The Recognition and Enforcement of Punitive Damages Judgments Across the Globe

Insights from Various Continents
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-90-473-0162-2
Verlag: eleven

Buch, Englisch, Band 28, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 240 mm

Reihe: Maastricht Law Series

Thus far, private international law issues relating to punitive damages have mainly been dealt with from the perspective of several European countries. Systematic research into countries outside Europe was lacking up until now. There is, however, a continuous discussion in various legal systems worldwide on the recognition and enforcement of foreign punitive damages judgments and, in particular, regarding their compatibility with the public policy of the country of enforcement.

In October 2021, the Maastricht European Private Law Institute (M-EPLI) organised a Roundtable on the recognition and enforcement of punitive damages across the globe. Experts from different continents reflected on the current position in their jurisdiction(s) and exchanged their understandings and ideas in the Roundtable. This resulting book includes an introductory chapter on the status quo of punitive damages enforcement in Europe, followed by country reports from Russia, China, South Korea, the Philippines and Japan, Commonwealth Africa, Mexico and Argentina, and Brazil. In conclusion, overarching insights from the Hague Conference are formulated.

This book provides an invaluable resource for academics, judges, practitioners and policy makers in the field of private international law, punitive damages, and civil law remedies. It gives an overview of the treatment of punitive damages judgments across continents and may serve as a building block for further research.

About the Maastricht Law Series: Created in 2018 by Boom juridisch and Eleven International Publishing in association with the Maastricht University Faculty of Law, the Maastricht Law Series publishes books on comparative, European and International law. The series builds upon the tradition of excellence in research at the Maastricht Faculty of Law, its research centers and the Ius Commune Research School. The Maastricht Law Series is a peer reviewed book series that allows researchers an excellent opportunity to showcase their work.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vanleenhove, Cedric

Meurkens, Lotte

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Privatrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Zivilprozess- und Schiedsverfahrensrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Enforcement of punitive damages in Europe: an overview; Recognition and enforcement of punitive damages in Russia; Punitive damages in China: codification, developments and global cooperation; Recognition and enforcement in Korea of judgments of foreign countries awarding punitive damages; Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments awarding punitive damages in the Philippines and Japan; Enforcement of US punitive damages in Commonwealth Africa; Punitive damages in Argentina and Mexico; Recognition and enforcement of foreign punitive damages decisions in Brazil; Towards an international standard on the recognition of punitive damages?