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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814009803321

Autore

Von Mehren Arthur Taylor

Titolo

Adjudicatory authority in private international law : a comparative study / / by Arthur T. von Mehren ; completed with the assistance of Dr. Eckart Gottschalk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2007

ISBN

1-281-92179-3

9786611921798

90-474-2291-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Collana

Hague Academy of International Law monographs ; ; v. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

GottschalkEckart

Soggetti

Conflict of laws - Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction (International law)

Forum shopping

Conflict of laws - Jurisdiction - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Adjudicatory authority : reasons for its existence and its principal types -- The design of jurisdictional provisions -- The emergence of jurisdictional theory in the United States and Germany -- Basic themes and pervasive issues -- The actor sequitur forum rei principle : are defendants jurisdictionally preferred? Should they be? -- Consent and adjudicatory authority : consequences of splitting causes of action, participating as a litigant, and choice of forum agreements -- Forum shopping and fine-tuning : herein of forum non conveniens, antisuit injunctions, and lis pendens --  Convergence and compromise in private international law : the role of international instruments.