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Zusatztext A go-to book for understanding the origins of forum conveniens and forum non conveniens , and [the book's] proposals for reform are thought-provoking and deserve careful consideration. Informationen zum Autor Ardavan Arzandeh is Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. IntroductionI. The English Forum (Non) Conveniens Doctrine II. The Objectives of the Book III. The Structure and Main Contentions of the Book 2. Locating the Place of Forum (Non) Conveniens in the English National Jurisdiction Rules I. Introduction II. Jurisdictional Values and Their Significance in Allocating Jurisdiction III. The Doctrinal Measures for Promoting Jurisdictional Values Under the English National Jurisdiction Rules IV. Conclusion 3. Forum (Non) Conveniens – The Past I. Introduction II. The Emergence and Development of the Practice of Discretionary (Non-)Exercise of Jurisdiction in England in the Nineteenth Century III. The Developments at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: The Flowering of a ‘British’ Approach to Discretionary Non-Exercise of Jurisdiction IV. The Developments in the Middle Third of the Twentieth Century: The Emergence in England of a Plaintiff -Centric Approach to Staying of Proceedings V. Developments in England in the 1970s and 1980s: The Gradual Departure from St Pierre VI. Conclusion 4. Forum (Non) Conveniens – The Present I. Introduction II. Post- Spiliada Doctrinal Developments III. The Spiliada Doctrine’s Global Influence IV. The Spiliada Doctrine’s Scope of Application V. Conclusion 5. Forum (Non) Conveniens – The Future I. Introduction II. A Brief Outline of the Spiliada TestIII. The Spiliada Test’s Positive Reception IV. Problems with the Application of the Spiliada Test V. The Case for Revising Spiliada ’s Second Limb VI. The Way Forward VII. Conclusion 6. Conclusions...
