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This thematic volume in the series Studies in Private International
Law – Asia outlines the general choice of law and recognition
rules relating to family matters of 15 Asian jurisdictions:
Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore,
Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Indonesia,
Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. The book examines pressing questions
and proposes ways in which their systems may be reformed. A
concluding chapter considers the extent to which Asian cross-border
family law systems can and should be harmonised. The book provides
a comprehensive analysis of cross-border family law challenges,
including child surrogacy, child abduction, the recognition of
same-sex unions, the recovery of maintenance, and the regulation of
intercountry adoption. These are among the matters now testing
Asian institutions of private international law and acting as
forces for their modernisation. With contributions by leading Asian
private international law experts, the book proposes necessary
reforms for each of the jurisdictions analysed as well as for Asia
as a whole.
The second thematic volume in the series Studies in Private
International Law - Asia looks into direct jurisdiction, that is,
the situations in which the courts of 15 key Asian states (Mainland
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Indonesia,
Sri Lanka, and India) are prepared to hear a case involving
cross-border elements. For instance, where parties are habitually
resident abroad and a dispute has only some, little or no
connection with an Asian state, will the courts of that state
accept jurisdiction and hear the case and (if so) on what
conditions? More specifically, the book's chapters explore the
circumstances in which different Asian states assume or decline
jurisdiction not just in commercial matters, but also in other
types of action (such as family, consumer and employment disputes).
The Introduction defines terminology and identifies similarities in
the approaches to direct jurisdiction taken by the 15 Asian states
in civil and commercial litigation. Taking its cue from this, the
Conclusion assesses whether there should be a multilateral
convention or soft law instrument articulating principles of direct
jurisdiction for Asia. The Conclusion also discusses possible
trajectories that Asian states may be taking in respect of direct
jurisdiction in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the political
tensions currently besetting the world. The book suggests that
enacting suitable rules of direct jurisdiction requires an Asian
state to strike a delicate balance between affording certainty and
protecting its nationals. At heart, direct jurisdiction involves
sometimes difficult policy considerations and is not just about
drawing up lists of jurisdictional grounds and exceptions to them.
Chifa Chi is an active little girl that travels to Cuzco to find
her friends in Machu Picchu but does not know how to get there.
With the help of friendly animals she meets along the way she finds
her way through the city and surrounding areas to Machu Pucchu
while making friends This is the sequel to her previous adventures
in Washington DC and New York City.
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