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Review of: PP Penasthika, Unravelling Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts: Indonesia as an Illustrative Case Study (The Hague: Eleven Publishers 2022)

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The monograph predominantly examines 19 Indonesian court decisions on choice of law in international commercial contracts during the period, 2000-2020. Finally, this second chapter discusses the limits on choice of law, such as public policy and mandatory rules.

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25th Volume of the Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law (2023)

Conflict of Laws

The study examines European court decisions, domestic legislation, and international projects aimed at stabilizing the legal status of such children. It suggests that Japan might consider recognizing parentage through foreign decisions.

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Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe

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et al. ) This blog post explores how the citizens in Kobe, a city in west Japan, attempted to stop the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants through administrative and civil law actions. Kobe Steel Ltd., Urgenda Foundation v. State of the Netherlands , Neubauer, et al. Germany , Milieudefensie et al.

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We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to

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Three Republican senators – Josh Hawley of Missouri, Mike Lee of Utah, and Ted Cruz of Texas – write that a precedent can be unworkable due to “a history of confusion in the lower courts, an unstable pattern of Supreme Court decisions, and a persistent lack of judicially manageable standards.” Separation of church and state.