Dicey, Morris & Collins on the Conflict of Laws - 9781847034618

Product Description

Renowned worldwide as the foremost authority on private international law, Dicey, Morris & Collins on the Conflict of Laws:

Explains the rules, principles and practice which determine how the law of England and Wales relates to other legal systems
Follows explanation of each rule by comment and illustration by detailed reference to case law, to ensure that it remains an in-depth but accessible research tool
Provides definitive reference for all practitioners concerned with issues such as: contracts made or performed in other jurisdictions or with foreign parties, disputes over property overseas, disputes relating to torts committed abroad, Insolvency, bankruptcy and work with corporations, cases related to marriage, matrimonial clauses, children, legitimacy, legitimation and adoption and administration of estates, trusts, succession and the effect of marriage on property
Deals with the impact of the Civil Procedure Rules on private international law
Includes analysis of judicial decisions from common law jurisdictions as well as detailed consideration of international conventions and EU materials
Has been completely revised and updated to include analysis of all the key legislation and cases, and is supplemented annually to stay up-to-date with developments in legislation and case law

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Contents

Nature and scope of the conflict of laws
Characterisation and the incidental question
The time factor
Renvoi
The exclusion of foreign law
Domicile and residence
Substance and procedure
International litigation: protective measures and judicial assistance
Proof of foreign law
Jurisdictional immunities
Jurisdiction in claims in personam
Forum non conveniens, lis alibi pendens, anti-suit injunctions and jurisdiction agreements
Jurisdiction in admiralty claims in rem
Foreign judgments
Jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments under multilateral conventions
Arbitration and foreign awards
Marriage
Matrimonial causes
Children
Legitimacy, legitimation and adoption
Mental incapacity
Nature and situs of property
Immovables
Particular transfers of movables
Governmental acts affecting property
Administration of estates
Succession
The effect of marriage on property
Trusts
Corporations and corporate insolvency
Bankruptcy
Contracts, general rules
Particular contracts
Restitution
Torts
Foreign currency obligations

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Reviews

The prince of legal textbooks. - Lord Goff of Chieveley
It is indeed, impossible to imagine a major set of chambers or firm of solicitors without this book... its real claim to authority is its combination of erudition and lucidity... a glance at the table of contents will demonstrate how necessary, besides attractive, this book is. - New Law Journal
The thirteenth edition of this outstanding legal treatise is quite as good as its legal predecessors were and Dicey and Morris retains its position as one of the very best of legal practitioners' works as well as prominence as an academic text. - International and Comparative and Law Quarterly
This publication belongs to the selective group of books that sets standards in its particular field...What distinguishes this s

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