North, Peter

Cheshire and north's private international law/ Peter North and J.J. Fawcett - 13th ed. - New York: Oxford press university, 1999. - cxviii, 1069 p. ; 26 cm.

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 judgments 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 judgments: the traditional rules
16 Recognition and enforcement of judgments 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 Matrimonial causes
23 Declarations
24 Financial relief
25 Children
26 Ligitimacy, legitimation and adoption
27 Mental disorder

Part VI The Law of Property
28 The distinction between movable and immovables
29 Immovables
30 The transfer to tangible movables
31 The assignment of intangible movables
32 Administration of estates
33 Succession
34 Matrimonial Property
35 Trusts


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Conflict of Laws--England
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