Entries by Martin George

The "Comments" Feature: A Forum for Discussion

Readers of this site will, I’m sure, be pleased to learn that there is now a fully operational “comments” feature in place on the site, that enables readers to discuss the news items published on CONFLICT OF LAWS .NET. Under each news item you will find a link to the comments feature, which looks like […]

Enforcing International Arbitration Agreements: the Remedial Powers of Federal Courts

Daniel S. Tan (O'Melveny & Myers LLP) has posted an article on "Enforcing International Arbitration Agreements in Federal Courts: Rethinking the Court's Remedial Powers" on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) that will be published in the Virginia Journal of International Law in Spring 2007. The abstract reads: The area of remedies in private international law is […]

Rome II – All Change?

There is a short note in the new issue of the New Law Journal by Stephen Turner (Beachcroft LLP) entitled "Rome II – all change?" The abstract reads: Considers the UK law as it applies to torts committed overseas, with reference to the House of Lords ruling in Harding v Wealands, where a road traffic […]

Torts and Choice of Law: Searching for Principles

Keith N. Hylton (Boston University School of Law) has just published an article entitled "Torts and Choice of Law: Searching for Principles" on SSRN. The abstract reads: If a tortious act (e.g., negligently firing a rifle) occurs in state X and the harm (e.g., killing a bystander) occurs in state Y, which state's law should […]

Articles on Family Law and English Private International Law

A few short articles on various aspects of private international law in family law have been published this week. They are: James Copson (Withers LLP), Alain Berger (Berger Recordon & de Saugy, Geneva) and Alexandre Boiche (Cabinet Veronique Chaveau, Paris), "Cross-border Matrimonial Law" Family Law Journal (2006) No.60 October Pages 3-5. The abstract reads: This, […]