Key Features:• 247 substantive entries• 80 national reports• Entries organized alphabetically for ease of navigation • Fully cross-referenced• Entries written by the world’s foremost scholars of Private International Law• National codifications in English collected together into a single volume for quick reference• World class editor team.

Contents: Introduction Absence (Disappearance, Presumed Death) Pedro De Miguel Asensio Account Preservation Order Regulation Jan Von Hein Adjustment/Adaptation (Anpassung) Gerhard Dannemann Adoption Patricia Orejudo Prieto De Los Mozos Adults, Protection of Jan Von Hein Agency and Authority of Agents Jens Kleinschmidt Air Law (Uniform Law) Alexander Von Ziegler And Giovanna Montanaro Aldricus Pietro Franzina Aliens Law (Condition Des Étrangers, Fremdenrecht) Jürgen Basedow Alternative Dispute Resolution Horst Eidenmüller And Helge Großerichter (American) Conflict Of Laws Revolution Linda Silberman Anti-Discrimination Jan D Lüttringhaus Antisuit Injunctions Richard Fentiman Arbitration, International Commercial Luca G. Radicati Di Brozolo Arbitration, Investment Jan Asmus Bischoff Arbitration, Maritime Andrea La Mattina Arbitration, Recognition Of Awards Richard Kreindler And Kristina Von Der Linden Arbitration, (UNCITRAL) Model Law Gilles Cuniberti Arrest Of Vessels Chiara E. Tuo Assignability/Assignment Of Claims Marta Requejo Isidro Bartin, Étienne Samuel Fulli-Lemaire Bartolus Pietro Franzina Batiffol, Henri Horatia Muir Watt Behavioural Economics and Private International Law Horst Eidenmüller And Johanna Stark Better Law Approach Mathias W. Reimann Bill of Exchange Matthias Lehmann Bill of Lading Francesco Munari Bioethics and Private International Law Mathias Audit Blocking Statutes Jürgen Basedow Bonds and Loans Matthias Lehmann Brussels I (Convention and Regulation) Burkhard Hess And Vincent Richard Brussels Iia Regulation Cristina González Beilfuss Burden of Proof Maximilian Seibl Bustamante, Antonio Sánchez De Jürgen Samtleben Capacity and Emancipation Benedetta Ubertazzi Carriage of Goods by Road, Rail and Inland Waterways Monica Brignardello Carriage of Goods by Sea Paola Ivaldi Carriage of Passengers Marco Lopez De Gonzalo CESL Matteo Fornasier Cessio Legis Marta Requejo Isidro Cheques Matthias Lehmann Child Abduction Cristina González Beilfuss Choice of Forum and Submission to Jurisdiction Adrian Briggs Choice of Law Jürgen Basedow CIDIP Cecilia Fresnedo De Aguirre CIEC/ICCS (International Commission on Civil Status) Walter Pintens CISG Franco Ferrari Civil and Commercial Matters Burkhard Hess and Cristian Oro Martinez Classification (Characterization) Stefania Bariatti CLIP Pedro De Miguel Asensio Collective Redress Horatia Muir Watt Comity Tim W. Dornis Commercial Agency, Franchise and Distribution Contracts Jürgen Basedow Commonwealth of Independent States and Private International Law Eugenia Kurzynsky-Singer Companies Marc-Philippe Weller and Chris Thomale Companies, Transnational Groups of Moritz Renner Comparative Law and Private International Law Ralf Michaels Competition Law (Antitrust) Jürgen Basedow Competition, Unfair Tim W. Dornis Connecting Factor Heinz-Peter Mansel Constitutional Law and Private International Law Alex Mills Construction Contracts Wolfgang Wurmnest Consumer Contracts Michael Wilderspin Contractual Obligations Michael Wilderspin Country of Origin Rule Chris Thomale And Marc-Philippe Weller Court of Justice of the European Union Hannes Rösler Culpa in Contrahendo Dário Moura Vicente Cultural Objects, Protection of Matthias Weller Currie, Brainerd Linda Silberman Damages Jan Von Hein Debt Recovery, Cross-Border Tanja Domej Dépeçage Peter Mankowski Dicey, Albert Venn Lawrence Collins (Lord Collins of Mapesbury) Direct Action Louise Merrett Director’s Liability Chris Thomale and Marc-Philippe Weller Divorce and Personal Separation Dagmar Coester-Waltjen