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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. The latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Law in 2023, referred to as the new CPL, involve 26 amendments, including 14 modified articles and 15 new additions.

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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. npc/c2/c30834/202112/t20211227_315637.html> html> accessed 13 October 2024. [2]

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German Federal Court of Justice: Article 26 Brussels Ia Regulation Applies to Non-EU Defendants

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In general, following the procedural law principle of actor sequitur forum rei , the Canadian trust should be brought to court in Canadian courts. 32 German Civil Procedure Code, tort claims can be brought to the court where the harmful act happened regardless of the defendant’s domicile.

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Save the Date: German Conference for Young Scholars in Private International Law 2023

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We would like to explore these and many other related questions at the 4th German-speaking Conference for Young Scholars in Private International Law. The written contributions will be published in an edited conference volume. The conference will be held in German, but English presentations are also welcome.

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In Memoriam Erik Jayme (1934-2024)

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International family and succession law as well as questions of citizenship became a focus of his academic research and publications for decades, including his Habilitation in 1971 on „Die Familie im Recht der unerlaubten Handlungen” (“The Family in Tort Law“), [2] in particular with a view to relations connected with Italy.

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Lex & Forum 4/2021: A special on the 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition of Foreign Judgments

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Professor Kerameus started his academic career at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in his home town, and completed his career at the University of Athens. He taught Civil Procedure, Comparative and International Procedural Law in Greek and other leading Universities abroad.

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The Chinese villages win a lawsuit in China to repatriate a Mummified Buddha Statue hold by a Dutch Collector —What Role has Private International Law Played?

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Under the Civil Procedure Law of China (CPL), the general rule of territorial jurisdiction is that a civil action shall be brought in the People’s Court of the place in which the defendant is domiciled subject to various exceptions grouped together under the title of “special jurisdictions”. [9] 8] Id, at pp. 14] E.g., Winkworth v.

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