Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 10, 2022

One is the jurisdictional challenge of finding a competent court in the same jurisdiction as the individual users. [3] This constellation provides a strong argument for facilitating collective redress, as otherwise individual users may not be able to obtain justice for privacy infringements before the courts.

Tort 75

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 12, 2020

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. Against this background, the lawsuit before the Chinese court is more important in terms of legal analysis. Email: zhengxinh@cupl.edu.cn.

Laws 98

Laws Court Contract Legal 98

Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The rules on applicable law for environmental damage, contained in the Rome II Regulation on the law that applies to non-contractual obligations, are a clear and considered exception. Courts are struggling with the right approach to the relevant rules. Those obligations remain contractual even if they entitle a third party.

Contract 10

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 19, 2021

Furthermore, the authors look at areas of law where the EU has made use of its external competence. They discuss both important decisions and pending cases before the CJEU as well as important decisions from German courts pertaining to the subject matter of the article. 1 Lugano Convention 2007 vis-à-vis claims in tort.

Divorce 52

Divorce Contract Tort Court 52