Domicile, Habitual Residence and Establishment Anatol Dutta Donation Anatol Dutta Double Taxation Treaties Markus Heintzen Economic Analysis and Private International Law Giesela Rühl Ehrenzweig, Albert A. Kurt Siehr Electronic Commerce Dan Jerker B. Svantesson Embargo Francisco Garcimartín Alférez Employment, Collective Bargaining Liukkunen Ulla Employment Contracts, Applicable Law Matteo Fornasier Employment Contracts, Jurisdiction Matteo Fornasier Employment, Industrial Disputes Ulla Liukkunen Employment, Maritime Laura Carballo Piñeiro Employment, Posting of Workers Matteo Fornasier Environmental Liability Katia Fach Gómez Escape Clauses Jürgen Basedow Estoppel Bénédicte Fauvarque-Cosson European Union and Private International Law Jan-Jaap Kuipers Evasion of Laws (Fraus Legis) Kurt Siehr Evidence, Procurement of Maximilian Seibl Expert Liability Wolfgang Wurmnest Expropriation Eva-Maria Kieninger Factoring (Uniform Law) Franco Ferrari Financial Instruments Matthias Lehmann Financial Leasing (Uniform Law) Franco Ferrari Flag Duygu Damar Floating Choice of Law Adrian Briggs Foreign Law, Application and Ascertainment Carlos Esplugues and Guillermo Palao Foreign Law, Judicial Review Carlos Esplugues and Guillermo Palao Formal Requirements and Validity Helmut Heiss and Sascha Drobnjak Forum (and Law) Shopping Franco Ferrari Forum Non Conveniens Richard Fentiman Freedom of Establishment/Persons (European Union) and Private International Law Chris Thomale and Marc-Philippe Weller Freezing Injunctions and Search Orders Alexander Layton And Albert Dinelli Freight Forwarding Contracts Johannes Schilling Full Faith and Credit Clause Symeon C. Symeonides Game Theory and Private International Law Michael E. Solimine GEDIP Kurt Siehr Globalization and Private International Law Horatia Muir Watt Goldschmidt, Werner Mario J.A. Oyarzábal Guarantees Matthias Lehmann Guardianship, Custody and Parental Responsibility Cristina Gonzáles Beilfuss Hague Conference on Private International Law Marta Pertegás Huber, Ulrik Mathijs Ten Wolde Human Rights and Private International Law Patrick Kinsch ICAO Alexander Von Ziegler and Judith Baumann Immovable Property Eva-Maria Kieninger Immunity Ilaria Queirolo IMO Laura Carballo Piñeiro Incidental (Preliminary) Question Andrea Bonomi Injunction Richard Fentiman Insolvency, Applicable Law Antonio Leandro Insolvency, Cooperation And Recognition Antonio Leandro Insolvency, Jurisdiction and Vis Attractiva Antonio Leandro Insurance Contracts Helmut Heiss Intellectual Property, Applicable Law Dário Moura Vicente Intellectual Property, Jurisdiction Benedetta Ubertazzi Interest and Policy Analysis in Private International Law Mathias W. Reimann Internet, Jurisdiction Pedro De Miguel Asensio Internet, Liability Pedro De Miguel Asensio Interpretation, Autonomous Hannes Rösler Interregional/Interstate Law Cristina Gonzáles Beilfuss Interreligious Law Imen Gallala-Arndt Ius Gentium Laurens Winkel Jurisdiction, Contracts and Torts Pietro Franzina Jurisdiction, Foundations Ralf Michaels Jurisdiction, Limits Under International Law Donald Earl Childress III Kahn, Franz Kurt Siehr Kegel, Gerhard Heinz-Peter Mansel Kinship and Legitimation Yuko Nishitani Lease Contracts and Tenancies Christoph U. Schmid, Jason R. Dinse and Tsubasa Wakabayashi Legal Aid Xandra Kramer Legalisation of Public Documents Christian Hertel Lex Fori Marta Requejo Isidro Lex Maritima Andreas Maurer Lex Mercatoria Gralf-Peter Calliess Liability, Capital Market Herbert Kronke Liability, Limitation of Maritime Bevan Marten Licence Contracts Axel Metzger Life Insurance Contracts Jan D. Lüttringhaus Lis Alibi Pendens Linda Silberman Local Data Tim W. Dornis Lugano Convention Sandrine Giroud Maintenance Obligations Michael Hellner Mancini, Pasquale Stanislao Yuko Nishitani Marine Insurance Pierangelo Celle Maritime Law (Uniform Law) Bevan Marten Maritime Torts