Conflict of Laws - Paperback

by Maebh Harding (Author)

This updated fifth edition of Conflict of Laws provides a straight-forward and accessible introduction to English private international law. It examines the jurisdiction of English courts (and whether their judgments are enforced and recognized overseas) and the effect of foreign judgments in England.

Further developments addressed in the fifth edition include:
- The use of common law doctrines in EU cases such as West Tankers.
- The EU imperative for family relationships to be recognized across the EU in the context of citizen's rights.
- Civil Partnerships and recognition of same sex partnership.
- Rome III, Rome IV and the distinction between maintenance and matrimonial property.
- Adoption, parental responsibility and international child abduction
- Surrogacy and assisted reproduction

Author Biography

Maebh Harding BCL (Law with French Law), Attorney-at -Law (NY), PhD (NUI) Sol. (Ireland), is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Portsmouth.