E-Book, Englisch, Band 11, 647 Seiten
Volume XI (2009)
E-Book, Englisch, Band 11, 647 Seiten
Reihe: Yearbook of Private International Law
ISBN: 978-3-86653-917-4
Verlag: Otto Schmidt
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1;TABLE OF CONTENTS;8
2;FOREWORD;12
3;ABBREVIATIONS;14
4;DOCTRINE;16
4.1;PARTY AUTONOMY IN INTERNATIONAL FAMILY AND SUCCESSION LAW: NEW TENDENCIES;16
4.1.1;I. Introduction;16
4.1.2;II. New Tendencies;19
4.1.3;III. Choice of Law Agreements – Applicable Law;22
4.1.4;IV. Mediation – Divorce by Private Act;23
4.1.5;V. Conclusions;25
4.2;AFTER THE REVOLUTION – DECLINE AND RETURN OF U. S. CONFLICT OF LAWS;26
4.2.1;I. Introduction: The Aging Revolution;26
4.2.2;II. The Return of Politics: Same-Sex Marriage;30
4.2.3;III. The Return of Theory: Interdisciplinarity;37
4.2.4;IV. Conclusion: Ready for a New Restatement?;44
4.3;PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND COMPARATIVE LAW: A RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGED BY INTERNATIONAL AND SUPRANATIONAL LAW;46
4.3.1;I. Introduction: A Classical Comparative Paradigm for a Classical PIL;47
4.3.2;II. Reasons for and Consequences of PIL Changes;48
4.3.3;III. Elements of Current PIL;64
4.3.4;IV. Searching for a Contemporary Comparative Paradigm for Current PIL;71
4.3.5;V. Teaching and Learning PIL on a Comparative Basis;78
4.3.6;VI. Some Final Remarks;86
4.4;DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF A CHOICE-OF-COURT AGREEMENT: REMAINING ISSUES;88
4.4.1;I. Introduction;88
4.4.2;II. Legal Bases of the Claim;93
4.4.3;III. Governing Law;99
4.4.4;IV. Jurisdiction;105
4.4.5;V. Enforceability of the Judgment in Other Countries;112
4.4.6;VI. Damages for Breach of a Choice-of-Law Agreement?;114
4.4.7;VII. Final Remarks;119
4.5;A FURTHER STEP TOWARDS A EUROPEAN CODE OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW;122
4.5.1;I. Introduction;123
4.5.2;II. The Need for Uniform Conflict of Laws Rules on Succession;124
4.5.3;III. The Concept and Principles of the Proposal;127
4.5.4;IV. Key Concerns of the Actual Draft;143
4.5.5;V. Conclusions;156
4.6;PERSONAL IDENTITY AT A CROSSROAD BETWEEN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND EU LAW;158
4.6.1;I. The Link Between Name and Personal Identity;158
4.6.2;II. Continuity of Name and Private International Law;160
4.6.3;III. Identity, Continuity and the European Convention on Human Rights;165
4.6.4;IV. The Case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities;168
4.7;THE APPLICATION OF FOREIGN LAW;172
4.7.1;I. Introductory Remarks;172
4.7.2;II. An Overview of the Actual Treatment of Foreign Law in EU Member States;176
4.7.3;III. Possible Actions on a European Level;181
4.7.4;IV. Conclusion;184
4.8;CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF GOODS: JURISDICTION AND ARBITRATION UNDER THE NEW UNCITRAL CONVENTION 2008;186
4.8.1;I. Introductory Considerations;186
4.8.2;II. Purposes of the New UNCITRAL Convention 2008;189
4.8.3;III. Regulation of Jurisdiction and Arbitration under the ‘ The Hague Rules’ and the ‘ The Hague- Visby Rules’;192
4.8.4;IV. Regulation of Foreign Court Jurisdiction and Arbitration in the Hamburg Convention of 1978;193
4.8.5;V. The Provisions of the New UNCITRAL Convention 2008 on International Jurisdiction and Arbitration;199
5;PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW IN CHINA: SELECTED TOPICS;208
5.1;CONTRACTUAL PARTY AUTONOMY IN CHINESE PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW;208
5.1.1;I. Introduction;209
5.1.2;II. Choice of National Law;211
5.1.3;III. Choice of Supra-National Rules of Law;216
5.1.4;IV. Limitations on Party Autonomy;218
5.1.5;V. Concluding Remarks;223
5.2;RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH REGARD TO CHOICE OF LAW IN TORT IN CHINA;226
5.2.1;I. Introduction;226
5.2.2;II. Present Choice of Law Rules in Tort;228
5.2.3;III. Recent Changes with Regard to Application of Law in Tort;236
5.2.4;IV. Draft Law on Application of Law on Foreign- Related Civil Relationship;247
5.2.5;V. Conclusion;249
5.3;RECENT JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS BETWEEN MAINLAND CHINA AND TAIWAN, THE HONG KONG S. A. R. AND THE MACAO S. A. R.*;250
5.3.1;I. Introduction;251
5.3.2;II. Recent Judicial Cooperation between the Courts of Mainland China and Those of the Other Three Regions;252
