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Preface 1

Chapter One　Introduction 1

1.1　Name,Scope and Nature 1

1.1.1 Name 1

1.1.2 Scope 2

1.1.3 Nature 5

1.2 Definition:A Chinese Approach 7

1.3 Justification for Private International Law 9

1.3.1 Justice and Reciprocation 10

1.3.2 Sovereign Justification 10

1.3.3 Economic Justification 11

1.3.4 Chinese Doctrine 14

1.4 Sources of Private International Law 16

1.4.1 Domestic Sources 16

1.4.2 International Sources 20

1.4.3 Sources of Chinese Private International Law 22

1.5 Structure and Categories of Conflicts Rules 24

1.5.1 Structure of Conflicts Rule 24

1.5.2 Categories 26

Chapter Two Historical Survey 27

2.1 European Continental History 27

2.1.1 Antiquity 27

2.1.2 Personal Law Period 28

2.1.3 The Statute Theories 29

2.1.4 The German Contribution:Seat Theory 32

2.2 Anglo-American History 34

2.2.1 English History 34

2.2.2 American History 35

2.3 East Asian History 43

2.3.1 Japanese History 43

2.3.2 Chinese History 49

Chapter Three The Subjects of Private International Law 57

3.1 Natural Persons 57

3.1.1 Nationality 58

3.1.2 Domicile 62

3.2 Legal Persons 65

3.2.1 Nationality 65

3.2.2 Domicile 69

3.2.3 Recognition of Foreign Legal Persons 71

3.3 States 72

3.3.1 Characteristics of States as the Subjects of Private International Law 72

3.3.2 Immunities of States and Their Property 73

3.4 International organizations 80

3.4.1 Characteristics of International Organizations as the Subjects of Private International Law 80

3.4.2 Privileges and Immunities 82

3.4.3 Applicable Law 83

Chapter Four Jurisdiction of Courts in International Civil Litigation 85

4.1 Basic Theory of Jurisdiction 85

4.1.1 Definition of Jurisdiction in the Context of Private International Law 85

4.1.2 Categories of Jurisdiction 86

4.1.3 Conflicts of Jurisdiction 88

4.2 International Civil Jurisdiction in the United States Courts 92

4.2.1 Types of Civil Jurisdiction in the United States 92

4.2.2 Bases for Jurisdiction in the United States 94

4.2.3 Limits on Jurisdiction:Forum non conveniens 101

4.3 International Civil Jurisdiction in Chinese Courts 104

4.3.1 Overview 104

4.3.2 Jurisdiction of the Chinese People's Courts in International Civil Litigation 108

Chapter Five General Part of Conflicts Law 123

5.1 Characterization 123

5.1.1 The Need for Characteriziation 123

5.1.2 Conflict of Characterizations 125

5.1.3 Application of Law for Characterization 126

5.1.4 Characterization in Chinese People's Courts 129

5.2 Renvoi 130

5.2.1 Definition 130

5.2.2 Debate on Renvoi 132

5.2.3 Application of the Doctrine in Certain Foreign Countries/Regions 133

5.2.3 Renvoi in Chinese Legislation and Judicial Practice 136

5.3 Proof of Foreign Law and Evasion of Law 137

5.3.1 Need for the Proof of Foreign Law 137

5.3.2 Proof of Foreign Law in Some Foreign Jurisdictions 138

5.3.3 Proof of Foreign Law in Chinese People's Courts 143

5.3.4 Evasion of Law 147

5.4 Public Order Reservation 149

5.4.1 Introduction 149

5.4.2 Legislative Development of the Doctrine of Ordre Public in China 150

5.4.3 Cases in which the Doctrine is Invoked by the People's Courts of China 154

5.4.4 Chinese Scholarship on Ordre Public 165

5.4.5 Conclusion 167

Chapter Six Selected Areas of Conflicts Rules 170

6.1 Capacities 170

6.1.1 Natural Persons 171

6.1.2 Legal Persons 177

6.2 Contracts 179

6.2.1 Overview 179

6.2.2 Party Autonomy 181

6.2.3 Applicable Law in the Absence of Choice 188

6.3 Torts 192

6.3.1 Overview 192

6.3.2 Conflicts Rules in Torts in Certain Foreign Countries 194

6.3.3 Chinese Conflicts Rules in Torts 200

6.4 Property 215

6.4.1 The Distinction in Law between Movables and Immovables 215

6.4.2 The Law Applicable to Immovables 216

6.4.3 The Law Applicable to Movables 217

6.4.4 The Sphere of the Lex Situs 218

6.4.5 Chinese Conflicts Rules in Property 219

6.5 Family Issues 220

6.5.1 Introduction 220

6.5.2 Marriage and Divorce 221

6.5.3 Matrimonial Causes 226

6.5.4 Conclusion 230

6.6 Succession 232

6.6.1 Overview 232

6.6.2 Legal Succession 233

6.6.3 Testamentary Succession 234

6 6.4 Vacant Succession 236

6.6.5 Chinese Legislation and Practice 237

Chapter Seven Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 243

7.1 General Observations 243

7.1.1 Definitions 243

7.1.2 Theoretical Basis for Recognition and Enforcement 244

7.1.3 Conditions of Recognition and Enforcement 246

7.1.4 Enforcement Procedures of Recognized Foreign Judgments 247

7.2 Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in China 248

7.2.1 Domestic Rules Regarding Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 249

7.2.2 International Treaties and Bilateral Agreements 252

Chapter Eight Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 254

8.1 Characteristics of International Commercial Arbitration 254

8.1.1 Overview 254

8.1.2 The Meaning of"international"and"Commercial" 255

8.2 Basic Theory of Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Awards 258

8.2.1 Distinction between Recognition and Enforcement 258

8.2.2 Place of Recognition and Enforcement 259

8.2.3 Consequences of Refusal of Recognition and Enforcement 261

8.3 The Regime for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Awards in China 261

8.3.1 The New York Convention in China 262

8.3.2 Chinese Domestic Law on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Awards 267

Chapter Nine China's Codification of Conflicts Law:Latest Development 268

9.1 A Brief Summary of the Draft 269

9.2 Comments on the Important Issues of the Draft 270

9.2.1 General Provisions 270

9.2.2 Civil Parties 278

9.2.3 Family Relationships 281

9.2.4 Succession 283

9.2.5 Property or Real Rights 284

9.2.6 Intellectual Property 286

9.2.7 Contracts 286

9.2.8 Torts 291

9.2.9 Other Civil Relationships 294

9.3 Concluding Remarks 295

Selected Bibliography 297

Annexes 300

Annex Ⅰ Glossary of Private International Law 300

Annex Ⅱ Model Law of Private International Law of The People's Republic of China 330

Annex Ⅲ Chapter Eight of the General Principle of Civil Law of the People's Republic of China 354

Annex Ⅳ Part Four of the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China 356

Annex Ⅴ Part Seven of Opinions on Application of the General Principle of Civil Law 363

Annex Ⅵ Part Eighteen of the Opinions of the Application of the Civil Procedure Law 365

Annex Ⅶ Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in Hearing the Cases Involving Foreign-related Civil or Commercial Contractual Disputes 368

Annex Ⅷ Cases Study 372