Cheshire and North's private international law / Sir Peter North and J.J. Fawcett.

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TextPublication details: London : Butterworths, 1999.Edition: 13th edDescription: cxviii, 1069 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

0406905967

Other title:

Private international law

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Conflict of laws -- Great Britain

DDC classification:

340.9

Contents:

Pt. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 1. Definition, nature and scope of private international law -- Ch. 2. Historical development and current theories -- Pt. 2. Preliminary topics -- Ch. 3. Classification -- Ch. 4. The incidental question -- Ch. 5. Renvoi -- Ch. 6. Substance and procedure -- Ch. 7. The proof of foreign law -- Ch. 8. Exclusion of foreign law -- Ch. 9. Domicil, nationality and residence -- Pt. 3. Jurisdiction, foreign judgements and awards -- Ch. 10. Jurisdiction of the English courts - an introduction -- Ch. 11. Jurisdiction under the Brussels and Lugano Conventions -- Ch. 12. The competence of the English courts under the traditional rules -- Ch. 13. Stays of English proceedings and restraining foreign proceedings -- Ch. 14. Limitations on jurisdiction -- Ch. 15. Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements: the traditional rules -- Ch. 16. Recognition and enforcement of judgements under the Brussels and Lugano Conventions -- Ch. 17. Foreign arbitral awards -- Pt. 4. The law of obligations -- Ch. 18. Contracts -- Ch. 19. Torts -- Ch. 20. Restitution -- Pt. 5. Family law -- Ch. 21. Marriage -- Ch. 22. Matrimonial causes -- Ch. 23. Declarations -- Ch. 24. Financial relief -- Ch. 25. Children -- Ch. 26. Legitimacy, legitimation and adoption -- Ch. 27. Mental disorder -- Pt. 6. The law of property -- Ch. 28. The distinction between movables and immovables -- Ch. 29. Immovables -- Ch. 30. The transfer of tangible movables -- Ch. 31. The assignment of intangible movables -- Ch. 32. Administration of estates -- Ch. 33. Succession -- Ch. 34. Matrimonial property -- Ch. 35. Trusts.

Summary: The new edition has been substantially updated to offer an up-to-date and authoritative account of the law in this rapidly changing field. As well as general updating, the chapter on Torts has been completely rewritten and the growing importance of the law of restitution has led to the inclusion of a new separate chapter on the private international law aspects of this significant field of the law of obligations. The major developments in the law on jurisdiction and the recognition of foreign judgments have also been fully discussed.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Introduction --
Ch. 1. Definition, nature and scope of private international law --
Ch. 2. Historical development and current theories --
Pt. 2. Preliminary topics --
Ch. 3. Classification --
Ch. 4. The incidental question --
Ch. 5. Renvoi --
Ch. 6. Substance and procedure --
Ch. 7. The proof of foreign law --
Ch. 8. Exclusion of foreign law --
Ch. 9. Domicil, nationality and residence --
Pt. 3. Jurisdiction, foreign judgements and awards --
Ch. 10. Jurisdiction of the English courts - an introduction --
Ch. 11. Jurisdiction under the Brussels and Lugano Conventions --
Ch. 12. The competence of the English courts under the traditional rules --
Ch. 13. Stays of English proceedings and restraining foreign proceedings --
Ch. 14. Limitations on jurisdiction --
Ch. 15. Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements: the traditional rules --
Ch. 16. Recognition and enforcement of judgements under the Brussels and Lugano Conventions --
Ch. 17. Foreign arbitral awards --
Pt. 4. The law of obligations --
Ch. 18. Contracts --
Ch. 19. Torts --
Ch. 20. Restitution --
Pt. 5. Family law --
Ch. 21. Marriage --
Ch. 22. Matrimonial causes --
Ch. 23. Declarations --
Ch. 24. Financial relief --
Ch. 25. Children --
Ch. 26. Legitimacy, legitimation and adoption --
Ch. 27. Mental disorder --
Pt. 6. The law of property --
Ch. 28. The distinction between movables and immovables --
Ch. 29. Immovables --
Ch. 30. The transfer of tangible movables --
Ch. 31. The assignment of intangible movables --
Ch. 32. Administration of estates --
Ch. 33. Succession --
Ch. 34. Matrimonial property --
Ch. 35. Trusts.

The new edition has been substantially updated to offer an up-to-date and authoritative account of the law in this rapidly changing field. As well as general updating, the chapter on Torts has been completely rewritten and the growing importance of the law of restitution has led to the inclusion of a new separate chapter on the private international law aspects of this significant field of the law of obligations. The major developments in the law on jurisdiction and the recognition of foreign judgments have also been fully discussed.

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