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The Supreme Court of Japan on Punitive Damages…
Written by Béligh Elbalti (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics – Osaka University) Introduction Assume that you successfully obtained a favourable judgment from a foreign court that orders the losing party to pay punitive damages in addition to compensatory damages. Assume also that, later, you could obtain a partial satisfaction of the amount […]
Territorial Jurisdiction for Breach of Contract in Nigeria or whatever
Jurisdiction is a fundamental aspect of Nigerian procedural law. In Nigerian judicial parlance, we have become accustomed to the principle that the issue of jurisdiction can be raised at any time, even at the Nigerian Supreme Court – the highest court of the land – for the first time.
Foreign Judgments: The Limits of Transnational Issue Estoppel, Reciprocity, and Transnational Comity
Written by Professor Yeo Tiong Min, SC (honoris causa), Yong Pung How Chair Professor of Law, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University In Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp v Merck KGaA [2021] SGCA 14, a full bench of the Singapore Court of Appeal addressed the limits of transnational issue estoppel in Singapore […]
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Chinese Journal of Transnational Law Special Issue Call for Papers
The appeal of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms is on the rise and so is also the pull to prevent international disputes from arising altogether. In the area of cross-border commercial and investment disputes, the renewed interest in the interface between dispute prevention and alternative dispute resolution springs from a growing awareness of the need […]
UNCCA Seminar on the New York Convention
The UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia (UNCCA) is an organisation comprised of members of the Australian legal community, dedicated to promoting the work of The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in Australia. UNCCA invites you to our 8th annual May Seminar in Canberra celebrating the 75th anniversary of the New York […]
Lecture on Private International Law and Voices of Children, organized in cooperation with ConflictofLaws.net
Online event When making decisions, adults should think about how their decisions will affect children. Recent years have witnessed, in private international law cases and legislation, the protection of children is increasingly mingled with gender, indigenous issues, refugees, violence, war, surrogacy technology, etc. This is evidenced by the US Supreme Court 2022 judgment
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