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About Béligh Elbalti

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But we are proud to say that Béligh Elbalti contributed 118 entries already.

Entries by Béligh Elbalti

The New Moroccan Framework on International Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgment Enforcement – A Preliminary Critical Assessment

April 16, 2026/in Views/by Béligh Elbalti

I. Introduction Finally out: the new Moroccan Code of Civil Procedure (Law No. 58.25), the preparation of which was

Non-Qualifying Ceremonies: The Futility of Foreign Registration of Islamic Marriages under English Law

March 22, 2026/2 Comments/in Views/by Béligh Elbalti

This blog note is kindly provided by Dr.

Online Symposium on Recent Developments in African PIL (VII) – South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal orders the return of a child under the Hague Child Abduction Convention

February 8, 2026/in Views/by Béligh Elbalti

  As part of the second online symposium on recent developments in African private international law, we are pleased to present the seventh an final contribution, kindly prepared by Solomon Okorley (University of Johannesburg, South Africa), which examines a decision of the South African Supreme Court of Appeal ordering the return of a child under […]

Online Symposium on Recent Developments in African PIL (VI) – Proof of Foreign Law and the Fragility of Foreign Marriages in Ghanaian Courts

February 7, 2026/in Views/by Béligh Elbalti

  As part of the second online symposium on recent developments in African private international law, we are pleased to present the sixth contribution, kindly prepared by Theophilus Edwin Coleman (University at Buffalo School of Law, New York (USA) & Senior Research Associate, RCPILEC, University of Johannesburg, South Africa).   From Daddy to Zaddy or […]

Online Symposium on Recent Developments in African PIL (V) – Cross-border employment, competition and delictual liability merge in the South African High Court: Placement International Group Limited v Pretorius and Others

February 6, 2026/1 Comment/in Views/by Béligh Elbalti

  As part of the second online symposium on recent developments in African private international law, we are pleased to present the fifth contribution, kindly prepared by Elisa Rinaldi (University of Pretoria, South Africa) on Cross-border employment, competition and delictual liability merge in the South African High Court: Placement International Group Limited v Pretorius and Others.

Online Symposium on Recent Developments in African PIL (IV) – Party Autonomy, Genuine Connection, Convenience, Costs, Privity, and Public Policy: The Kenyan High Court on Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses

February 5, 2026/1 Comment/in Views/by Béligh Elbalti

  As part of the second online symposium on recent developments in African private international law, we are pleased to present the fourth contribution, kindly prepared by

Online Symposium on Recent Developments in African PIL (III) – Foreign Judgments in Mozambique through the Lens of the Enforcement of a Chinese Judgment: Liberal Practice in the Shadow of Statutory Rigidity

February 4, 2026/in Views/by Béligh Elbalti

    As part of the second online symposium on recent developments in African private international law, we are pleased to present the third contribution, prepared by Béligh Elbalti (The University of Osaka, Japan), on Foreign Judgments in Mozambique through the Lens of the Enforcement of a Chinese Judgment: Liberal Practice in the Shadow of Statutory […]

Online Symposium on Recent Developments in African PIL (II) – The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments within the CEMAC Zone

February 3, 2026/in Views/by Béligh Elbalti

  As part of the second online symposium on recent developments in African private international law, we are pleased to present the second contribution, kindly prepared by Boris Awa (Kigali Independent University, Rwanda), on The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments within the CEMAC Zone.

Online Symposium on Recent Developments in African PIL (I) – Recognition and Enforcement of International Judgments in Nigeria

February 2, 2026/2 Comments/in Views/by Béligh Elbalti

  As previously announced, we are launching the second online symposium on recent developments in African private international law. As part of this symposium, a series of blog posts addressing various aspects of recent developments in African private international law will be published on this platform over the coming days. We open the series with […]

Online Symposium on Recent Developments in African Private International Law

February 1, 2026/2 Comments/in Views/by Béligh Elbalti

  It is not uncommon for African and foreign scholars of private international law (PIL) to lament the current state of the field in Africa. Until the early years of the 21st century, PIL was widely regarded, often with little hesitation, as ‘a neglected and highly underdeveloped subject in Africa’.

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