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Maine attorney general sues big oil companies over climate change

JURIST

Insofar as the defendant oil companies were aware of the danger posed to the public by their products, and still failed to warn the public in general, the state argues they ought to be liable to the extent of the costs suffered by the state in adjusting to climate change under Maine’s civil procedure law.

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Out now: Buxbaum, “Extraterritoriality in Comparative Perspective” (Ius Comparatum)

Conflict of Laws

The table of contents includes the following contributions: Part I: General Report Extraterritoriality in Comparative Context: Defining the Scope of State Law in a Global Era Hanna L.

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It's a guy thing

Legal Research is Easy

Take, for example, concept of statutes versus codes. Do you know what the difference between statutes and codes are? As it turns out, there is - but I didn't know that until later in my career as a law librarian. We were having a discussion and, wouldn't you know it, the topic of statutes v. Is there a difference?!

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CfP: 5th German Conference for Young Researchers in Private International Law (14/15 Feb 2025 in Heidelberg)

Conflict of Laws

It will be dedicated to the topic of ‘Digital transformation and Private International Law. After statute theory, Savignyan PIL and Europeanisation, digitalisation has the potential to initiate a fourth evolutionary stage in the history of conflict of laws, which is characterised by decentralisation and delocalisation.

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

SCOTUSBlog

Suri told the justices that this was not a question of convenience, but instead about Congresss choice in the statute to delineate where cases can be brought. As a practical matter, he asked Suri, why is it inconvenient for the government to litigate in one circuit instead of another?

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Limitation Period for Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: Australian Court Recognized and Enforced Chinese Judgment Again

Conflict of Laws

9] While the statute of limitations for enforcement is a two-year period for creditors to apply to the court for execution based on a successful and legal effective document, which is provided in Civil Procedural Law of China and deemed as a procedure issue. Candidate, Institute of International Law, Wuhan University. [1]

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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

Lies about law involve lawyers twisting statutes until they no longer represent the original law. Overall, Johnson argues that in order for the plea-bargaining system to make way for sustained and fair justice resolutions, many of the “interlocking and mandatory laws” need to change.