Just out from Hart/Bloomsbury: The Common Law Jurisprudence of the Conflict of Laws, a collection of essays edited by Sarah McKibbin and Anthony Kennedy:
This book presents a collection of leading common law cases in private international law ranging from the 18th to the 21st century. The cases traverse issues of jurisdiction, choice of law and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Questions of marital validity, domicile, foreign immovable property and choice of law in contract are just some of the topics that this collection examines. The 'unusual factual situations' of some 18th- and 19th-century English cases also reveal compelling human interest stories and political controversies worthy of further exploration.
Drawing on a diverse team of contributors, this edited collection showcases the research of eminent conflicts scholars together with emerging scholars from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ireland and South Africa.
--Dan Ernst. TOC after the jump.
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
