Hilding Eek

The Swedish Conflict of Laws

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The purpose of this book is to present to lawyers outside Sweden an introduction to Private International Law as applied in Sweden. As in the original Swedish version, (Internationell Privatriitt. Metod och Material, Stockholm 1962), emphazis is put on the structure and func tioning of conflict law, and the book does not attempt to present a comprehensive survey of Swedish conflict rules. A resume of these rules has, however, been included in the English edition. The author wants to express his thanks to those who have helped to make possible the publication of this book. Generous support was given by the Swedish State Council for Social Science Research. Dr. Stig Stromholm, Uppsala, prepared the translation into English of the original Swedish text. Some alterations were subsequently made in the, English version, including minor deletions of material which had ap peared in the Swedish original and the addition of some new material, including the whole of present chapter IV. The English text as a whole was finally revised by the author with the help, in the case of chapters I, IV, V and part of chapter II, of Mrs. Helen Moats Eek (Ph. D. , University of Chicago) and, in the case of chapter III and part of chapter II, of Mr. Richard Cox (B. Sc. Econ (Hons. ), F. R. Econ. Soc. ). Valua:ble assistance, particularly in the preparation of the bibliography and the index, was given also by Mr. Lars Lindgren (LL.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-94-011-8714-5
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1965
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1965
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 409g
• ISBN-13: 9789401187145
• ISBN-10: 9401187142
• Artikelnr.: 39618734

Inhaltsangabe

I. Introduction.- 1. Basis and Function of Private International Law. Terminology.- 2. The History of Private International Law in Sweden.- 3. Sources of Swedish Private International Law.- II. The Material.- 4. General Observations on the Nature of the Material.- 5. External Substantive Rules.- 6. The Choice of Law Rules.- 7. Foreign Law.- III. How the Material is used.- 8. General Remarks. The Stages of an International Action.- 9. The Choice of Law.- 10. The Applicable Law (lex causae) 186 Enquiry into the Rules of the lex causae.- 11. Refusal to Apply the lex causae.- 12. The Decision.- IV. The Swedish Conflict Rules - A Résumé.- 13. The Personal Law.- 14. Family Law. Inheritance.- 15. Property Law.- V. Conflict Avoidance.- 16. An Excursus.- Table of Swedish Cases.