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A Major Amendment to Provisions on Foreign-Related Civil Procedures Is Planned in China
Written by NIE Yuxin and LIU Chang, Wuhan University Institute of International Law Background The present Civil Procedure Law of China (hereinafter “CPL”) was enacted in 1990 and has been amended four times. All amendments made no substantive adjustments to the foreign-related civil procedure proceedings. In contrast with legislative indifference, foreign-related cases in the Chinese […]
The “Event Giving Rise to the Damage” under Art. 7 Rome II Regulation in CO2 Reduction Claims – A break through an empty Shell?
Written by Madeleine Petersen Weiner/Marc-Philippe Weller In this article, we critically assess the question of where to locate the “event giving rise to the damage” under Art. 7 Rome II in CO2 reduction claims. This controversial – but often overlooked – question has recently been given new grounds for discussion in the much discussed “Milieudefensie et al. […]
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Today the EU Digitalisation Regulation has been published – the clock starts ticking
The long-awaited Regulation (EU) 2023/2844 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2023 on the digitalisation of judicial cooperation and access to justice in cross-border civil, commercial and criminal matters, and amending certain acts in the field of judicial cooperation (Digitalisation Regulation or e-justice Regulation) has been published today in the […]
Call for papers: AEPDIRI Seminar in Madrid “A Private International Law centred on the rights of individuals”
The Spanish Association of Professors of International Law and International Relations (
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