Chapter 1.The Traditional Approach to Choice of Law 1
1.Traditional Theory:A Survey of Jurisdiction-Selecting Rules 1
2.Traditional Practice:A Survey of Escape Devices 58
Chapter 2.Modern Approaches to Choice of Law 136
1.Choice-Directed Solutions 136
2.The Center of Gravity 183
3.Interest Analysis 188
4.Place of the Most Significant Relationship 288
5.Alternative Modern Approaches to Choice of Law 308
6.Some Technical Problems Revisited 358
Chapter 3.The Constitution and Choice of Law 380
1.Freedom and Compulsion in Choice of Law 380
2.The Obligation to Provide a Forum 415
3.Unconstitutional Discrimination in Choice of Law 429
Chapter 4.Jurisdiction of Courts 453
1.Jurisdiction Based on the Relation of the Litigation to the Forum 458
2.Attachment Jurisdiction 503
3.Jurisdiction by Necessity 537
4.Traditional Jurisdictional Bases Reconsidered 554
Chapter 5.Recognition of Judgments 583
Chapter 6.Special Problems of Choice of Law,Jurisdiction,and Recognition of Judgments in Divorce,Interstate Child Custody,and Decedents' Estates 691
1.Divorce 691
2.Child Custody 763
3.Decedents' Estates 783
Chapter 7.Conflicts Between Federal and State Law 786
1.The Erie Doctrine 786
2.Choice of Law in Federal-Court Cases Involving State-Created Rights 811
3.Federal Common Law 816
4.Federal Law in State Courts 838
Appendices 851
A.The Constitution of the United States 851
B.Title 28,United States Code Judiciary and Judicial Procedure 855
Index 861