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Dubai Supreme Court Admits Reciprocity with the UK and Enforces an English Judgment
Introduction:
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 here, here and here). Reading these posts may have given the legitimate impression that the enforcement of foreign judgments in the UAE, and especially in Dubai, is particularly challenging. This post aims to mitigate that perception by shedding light on a very recent case in which the Dubai courts, with the approval of the DSC, ruled in favor of the enforcement of an English judgment. As the comments below indicate, this is probably the very first case in which the DSC has positively ruled in favor of the enforcement of an English judgment by declaring that the judgment in question met all the requirements set out in UAE law, and in particular, the reciprocity requirement.
Book review: Research Handbook on International Abortion Law (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023)
Written by Mayela Celis
Undoubtedly, Abortion is a hot topic. It is discussed in the news media and is the subject of heated political debate. Indeed, just when one thinks the matter is settled, it comes up again. In 2023, Elgar published the book entitled “Research Handbook on International Abortion Law”, ed. Mary Ziegler (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2023). For more information, click here. Although under a somewhat misleading name as it refers to international abortion law, this book provides a wonderful comparative overview of national abortion laws as regulated by States from all the four corners of the world and internal practices, as well as an analysis of human rights law.
This book does not deal with the conflict of laws that may arise under this topic. For a more detailed discussion, please refer to the post Singer on Conflict of Abortion Laws (in the U.S.) published on the blog of the European Association of Private International Law.
In this book review, I will briefly summarise 6 parts of this book (excluding the introduction) and will provide my views at the end.
PIL and (De)coloniality: For a Case-by-Case Approach of the Application of Postcolonial Law in European States
Written by Sandrine Brachotte who obtained a PhD. in Law at Sciences Po, Paris and is a Guest Lecturer at UCLouvain (Saint-Louis, Brussels).
1. PIL and (De)coloniality in Europe
This post follows Susanne Gössl’s blog post series on ‘Colonialism and German PIL’ (especially s. 3 of post (1)) and offers a French perspective of the issue of PIL and (de)coloniality – not especially focused on French PIL but based on a francophone article to be published soon in the law and anthropology journal Droit et Culture. This article, called ‘For a decolonisation of law in the global era: analysis of the application of postcolonial law in European states’, is addressed to non-PIL-specialist scholars but builds on a European debate about PIL and (de)coloniality that has been nourished by scholars like Ralf Michaels, Horatia Muir Watt, Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, as well as by Maria Ochoa, Roxana Banu, and Nicole Štýbnarová, notably at the occasion of the 2022 Edinburgh conference (reported about on this blog, where I had the chance the share a panel with them in relation to my PhD dissertation (see a short presentation on the EAPIL blog)).
News
AMEDIP: Extension of deadline for papers to 4 August 2024 – Annual seminar of October 2024 (in Spanish)
The deadline to submit papers for AMEDIP’s Annual Seminar has been extended to Sunday 4 August 2024. Authors whose papers have been accepted will be notified by Saturday 10 August 2024.
For more information, click here (our previous post). To view the requirements, click Convocatoria AMEDIP 2024.
Papers must be submitted to the following email address: seminario@amedip.org.
University of Geneva: Executive Training on Civil Aspects of International Child Protection (ICPT) – 2024-2025
The University of Geneva is organising the second edition of the Executive Training on Civil Aspects of International Child Protection (ICPT).
The University of Geneva’s ICPT, offered by the Children’s Rights Academy, is designed to:
- Explore innovative approaches to uphold the fundamental rights of children in transnational situations
- Learn best practices for supporting unaccompanied minors and displaced children seeking asylum
- Collaborate with experts from various fields to create holistic and effective child protection strategies
- Understand the dynamics of how different organisations and stakeholders can work together to protect children
Programme of the 2nd Round 2024 – 2025:
Module 1: Children’s Individual Rights in Transnational Parental Relationships
28 November 2024, 14:15 – 18:15
Module 2: International and Comparative Family Law
19 December 2024, 14:15 – 18:15
Module 3: Vulnerable Migration
27 February 2025, 14:15 – 18:15
Module 4: Practice of Child Protection Stakeholders: Inter-agency Co-operation in Context
10 April 2025, 14:15 – 18:15
This training programme is designed for a diverse audience, including child protection professionals, legislators and lawyers, researchers, students, international organisation staff members, and governmental authorities, among others.
For queries related to the content of the programme, please contact vito.bumbaca@unige.ch.
For more information, please visit the website. To register click here.
The e-mail address is cra-secretariat@unige.ch.
Conference on Rethinking Jurisdiction in Private International Law (1 & 2 August 2024 @ CUHK)
This information is kindly provided by Dr. King Fung (Dicky) Tsang, Associate Professor, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
CUHK LAW will host an international conference on private international law from August 1, 2024, to August 2, 2024.
Theme
The theme of the conference is “Rethinking Jurisdiction in Private International Law.” Jurisdiction is a broad concept in private international law that includes legislative, judicial, and enforcement aspects. Over the past few years, there have been significant developments in the area of jurisdiction across various countries. These developments, while rooted in national law, have extensive cross-border impacts. Additionally, the HCCH Jurisdiction Project has engaged many countries in focusing on jurisdictional issues and seeking to harmonize jurisdictional conflicts. This conference offers a forum for academics and practitioners to rethink and exchange ideas on the evolving new features of “jurisdiction” in the context of private international law.
This conference is supported by Hitotsubashi University.
Speakers, Abstracts and Programme:
The lists of the speakers, abstracts and the programme can be found respectively here, here and here
Venue:
The Conference will be held at the Cheng Yu Tung Building (CYT) which is located in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.
Address:
LT1A, 1/F, Cheng Yu Tung Building (CYT), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Map)
Transportation:
MTR: Get off at the University Station. CYT Building is just 1-minute walk away from Exit B.
Languages:
The first day will be conducted in English, while the second day will mainly be in Mandarin Chinese. Attendees are welcome to participate in sessions on both days.
Details and registration
Please visit the conference website for more details. If you would like to attend, kindly register here by 31 July 2024, 3:00 pm.
For enquiries, please contact CUHK LAW at law@cuhk.edu.hk.
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China
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