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China Adopts Restrictive Theory of Foreign State Immunity

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In two prior posts ( here and here ), I discussed a draft of the FSIL (English translation here ). In this post I analyze the final version of the law, noting some of its key provision and identifying changes from the draft, some of which address issues that I had identified. This provision also follows the U.N.

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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

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Paralegals play an indispensable role in the legal process, handling things such as document review and analysis, legal research, drafting pleadings, and managing case files. Legal research skills Legal research skills are essential for finding and analyzing laws, regulations, and court decisions pertinent to the case you’re working on.

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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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The monograph predominantly examines 19 Indonesian court decisions on choice of law in international commercial contracts during the period, 2000-2020. It was especially fascinating to me to discover here that the Indonesian language is usually a legal requirement for drafting contracts involving Indonesians.

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First Issue of Journal of Private International Law for 2022

Conflict of Laws

F Rielaender, “Financial torts and EU private international law: will the search for the place of “financial damage” ever come to an end?” This article assesses these decisions and their significance for transnational corporate accountability.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Supreme Court denied fossil fuel companies’ petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision reversing the district court’s 2018 denial of Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change nuisance cases to California state court.

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April 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to prepare a draft recovery plan for the jumping mouse by the end of January 2022, and to finalize the plan by the end of January 2023. Federal Court Directed Department of Interior to Search for Drafts of Zinke Order Rescinding Moratorium on Coal Leasing Program. Continental Resources, Inc.

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