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France parliament votes to include right to abortion in constitution

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The draft law was registered in December 2023 and has been adopted by lawmakers with some amendments. Three-fifths of both houses of parliament, totaling 512 votes, were needed for the law to be adopted. The law passed with a vote of 780-72. ” Women’s rights groups have lauded the move.

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13 Ways Overturning Roe v. Wade Affects You (even if you think it doesn’t)

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Wade has been settled law during her entire career. In this article Biehl succinctly and expertly identifies how the upcoming Supreme Court decision in Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a draft of which was "leaked" on May 2, 2022, will impact many facets of our society as well as our democracy.

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California dispatches: Newsom ‘pulls a Texas’ on guns in response to Supreme Court stance on SB8 heartbeat bill

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This tit-for-tat directive against Texas SB8 is the latest of the bold moves Newsom has taken and responds directly to the Supreme Court decision last week. The law became effective at the end of August.

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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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Very recently, Indonesian private international law has attracted significant scholarship in the English language. [1] 1] Dr Penasthika’s monograph (‘the monograph’) [2] is one such work that deserves attention for its compelling and comprehensive account of choice of law in international commercial contracts in Indonesia.

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First Issue for Journal of Private International Law for 2023

Conflict of Laws

The first issue for the Journal of Private International Law for 2023 was just published today. M Lehmann, “Incremental international law-making: The Hague Jurisdiction Project in context” The Hague Conference on Private International Law is currently working towards a new instrument on jurisdiction and parallel proceedings.

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No Sunset of Retained EU Conflict of Laws in the UK, but Increased Risk of Sunburn

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By Dr Johannes Ungerer , University of Oxford The sunset of retained EU law in the UK has begun: the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 received Royal Assent at the end of June. The Act will revoke many EU laws that have so far been retained in the UK by the end of 2023.

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Resorbing Patent Law’s Kessler Cat – Request for Comments

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I have a new draft article on the Kessler Doctrine co-authored with my former student Homayoon Rafatijo and welcome comments and suggestions before it is formally published later this month. Download it here: Resorbing Patent Law’s Kessler Cat into the General Law of Preclusion. Send comments: crouchdd@missouri.edu .