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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 6/2022: Abstracts

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The following article presents the German implementing rules for this recast. Magnus: A new Private International Law and new Procedural Rules for Adoptions in Germany. As a result of two recent reforms the German private international and procedural laws applicable to adoptions have changed quite substantively.

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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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The Jurisdiction of the Chinese Court: Prorogated Jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is the first issue that the Court had to consider when it dealt with the dispute. However, the Court ruled that its jurisdiction over the case was established pursuant to the prorogated jurisdiction under the CPL regime.

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

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Coester-Waltjen: Non-Recognition of “Child Marriages“ Concluded Abroad and Constitutional Standards The Federal Supreme Court raised the question on the constitutionality of one provision of the new law concerning “child marriages” enacted by the German legislator in 2017. The Court answered this question in the affirmative.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 6/2021: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

Pika : The Choice of Law for Arbitration Agreements. Ever since 2009, when the German choice-of-law provisions for contracts were removed and the Rome I Regulation with its carve-out for arbitration agreements entered into force, the choice of law for arbitration agreements has been debated in Germany.

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Conflict of Laws

Such agreements concluded in advance of any occurred damage are conceivable between individual links of the value chain, such as between employees and subcontractors (in employment contracts) or between different suppliers along the chain (in purchase and supply agreements). EU law does not expressly prohibit such derogation.

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China Adopts Restrictive Theory of Foreign State Immunity

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To determine whether an act is commercial, “a PRC court shall undertake an overall consideration of the act’s nature and purpose.” Convention, the FSIL deals separately with employment contracts (Article 8) and intellectual property cases (Article 11). Like the U.N. Article 7’s reference to both “nature and purpose” is significant.

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Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax) 2/2021: Abstracts

Conflict of Laws

In spite of a choice of court agreement pointing to Irish courts for “all suits to enforce this contract” (translation), the OLG München has held itself competent for antitrust claims, as – according to the reasons given – no interpretation of the contract was necessary. 25 Brussels Ia Regulation itself.

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