Cheshire, North & Fawcett private international law. /
Private international law
J.J. Fawcett, Janeen M. Carruthers.
- 14th ed.
- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
- cxliii, 1390 p. ; 25 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Cheshire and North's private international law / Sir Peter North and J.J. Fawcett. 13th ed. 1999.
Includes bibliographical references (p. xix-xxiii) and index.
Contents: Introduction: Definition, nature and scope of private international law --Historical development and current theories -- Preliminary topics: Classification -- The incidental question -- Renvoi -- Substance and procedure -- The proof of foreign law -- Exclusion of foreign law -- Domicile, nationality and residence -- Jurisdiction, foreign judgements and awards: Jurisdiction of the English courts - an introduction -- Jurisdiction under the Brussels/Lugano system -- The competence of the English courts under the traditional rules -- Stays of English proceedings and restraining foreign proceedings -- Limitations on jurisdiction -- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements: the traditional rules -- Recognition and enforcement of judgements under the Brussels/Lugano system -- Immovables -- The transfer of tangible movables -- The assignment of intagible movables -- Administration of estates -- Succession -- Matrimonial property -- Trusts --