Conflict of Laws

Conflict of Laws
Author: Peter Hay
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Conflict of laws
ISBN: 9781634593083

•Chapter 6, concerning the impact of the Constitution, has been streamlined to enhance “teachability.” The 2016 opinion in franchise tax Board versus Hyatt is now included as a principal case. •Chapters 7 and 8 present the central themes of choice of law. Both have been updated substantially. Chapter 8 has been considerably revised to show the progression from the traditional system, to the height of the conflicts revolution, to a developing consensus to consolidate modern analysis in a manner that provides more predictability and certainty. This revision is designed to give students -- most of whom have little or no familiarity with choice of law doctrine -- a b.

Human Rights and Private International Law

Human Rights and Private International Law
Author: J. J. Fawcett
Publisher: Oxford Private International L
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780199666409

1: Introduction 2: Human rights, private international law, and their interaction 3: The right to a fair trial 4: The right to a fair trial and jurisdiction under the EU rules 5: The right to a fair trial and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments under the EU rules 6: The right to a fair trial and jurisdiction under national rules 7: The right to a fair trial and enforcement and recognition of foreign judgments under the traditional English rules 8: The right to a fair trial and private international law: Concluding remarks 9: The prohibition of discrimination and private international law 10: Freedom of expression and the right to respect for private life: International defamation and invasion of privacy 11: The right to marry, the right to respect for family life, the prohibition on discrimination and international marriage 12: Religious rights and recognition of marriage and extra-judicial divorce 13: Right to respect for family life and the rights of the child: International Child Abduction 14: Right to respect for private and family life and related rights: Parental status 15: The right to property, foreign judgments, and cross-border property disputes 16: Overall conclusions.

Global Private International Law

Global Private International Law
Author: Horatia Muir Watt,
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 637
Release:
Genre: Administrative law
ISBN: 1788119231

Providing a unique and clearly structured tool, this book presents an authoritative collection of carefully selected global case studies. Some of these are considered global due to their internationally relevant subject matter, whilst others demonstrate the blurring of traditional legal categories in an age of accelerated cross-border movement. The study of the selected cases in their political, cultural, social and economic contexts sheds light on the contemporary transformation of law through its encounter with conflicting forms of normativity and the multiplication of potential fora.

International Commercial Litigation

International Commercial Litigation
Author: Trevor C. Hartley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 963
Release: 2009-07-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521868076

This is a carefully structured, practice-orientated textbook. The strong comparative component provides a thought-provoking international perspective, while at the same time allowing readers to gain unique insights into international commercial litigation in English courts.

Advanced Introduction to Private International Law and Procedure

Advanced Introduction to Private International Law and Procedure
Author: Peter Hay
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2018-06-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1786436795

Litigating disputes in international civil and commercial cases presents a number of special challenges. Which country’s courts have jurisdiction, and where is it advantageous to sue? Given the international elements of the case, which country’s law will the court apply? Finally, if a successful plaintiff cannot find enough local assets, what does it take to have the judgment recognized and enforced in a country with assets? Advanced Introduction to Private International Law and Procedure addresses these questions through a comparative overview of legal systems, contrasting Anglo-American common law and the civil law approach of the European Union.

Private International Law

Private International Law
Author: Franco Ferrari
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2019-12-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1789906903

Is Private International Law (PIL) still fit to serve its function in today’s global environment? In light of some calls for radical changes to its very foundations, this timely book investigates the ability of PIL to handle contemporary and international problems, and inspires genuine debate on the future of the field.

Private International Law

Private International Law
Author: V. C. Govindaraj
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre: Conflict of laws
ISBN: 9780199095292

Private international law or conflict of laws deals with cases that have cross-border implications. The question involved is which state has the jurisdiction to decide a case involving complex inter-territorial issues. Judges of the superior courts in India lean heavily on English case-law and on the views of renowned English jurists, like Dicey and Cheshire, in deciding cases on conflict of laws. This text deals with cases that call for comment in the three main areas of the subject, namely the law of obligations, the law of persons, and the law of property, besides cases that call for comment in respect of foreign judgments and foreign arbitral awards, as also the law relating to procedure.