Montenegro signs the 2005 Choice of Court Convention on 2017-10-05 announced the development entitled “Montenegro signs the 2005 Choice of Court Convention”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH; Montenegro.
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Maja Janmyr authored the academic publication “No Country of Asylum: ‘Legitimizing’ Lebanon’s Rejection of the 1951 Refugee Convention” in International Journal of Refugee Law, published on 2017-10-01. The publication forms part of the private-international-law literature concerning Lebanon.
Child Abduction Convention enters into force for Tunisia on 2017-10-01 published the international instrument “Child Abduction Convention enters into force for Tunisia”.
The article examines the control of marriages of convenience amid the tension between the right to family reunification and Member States’ authority to regulate migration.
The Apostille Convention enters into force for Guatemala on 2017-09-18 published the international instrument “The Apostille Convention enters into force for Guatemala”.
Lili Song’s article examines the legal status of displaced ethnic Kachins and Kokangs in Yunnan Province, China. It focuses on whether these persons should be regarded as refugees from Myanmar or as residents of a border area.
China signs the 2005 Choice of Court Convention on 2017-09-12 published the international instrument “China signs the 2005 Choice of Court Convention”.
The article addresses the law applicable to the property of couples in a registered partnership under Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1104, together with jurisdiction and recognition-enforcement issues.
Bolivia joins the Apostille Convention on 2017-09-06 announced the development entitled “Bolivia joins the Apostille Convention”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH.
Karademir, Ebru authored the academic publication “TÜRK HUKUKUNDA ÇIFTE/ÇOK VATANDAŞLIKTAN KAYNAKLANAN SORUNLAR” in Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol. 20 No.
Benedetta Ubertazzi authored the academic publication “The hearing of the child in the Brussels IIa Regulation and its Recast Proposal” in Journal of Private International Law, published on 2017-09-02. The publication forms part of the private-international-law literature concerning Avrupa Birliği.
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law announced a new and revised edition of the Explanatory Report on the Convention concerning the international protection of adults.
Çalişkan, Zeynep authored the academic publication “Assessing the New York State Court’s TMSF / Erol Aksoy Enforcement Decision in the Context of the Reciprocity Requirement” in Marmara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Hukuk Araştirmalari Dergisi, Vol. 22 No.
Sibel Özel’s article states that if the arbitration agreement is invalid, enforcement of the foreign arbitral award will be refused when the party against whom enforcement is sought raises that objection.
This article by Sibel Özel and Kazim Çinar examines the scope of Article 25 of the Turkish PIL Code (MÖHUK) regarding the law applicable to contracts concerning immovables.
International meeting addressing Issues of Domestic / Family Violence and the 1980 Child Abduction Convention on 2017-07-17 announced the development entitled “International meeting addressing Issues of Domestic / Family Violence and the 1980 Child Abduction Convention”.
Brazil Signs and Ratifies the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention and 2007 Hague Maintenance Protocol on 2017-07-17 published the international instrument “Brazil Signs and Ratifies the 2007 Hague Child Support Convention and 2007 Hague Maintenance Protocol”.
Meeting of the Experts’ Group on Recognition and Enforcement of Agreements in Family Matters on 2017-07-11 announced the development entitled “Meeting of the Experts’ Group on Recognition and Enforcement of Agreements in Family Matters”.
Tunisia joins Apostille, Service, and Child Abduction Conventions on 2017-07-10 published the international instrument “Tunisia joins Apostille, Service, and Child Abduction Conventions”.
The Evidence Convention enters into force for Andorra on 2017-06-26 announced the development entitled “The Evidence Convention enters into force for Andorra”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH; Andorra.
Tobias Lutzi’s article in the International and Comparative Law Quarterly examines the problems internet communication poses for private international law’s reliance on geographical connecting factors from the perspective of EU private international law.
Kazakhstan accedes to the 2007 Hague Convention on 2017-06-06 announced the development entitled “Kazakhstan accedes to the 2007 Hague Convention”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / HCCH; Kazakhstan.