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Egyptian Supreme Court on the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments – Special Focus on the Service Requirement
/2 Comments/in Views/by Béligh ElbaltiI . Introduction Egypt and its legal system occupy a unique position within the MENA region. Egyptian law and scholarship exert a significant influence on many countries in the region. Scholars, lawyers, and judges from Egypt are actively involved in teaching and practicing law in many countries in the region, particularly in the Gulf States. […]
International Jurisdiction between Nationality and Domicile in Tunisian Private International Law – Has the Perennial Debate Finally been Resolved?
/in Views/by Béligh ElbaltiI would like to thank Prof. Lotfi Chedly for providing me with the text of the decision on which this post is based. I. Introduction Scholars of private international law are well familiar with the classic debate on nationality and domicile as connecting factors in the choice of applicable law (see, for example, L. […]
The Japanese Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 66, 2023)
/in News/by Béligh ElbaltiThe latest volume (Vol. 66, 2023) of the Japanese Yearbook of International Law (formerly Annual Yearbook of Private International Law) – published by the
Bahraini High Court on Choice of Court and Choice of Law Agreements
/4 Comments/in Views/by Béligh ElbaltiI. Introduction It is widely recognized that choice of court and choice of law agreements are powerful tools for structuring and planning international dispute resolution. These agreements play an important role in “increasing legal certainty for the parties in cross-border transactions and reducing incentives for (the harmful version of) forum shopping.” (Alex Mills, Party Autonomy […]
Out now: The Cambridge Handbook of Comparative Law (by Siems and Jen Yap)
/in News/by Béligh ElbaltiThere is no doubt that private international law works in close cooperation with comparative law. Horatia Muir Watt, for example, characterises the relationship between the two disciplines as “complementary” (H M Watt, “Private International Law”, in J M. Smits (ed.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (2nd ed., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012) p. 701). Similarly, Mathias […]
Out Now: Private International Law in East Asia: From Imitation to Innovation and Exportation (Gaillard/Nadakavukaren Schefer)
/in News/by Béligh ElbaltiHart Studies in Private International Law – Asia has officially released its 9th Volume in the Series as an open-access book. This edition, edited by Olivier Gaillard and Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer, is titled
Dubai Supreme Court Admits Reciprocity with the UK and Enforces an English Judgment
/in Views/by Béligh ElbaltiIntroduction: I have been reporting on this blog some recent cases from the Dubai Supreme Court (DSC) regarding the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (see
25th Volume of the Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law (2023)
/1 Comment/in News/by Béligh ElbaltiThe Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law (kokusai shiho nenpo) (hereinafter “JYPIL”) is an annual publication of the
The Dubai Supreme Court on the Enforcement of Canadian (Ontario) Enforcement Judgment
/2 Comments/in Views/by Béligh ElbaltiCan an enforcement judgment issued by a foreign court be recognized and enforced in another jurisdiction? This is a fundamental question concerning the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. The answer appears to be relatively straightforward: “No”. Foreign enforcement judgments are not eligible to be recognized and enforced as they are not decisions on the […]