Private International Law at the End of the 20th Century

Private International Law at the End of the 20th Century Progress or Regress? : XVth International Congress of Comparative Law

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

  • Book information

    ISBN: 9789041112347
    Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
    Imprint: Kluwer Law International
    Pub date:
    Edition: New edition
    DEWEY: 340.9
    DEWEY edition: 21
    Language: English,French
    Number of pages: 494
    Weight: 922g
    Height: 164mm
    Width: 242mm
    Spine width: 29mm