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In Memoriam Erik Jayme (1934-2024)

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With great sadness did we receive notice that Erik Jayme passed away on 1 May 2024, shortly before his 90 th birthday on 8 June. Those who met him in person were certainly overwhelmed by his humour and humanity, by his talent to approach people and engage them into conversations about the law, art and culture.

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Overview of the 2023 Amendments to Chinese Civil Procedure Law

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Written by NIE Yuxin, Wuhan University Institute of International Law 1. Background China’s Civil Procedure Law was enacted in April 1991 by the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People’s Congress. Notably, 19 changes deal with the special provisions on cross-border procedures. Jurisdiction 2.1 Jurisdiction 2.1

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 4/2023: Abstracts

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Particular attention is given to the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Applicable Law Working Group, unanimously adopted by the Special Commission which, in light of the challenges encountered in the implementation of the Hague Protocol, provide guidance on the practical operation of this instrument. 13 ss 3 no 1 EGBGB).

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China Adopts Restrictive Theory of Foreign State Immunity

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Ayer Chair in Business Law and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law. On September 1, 2023, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress promulgated the Foreign State Immunity Law of the People’s Republic of China (FSIL) (English translation here ). In 2005, China signed the U.N.