Published July 2011 (LexisNexis)
ISBN: 9780409327281. Paperback.
Description
Mortensen, R; Garnett, R and Keyes, M
Private International Law in Australia is a substantial text now in its second edition, providing comprehensive coverage by internationally respected author, R.Mortensen, an expert in this area of law. This text includes important recent developments in private international law and private international law of tort, a major part of the field for practitioners and students, making this the most current and accurate text in this area of law.
Table of Contents
One: Introduction to Private International Law
1. Scope, Development and Purpose
Two: Jurisdiction and Judgments
2. Jurisdiction 3. Jurisdiction: Exceptions and Immunities 4. Restraints on Proceedings 5. The Effect of Foreign and Interstate Judgments 6. International Arbitration
Three: Choice of Law Method
7. Choice of Law Method 1: The General Part 8. Choice of Law Method 2: Complications and Exclusions 9. Proof of Foreign Law 10. Personal Connections 11. Constitutional Limits on Choice of Law 12. Statutes
Four: International Family Law
13. Marriage Validity 14. Separation, Dissolution and Annulment of Marriage 15. Parenting and Custody of Children 16. Property and Maintenance
Five: Choice of Obligations Law
17. Contracts 18. Torts
Six: Choice of Property Law
19. The Method of Classifying Property 20. Transfer of Property between Living and Corporate Persons 21. Succession to Property on Death
