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This book examines the rules, principles, and doctrines in Nigerian law for resolving cases involving cross-border issues. It is the first book-length treatise devoted to the full spectrum of private international law issues in Nigeria. As a result of increased international business transactions, trade, and investment with Nigeria, such cross-border issues are more prevalent than ever. The book provides an overview of the relevant body of Nigerian law, with comparative perspectives from other l...

The conspicuous absence of private international law from the current global governance debate may be traced in part to its traditional "public law taboo", fed by liberal understandings of statehood and its characteristic public/private divide, in the context of the modern schism between the public and private branches of international law. This research review assembles work that is of immediate interest to both public and private international lawyers, and more broadly to all those interested...

The Brussels Ibis Regulation is the magna carta for jurisdiction and the free circulation of judgments in civil and commercial matters in the EU, and forms a cornerstone of the internal market. This timely Research Handbook addresses the cutting edges of the regime, in particular its place within the overall system of EU law and its adaptations in response to specific kinds of lawsuits or the needs of particular industries. Featuring original research by leading academics from across Europe,...

This book covers the pressing issues of cross-border cases involving admiralty and bankruptcy law. For example, what should happen when a shipowner files an insolvency proceeding in one country, while at the same time facing an in rem action against its vessel in another country? Should the in rem action arising in one country be stayed or dismissed because of the existence of insolvency proceedings in another country? The book discusses the relevant issues regarding the treatment of maritime...

Die Welt der Verbraucher hat in den letzten Jahren infolge der Kommerzialisierung des Internets einen grundsatzlichen Wandel erfahren - und mit ihr der Verbraucher selbst. Obgleich das Internet den Binnenmarkt fur Verbraucher entscheidend oeffnet, indem es einen umfassenden UEberblick uber das auf dem gemeinsamen Markt angebotene Waren- und Dienstleistungsspektrum erlaubt, stagniert der grenzuberschreitende Internethandel in der EU auf niedrigem Niveau. Nach Ansicht der Europaischen Kommission i...

This article-by-article Commentary on EU Regulations 2016/1103 and 2016/1104 critically examines the uniform rules adopted by the EU to deal with the property relations of international couples, both married and in registered partnerships. It offers a comprehensive side-by-side discussion of the two Regulations to provide context and a deeper understanding of the issues of jurisdiction, applicable law and recognition of judgements covered. Written by experts from a variety of European countri...

Renmin Chinese Law Review, Volume 7 is the seventh work in a series of annual volumes on contemporary Chinese law which bring together the work of well-known scholars from China, offering an insight into current legal research in China. Volume 7 delivers new insights into a wide range of topics including compulsory commercial insurance systems, injurious acts in competitive sports, the trust mechanism in private law, and justification on local rule of law. Distinguished contributors also consi...

With cross-border successions becoming increasingly common in the context of the European Union, this timely book offers a systematic practical analysis of how cross-border successions should be treated, including examination of which courts may establish jurisdiction over succession disputes and which law governs such disputes.Key Features: Practical analysis of the provisions of the EU Succession RegulationConsideration of issues at the intersection between cross-border successions and taxati...

This helpful book will equip the lawyer - whether notary, barrister or solicitor - with the legal information necessary to understand what an authentic instrument is (and what it is not), what it can (and what it cannot) be used to do in the course of contentious or noncontentions legal proceedings. The book takes a two part approach. Part one focuses on an explanation of the nature of the foreign legal concept of an authentic instrument, setting out the modes of creation, typical domestic ev...

The modern laws of war that emerged in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were developed with a particular concept of war in mind-one that does not apply to the conflict with our current adversaries. With the September 11 attacks the United States found itself engaged in a new kind of war, with new dilemmas that needed new rules. Terrorism, the Laws of War, and the Constitution examines three significant enemy combatant cases-Padilla, Hamdi, and Rasul-that represent the leading edge of U.S...