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Germany top court rules Berlin rent cap is unconstitutional

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Landlords and property investment firms, however, have criticized the law for interfering with the housing market and policy. The post Germany top court rules Berlin rent cap is unconstitutional appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Hague Service Convention Enters into Force in Singapore

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The enactment was accompanied by amendments to the Rules of Court 2021, Singapore International Commercial Court Rules 2021 and Family Justice Rules 2014.

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The EU and Ukraine join Hague Judgements Convention

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The Convention creates conditions for recognizing and enforcing judgements in both civil and commercial matters. It was created in 2019 to ensure that there was a legal avenue for assessing international court rulings on matters of trade. The hope of the Convention is to ensure that this process becomes more transparent.

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

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Civil law cases. Civil lawsuits were filed in Sendai in 2017 and Kobe in 2018 by citizens against corporations that planned to build new coal-fired power plants. a group of citizens submitted a civil law complaint requesting an injunction to stop the construction and subsequent operation of two coal-fired power plants.

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Peru dispatch: Constitutional Court ruling on father’s naming rights when mother’s identity unknown to him is a victory for equality

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Along these lines, the last paragraph of article 21º of the Peruvian civil code was declared unconstitutional because there were no reasons to protect the differential legal treatment between fathers and mothers who want to register their children without revealing the identity of the other parent.

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China’s 2022 Landmark Judicial Policy Clears Final Hurdle for Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

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According to the 2021 Conference Summary, the judgments of most of China’s major trading partners, including almost all common law countries as well as most civil law countries, can be enforceable in China. 1, marking the first time that an English monetary judgment has been enforced in China based on reciprocity.

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The Chinese villages win a lawsuit in China to repatriate a Mummified Buddha Statue hold by a Dutch Collector —What Role has Private International Law Played?

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In the case at hand, one can hardly argue that the Court has the jurisdiction under Article 265 of the CPL, as the statue is not located in China when the action was filed, nor did the defendants steal it or purchase it in China, nor do they have distrainable property or representative office in China. Concluding Remarks. De dr. int.

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