Table of contents
PART I;
Introduction;
1. Definition, nature and scope of private international law;
2. Historical development and current theories;
PART II; Preliminary topics;
3. Classification;
4. The incidental question;
5. Renvoi;
6. Substance and procedure;
7. The proof of foreign law;
8. Exclusion of foreign law;
9. Domicil, nationality and residence;
PART III; Jurisdiction, foreign judgements and awards;
10. Jurisdiction of the English courts - an introduction;
11. Jurisdiction under the Brussels and Lugano Conventions;
12. The competence of the English courts under the traditional rules;
13. Stays of English proceedings and restraining foreign proceedings;
14. Limitations on jurisdiction;
15. Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements: the traditional rules;
16. Recognition and enforcement of judgements under the Brussels and Lugano Conventions;
17. Foreign arbitral awards; PART IV; The law of obligations;
18. Contracts;
19. Torts;
20. Restitution;
PART V; Family law;
21. Marriage;
22. Matrimonal causes;
23. Declarations;
24. Financial relief;
25. Children;
26. Legitimacy, legitimation and adoption;
27. Mental disorder;
PART VI; The law of property;
28. The distinction between movables and immovables;
29. Immovables;
30. The transfer of tangible movables;
31. The assignment of intangible movables;
32. Administration of estates;
33. Succession;
34. Matrimonal property;
35. Trusts;
Index