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A concise overview of how Jordanian legislation defines a work injury and the temporal, spatial and causal elements that shape that definition. The summary outlines practical differences between the Labour Law and the Social Security Law and the main procedures for claiming and proving compensation.
Read the studyThis summary outlines the maintenance obligations borne by landlords and tenants under the Jordanian Civil Code, distinguishing maintenance types and the allocation of responsibility. It also explains judicial remedies available for breaches, including effects on rent and the right to rescind the lease.
Read the studyThis summary examines how an injured party’s acceptance of harm—either immediate consent or assumption of risk—affects civil liability and compensation under Jordanian law. It outlines the formal and substantive conditions for valid consent and practical implications in contexts such as cosmetic surgery and sports injuries.
Read the studyThis summary explains how dual nationality arises — at birth or later through naturalization, marriage or recovery — and identifies the situations recognised by Jordanian legislation and their practical consequences. It also surveys legislative, judicial and procedural measures used to limit problems caused by multiple nationality.
Read the studyThis summary explains the scope of Jordan’s Law on Execution of Foreign Judgments (1952), as amended up to 2022, and outlines the procedural framework for enforcing foreign court decisions and arbitral awards in Jordan. It highlights formal requirements, competent jurisdictional rules, and key defenses that may lead a court to refuse enforcement, with references to relevant international instruments.
Read the studyThis brief explains the provisions on the farming (sharecropping) contract in Articles 723–735 of the Jordanian Civil Code, outlining validity requirements and the practical consequences for parties’ obligations and termination. It focuses on operational and procedural effects in cases of dispute, death of a party, or rescission/annulment.
Read the studyThis summary outlines the legal framework for gift contracts under Jordanian law, their essential elements, practical effects and limits on revocation as reflected in statute and case law. It addresses formation requirements, parties' duties, and procedural and substantive constraints on rescission.
Read the studyThis summary covers two Special Diwan decisions: first, the Diwan declined to rule on an administrative question about whether a government‑owned company should be treated for stamp‑duty purposes as a government entity, finding the matter was not a legal text subject to interpretation. Second, the Diwan held that the newly formed company is the legal and factual successor of the former airways institution and that its employees continue with their existing rights and benefits under the previous regulations.
Read the studyThe agreement provides for the establishment of a joint council between Jordanian chambers and the Sudanese employers’ federation to strengthen economic cooperation across trade, industry and agriculture and to facilitate information exchange, visits and joint activities. The text sets out the council’s framework, management composition, dual headquarters in Amman and Khartoum, meeting arrangements and a dispute settlement committee, and indicates that entry into force follows signature and approval by the competent authorities.
Read the studyThe agreement requires each State to afford fair treatment and full protection to investments by nationals and enterprises of the other State, and sets out compensation standards for expropriation and rules for transfers of investment proceeds. It also provides mechanisms for investor‑State and State‑to‑State dispute resolution with specific procedural timelines and arbitration appointment rules.
Read the studyThe agreement creates a legal framework to promote and protect reciprocal investments between Jordan and China, with broad definitions of covered assets and investors and core principles on treatment and protection. It also sets practical rules on transfers, expropriation, and dispute settlement, and includes a protocol addressing currency formalities and administrative review procedures applicable to China.
Read the studyA bilateral treaty intended to encourage investments by nationals and entities of each Party in the territory of the other through regulatory facilitation and legal protection. The agreement sets out definitions of investment, non‑discriminatory and fair treatment, protection against expropriation, free transfer of capital and returns, and dispute‑resolution mechanisms.
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