Entries by Béligh Elbalti

[OUT NOW] Yeshniyazov and Abdel Mottaleb on Kazakhstan, in International Encyclopaedia of Laws – Private International Law (Kluwer Law International)

  Private international law in post-Soviet Central Asian countries is clearly underrepresented in the literature, despite the fact that countries such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have fairly detailed legislation on international jurisdiction, applicable law, and the enforcement of foreign judgments. (For a general overview of Kazakhstan, see the entry on the country in J. Basedow […]

Legislative direction for recognition of foreign judgments in Sri Lanka: A new sign-post in the private international law landscape

This post was written by Rose Wijeyesekera, Professor of Private and Comparative Law, Chair / Department of Private and Comparative Law – Faculty of Law, University of Colombo Introduction Sri Lanka (formerly known as ‘Ceylon’) is an island in the Indian Ocean, and is home to a total population of 21,763,170, consisting of Sinhalese 74.9%, Tamils […]