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Enforcing China’s Statutory Post-Judgment Interest in Other Jurisdictions
This post was written by Meng Yu and Wenliang Zhang. The authors would like to thank Prof. Bill Dodge for his helpful comments on the draft.
I. Introduction
China’s post-judgment double interest (加倍迟延履行利息) has garnered attention in cross‑jurisdictional enforcement proceedings. There is nonetheless no fully uniform global approach to this interest component. Aligning with the positions of United States and Australian courts, English courts have on two occasions recognized and enforced PRC monetary judgments along with the interest accruing under Article 253 (now Article 264) of the PRC Civil Procedure Law—first in Hangzhou Jiudang Asset Management Co Ltd & Anor v Kei [2022] EWHC 3265 (Comm) and again in Qing Li & Ors v Fan Demetris Yuan & Anor [2026] EWHC 242 (Comm). Notably, courts in these jurisdictions rely on distinct legal doctrines to justify the enforcement of China’s post‑judgment double interest. A stark contrast emerges in Hong Kong, where courts have characterised this interest as penal in nature and thus ineligible for registration, as exemplified by the recent Hong Kong judgment [2026] HKCFI 5896. Read more
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments between Greece and Albania
Introduction. The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments constitute an important subject of private international law. Their significance is particularly evident in family law disputes, such as divorce, child custody, and maintenance, in which the effectiveness of a judicial decision frequently depends on its recognition or enforcement in more than one legal system. In relations between Greece and Albania, a principal legal instrument is the Convention on Judicial Assistance in Civil and Criminal Matters, signed on 17 May 1993 and ratified by Law No. 2311/1995. The Convention establishes the conditions under which judgments delivered by the courts of one Contracting State may be recognised and enforced in the other. By virtue of the superior force accorded to international conventions that have been ratified and brought into force under Article 28(1) of the Greek Constitution, the relevant provisions of the Convention take precedence over the corresponding general provisions of the Greek Code of Civil Procedure (CCP). Against this background, the present analysis examines indicatively two decisions of the Thessaloniki Court of First Instance concerning the recognition in Greece of judgments delivered by Albanian courts dissolving marriages. The first decision also concerns an application for a declaration of enforceability in respect of a provision relating to child maintenance. The second highlights the importance of establishing the final and irrevocable character of a foreign divorce judgment and the need to supplement the evidence before a final determination can be made.
Brazil’s Superior Court Invokes Forum Non Conveniens: Is that Really What They Mean?
This post was written by Luana Matoso, the Head of the Centre of Expertise on Latin America at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg.
On September 1, 2026, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice invoked the doctrine of forum non conveniens in declining jurisdiction to hear a dispute. It is the first time this court has done so in a transnational case. Does the judgment represent the reception of forum non conveniens into Brazilian law? The answer is less straightforward than the terminology used by the court might suggest.
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ZEuP – Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht 4/2026
Issue 4 of 2026 of ZEuP – Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht is now available and includes contributions on EU private law, comparative law and legal history, legal unification, private international law, and individual European private law regimes. The full table of contents can be accessed here: https://rsw.beck.de/zeitschriften/zeup.
Call for Papers: Vox Legis 10.0 – A World For All, In The Making (6 December 2026)
Published at the request of Dr Bageshree Trivedi, Editor-in-Chief, Vox Legis 10.0, Faculty of Law: The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
The Faculty of Law, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, invites submissions for the tenth edition of Vox Legis, its annual student-faculty collaborative publication. The theme for this edition is A World For All, In The Making: Law, Rights and the Obligations of a Shared Future.
The call welcomes comparative, international and interdisciplinary contributions addressing questions of equality, economic justice, technological governance, environmental protection and cross-border governance. Of particular potential interest to readers working in private international law is the sub-theme on Beyond Borders: Governance, Partnerships, and Collective Responsibility, which may accommodate research examining the legal dimensions of transnational relationships and cross-border cooperation.
Submissions are invited from students of any discipline. Manuscripts must be between 1,500 and 2,000 words, excluding footnotes, and must follow the Bluebook (21st edition) citation style.
Submission deadline: 6 December 2026.
Submission portal: https://forms.gle/rRjJ6qDMkBaJUELv9
Further details are available here.
Conference Announcement: 20 Years of the Rome II Regulation (Lisbon, 17–18 June 2027)
We are happy to share the announcement for a conference to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Rome II Regulation, to be held in Lisboa on 17 and 18 June 2027.
The full schedule can be found here.
Participation is free of charge; please register via e-mail to inscricoes@cidp.pt.