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Overview of the 2023 Amendments to Chinese Civil Procedure Law

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Background China’s Civil Procedure Law was enacted in April 1991 by the Fourth Session of the Seventh National People’s Congress. The latest amendments to the Civil Procedure Law in 2023, referred to as the new CPL, involve 26 amendments, including 14 modified articles and 15 new additions.

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Relevance of Indian Limitation Law vis-à-vis Foreign-seated International Arbitration With Indian Law As The Applicable Substantive Law

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The aim of this post is to explore how would Indian substantive law of the contract impact limitation period and party autonomy, especially in the context of contracting out of limitation in a foreign-seated international arbitration. Classification of limitation in the context of foreign-seated arbitrations – procedural or substantive?

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Peru dispatch: corruption allegations made by arrested ex-advisor to dismissed Prosecutor throw new light on an old issue

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All of them are from CIED ( Centro de Investigación de los Estudiantes de Derecho , a student research center in UNSAAC’s faculty of law dedicated to spreading legal information and improving legal culture through study and research, promoting critical and reflective debate to contribute to the development of the country.

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Are Paralegals Meant to Survive This Decade?

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics is out with their 2020 Occupational Outlook for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Bottom line – it’s not a bad time to be in, or to be getting into, a paralegal or legal assistant position*. o 80% of paralegals and legal assistants earn between $32-82,000. o Northwest Colorado. o Hawaii/Kauai.

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Are Paralegals Meant to Survive This Decade?

The Estrin Report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is out with their 2020 Occupational Outlook for Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Bottom line – it’s not a bad time to be in, or to be getting into, a paralegal or legal assistant position*. o 80% of paralegals and legal assistants earn between $32-82,000. o Northwest Colorado. o Hawaii/Kauai.

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China formally arrests Australian journalist after 6 months of heavily-criticized detention

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.” The formal arrest comes six months after Lei was first taken into custody under controversial Chinese detention laws. Cheng was detained by Chinese authorities in August under Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location (RSDL), provided for by China’s Criminal Procedure Law.

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Limitation Period for Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: Australian Court Recognized and Enforced Chinese Judgment Again

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9] While the statute of limitations for enforcement is a two-year period for creditors to apply to the court for execution based on a successful and legal effective document, which is provided in Civil Procedural Law of China and deemed as a procedure issue. Candidate, Institute of International Law, Wuhan University. [1]

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