Private International Law at the End of the 20th Century

by International Congress of Comparative La

• ISBN13: 9789041112347
• ISBN10: 9041112340
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Law Intl

Summary

This book provides a comparative assessment of the current state of private international law by exploring the fundamental philosophical, ideological, and methodological challenges encountered during the 20th century And The responses to those challenges in the western world. Among the questions discussed are: the dilemma between 'conflicts justice' and 'material justice'; the conflict between the goal of international uniformity And The need or desire to protect state or national interests; the tension between the goals of certainty and flexibility; the symbiosis of the multilateral, unilateral, and substantive methodologies; and the antagonism or co-existence between choice-of-law rules and flexible 'approaches', and between 'jurisdiction-selecting' and 'content-oriented' rules or approaches. Written by some of the world's most distinguished scholars, this thought-provoking book provides insightful and diverse perspectives from nineteen countries. it is essential reading for any teacher or student of private international law or comparative law.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Sir Peter North
Foreword	ix
Arthur T. von Mehren
Editor's Note	xi
Symeon C. Symeonides
Part I: General Report	1	(80)
General Report	3	(78)
Symeon C. Symeonides
Part II: National Reports	81	(398)
Australia	83	(26)
Jianfu Chen
Belgium	109	(18)
Marc Fallon
Johan Meeusen
Canada	127	(20)
Alain Prujiner
Denmark	147	(18)
Joseph Lookofsky
England	165	(26)
Richard G. Fentiman
France	191	(30)
Bernard Audit
Germany	221	(22)
Hans Jurgen Sonnenberger
Greece	243	(20)
Spyridon Vrellis
Hungary	263	(16)
Laszlo Burian
Italy	279	(16)
Fausto Pocar
Costanza Honorati
Netherlands	295	(24)
Katharina Boele-Woelki
Carla Joustra
Gert Steenhoff
Norway	319	(10)
Helge J. Thue
Poland	329	(20)
Tomasz Pajor
Portugal	349	(34)
Rui Manuel Moura Ramos
Switzerland	383	(30)
Kurt Siehr
United States	413	(32)
Courtland H. Peterson
Venezuela	445	(16)
Tatiana B. de Maekelt
Yugoslavia	461	(18)
Maja Stanivukovic
Appendix: General Reporter's Questionnaire	479	(8)
Biographical Information	487	(6)
Index	493