The Common Law Jurisprudence of the Conflict of Laws

Sarah McKibbin is Lecturer in Law at the University of Southern Queensland’s School of Law and Justice, Australia. Anthony Kennedy is an Associate Member of Serle Court Chambers in London, UK.

Foreword
Editors’ Preface
List of Contributors
Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
1. Brook v Brook: Rethinking Marriage Choice of Law
Sarah McKibbin
2. The Mixed Blessing of Vita Food Products: The Impact and Influence of the Privy Council’s Decision
Helen Morton
3. Erie Railroad Company v Tompkins in a Private International Law Context
Michael S Green
4. Good Stock? The Enduring Influence of the ‘Proper Law’ Rule in Bonython v Commonwealth of Australia
Ian McDonald
5. M/S Bremen v Zapata Off -Shore Company: US Common Law Affirmation of Party Autonomy
Ronald A Brand
6. Lucy’s Argument: The Spycatcher Case in Australia
Reid Mortensen
7. Conflicts and Public Law Concerns: A New Way of Conceiving the Conflict of Laws: Morguard Investments Ltd v De Savoye
Angela Swan OC
8. Tolofson v Jensen: Reframing the Canadian Common Law Choice of Law Rule for Torts
Joost Blom
9. The Limits of Our Tolerance for Acts of Foreign States: The Legacy of Kuwait Airways (Nos 4 and 5)
Michael Douglas
10. Bid Industrial Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Strang and Another (Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Third Party): An Analysis
Elsabe Schoeman
11. Re Flightlease and Common Law Judgment-Recognition in Ireland
Máire Ní Shúilleabháin
12. Vizcaya Partners Limited v Picard: Implications for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments at Common Law and Beyond
Anthony Kennedy and Andrew Moran
Index