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From a technological standpoint, geography is largely irrelevant. Data flows through the internet without regard for political borders or territories. Services, communication, and interaction can occur online between persons who may be in different countries. Illegal activities, like hacking, cyberespionage, propagating terrorist propaganda, defamation, revenge porn, and illegal marketplaces may all be remotely targeted and […]
Julia Hörnle, Professor of Internet Law, CCLS, Queen Mary University of London[1] It is now well known that internet users are widely tracked and profiled by a range of actors and the advancements in data science mean that such tracking and profiling is increasingly commercially profitable
On Tuesday, 4 January 2022 at 11 am (CET) Max Planck Institute on Comparative and International Private Law will host a virtual workshop in the series “Current Research in Private International Law”. Professor Zheng Sophia Tang (Wuhan University) will speak on “Smart Court in Cross-Border Litigation”. You can find more details
Written by Zhen Chen, doctoral candidate at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands The article titled ‘The Tango Between Art.17(3) Brussels Ibis and Art.6(4)(b) Rome I under the Beat of Package Travel Directive’ is published on Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law with open access, available at
By Zheng Sophia Tang, Wuhan University Institute of International Law and Academy of International Law and Global Governance Chinese courts recognize and enforce foreign civil and commercial judgments under two circumstances: the existence of treaty obligations and the existence of reciprocity. In the past, Chinese courts relied solely on de facto reciprocity to enforce […]
By Zheng Sophia Tang, Wuhan University (China) and Newcastle University (UK) Mr Ting Liao, PhD candidate at the Wuhan University Institute of International Law, published a
Author: Ting LIAO, Ph.D. candidate, Wuhan University Institute of International Law A. Technology in the Context of Judicial Reform According to Max Weber, “the modern judge is a vending machine into which the pleadings are inserted together with the fee, and which then disgorges the judgment together with the reasons mechanically derived from the code.”
Written by Huiying Zhang, PhD Candidate at the Wuhan University Institute of International Law China enacted the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) at the 30th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress on August 20, 2021. This is the first comprehensive national law in China concerning personal information protection and regulating […]
Tort Choice of Law Rules in Cross-border Multi-party Litigation under European and Chinese Private International Law
Written by Jingru Wang, Wuhan University Institute of International Law 1.Background Three days after its low-key listing in the US on 30 June 2021, Didi Chuxing (hereinafter “Didi”) was investigated by the Cyberspace Administration of China (hereinafter “CAC”) based on the Chinese National Security Law and Measures for Cybersecurity Review.