5.3.3;III. Problems in Judicial Cooperation of the Mainland with Taiwan, the Hong Kong S. A. R. and the Macao S. A. R. and Possible Reforms;263
5.3.4;IV. Conclusion;267
5.4;LAW APPLICABLE TO ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS IN CHINA;270
5.4.1;I. Introduction;270
5.4.2;II. Development of the Methods for Designating the Law Applicable to Arbitration Agreements in China;271
5.4.3;III. The Current Situation with Respect to Law Applicable to Arbitration Agreements in China and the Problems therein;272
5.4.4;IV. Means to Improve the Designation of the Law Applicable to Arbitration Agreements in China;277
5.5;FOREIGN PRECEDENTS IN CHINESE COURTS;280
5.5.1;I. Introduction;280
5.5.2;II. The Applicability of Foreign Precedent in Chinese Courts;281
5.5.3;III. The Approaches to Determining the Content of Foreign Precedent;285
5.5.4;IV. The Approaches to Applying Foreign Precedents;291
5.5.5;V. Conclusions and Suggestions;295
5.6;CRIME OF LAW-BENDING ARBITRATION IN CHINESE CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS EFFECTS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION;298
5.6.1;I. The Creation of the Crime of Law- bending Arbitration;298
5.6.2;II. The Disagreements on the Crime of Law- bending Arbitration;300
5.6.3;III. Dichotomy on the Nature of Arbitration: the Key Point to the Question about the Crime of Law- bending Arbitration;302
5.6.4;IV. The Effects of the Crime of Law- bending Arbitration on International Commercial Arbitration;305
5.6.5;V. Conclusions;310
5.7;LAW APPLICABLE TO ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN CHINA: COMMENTS ON THE CHINESE SUPREME PEOPLE’S COURT’S DECISION IN THE HENGJI COMPANY CASE;312
5.7.1;I. Facts of the Decision;313
5.7.2;II. Principle of Autonomy of Arbitration Agreements and Its Application in China;314
5.7.3;III. Relative Independence of the Law Applicable to Arbitration Clauses;316
5.7.4;IV. Approaches to the Law Applicable to Arbitration Clauses;318
5.7.5;V. Conclusion;319
6;NATIONAL REPORTS;320
6.1;THE LATEST TRENDS IN LATIN AMERICAN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW: THE URUGUAYAN 2009 GENERAL LAW ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW;320
6.1.1;I. Introduction: Justification for the Autonomy of the Regional Process of Codification of Private International Law in Latin America;321
6.1.2;II. The Uruguayan General Act on Private International Law;329
6.1.3;III. Contents of the General Act on PIL;334
6.2;THE INFLUENCE OF SWISS LAW ON QUEBEC’S 1994 CODIFICATION OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW;354
6.2.1;I. Introduction;355
6.2.2;II. General;357
6.2.3;III. Some Specific Rules;372
6.2.4;IV. Conclusion;389
6.3;INITIAL OWNERSHIP OF COPYRIGHT IN A CINEMATOGRAPHIC WORK UNDER JAPANESE PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW;390
6.3.1;I. Introduction;390
6.3.2;II. Substantive Law;391
6.3.3;III. Conflict of Laws;395
6.3.4;IV. Conclusion;398
6.4;LESS SURPRISE FOR SPOUSES MOVING WITHIN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES?;400
6.4.1;I. The 1931 Nordic Convention on Marriage Is Amended;400
6.4.2;II. What Is New?;402
6.4.3;III. Final Remarks;408
6.5;THE COMMON OPTIONAL MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY REGIME OF GERMANY AND FRANCE;410
6.5.1;I. The Genesis of the Common Regime;410
6.5.2;II. The Legal Background;411
6.5.3;III. The Competence of the Member States;413
6.5.4;IV. A Short Overview of the Substance of the COMPR;414
6.5.5;V. The COMPR as a Substantive Model for Europe?;416
6.5.6;VI. The PIL-Perspective;416
6.5.7;VII. A ‘Unification-Race’ within the EU?;418
6.5.8;VIII. Bilateral Treaty-Making: A Way for the CFR?;418
7;NEWS FROM UNCITRAL;420
7.1;INTERNATIONAL INSOLVENCY LAW: THE UNCITRAL EXPERIENCE WITH HARMONIZATION AND MODERNIZATION TECHNIQUES;420
7.1.1;I. Introduction;421
7.1.2;II. Harmonization and Modernization Techniques in the Insolvency Field;421
7.1.3;III. UNCITRAL’s Experience with Insolvency Texts;425
7.1.4;IV. Practice Guide on Cross-Border Insolvency Cooperation;439
7.1.5;V. Conclusion;441
8;COURT DECISIONS;442
8.1;‘MUTUAL TRUST’ AND ‘ARBITRATION EXCEPTION’ IN THE EUROPEAN JUDICIAL AREA: THE WEST TANKERS JUDGMENT OF THE ECJ;442
8.1.1;I. The Interactions between Civil Jurisdiction and Arbitration in the European Judicial Area;442
