Reciprocity and the Hague Judgments Convention
In a prior post, I reported on recent developments that offer a basis for (cautious) optimism that the United States may soon take the necessary steps to ratify the Hague Judgments Convention (HJC). In this post, I explore how the issue of reciprocity might affect the ratification process. Reciprocity Reciprocity refers to the mutual recognition…
Continue ReadingChina’s New Foreign State Immunity Law: Some Foreign Relations Aspects
On September 1, 2023, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC Standing Committee) passed the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Foreign State Immunity (FSIL) (English translation here). The FSIL will enter into force on January 1, 2024. This law heralds a fundamental shift of China’s attitude towards foreign state immunity,…
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