Research Catalog

Title

Cheshire and North's private international law.

Author

North, P. M. (Peter Machin)

Publication

London : Butterworths, 1999.

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Additional Authors

• Fawcett, J. J.
• Cheshire, G. C. (Geoffrey Chevalier), 1886-1978
• Cheshire, G. C. (Geoffrey Chevalier), 1886-1978.

Description

cxviii, 1069 p.; 25 cm.

Alternative Title

Private international law

Subject

Conflict of laws > Great Britain

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [xvii]-xx) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine derived contents note: Part I. -- Introduction -- 1. Definition, nature and scope of private international law -- 2. Historical development and current theories -- Part II. -- Preliminary topics -- 3. Classification -- 4. The incidental question -- 5. Renvoi -- 6. Substance and procedure -- 7. The proof of foreign law -- 8. Exclusion of foreign law -- 9. Domicil, nationality and residence -- Part III. -- Jurisdiction, foreign judgements and awards -- 10. Jurisdiction of the English courts -- an introduction -- 11. Jurisdiction under the Brussels and Lugano Conventions -- 12. The competence of the English courts under the traditional rules -- 13. Stays of English proceedings and restraining foreign proceedings -- 14. Limitations on jurisdiction -- 15. Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements: the traditional rules -- 16. Recognition and enforcement of judgements under the Brussels and Lugano Conventions -- 17. Foreign arbitral awards -- Part IV. -- The law of obligations -- 18. Contracts -- 19. Torts -- 20. Restitution -- Part V. -- Family law -- 21. Marriage -- 22. Matrimonal causes -- 23. Declarations -- 24. Financial relief -- 25. Children -- 26. Legitimacy, legitimation and adoption -- 27. Mental disorder -- Part VI. -- The law of property -- 28. The distinction between movables and immovables -- 29. Immovables -- 30. The transfer of tangible movables -- 31. The assignment of intangible movables -- 32. Administration of estates -- 33. Succession -- 34. Matrimonal property -- 35. Trusts -- Index.

ISBN

0406905967

OCLC

• 41388694
• SCSB-9988023

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library