Morris

This text covers the broad area of private international law. The fifth edition has incorporated the major developments to have occurred in this area, including: changes brought about by statute, developments in the EU; and decisions of the English courts.

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This fifth edition of an established and popular textbook on the conflict of laws, sometimes described as Private International Law, builds upon the strengths of previous editions and incorporates changes brought about by: * Statute, e.g. the Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 * The European Union, notably the continuing revision of the texts derived from the Brussels Convention 1968 and the increasingly important case law of the ECJ * Case law developments and the growing volume of decisions of the English courts, e.g., those on the Hague Child Abduction Convention and, more generally, affecting the conduct of international litigation