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Showcases a novel method for approaching private international law combining theoretical insight, textual analysis and historical context.
List of contents
1. Introduction; Part I. History and Historiography in the Conflict of Laws: 2. Uses of History in Private International Law; 3. Preclassical Conflict of Laws in the Historical Consciousness; Part II. Current Concerns: 4. Conflict of Laws as a Conceptual Battlefield; 5. Conflict of Laws as a Doctrinal Exercise; 6. Conflict of Laws in a World System; Part III. Bartolus da Sassoferrato and the Conflict of Laws in the Middle Ages: 7. 'Nunc veniamus ad glossam': Bartolus on the Conflict of Laws; 8. The Political Context of Bartolan Conflict of Laws; 9. Doctrinal Aspects of Bartolan Conflict of Laws; 10. Bartolan Conflict of Laws in the Conceptual Battlefield; Part IV. Ulrik Huber and Conflict of Laws in the Early Modern Period; 11. 'Saepe fit, ut negotia': Huber on the Conflict of Laws; 12. The Political Context of Huber's Conflict of Laws; 13. Doctrinal Aspects of Huber's Conflict of Laws; 14. Huber's Conflict of Laws in the Conceptual Battlefield; Epilogue: 15. Preclassical Conflict of Laws Configured.
About the author
Nikitas E. Hatzimihail is Associate Professor of Private Law, Comparative Law and Legal History at the University of Cyprus. His doctoral dissertation received the Addison-Brown commencement prize at Harvard.
Summary
This book offers an original approach to the study of conflict of laws and legal history that exposes doctrinal lawyers to historical context and legal historians to the intricacies of legal doctrine. It also serves as an advanced introduction to private international law.
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'This is the best book on the history of private international law (PIL) ever written in the English language. As one of the authors whose writings this book criticizes, I must say that it has taught me more than I thought I knew. But the book is not just about history; it is about the doctrinal foundations of our discipline; and it should be a required reading for anyone who wants to understand how and why PIL came to be where it is today.' Symeon C. Symeonides, Alex L. Parks Distinguished Chair in Law and Dean Emeritus, Willamette University, USA
