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Beijing Law Review (BLR) is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest advancements in law. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and promote the research work in law and related disciplines. All the manuscripts must be prepared in English and are subject to a rig…
Zeenat Beebeejaun, 1 1
When a trust is established, matters relating to governing law may not be at the heart of the consideration of the settlor, yet the questions relating to governing law are becoming an increasingly controversial challenge for the courts when a dispute arises.…
Ayana Simachew Bekele
Since the coming of PM Abiy Ahmed into power in 2018, mob violence has become a recurring problem in Ethiopia. Fundamental rights, which are recognized under international human rights instruments and FDRE Constitution, have been frequently abused by non-stat…
Chaolin Zhang, Geng Wang
Major Chinese internet platforms recently introduced the function of revealing users’ IP attribution information. However, it is unclear whether such information fall under China’s PIPL’s definition of “personal (identified) information”, as the law does not…
Brown E. Umukoro
Apart from the controversy surrounding the legal status of trade unions in Nigeria, there exist a further area of contention—i.e. the nature of criminal liability of trade unions. Though, the relevant statutes on the control of trade unions in Nigeria place s…
Okubor Cecil Nwachukwu, Omonemu Edewor Tony
Digital and online dissemination of copyright works contributes in meaningful ways to the achievement of social inclusion and cultural diversity. This is because it provides a medium which affords a worldwide audience by projecting cultural heritage, promotin…
Ibe Okegbe Ifeakandu, Habila Ardzard
The question of the effectiveness of the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes of countries in West Africa in tackling crime, specifically Money Laundering (ML) and Terrorist Financing (TF), is one of the most crucial as…
Okubor Cecil Nwachukwu, Nobert Chukwuka Okolie
Trademark as a branch of intellectual property contributes immensely to the economic growth and development of many nations around the world and Nigeria is not an exception. The aim of this paper is to examine the legal effect of registration of trademark wit…
Oluwatosin S. Osaloni, Victor O. Ayeni
This article investigates the legal and regulatory challenges associated with the development of maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) as well as the extent to which MASS also referred to as autonomous ships may proffer solutions to the problem of human er…
Yong Li, Xiongbiao Ye
All organizations and individuals that purchase counterfeit products ought to be protected by the law. However, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests (referred to as “the new Consumer Law ”) is not applic…
Peng Xiao
The Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China stipulates that actual performance and compensation for damages are the main remedies for breach of contract, but does not specify the order of their application. Actual performance does not fall in the effect…
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Beijing Law Review (BLR) is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest advancements in law. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and promote the research work in law and related disciplines. All the manuscripts must be prepared in English and are subject to a rig… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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