Author Description
Choice of Law provides an in-depth sophisticated coverage of the choice-of-law part Conflicts Law (or Private International Law) in torts, products liability, contracts, forum-selection and arbitration clauses, insurance, statutes of limitation, domestic relations, property, marital property, and successions. It also covers the constitutional framework and conflicts between federal law and foreign law.The book explains the doctrinal and methodological foundations of choice of law and then focuses on its actual practice, examining not only what courts say but also what they do. It identifies the emerging decisional patterns and extracts predictions about likely outcomes.
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THE THESIS
This volume investigates the complex doctrinal and methodological foundations of choice-of-law rules within the American legal system. Dean Symeon C. Symeonides, a recognized authority in private international law, synthesizes decades of judicial practice to bridge the gap between theoretical legal frameworks and actual courtroom application. The text argues that by analyzing consistent decisional patterns, legal practitioners can more accurately predict outcomes in multi-jurisdictional disputes.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Comprehensive analysis of choice-of-law applications in torts, contracts, and property law.
- Examination of forum-selection and arbitration clauses.
- Discussion of constitutional constraints and federal-foreign law conflicts.
- Identification of emerging patterns in judicial decision-making.
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on American legal practice and does not provide an exhaustive comparative analysis of all global civil law systems.
- It does not serve as a general introduction to civil procedure, focusing strictly on the choice-of-law subset of conflicts law.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Legal scholars and practitioners frequently cite this work as a definitive resource for navigating the intricacies of American conflict of laws. Experts highlight the text for its ability to distill dense, multi-jurisdictional case law into actionable patterns for modern legal practice.
Page Count:
840
Publication Date:
2016-05-13
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
019049672X
ISBN-13:
9780190496722
Conflict of Laws
International Law
Law
American Law
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