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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. However, no substantial revisions were made to the provisions concerning foreign-related civil litigation. Since then, it had undergone four revisions in 2007, 2012, 2017, and 2021. Jurisdiction 2.1

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Chinese Judicial Practice on Asymmetric Choice of Court Agreements in International Civil & Commercial Disputes

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This article gives a glimpse of how Chinese courts handle asymmetric choice of court agreements in international and commercial civil litigations. [4] Choice of Law Most Chinese courts tend to apply lex fori on the effectiveness of asymmetric choice of court agreements. 5] In Hang Seng Bank Ltd. 15] In Sun Jichuan v.

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Giustizia consensuale No 2/2021: Abstracts

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Moreover, they propose that research must include consideration of culture, as well as measures to address the needs of self-represented litigants and the most vulnerable. remains the benchmark practice for the development of a model based on the three principles of self-government, government by law, and government by virtue.

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The Latest Development on Anti-suit Injunction Wielded by Chinese Courts to Restrain Foreign Parallel Proceedings

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Article 51 of the PRC Maritime Special Procedure Law provides that the maritime court may upon the application of a maritime claimant issue a maritime injunction to compel the respondent to do or not to do certain acts in order to protect the claimant’s lawful rights and interests from being infringed. [4] See Article 100, para.1

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The Development of forum non conveniens in the Chinese Law and Practice

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Cornell), Bachelor of Laws (ZUEL). * The doctrine of forum non conveniens is an important principle in civil procedure laws and frequently applied by courts in many legal systems, especially those of common law countries.

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Territorial Jurisdiction for Breach of Contract in Nigeria or whatever

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Jurisdiction is a fundamental aspect of Nigerian procedural law. 1] The concept of jurisdiction in Nigerian conflict of laws (often called “territorial jurisdiction” by many Nigerian judges) is the most confusing aspect of Nigerian conflict of laws.

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Out now: RabelsZ, Volume 88 (2024), Issue 2

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The adoption of this Code constitutes a landmark reform in the Mexican legal system, modernizing and, for the first time, unifying civil and family procedural laws across the country. This article contains a study of the main rules that adjust the goals of the Code to cross-border cases.

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