Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 30, 2024

JYPIL is a peer-reviewed journal that presents trends in academic research in the field of private international law in Japan, with high-quality discussion of the most important issues in the field from both Japanese and comparative law perspectives. Recently, the 25th Volume (2023) of JYPIL has been published.

Laws 58

Laws Divorce Legal Legal 58

Conflict of Laws

MAY 18, 2023

The UK Supreme Court ruled that the cause of action in the aftermath of the 2011 Bonga offshore oil spill accrued at the moment when the oil reached the shore. On 10 May 2023, the UK Supreme Court has ruled in one of the cases in the series of legal battles started against Shell in the English courts in the aftermath of the Bonga spill.

Cause of Action 40

Cause of Action Court Tort Civil Law 40

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 26, 2023

Coal-Fired power plants targeted at the case, taken by Attorney Shunsuke Sugit In March 2023, two important decisions regarding the operation of newly built coal-fired power plants were handed down by courts in Japan. The court further held that the right to a stable climate was not an established right. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

Court 108

Court Construction Litigation Litigating 108

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 30, 2024

Violating obligations under the Treaty can result in victims claiming remedies before national courts, including the right to ecological restoration and environmental remediation. Thereby, actions against corporate entities for climate-related human rights harms can be brought before the courts.

Drafting 55

Drafting Litigation Litigating Diligence 55