This text provides students with a comprehensive overview of the conflict of laws rules as they apply in English law. The preliminary topics of the bases of conflict of laws are scrutinised, and the most important relevant statutory materials are presented.

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Domicile; Intention and Capacity; Pervasive Problems; Substance and Procedure; Jurisdiction to Adjudicate; Due Process Limits on Jurisdiction; Consent; Ownership and Use of Property'; In Rem and Quasi In Rem Jurisdiction Defined; Forum Non Conveniens; Marriage, Divorce and Custody; Torts; Contracts; Property; Construction of the Will; Constitutional Limitations of Choice of Law; Full Faith and Credit Limitations on a State's Choice of Law; Choice of Law in Federal Courts.

Clear, informal, and even humorous, Examples & Explanations: Conflicts of Law, Fourth Edition, explores all topics covered in Conflicts courses, including personal jurisdiction and the Erie doctrine. It covers traditional and modern approaches to choice of law, proof of law, and enforcement of foreign country and sister state judgments. It provides up-to-date coverage of constitutional limits on personal jurisdiction, choice of law, and actions against sister states. Big-picture overviews and accurate statements of rules are reinforced with concrete examples and test-taking tips. The powerful Examples & Explanations pedagogy works especially well for Conflict of Laws where students gain understanding of rules and policies by applying them to new fact patterns. Summaries of leading cases found in most casebooks and a modular organization allows easy adaptation to any course. New to the Fourth Edition: Substantially revised personal jurisdiction chapters to add latest Supreme Court cases New material on full faith and credit and immunity of state governments to suit in sister states in response to recent Supreme Court decisions New material on proof of foreign country law in response to recent Supreme Court decision Additional material on state law proof of law that refers to new developments in state law New examples and explanations that apply most recent changes in law Continued coverage of same-sex marriage rights after Obergefell Professors and students will benefit from: Big picture introductions that provide a helpful road map Accurate summaries of specific rules of law Clear identification of problem areas and legal uncertainties Strategies for answering difficult questions Examples that illustrate practical consequences of rules Explanations that discuss the application of recent Supreme Court decisions

This book is an in-depth, comparative study of the nature of civil & commercial law & of its development in the PRC. It focuses on the very complex interrelations & interactions between Party & state policies & measures, scholars' theoretical efforts & the development of civil & commercial law, especially the development of the institutions of legal personality & of property rights in the PRC. It also analyses the underlying influences of foreign legal systems & legal theories as well as the difficulties experienced by Chinese law makers & scholars in applying these theories. The book provides fresh insights into the role of law & the transformation of Chinese civil & commercial law, as now occurring in the PRC. The book is a valuable reference source for scholars who wish to explore the fascinating subject of the transformation of civil & commercial law in contemporary China.