Is Private International Law (PIL) still fit to serve its function in today’s global environment? In light of some calls for radical changes to its very foundations, this timely book investigates the ability of PIL to handle contemporary and international problems, and inspires genuine debate on the future of the field.

Contents: Introduction 1 Franco Ferrari and Diego P. Fernández Arroyo PART I CERTAINTY VERSUS FLEXIBILITY 1. Certainty versus flexibility in the conflict of laws 6 Kermit Roosevelt III 2. Certainty versus flexibility in the EU choice of law system 27 Francesca Ragno PART II PARTY AUTONOMY 3. Foundation, limits and scope of party autonomy 71 Giuditta Cordero-Moss 4. The scope and limits of party autonomy in international contracts: a comparative analysis 101 Symeon C. Symeonides PART III UNIVERSAL VALUES 5. Private international law and the question of universal values 148 Ralf Michaels 6. Are there universal values in choice of law rules? Should there be any? 178 Mathias Reimann PART IV PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE ISSUES 7. Unlocking private international law’s potential in global (migration) governance 196 Verónica Ruiz Abou-Nigm 8. The present and prospective contribution of global private international law unification to global legal ordering 214 Hans van Loon PART V THE NEW CHALLENGES OF EXTRATERRITORIALITY 9. Extraterritoriality in the public and private enforcement of U.S. regulatory law 236 Hannah L. Buxbaum 10. New challenges of extraterritoriality: superposing laws 258 Matthias Lehmann PART VI CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FORUM ACCESS: JURISDICTION AND FORUM NON CONVENIENS 11. European perspectives on human rights litigation 293 Martina Mantovani and Burkhard Hess 12. Judicial jurisdiction and forum access: the search for predictable rules 332 Linda J. Silberman PART VII RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS 13. New challenges in the recognition and enforcement of judgments 360 Ronald A. Brand 14. New challenges in the context of recognition and enforcement of judgments 390 Andrea Bonomi PART VIII FOREIGN LAW IN DOMESTIC COURTS 15. Foreign law in domestic courts: challenges and future developments 412 Yuko Nishitani 16. The challenge of accommodating foreign law in domestic courts 434 Louise Ellen Teitz PART IX PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION 17. Private international law in international arbitration 464 George A. Bermann 18. Private international law and arbitration: arbitral determination of the law or rules of law governing the merits 484 Horacio A. Grigera Naón Index 497