Global Private International Law: Adjudication without Frontiers

by Horatia Muir Watt, Lucia Bizikova, Agatha Brandao De Oliv, and Diego P. Fernandez Arroy

Horatia Muir Watt (Editor), Lucia Bíziková (Editor), Agatha Brandão de Oliveira (Editor), and Diego P. Fernández Arroyo (Editor)

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Global Private International Law is a groundbreaking casebook, combining the expertise of over sixty international and interdisciplinary contributors who analyze key legal proceedings in order to provide a comprehensive study of the impact of globalisation on the law.

Providing a unique and clearly structured tool, this book presents an authoritative collection of carefully selected global case studies. Some of these are considered global due to their internationally relevant subject matter, whilst others demonstrate the blurring of traditional legal categories in an age of accelerated cross-border movement. The study of the selected cases in their political, cultural, social and economic contexts sheds light on the contemporary transformation of law through its encounter with conflicting forms of normativity and the multiplication of potential fora.

Key Features:



  • the specific global scope allows the reader to gain a contextualised understanding of legal transformation

  • each case has two commentaries from different viewpoints, ensuring a nuanced perspective on the implications of the global turn in private international law and its importance for adjudication

  • an astute combination of theory and practice ensures readers gain an understanding of the relevance of innovative legal theories in interpreting concrete cases in a changing world

  • comparative material and ground-breaking analysis make this book eminently suitable for use with students and a useful tool for researchers and courts confronted with novel topics or issues.

  • ISBN10 1788119223
  • ISBN13 9781788119221
  • Publish Date 25 January 2019
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 640
  • Language English