Convergence and divergence in private international law : liber amicorum Kurt Siehr / edited by Katharina Boele-Woelki [and others].

This Liber Amicorum is dedicated to Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Kurt Siehr on the occasion of his 75th birthday. The collection honors and celebrates Professor Siehr's academic accomplishments, his writings, and his teachings - a source of continuous inspiration to all those who engage in private intern...

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Other Authors: Boele-Woelki, Katharina, Siehr, Kurt
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: The Hague : Eleven International Pub., ©2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Foreword to Liber Amicorum Kurt Siehr (2000); I. GENERAL ASPECTS OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW LAW-MAKING; American vs. European Private International Law
  • The Case for a Model Confl ict of Laws Act (MCLA); Comparative and International Law in the United States
  • Mixed Signals; Connecting Factors and Internationality in Conflict of Laws and Transnational Commercial Law; Democratic Values in the Choice-of-Law Process; Keine Berührungsangst des Schweizerischen Bundesgerichts im Umgang mit Eingriffsnormen.
  • 'Revolutionary Ideas' and the Swiss Statute on Private International LawRenvoi in Japanese Private International Law; II. FAMILY RELATIONS AND SUCCESSION; Protecting Children Against Detrimental Family Environments under the 1996 Hague Convention and the Brussels II bis Regulation; Choice-of-law Aspects of the Future EC Regulation in Matters of Succession
  • A First Glance at the Commission's Proposal; The Necessary Flexibility in the Application of the New Instruments on Maintenance; Conflict of Laws of Divorce: Judicial Practice and Legislative Development of Taiwan.
  • Future Developments in International Family Law with Special Emphasis on Cross-border Child Protection: A View from The HagueDer deutsche Nachlaßrichter und die amerikanische "tracing rule" im Internationalen Ehegüterrecht
  • Eine Problemskizze; From Nationality to Habitual Residence: Some brief remarks on the future EU Regulation on International Successions and Wills; Recognition in the Forum of a Status Acquired Abroad
  • Private International Law Rules and European Human Rights Law.
  • Elliptiques variations sur un thème connu : compétence judiciaire, conflits de lois et reconnaissance de décisions en matière alimentaire d'après le règlement (CE) n° 4/2009 du ConseilThe Impact of the European Union's Prohibition of Discrimination and the Right of Free Movement of Persons on the Private International Law Rules of Member States
  • With comments on the Sayn-Wittgenstein Case before the European Court of Justice; On the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and its application by the Supreme Court of Finland.
  • External Public Policy, the Incidental Question Properly So-called and the Recognition of Foreign Divorce OrdersSurrogacy, a New Way to Become a Mother? A New PIL Issue; III. CONTRACTUAL AND NON-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS; Some Reflections on Contracts and Torts in Cyberspace in view of Regulations Rome I and Rome II; Cross-border Multimodal Transport
  • Problems and Limits of Finding an Appropriate Legal Regime; UN-Kaufrecht und Verbraucher; The Principle of Characteristic Performance Revisited Yet Again; Contracts of Carriage and the Conflict of Laws.