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The Japanese Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 66, 2023)

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66, 2023) of the Japanese Yearbook of International Law (formerly Annual Yearbook of Private International Law) – published by the International Law Association of Japan – has recently been released. The latest volume (Vol. MOBILITY AND BELONGING IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD Yuko Nishitani Introductory Note (p.

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 Research seminar (online) “International Tort Litigation in the Internet and Artificial Intelligence Era: An EU Approach” 27 April 2022

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The Aberdeen Centre for Private International Law invites you to a research seminar organised under the auspices of the Aberdeen Law School Research Seminar Series. The topic is International Tort Litigation in the Internet and Artificial Intelligence Era: An EU Approach. Click here for more information and registration.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. However, my students and I often discuss the remarkably wide range of torts that comes with All Hallow’s Eve.

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UK Supreme Court rules Guantanamo Bay detainee can bring claim against British authorities

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The preliminary issue for the courts in this case was which law applied to the torts allegedly committed while Zubaydah was being held in these six countries. UK authorities argued that the laws of the nations where he had been imprisoned should apply in the case, whereas Zubaydah argued that the laws of England and Wales applied.

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AMEDIP: Annual seminar to take place from 16 to 18 November 2022

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The Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law ( AMEDIP ) will be holding its annual XLV Seminar entitled “Private International Law in the conformation of a new international order” ( el derecho internacional privado en la conformación de un nuevo orden internacional ) from 16 to 18 November 2022.

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First Issue of Journal of Private International Law for 2022

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The first issue of the Journal of Private International law for 2022 was released yesterday. F Rielaender, “Financial torts and EU private international law: will the search for the place of “financial damage” ever come to an end?”

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Doctoral scholarship: International accountability through the value chain in Antwerp

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The research can be approached from the perspective of human rights law, public international law or private international law, including private law mechanisms (either in tort or in contract law). The deadline for applications is 14 February 2022 and the start date is 15 September 2022.