Statutes and Conventions on Private International Law 2/e

Designed with undergraduate and postgraduate students in mind, this work contains a selection of statutes, conventions and other legal instruments in the area of Private International Law. It covers various legislative and international rules dealing with: General Concepts in Private International Law; Domicile; Jurisdiction; and others.

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This collection is an up-to-date and relevant selection of statutes, conventions and other legal instruments in the area of Private International Law. As with the first edition, this book is specifically designed with undergraduate and postgraduate students in mind. This easy-to-use and reliable compendium of legal instruments should also prove particularly useful for the legal researcher who is interested in how Private International Law is applied in England and Wales.


It covers all legislative and international rules dealing with: General Concepts in Private International Law; Domicile; Jurisdiction; Choice of Law in Contract; Choice of Law in Tort; Choice of Law in Property and Succession; Family Law; Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards.


New developments covered by this edition include: the EU Regulation on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters 2000 ('Brussels I'); the Council Regulation on Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Judgments in Matters of Parental Responsibility ('Brussels II'); the EU Regulation on Cross-Border Insolvency; the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999; the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and the Civil Procedure Rules 1998.