Binchy, W: Irish Conflicts of Law

2. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-84592-100-2
Verlag: Bloomsbury

Buch, Englisch, 800 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 248 mm

This new edition of William Binchy's definitive work on private international law is substantially revised, expanded and updated to include all the developments of the past 18 years, including the relevant international conventions and instruments. Divided into 36 chapters covering the entire area of Private International Law as governed by custom, convention and legislation, this accessible and practical book will prove essential to all practitioners who specialise in this area of law.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Binchy, William

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Privatrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Historical Background. Ireland and the Conflict of Laws. Characterization. The “Incidental Question”. Renvoi. Domicile and other Connecting Factors. Proof of Foreign Law. Jurisdiction. Exclusion of a Foreign Law. Monogamy & Polygamy. Marriage Validity & Annulment. Divorce. Divorce a mensa et thoro and Restitution of Conjugal Rights. Maintenance Entitlements. Minority. Legitimacy & Legitimation. Adoption. Mental Incompetency. Movable & Immovable Property. Immovables: Jurisdiction. Immovables: Choice of Law. Family Property. Succession. Administration of Estates. Bankruptcy. Companies. Negotiable Instruments. Transfer of Choses in Possession. Assignment of Choses in Action. Trusts. Contracts. Torts. Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitrations. Substance and Procedure. Security for Costs.Restitution.

Über Autor(innen)

Binchy, William
William Binchy BA BCL LLM (NUI) MA (DUBL) FTCD (1995), Barrister-at-Law, Honorary Bencher (King's Inns). William Binchy is Regius Professor of Laws. He was formerly a special legal adviser on family law reform to the Irish Department of Justice and Research Counsellor to the Law Reform Commission. He was a Commissioner with the Irish Human Rights Commission for two terms, from 2000 to 2011. He was Visiting Fellow at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (Michaelmas Term 2002) and Visiting Fellow at the Institute of European and Comparative Law, Oxford (June 2011). He has authored and co-authored books on private international law, torts and family law and organises the Annual Workshop on Constitutionalism for African Chief Justices and Senior Judiciary, held at the Law School. He has represented Ireland at the Hague Conference on Private International Law on the themes of marriage and inter-country adoption and the Irish Human Rights Commission at the United Nations during the formulation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. He was a member of the Committee on the Offences Against the State Acts, Chaired by the Hon. Mr. Justice Anthony Hederman. He has acted as consultant to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to the Timor-Leste judicial system, making a field visit in August 2005. He has organised visits of the members of the Judiciary of Tanzania, Uganda and Lesotho to Trinity College Dublin and of members of the Irish Judiciary to several African countries.

William Binchy BA, MA, BCL, LLM is a Barrister-at-Law and holds a Professor Emeritus at Trinity College Dublin.