Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For the law of state immunity, this move is particularly significant because China had been the most important adherent to the rival, absolute theory of foreign state immunity. In two prior posts ( here and here ), I discussed a draft of the FSIL (English translation here ). Like the U.N. This provision also follows the U.N.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 29, 2023

Freitag: More Freedom of Choice in Private International Law on the Name of a Person! The respective rule invalidated marriages contracted validly according to the national law of the intended spouses if one of them was younger than 16 years of age (Art. The Court answered this question in the affirmative.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 3, 2023

The EU Sustainability Directive and Jurisdiction The Draft for a Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive currently contains no rules on jurisdiction. Instead, we address a gap in the Draft Directive, namely the lack of any provisions on jurisdiction.

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