Conflict of Laws

MARCH 23, 2024

It evidently has not stopped claimants from seeking enforcement of punitive damage awards in other civil law legal systems. In his paper on “Compensation, Punishment, and the Idea of Private Law”, Lukas Rademacher (University of Kiel) explained the idea of punitive damages and its compatibility with German private law.

Punitive Damages 58

Punitive Damages Compensatory Damages Tort Civil Law 58

Conflict of Laws

MAY 18, 2023

The Nigerian landowners’ claim against Shell was thus barred by the limitation periods under applicable Nigerian law ( Jalla and another v Shell International Trading and Shipping Company and another [2023] UKSC 16 , on appeal from [2021] EWCA Civ 63 ). This was a one-off event and not a continuing nuisance.

Cause of Action 40

Cause of Action Court Tort Civil Law 40

Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 12, 2020

—What Role has Private International Law Played? By Zhengxin Huo, Professor of Law, China University of Polit’l Science and Law; Associate Member of International Academy of Comparative Law; Observer of the UNESCO 1970 Convention. Email: zhengxinh@cupl.edu.cn. Summary of Facts.

Laws 98

Laws Court Contract Legal 98