Private International Law in Commonwealth Africa

Dr Richard Frimpong Oppong is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at Thompson Rivers University in Canada. He was the Director of Studies in Private International Law at The Hague Academy of International Law in 2012. He has published numerous articles and books and has been cited by the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit and the South African Supreme Court of Appeal.

Introduction; Part I. Preliminary Matters: 1. Conceptual issues in choice of law; 2. Foreign law; 3. Domicile; Part II. Jurisdiction: 4. Bases of jurisdiction; 5. Forum non conveniens, lis alibi pendens and forum selection; 6. Limitations on jurisdiction; Part III. Obligations: 7. Contract; 8. Torts; 9. Foreign currency obligations; 10. Bills of exchange; Part IV. Family Law: 11. Marriage; 12. Bills of exchange; 13. Children; Part V. Property, Succession and Administration of Estates: 14. Property; 15. Succession; Part VI. Foreign Judgements and Arbitration Awards: 16. Administration of estates; 17. The common law regime for enforcing foreign judgements; 18. The statutory regimes for enforcing foreign judgements; 19. Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards; Part VII. International Civil Procedure: 20. Remedies in support of or against foreign judicial and arbitral proceedings; 21. International judicial assistance; 22. Security for costs.