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Asian Principles for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

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Chinese judgment denied recognition in the United States

The New York County Supreme Court of the State of New York refused to recognize a civil judgment by the Beijing High People's Court on the basis that, inter alia, the Chinese judgment was "rendered under a system that does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law in the United States".

Book review on Asian Principles for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

The March 2021 Issue of the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies published a book review by Béligh Elbalti, Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Law and Politics at Osaka University, on the Asian Principles for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments.

Mutual Recognition of and Assistance to Insolvency Proceedings in Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Under a new arrangement, liquidators from the HKSAR may apply to Mainland courts for recognition of insolvency proceedings in the HKSAR, while bankruptcy administrators from the Mainland may apply to the High Court in the HKSAR for recognition of bankruptcy proceedings in the Mainland.