The Common Law Jurisprudence of the Conflict of Laws

Foreword Editors’ Preface List of Contributors Table of Cases Table of Legislation 1. Brook v Brook: Rethinking Marriage Choice of Law Sarah McKibbin 2. The Mixed Blessing of Vita Food Products: The Impact and Influence of the Privy Council’s Decision Helen Morton 3. Erie Railroad Company v Tompkins in a Private International Law Context Michael S Green 4. Good Stock? The Enduring Influence of the ‘Proper Law’ Rule in Bonython v Commonwealth of Australia Ian McDonald 5. M/S Bremen v Zapata Off -Shore Company: US Common Law Affirmation of Party Autonomy Ronald A Brand 6. Lucy’s Argument: The Spycatcher Case in Australia Reid Mortensen 7. Conflicts and Public Law Concerns: A New Way of Conceiving the Conflict of Laws: Morguard Investments Ltd v De Savoye Angela Swan OC 8. Tolofson v Jensen: Reframing the Canadian Common Law Choice of Law Rule for Torts Joost Blom 9. The Limits of Our Tolerance for Acts of Foreign States: The Legacy of Kuwait Airways (Nos 4 and 5) Michael Douglas 10. Bid Industrial Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Strang and Another (Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Third Party): An Analysis Elsabe Schoeman 11. Re Flightlease and Common Law Judgment-Recognition in Ireland Máire Ní Shúilleabháin 12. Vizcaya Partners Limited v Picard: Implications for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments at Common Law and Beyond Anthony Kennedy and Andrew Moran Index