Newest Commentaries and Newsletter on Private International Law (Vol. 7, Issue 1)

We are pleased to present the newest Commentaries on Private International Law (Vol. 7, Issue 1), the newsletter of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) Private International Law Interest Group (PILIG).

The primary purpose of our newsletter is to communicate global news on PIL. Accordingly, the newsletter attempts to transmit information on new developments on PIL rather than provide substantive analysis, in a non-exclusive manner, with a view of providing specific and concise information that our readers can use in their daily work. These updates on developments on PIL may include information on new laws, rules, and regulations; new judicial and arbitral decisions; new treaties and conventions; new scholarly work; new conferences; proposed new pieces of legislation; and the like.

This issue has two sections. Section one contains Highlights on the indirect jurisdiction in India, an amendment to the Chinese Civil Procedural Law, the James Finlay (Kenya) Ltd litigation in the United Kingdom, and a review of the development of PIL in the US and beyond in the year of 2023. Section two reports on the recent developments on PIL in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America from June 2023 to June 2024.

We express our sincere appreciation to our 2024 editorial team, which consists of 20 editors from around the world. The chief editors are PILIG Co-Chairs Jie (Jeanne) Huang (University of Sydney Law School, Australia) and George Tian (University of Technology Sydney Law School, Australia).

The Commentaries and Newsletter can be found at the ASIL website here.