text, cases, and materials on private international law /
Trevor C. Hartley.
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
lxx, 892 pages ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Jurisdiction : an analysis -- Jurisdiction under EC law -- EC law : special jurisdiction -- The traditional English rules -- Developments in Canada -- US law : an outline -- Choice-of-court agreements -- Forum non conveniens and antisuit injunctions -- Overlapping jurisdiction in EC law -- Special topics -- I -- Special topics -- II -- Introduction to Part III -- EC law -- English law : jurisdiction -- English law : defences -- The Canadian conflicts (judgments) revolution -- US law : some highlights -- Freezing assets -- Obtaining evidence abroad : forum procedures -- Obtaining evidence abroad : international co-operation -- Introduction to choice of law -- Torts -- Contracts : the principle of party autonomy -- Contracts : legal policy and choice of law -- Contracts : regulating business, protecting employees and helping consumers -- Foreign currency -- Property : tangible movables -- Contractual rights and property interests -- I -- Contractual rights and property interests -- II -- Contractual rights and property interests -- III -- Introduction to extraterritoriality -- Extraterritorial application of US antitrust law -- The international response -- Extraterritorial application of EC competition law.