Lorenzo Schiano Di Pepe Marriage Dagmar Coester-Waltjen Matrimonial Property Walter Pintens and Jens M Scherpe Mediation Carlos Esplugues Money and Currency Caroline Kleiner Multimodal Carriage Contracts Sergio M. Carbone Multiple Defendants and Joint Liability Christian Heinze Names of Individuals Kathrin Kroll-Ludwigs Nationality Heinz-Peter Mansel Negotiorum Gestio Peter Mankowski Nuclear Liability Wolfgang Wurmnest Online Dispute Resolution Gralf-Peter Calliess and Simon Johannes Heetkamp Optional (Facultative) Choice of Law Axel Flessner Overriding Mandatory Provisions Michael Wilderspin Party Autonomy Horatia Muir Watt Payment Order Regulation Wolfgang Hau Personal Status Anatol Dutta Personality Rights Jan-Jaap Kuipers Place of Performance Pietro Franzina Prescription Heinz-Peter Mansel Private International Law, Foundations Giesela Rühl Private International Law, History of Kurt Siehr Private International Law, Methods of Jürgen Basedow Proceedings, Law Governing Wolfgang Hau Products Liability Thomas Kadner Graziano Proper Law (Doctrine) Alexander Layton and Albert Dinelli Property and Proprietary Rights Louis d’Avout Property and Proprietary Rights in Vessels Maria Elena De Maestri Provisional Measures Wolfgang Hau Public International Law and Private International Law Alex Mills Public Policy (Ordre Public) Ionna Thoma Rabel, Ernst Jürgen Basedow Reciprocity Anatol Dutta Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments (Civil Law) Tanja Domej Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments (Common Law) Adrian Briggs Recognition of Administrative Acts Dirk Wiegandt Recognition of Legal Situations Evidenced by Documents Dagmar Coester-Waltjen Registered Partnerships Patrick Wautelet Regulatory Competition Giesela Rühl Reinsurance Contracts Jan D. Lüttringhaus Remedies Richard Garnett Renvoi Michael Sonnentag Restatement (First and Second) of Conflict of Laws Symeon C. Symeonides Rome Convention and Rome I Regulation (Contractual Obligations) Francisco Garcimartín Alférez Rome II Regulation (Non-Contractual Obligations) Andrew Dickinson Rome III Regulation (Divorce) Patricia Orejudo Prieto De Los Mozos Rome IV Regulation (Succession) Mathijs Ten Wolde Sale Contracts and Sale of Goods Franco Ferrari Salvage Laura Carpaneto Same-Sex Marriages Walter Pintens and Jens M. Scherpe Savigny, Friedrich Carl Von Michael Sonnentag Seawaybills and Other Transport Documents Giorgia M. Boi Security Interests in Mobile Equipment (Uniform Law) Eva-Maria Kieninger Service of Documents Wolfgang Hau Set-Off Michael Hellner Small Claims Regulation Kathrin Kroll-Ludwigs Social Protection and Private International Law Eberhard Eichenhofer States, Failed and Non-Recognized Alex Mills Story, Joseph Ralf Michaels Substance and Procedure Richard Garnett Substitution Jan D. Lüttringhaus Succession Andrea Bonomi Surrogacy Patricia Orejudo Prieto De Los Mozos Taxation, International Markus Heintzen Territoriality Toshiyuki Kono Torts Thomas Kadner Graziano Traffic Accidents Thomas Kadner Graziano Transport Law (Uniform Law) Duygu Damar Transsexual and Transgender Persons Jens M. Scherpe Treaties in Private International Law Marta Pertegás TRIPS Axel Metzger Trust Anatol Dutta UNCITRAL Franco Ferrari UNIDROIT Herbert Kronke Uniform Substantive Law and Private International Law Franco Ferrari Unilateralism Stéphanie Francq Unitary Intellectual Property Rights and Jurisdiction Christian Heinze Unitary Intellectual Property Rights and Private International Law Christian Heinze Unjust Enrichment (Restitution) Peter Mankowski Vested Rights Theory Jürgen Basedow Voet, Paulus Und Johannes Mathijs Ten Wolde Wächter, Carl Georg Von Ralf Michaels West Balkan Convention Christa Jessel-Holst WIPO and Private International Law Johannes Christian Wichard WTO and Private International Law Tim W. Dornis

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