Essays in Private International Law

Essays in Private International Law
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0198258267
ISBN-13 : 9780198258261
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Synopsis Essays in Private International Law by : Peter Machin North

The nine essays collected here, some originally delivered as lectures, others written as law journal articles, have all appeared over the past fifteen years. They examine issues of topical importance in the three traditional areas of private international law: the jurisdiction of the courts, choice of the applicable law, and the recognition of foreign judgments. These areas are discussed with reference to a wide range of subject issues, in particular contract, tort, family law, and some aspects of property law. A major theme is reform and change, not only within the United Kingdom, but also as a consequence of developments within the European Community and in the light of proposals in the U.S. and worldwide.

Selected Essays

Selected Essays
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Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages : 568
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ISBN-10 : 0792329066
ISBN-13 : 9780792329060
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Synopsis Selected Essays by : Aron Broches

Aron Broches is a Dutch international lawyer and official. He was present at the Bretton Woods Monetary and Financial Conference in 1944 and he started work at the World Bank in 1946, where he stayed for over 30 years. While there he created the mechanisms for the settlement of disputes between States and foreign investors leading to the formation of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in 1967.

A Commitment to Private International Law

A Commitment to Private International Law
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 178068150X
ISBN-13 : 9781780681504
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Synopsis A Commitment to Private International Law by : Hague Conference on Private International Law. Permanent Bureau

Hans van Loon has been at the forefront of private international law for well over a quarter of a century. Since joining the Hague Conference on Private International Law in 1978, van Loon has presided over remarkable growth of the organization and significant changes to how it operates. He has been involved in the development of nine Hague Conventions. In his time as Secretary General, he has seen the organization's membership grow from 44 to 72 Members (with more than 60 non-Member States now party to at least one Hague Convention), which has turned the Hague Conference into a veritable world organization. The continued relevance of the Hague Conference in the 21st century owes much to the commitment of van Loon to private international law and his awareness of its role in a broader social context. This festschrift is a collection of contributions from friends and colleagues who have shared the negotiating table with Hans van Loon at various diplomatic sessions, collaborated with him on seminars and academic pursuits around the globe, and worked alongside him at the Permanent Bureau. Its pages are testament to a long and respected career, as well as to the meaningful relationships that Hans van Loon has developed along the way with academics, judges, practitioners, and government officials from various legal backgrounds.

The Diversity of International Law

The Diversity of International Law
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 720
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ISBN-10 : 9789047444725
ISBN-13 : 9047444728
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis The Diversity of International Law by : Aristotle Constantinides

This collection of essays pays homage to the multifarious and enduring work of Kalliopi K. Koufa, the first woman to become Professor of International Law in Greece. The volume brings together 37 contributions of renowned international law scholars from all over the world on a wide spectrum of important contemporary theoretical and practical issues. The essays reflect the multiple faces, the expanding scope and diversity of contemporary international law. Areas covered include the use of force, dispute settlement, international criminal law, international environmental law and, most notably, terrorism and human rights, areas on which the work of Professor Koufa in the United Nations and elsewhere has been particularly influential.

Selected Essays on the Conflict of Laws

Selected Essays on the Conflict of Laws
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Publisher : Brill Nijhoff
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1571051163
ISBN-13 : 9781571051165
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Selected Essays on the Conflict of Laws by : Friedrich K. Juenger

Friedrich K. Juenger on the conflict of laws is always worth attending to. Rejecting the "conventional wisdom" that prevails in the field, he sees the conflict of laws not as a discipline devoid of substantive values but as a powerful catalyst for multistate justice. Here is a wide-ranging collection of essays on a variety of problems posed by transactions that transcend state and national borders. The essays include a comparison of jurisdiction issues in the United States and the European Communities, opinions on forum shopping, a critique of interest analysis techniques, and a plea for a comparative approach to choice-of-law issues. Invaluable studies in the extraterritorial application of United States antitrust law, recognition of foreign money judgments and divorces, and regional conventions round out the collection. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

Is International Law International?

Is International Law International?
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 433
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ISBN-10 : 9780190696412
ISBN-13 : 0190696419
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Is International Law International? by : Anthea Roberts

This book challenges the idea that international law looks the same from anywhere in the world. Instead, how international lawyers understand and approach their field is often deeply influenced by the national contexts in which they lived, studied, and worked. International law in the United States and in the United Kingdom looks different compared to international law in China and Russia, though some approaches (particularly Western, Anglo-American ones) are more influential outside their borders than others. Given shifts in geopolitical power and the rise of non-Western powers like China, it is increasingly important for international lawyers to understand how others coming from diverse backgrounds approach the field. By examining the international law academies and textbooks of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Roberts provides a window into these different communities of international lawyers, and she uncovers some of the similarities and differences in how they understand and approach international law.

Contemporary Developments in International Law

Contemporary Developments in International Law
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 950
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ISBN-10 : 9789004245624
ISBN-13 : 9004245626
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Contemporary Developments in International Law by : Rüdiger Wolfrum

For the Liber Amicorum, dedicated to Professor Budislav Vukas, his colleagues and former students have contributed essays on topical issues of contemporary international law, primarily in the fields that were the focus of Professor Vukas’s interest during his long-lasting academic and international career at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the International Labour Organization, the Institut de Droit International and many other law schools and international institutions and organizations. The essays in this collection, thus, deal with current developments concerning the subjects of international law (i.a. jurisdictional immunities of states, responsibility of states, international organizations, other non-state entities), the law of the sea (i.a. jurisdictional zones, delimitation, piracy, underwater cultural heritage protection, fisheries, land-locked states), human rights law, including minorities’ protection (i.a. European Court of Human Rights, humanitarian assistance, protection in the event of disasters, social and labour rights, rights of the child), and dispute settlement (i.a. International Court of Justice, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, arbitration, diplomatic means). Of the 49 essays written by scholars and practitioners from different parts of the world six are in French.

The Individual in the International Legal System

The Individual in the International Legal System
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 463
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ISBN-10 : 9781139499972
ISBN-13 : 1139499971
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Individual in the International Legal System by : Kate Parlett

Kate Parlett's study of the individual in the international legal system examines the way in which individuals have come to have a certain status in international law, from the first treaties conferring rights and capacities on individuals through to the present day. The analysis cuts across fields including human rights law, international investment law, international claims processes, humanitarian law and international criminal law in order to draw conclusions about structural change in the international legal system. By engaging with much new literature on non-state actors in international law, she seeks to dispel myths about state-centrism and the direction in which the international legal system continues to evolve.

International Law in the New Age of Globalization

International Law in the New Age of Globalization
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Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : 9789004228818
ISBN-13 : 9004228810
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis International Law in the New Age of Globalization by : Andrew Byrnes

This collection brings together a series of essays which address some of the challenges that globalization poses to the international legal order. The book examines the interaction of globalization and international law through four sub-themes: the adaptation of classical international legal tools to regulate and adjudicate community interests and conflicts in the era of globalization; coordinating dialogues and governance strategies within and between international legal systems and institutions; globalization and the diversification of actors; and the exposure of State sovereignty to private actors and the need to preserve the regulatory powers of States. The volume will be of interest to international law scholars, practitioners and students, as well as to those working in the fields of international relations and globalization.