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Overview of the 2023 Amendments to Chinese Civil Procedure Law

Conflict of Laws

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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European and International Civil Procedural Law: Some views on new editions of two leading German textbooks

Conflict of Laws

For German-speaking conflict of law friends, especially those with a strong interest in its procedural perspective (and this seems to apply to almost all of them by now, I guess), the year 2021 has begun beautifully, as far as academic publications are concerned. 783 – 976).

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Americas human rights body urges El Salvador to respect rights of detainees

JURIST

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) Friday urged the El Salvador government to comply with international human rights obligations in its treatment of over 36,000 Salvadorans detained during its state of national emergency. The president and the government have revealed the harsh conditions in prisons.

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

Conflict of Laws

Classification of limitation in the context of foreign-seated arbitrations – procedural or substantive? The limitation in India is governed by the Limitation Act, 1963 (“Limitation Act”). The Supreme Court of India (“SC”) and the Law Commission of India have characterised the law of limitation as a procedural law.

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

JURIST

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

JURIST

In this situation the country was fragmented into groups governed by the military, who soon sought greater power, land, servants and money; the military began to form alliances among themselves and their close circles. The state was in the hands of the military who governed with their own interests in mind.

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Are Paralegals Meant to Survive This Decade?

The Estrin Report

o The federal government, finance, and insurance sectors pay the most, with a median income above $84,000 per year. Aline Martin-O’Brien has a Masters in Theory and Practice of Procedural Law from the University of Paris: Panthéon–Sorbonne. o 80% of paralegals and legal assistants earn between $32-82,000.

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