Conflict of laws

Conflict of laws (also called private international law) is the set of rules or laws a jurisdiction applies to a case, transaction, or other occurrence that has connections to more than one jurisdiction.[1] This body of law deals with three broad topics: jurisdiction, rules regarding when it is appropriate for a court to hear such a case; foreign judgments, dealing with the rules by which a court in one jurisdiction mandates compliance with a ruling of a court in another jurisdiction; and choice of law, which addresses the question of which substantive laws will be applied in such a case.[2] These issues can arise in any private-law context,[2] but they are especially prevalent in contract law[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] and tort law.[11]

  1. ^ "Conflict of Laws", Black's Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019).
  2. ^ a b Restatement of the Law—Conflict of Laws, §2: Subject Matter of Conflict of Laws (American Law Institute 1971).
  3. ^ Briggs (2008). The Conflict of Laws. pp. 2–3.
  4. ^ Clarkson; Hill (2006). The Conflict of Laws. pp. 2–3.
  5. ^ Collins (2006). Dicey, Morris and Collins on The Conflict of Laws. p. 36 (paras. 1-087 et seq.).
  6. ^ Hay; Borchers; Symeonides (2010). Conflict of Laws. pp. 1–3.
  7. ^ McClean; Beevers (2009). The Conflict of Laws. pp. 4–5 (para. 1-006).
  8. ^ North; Fawcett (1999). Cheshire and North's Private International Law. pp. 13–14.
  9. ^ Rogerson (2013). Collier's Conflicts of Laws. pp. 3–4.
  10. ^ Symeonides (2008). American Private International Law. pp. 15–16 (para. 2).
  11. ^ Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II).