Cheshire and North's private international law / Peter North and J.J. Fawcett.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xvii]-xx) and index.

Machine derived contents note: Part I
Introduction
1. Definition, nature and scope of private international law
2. Historical development and current theories
Part II
Preliminary topics
3. Classification
4. The incidental question
5. Renvoi
6. Substance and procedure
7. The proof of foreign law
8. Exclusion of foreign law
9. Domicil, nationality and residence
Part III
Jurisdiction, foreign judgements and awards
10. Jurisdiction of the English courts
an introduction
11. Jurisdiction under the Brussels and Lugano Conventions
12. The competence of the English courts under the traditional rules
13. Stays of English proceedings and restraining foreign proceedings
14. Limitations on jurisdiction
15. Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements: the traditional rules
16. Recognition and enforcement of judgements under the Brussels and Lugano Conventions
17. Foreign arbitral awards
Part IV
The law of obligations
18. Contracts
19. Torts
20. Restitution
Part V
Family law
21. Marriage
22. Matrimonal causes
23. Declarations
24. Financial relief
25. Children
26. Legitimacy, legitimation and adoption
27. Mental disorder
Part VI
The law of property
28. The distinction between movables and immovables
29. Immovables
30. The transfer of tangible movables
31. The assignment of intangible movables
32. Administration of estates
33. Succession
34. Matrimonal property
35. Trusts
Index

In this new edition, as well as general updating, the chapter on Torts has been completely rewritten and the growing importance of the law of restitution has led to the inclusion of a new separate chapter on the private international law aspects of this significant field of the law of obligations.