Symeon C. Symeonides | December 28, 2022 | Conflict of Laws, Inside The ALI
Below is the abstract for “Conflict of Law in the ALI’s First Century” available for download on SSRN. This essay is part of a forthcoming book about the history of the American Law Institute (ALI), which will be published in 2023, one hundred years...
Joseph William Singer | November 23, 2022 | Conflict of Laws
Below is the abstract for “Hobbes & Hanging: Personal Jurisdiction v. Choice of Law,” available for download on SSRN. When conduct in one state causes injury in another state, and the law at the place of injury is more favorable to the victim than the...
Pauline Toboulidis | October 25, 2022 | Children and the Law, Conflict of Laws, Government Ethics, Inside The ALI, Property, Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions
At its meeting on October 20 and 21, 2022, the Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts of five projects and approved drafts and portions of drafts as listed below.* Children and the Law The Council approved Council Draft No. 8 containing §§ 1.40 and 1.41 of...
Perry Dane | October 12, 2022 | Conflict of Laws
Below is the abstract for “Party Autonomy and the Challenge of Choice of Law,” available for download on SSRN. This piece will be published as a chapter in Philosophical Foundations of Conflict of Laws (Oxford University Press), edited by Roxana Banu, Michael Green,...
Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl | August 31, 2022 | Conflict of Laws
Below is the abstract for “Improving (and Avoiding) Interstate Interpretive Encounters,” available for download on SSRN. State courts often encounter the statutes of other states. Any encounter with another state’s statutes raises an interesting, though easy to...
Georgina Garriga Suau and Christopher A. Whytock | August 15, 2022 | Conflict of Laws
Below is the abstract for “Choice of Law for Immovable Property Issues: New Directions In The European Union And The United States,” available for download on SSRN. In both the European Union and the United States, it is a dynamic period for private international law...
