foreign judgment | 外国判决

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中国《外国国家豁免法》于 2024 年初生效，这引发了各方担忧中国司法机构会如何使外国国家受制于中国法律体系，因为该法代表着中国从容许外国国家在中国法院享有“绝对豁免”过渡到将豁免限制于某些类型的诉讼。正值担忧之际，最高人民法院刚刚发布了一起指导性案例，以说明其承认和执行外国判决的新主动方式。此方式不仅可以让各方对中国司法机构更加乐观，还可以通过外国当事人对中国承认和执行外国判决的意愿的信心提升，增强中国法院帮助该国在 2025 年及以后振兴经济的能力。Read more

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The coming into effect of China’s Foreign State Immunity Law at the beginning of 2024 has sparked concerns about how the Chinese judiciary will subject foreign states to the Chinese legal system because the law represents China’s transition from affording foreign states “absolute immunity” in Chinese courts to restricting the immunity to certain types of lawsuits. Amidst these concerns, the Supreme People’s Court just released a Guiding Case to illustrate its new, proactive approach to recognizing and enforcing foreign judgments. This approach not only evokes more optimism about the Chinese judiciary, but also increases the capacity of Chinese courts to help China revive its economy in 2025 and beyond by increasing the confidence of foreign parties in China’s willingness to recognize and enforce foreign judgments.Read more