the following book review by Cristina M.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 6/2021: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

2 EGBGB (Introductory Law to the Civil Code) stipulates that a marriage can be annulled under German law if the person engaged to be married was 16 but not 18 years of age at the time of the marriage. In addition, it is discussed whether the legal norm is to be applied universally or only if there is a sufficient domestic reference.

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Virtual Hearing in China’s Smart Court

Conflict of Laws

1] In the same year, the SPC published the Civil Procedural Law Interpretation, which states that the parties can make agreement on the form of hearing, including virtual hearing utilizing visual and audio transfer technology. Certainly, there is no legal restriction preventing public access to the hearing. [9] Public hearing.

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