Codifying choice of law around the world: an international comparative analysis

Synopsis

This Title Chronicles, Documents, And Celebrates The Extraordinary, Massive Country-by-country Codification Of Private International Law (pril) Or Conflict Of Laws That Has Taken Place In The Last 50 Years From 1962-2012. The Book Provides A Horizontal Comparison And Discussion Of These Codifications And Conventions, Firstly By Comparing The Way They Resolve Tort And Contract Conflicts, And Then By Comparing The Answers Of These Codifications To The Fundamental Philosophical And Methodological Dilemmas Of Pril. Law Governing Tort Conflicts -- Party Autonomy In Contract Conflicts -- Codification And Flexibility -- Broad Or Narrow Choice Of Law : Issue-by-issue Choice And Dépeçage -- Codification And Result Selectivism -- The Publication Of Pil : Unilateralism, State Interests, And International Uniformity. Symeon C. Symeonides ; Foreword By Lord Collins Of Mapesbury. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.