This book provides a substantial overview of the discipline of private international law viewed from a global perspective.



The guide is divided into 4 key sections.

Theory

Institutional and Conceptual Framework Issues

Civil and Commercial Law (apart from Family Law)

Family Law



Each chapter is written by a leading expert(s). The chapters address specific areas/aspects of private international law and consider the existing global solutions and the possibilities of improving/creating them. Where appropriate, the chapters are co-authored by experts from different legal perspectives in order to achieve as balanced a picture as possible.



The range of contributions includes authors from Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. An essential resource for academics, practitioners and students alike.

PART I

INTRODUCTION

1. Introduction

Jayne Holliday and Paul Beaumont



PART II

THEORY

2. Pragmatism and Private International Law

Abubakri Yekini and Paul Beaumont

3. Characterisation

Chiara Goetzke and Ralf Michaels

4. Connecting Factors

Susanne L Gössl and Ruth Lamont

5. Renvoi and Preliminary Questions

Maria Hook

6. Public Policy and Mandatory Provisions

Trevor Hartley



PART III

INSTITUTIONAL AND FRAMEWORK ISSUES

7. Hague Conference on Private International Law

Marta Pertegás and Paul Beaumont

8. National Organs and Central Authorities under HCCH Conventions

Ignacio Goicoechea and Brody Warren

9. Substance and Procedure

Richard Garnett

10. Application of Foreign Law

Marta Requejo Isidro

11. States as Litigants in International Matters before Domestic Courts

Uglješa Grušic, Paul Herrup and Lucian Martinez

12. Service of Process

David McClean

13. Taking of Evidence

Brooke Marshall and Nadia de Araujo



PART IV

CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL LAW (EXCLUDING FAMILY LAW)

14. Law Applicable to Contracts

Symeon C Symeonides

15. Contract Jurisdiction

Ron Brand and Karen Vandekerckhove

16. Companies

Johan Meeusen

17. Competition Law Enforcement: Private International Law and Access to Effective Legal Remedies in Cross-Border Cases

Mihail Danov and Carmen Otero García-Castrillón

18. Tort: Applicable Law

Michael Hellner

19. Tort: Jurisdiction

Reid Mortensen

20. Unjust(ified) Enrichment

Adeline Chong and Jan Lüttringhaus

21. Property

Janeen M Carruthers and Matthias Weller

22. Succession

Albert Font i Segura and Jayne Holliday

23. Trusts

Jonathan Harris

24. Insolvency and Bankruptcy

Francisco Garcimartín Alférez and Sara Sánchez

25. Intellectual Property

Paul Torremans

26. Arbitration

Giuditta Cordero-Moss

27. Maritime Exceptionalism in Global Private International Law

Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm

28. Choice of Court Agreements

Paul Beaumont and Mary Keyes

29. Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters

David Goddard and Paul Beaumont

30. Conflicts of Jurisdiction

Ardavan Arzandeh and Matthias Lehmann

31. Collective Redress

Koji Takahashi and Zheng Sophia Tang



PART V

FAMILY LAW

32. Divorce

Máire Ní Shúilleabháin and Jayne Holliday

33. Parental Responsibility, Custody and Access

Costanza Honorati and Mary Keyes

34. Child Abduction

Maria Caterina Baruffi and Jayne Holliday

35. Adoption of Children

Laura Martínez-Mora

36. Maintenance

Paul Beaumont and Lara Walker

37. Matrimonial Property

Rhona Schuz

38. Family Agreements Involving Children

Paul Beaumont and Nieve Rubaja

39. The Protection of Adults

Pietro Franzina

40. International Surrogacy and International Parentage: Hopes for a Global Solution

Giacomo Biagioni



PART VI

CONCLUSION

41. Conclusion: Mapping of the Strength of Global Private International Law

Paul Beaumont and Jayne Holliday