TY - BOOK AU - Reyes,Anselmo AU - Lui,Wilson TI - Direct jurisdiction: Asian perspectives T2 - Studies in private international law - Asia SN - 9781509936458 AV - KNC126 U1 - 340.9/095 23 PY - 2021/// CY - London, England PB - Zed Books KW - Conflict of laws KW - Asia KW - Private international law & conflict of laws,Commercial law,Asia KW - bicssc KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction / Wilson Lui and Anselmo Reyes -- China / Zhengyi Zhang, Jianping Shi -- Hong Kong / James Y P Wong -- Taiwan / Fuldien Li and Rong-Chwan Chen -- Japan / Kazuaki Nishioka -- South Korea / Sungjae Chun -- Singapore / Wilson Lui -- Malaysia / Nitin V Nadkarni and Wai Fung Teh -- Vietnam / Nguyen Thi Hong Trinh, Ho Minh Thanh and Hoang Thao Anh -- Cambodia / Nobumichi Teramura -- Myanmar / Zaw Thura -- Philippines / Arvin Kristopher A Razon, Jocelyn P Cruz and Justin DJ Sucgang -- Indonesia / Afifah Kusumadara -- Thailand / Akawat Laowonsiri -- Sri Lanka / Ramesh Fernando -- India / Sai Ramani Garimella -- Conclusion / Anselmo Reyes and Wilson Lui; Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers; Also published in print N2 - "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"-- UR - https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509936458?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections ER -