A Guide to Global Private International Law

Conflict of Laws

A Guide to Global Private International Law

Edited by Paul Beaumont · Jayne Holliday
Hart Publishing November 2023

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9781509957873
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Hart Publishing
Publication
November 2023
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Paperback
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This book provides a substantial overview of the discipline of private international law viewed from a global perspective.

The guide is divided into 4 key sections:

  • Theory
  • Institutional and Conceptual Framework Issues
  • Civil and Commercial Law (apart from Family Law)
  • Family Law

Each chapter is written by a leading expert(s). The chapters address specific areas/aspects of private international law and consider the existing global solutions and the possibilities of improving/creating them. Where appropriate, the chapters are co-authored by experts from different legal perspectives in order to achieve as balanced a picture as possible.

The range of contributions includes authors from Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. An essential resource for academics, practitioners and students alike."

Table of Contents

PART I. INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction
Jayne Holliday and Paul Beaumont

PART II. THEORY
2. Pragmatism and Private International Law
Abubakri Yekini and Paul Beaumont
3. Characterisation
Chiara Goetzke and Ralf Michaels
4. Connecting Factors
Susanne L Gössl and Ruth Lamont
5. Renvoi and Preliminary Questions
Maria Hook
6. Public Policy and Mandatory Provisions
Trevor Hartley

PART III. INSTITUTIONAL AND FRAMEWORK ISSUES
7. Hague Conference on Private International Law
Marta Pertegás and Paul Beaumont
8. National Organs and Central Authorities under HCCH Conventions
Ignacio Goicoechea and Brody Warren
9. Substance and Procedure
Richard Garnett
10. Application of Foreign Law
Marta Requejo Isidro
11. States as Litigants in International Matters before Domestic Courts
Uglješa Grušic, Paul Herrup and Lucian Martinez
12. Service of Process
David McClean
13. Taking of Evidence
Brooke Marshall and Nadia de Araujo

PART IV. CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL LAW (EXCLUDING FAMILY LAW)
14. Law Applicable to Contracts
Symeon C Symeonides
15. Contract Jurisdiction
Ron Brand and Karen Vandekerckhove
16. Companies
Johan Meeusen
17. Competition Law Enforcement: Private International Law and Access to Effective Legal Remedies in Cross-Border Cases
Mihail Danov and Carmen Otero García-Castrillón
18. Tort: Applicable Law
Michael Hellner
19. Tort: Jurisdiction
Reid Mortensen
20. Unjust(ified) Enrichment
Adeline Chong and Jan Lüttringhaus
21. Property
Janeen M Carruthers and Matthias Weller
22. Succession
Albert Font i Segura and Jayne Holliday
23. Trusts
Jonathan Harris
24. Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Francisco Garcimartín Alférez and Sara Sánchez
25. Intellectual Property
Paul Torremans
26. Arbitration
Giuditta Cordero-Moss
27. Maritime Exceptionalism in Global Private International Law
Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm
28. Choice of Court Agreements
Paul Beaumont and Mary Keyes
29. Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters
David Goddard and Paul Beaumont
30. Conflicts of Jurisdiction
Ardavan Arzandeh and Matthias Lehmann
31. Collective Redress
Koji Takahashi and Zheng Sophia Tang

PART V. FAMILY LAW
32. Divorce
Máire Ní Shúilleabháin and Jayne Holliday
33. Parental Responsibility, Custody and Access
Costanza Honorati and Mary Keyes
34. Child Abduction
Maria Caterina Baruffi and Jayne Holliday
35. Adoption of Children
Laura Martínez-Mora
36. Maintenance
Paul Beaumont and Lara Walker
37. Matrimonial Property
Rhona Schuz
38. Family Agreements Involving Children
Paul Beaumont and Nieve Rubaja
39. The Protection of Adults
Pietro Franzina
40. International Surrogacy and International Parentage: Hopes for a Global Solution
Giacomo Biagioni

PART VI. CONCLUSION
41. Conclusion: Mapping of the Strength of Global Private International Law
Paul Beaumont and Jayne Holliday
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