Essays in International Litigation and the Conflict of Laws

by Lawrence Collins

Overview

Lawrence Collins, a leading international lawyer, has made a profound contribution to the study and understanding of the Conflict of Laws in England during the past twenty years. He has successfully combined his practice in one of London's leading law firms with unparalleled academic achievement. This volume combines a number of his most widely acclaimed and influential articles on important aspects of the Conflict of Laws, including a reprint of his fascinating 1992 Hague Academy Lectures entitled "Provisional and Protective Measures in International Litigation." Collins has updated and written introductory prefaces for each article to outline the most important subsequent developments since their original publication. Scholarly and incisive, these essays will be compulsory reading for all academics and practitioners interested in international litigation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198265665
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/20/1997
Edition description:	REPRINT
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	6.13(w) x 9.13(h) x 1.13(d)

About the Author

Queen Mary and Westfield College, London

Table of Contents

1. Provisional and Protective Measures in International Litigation2. The Territorial Reach of Mareva Injunctions3. Some Aspects of Service Out of the Jurisdiction in English Law4. Forum Selection and an Anglo-American Conflict5. The Marc Rich Case and Actions for Negative Declarations6. The Hague Evidence Convention and Discovery: A Serious Misunderstanding? 7. Harris v. Taylor Revived8. Blocking and Clawback Statutes: The United Kingdom Approach9. Interaction between Contract and Tort in the Conflict of Laws10. Exemption Clauses, Employment Contracts, and the Conflict of Laws11. Contractual and Non-Contractual Obligations–EEC Preliminary Draft Convention12. Floating Charges, Receivers, and Managers and the Conflict of Laws1. Provisional and Protective Measures in International Litigation2. The Territorial Reach of Mareva Injunctions3. Some Aspects of Service Out of the Jurisdiction in English Law4. Forum Selection and an Anglo-American Conflict5. The Marc Rich Case and Actions for Negative Declarations6. The Hague Evidence Convention and Discovery: A Serious Misunderstanding? 7. Harris v. Taylor Revived8. Blocking and Clawback Statutes: The United Kingdom Approach9. Interaction between Contract and Tort in the Conflict of Laws10. Exemption Clauses, Employment Contracts, and the Conflict of Laws11. Contractual and Non-Contractual Obligations–EEC Preliminary Draft Convention12. Floating Charges, Receivers, and Managers and the Conflict of Laws

Editorial Reviews

"There is no doubt that the English conflict of laws is today dominated by Dr. Collins."—Law Quarterly Review

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