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Egypt criminal procedures draft law targets detention reforms and public corruption

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Egypt’s Minister of Justice, Adnan El-Fangary, announced new provisions under the Draft Criminal Procedures Law on Sunday, aimed at overhauling the country’s criminal justice system. The post Egypt criminal procedures draft law targets detention reforms and public corruption appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Silence Is Not Submission: Chinese Court Refuses to Enforce U.S. Default Judgment Rendered in Breach of Arbitration Agreement

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Written by Dr. Meng Yu, lecturer at China University of Political Science and Law, and co-founder of China Justice Observer. The Hebei Court held that the arbitration agreement was valid under Chinese law (the law of the seat of arbitration), since the parties did not specify the law governing the arbitration agreement.

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Litigating Enforcement: Germany’s Contested Climate Governance and the New Wave of Climate Litigation

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Germany that the federal government must adopt an immediate action program (‘Sofortprogramm’) under the Federal Climate Change Act (CCA). Germany of the Federal Constitutional Court, the focus of the decision is not on fundamental rights, but on administrative questions of climate governance and enforcement.

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“Other Appropriate Connections”: China’s Newly Adopted Jurisdiction Ground

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Written by Jidong Lin, Wuhan University Institute of International Law Background China’s newly amended Civil Procedure Law (“CPL 2024”), which came into effect on 1 January 2024, introduces several distinct and innovative changes. 10] However, the precise extent required remains to be determined.

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Supreme Court likely to let vape company’s FDA challenge proceed

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In 2016, the FDA issued a rule indicating that the law applies to e-cigarettes and e-liquids. Suri countered that the provision merely directs courts to determine, based on the laws structure, who is adversely affected. Along with Sotomayor, Jackson was the only other justice who appeared sympathetic to the governments position.

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Overview of the 2023 Amendments to Chinese Civil Procedure Law

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Written by NIE Yuxin, Wuhan University Institute of International Law 1. Background China’s Civil Procedure Law was enacted in April 1991 by the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People’s Congress. Notably, 19 changes deal with the special provisions on cross-border procedures. Jurisdiction 2.1 Jurisdiction 2.1

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China’s Draft Law on Foreign State Immunity—Part II

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Ayer Chair in Business Law and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law. In December 2022, Chinese lawmakers published a draft law on foreign state immunity , an English translation of which is now available. These provisions generally follow the U.N. Convention.