Private International Law

"Part I: Introduction & Sources of Law: General introduction; Sources of the law; International litigation; Important connecting factors.Part II: Jurisdiction: The role and importance of jurisdiction; Jurisdiction under EU Council Regs; Allocation of jurisdiction in the UK; Conventions; Common law and the rule 6.20; Jurisdiction in rem; Relationship between jurisdiction under the common law and under EU council Regs, Immunity from jurisdiction.Part III: The Recognition & Enforcement of Foreign JudgmentsPart IV: Insolvency: Corporate insolvency; English bankruptcy orders; foreign bankruptcy orders.Part V: Choice of Law in Obligations: Contracts; Tort; Unjust enrichment.Part VI: Choice of Law and Property: The nature of property; Immovable property; Movable property; Negotiable instruments; Intellectual property; Succession; Administration of estate.Part VII: The Family: Marriage; Matrimonial causes; Effect of marriage on property; Mental disorder.Part VIII: History and Theory of the Subject: history; Theoretical approaches; Conceptual problems.Part IX: Statutory appendices."