Cheshire, North & Fawcett : private international law / J J Fawcett, J M Carruthers.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.

14th edition

64546

Cheshire and North's private international law

Conflict of laws -- Great Britain.

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. Domicile, nationality and residence

Part III: Jurisdiction, foreign judgments and awards

10. Jurisdiction of the English courts - an introduction

11. Jurisdiction under the Brussels/Lugano System

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/Lugano System

17. Foreign arbitral awards

Part IV: The law of obligations

18. Contracts

19. Non-contractual obligations

Part V: Family law

20. Marriage and other adult relationships

21. Matrimonial and related causes

22. Declarations

23. Financial relief

24. Children

25. Legitimacy, legitimation and adoption

26. Mental incapacity

Part VI: The law of property

27. The distinction between movables and immovables

28. Immovables

29. The transfer of tangible movables

30. The assignment of intangible movables

31. Administration of estates

32. Succession

33. Matrimonial property

34. Trusts.

Previous (12th ) edition entitled: Cheshire and North's private international law

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Private international law

9780199284252

cxliii, 1390 pages ; 26 cm