Symeon C. Symeonides | May 1, 2024 | Conflict of Laws
Below is the abstract for “Plaintiff’s Choice of Law in Cross-Border Tort Conflicts” available for download on SSRN. The thesis of this Article is that, subject to specified conditions, the victims of certain cross-border torts should have the option of choosing...
Russell C. Bogue and Carlos Manuel Vazquez | April 24, 2024 | Conflict of Laws
Below is the abstract for “Choice of Law as Statutory Interpretation: The Rise and Decline of Governmental Interest Analysis” available for download on SSRN. Governmental interest analysis revolutionized choice of law in the United States and heavily influenced the...
PEFELA Gildas NYUGHA | April 10, 2024 | Conflict of Laws, International Commercial and Investor-State Arbitration
Below is the abstract for “Jettisoning the Principle of Party Autonomy in Modern International Commercial Arbitration: Menace to an Unprecedented Precept,” available for download on SSRN. This paper focuses on conflict as to the choice of law in international...
Madison Bessho | January 26, 2024 | Conflict of Laws, Copyright, Inside The ALI, Property, Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions, Torts: Remedies
At its meeting on January 18 and 19, 2024, the ALI Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts of the following projects and approved drafts and portions of drafts as listed below.* Conflict of Laws The Council approved Council Draft No. 9, containing the...
Mark Addey | January 3, 2024 | Conflict of Laws
Below is the abstract for “Conflict of Laws: Choice of Law Theories in Tort,” available for download on SSRN. Conflict of laws arises when various legal systems intersect, typically involving laws from different jurisdictions. The interactions between people in areas...
Thomas P. Gallanis | November 29, 2023 | Conflict of Laws
Below is the abstract for “Trusts and the Choice of Law: What Role for the Settlor’s Choice and the Place of Administration?,” available for download on SSRN. In modern trust practice, a settlor often seeks to create a trust to be governed by the law of and...