8.1.2;II. Anti-suit Injunctions in Support of Arbitration and their Recent Ban by the Court of Justice of the European Communities;447
8.1.3;III. The Evolution of the Concept of Mutual Trust in European Case Law;451
8.1.4;IV. The Different Perspectives Adopted by the House of Lords and by the European Court of Justice in West Tankers;458
8.1.5;V. The Far Reaching Scope of Mutual Trust with Respect to Arbitration as a Matter Excluded from the Scope of Application of Regulation No 44/ 2001;460
8.1.6;VI. The Effect of Arbitration Agreements on the Jurisdiction of National Courts in the Brussels System;463
8.2;JURISDICTION IN CASES RELATED TO A LICENCE CONTRACT UNDER ART. 5 ( 1) BRUSSELS REGULATION;468
8.2.1;I. Introduction;468
8.2.2;II. The Questions Referred for a Preliminary Ruling;469
8.2.3;III. The Concept of Licence Contracts in Community Private Law;475
8.2.4;IV. Methodological Clarifications on the Interpretation of the Brussels Regulation;478
8.2.5;V. Conclusions and Perspectives;482
8.3;EFFET UTILE OF THE REGULATION NO. 1346 AND VIS ATTRACTIVA CONCURSUS: SOME REMARKS ON THE DEKO MARTY JUDGMENT;484
8.3.1;I. Regulation No. 1346/2000 and Its Lack of Expressed Provisions on Jurisdiction over Actions Arising from Insolvency Proceedings and Relating to Them;484
8.3.2;II. Questions Referred to the ECJ and the Uniform and Autonomous Principle of vis attractiva Stated by the Court as a Way to Achieve the effet utile of the Regulation;487
8.3.3;III. Critical Remarks;488
8.3.4;IV. Achieving the effet utile of the Regulation by Applying the lex fori concursus in Order to Solve the Jurisdiction Issue Regardless of the Member State Where the Action is Brought;491
8.4;JURISDICTION TO SET ASIDE FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS IN INDIA;496
8.4.1;I. Introduction;496
8.4.2;II. The Indian Supreme Court’s Decision in Venture Global;497
8.4.3;III. Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards: Legal Foundations and Procedural Remedies;499
8.4.4;IV. Jurisdiction to Set Aside Arbitral Awards;502
8.4.5;V. Legal and Practical Ramifications of the Venture Global Decision;506
8.4.6;VI. Conclusion;510
8.5;FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND LIS ALIBI PENDENS IN INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION IN PANAMA;512
8.5.1;I. Introduction;512
8.5.2;II. The Admission of the forum non conveniens Exception in the Conflicts of Jurisdiction in Panama;514
8.5.3;III. Legal and Jurisprudential Evolution of the forum non conveniens Exception;517
8.5.4;IV. The Defense of International lis pendens in Panamanian Private International Law;522
8.6;LIS ALIBI PENDENS AND RELATED ACTIONS IN CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS WITHIN THE EUROPEAN JUDICIAL AREA;526
8.6.1;I. General Features of lis alibi pendens and Related Actions as Instruments of Coordination among State Jurisdictions;528
8.6.2;II. The EC Rules on lis pendens and Related Actions Contained in Regulation No. 44/ 2001 (‘ Brussels I’);532
8.6.3;III. In Particular, the Requirements for the Application of the Rules on lis pendens: the Identity of the Cause of Action;543
8.6.4;IV. Some Problems Concerning Identity of the Parties;557
8.6.5;V. The Rule Contained in the Regulation Concerning the Determination of Temporal Priority;561
8.6.6;VI. A Brief Discussion of Some Proposals for Reform of the Rules on lis alibi pendens and Related Actions Contained in the Brussels I Regulation;567
8.7;MONEY IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW: WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS? WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS?;580
8.7.1;I. Introduction;581
8.7.2;II. The Notion of Money in Private International Law;584
8.7.3;III. Money Obligations in Private International Law;596
8.7.4;IV. Conclusion;612
8.8;INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STATE IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION IN THE NEW YORK CONVENTION OF 2004;614
8.8.1;I. The Problem and Its Economic Relevance;614
8.8.2;II. Nature and Interpretation Criteria of Arts. 5, 10 and 14 of the Convention;625
8.8.3;III. The Negative Criteria of Jurisdiction Relating to Disputes in the Field of Primary Intellectual Property Rights;627
9;INDEX;642
