An expert analysis of the relevant law and jurisprudence in mass litigation, this edited work examines the diverse and complex transnational considerations and issues of collective redress. With contributions from distinguished and authoritative commentators on this topic, the coverage is broad, thorough, and practically focused. The book offers new perspectives on the challenges of collective redress as it innovatively combines a comparative and cross border approach. Organized clearly into sections, it provides in-depth comment on these challenges from a national, European, and global perspective. With detailed analysis of the relevant law and jurisprudence in this area offering a significant practical impact, this book also examines possible solutions to the challenges identified, covering important topics and issues within collective redress mechanisms; the private international law perspective on collective redress; reception of foreign collective redress; and extraterritoriality and US law. Including contributions from the jurisdictions most relevant to these conflict of laws issues, this book unites global expertise to provide information on a complex topic and offer a solution-based approach to the collective redress landscape.
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Examines the extraterritorial effect of collective redress litigation, looking at the way in which many collective redress issues span frontiers, and thus involve complex transnational dynamics. Includes detailed analysis of the law and jurisprudence with significant practical impact in this area.
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PART I: COLLECTIVE REDRESS MECHANISMS IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; PART II: PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND COLLECTIVE REDRESS; PART III: RECEPTION OF FOREIGN COLLECTIVE REDRESS AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES DECISIONS IN NATIONAL JURISDICTIONS; PART IV: EXTRATERRITORIALITY AND US LAW
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Identifies the challenges that cross-border mass litigation poses to the traditional approach to conflicts of law issues, and considers their impact Expert contributors from across Europe, and from the US and Canada, provide practical insight and authoritative commentary Deals with issues of current debate, which are of interest to legislators, to inform and impact law-making on a national and international level Examines possible solutions, such as reform of international or European norms
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Dr Duncan Fairgrieve is Senior Research Fellow in Comparative Law and Director of the Product Liability Forum at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Dr Eva Lein is Herbert Smith Senior Research Fellow in Private International Law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.
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Identifies the challenges that cross-border mass litigation poses to the traditional approach to conflicts of law issues, and considers their impact Expert contributors from across Europe, and from the US and Canada, provide practical insight and authoritative commentary Deals with issues of current debate, which are of interest to legislators, to inform and impact law-making on a national and international level Examines possible solutions, such as reform of international or European norms
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199655724
Publisert
2012
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
982 gr
Høyde
251 mm
Bredde
191 mm
Dybde
32 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
490

Biographical note

Dr Duncan Fairgrieve is Senior Research Fellow in Comparative Law and Director of the Product Liability Forum at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Dr Eva Lein is Herbert Smith Senior Research Fellow in Private International Law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.