PART Ⅰ GENERAL PRINCIPLES 3
CHAPTER ONE THE CONFLICT OF LAWS 3
Ⅰ. The Nature of the Conflict of Laws 3
Ⅱ. Choice of Jurisdiction and Choice of Law 12
Ⅲ. Tendencies towards Unification of the Conflict of Laws 21
Ⅳ. The Origin and Development of the Conflict of Laws 30
Ⅴ. Modern Doctrines of the Conflict of Laws 36
Ⅵ. The Factor of Depth 41
CHAPTER TWO CLASSIFICATION 43
A. The Problem of Classification 43
B. Classification in the English Courts 46
CHAPTER THREE CONNECTING FACTORS AND THE DOCTRINE OF RENVOI 62
A. The Connecting Factor 62
B. The Doctrine of Renvoi 64
C. The Subsidiary (or Incidental) Question 77
CHAPTER FOUR GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF JURISDICTION 81
Ⅰ. The Bases of General Jurisdiction 81
Ⅱ. The Question of Choice of Jurisdiction 94
Ⅲ. The Two Kinds of Jurisdiction 98
Ⅳ. Jurisdiction of English Courts over Foreign Immovables 134
Ⅴ. Jurisdiction to Stay Actions 144
Ⅵ. Personal Qualifications and Jurisdiction 151
CHAPTER FIVE THE LIMITS OF APPLICATION OF FOREIGN LAW 163
PART Ⅱ RULES OF CHOICE OF LAW AND OF JURISDICTION 185
CHAPTER SIX DOMICILE 185
A. The Nature, Purpose and Principles of Domicile 185
B. Domicile of Origin 195
C. Domicile of Choice 200
D. Domicile of Dependence 208
E. Commercial Domicile 221
F. Domicile and Residence of Associations 222
CHAPTER SEVEN STATUS 226
A. Meaning of Status 226
B. The Purpose of Status 227
C. The Nature of Status 228
D. Status distinguished from its Incidents 229
E. What Law governs Status 230
F. The Universality of Status 234
CHAPTER EIGHT THE CONTRACT AND STATUS OF MARRIAGE 241
A. The Nature of Christian Marriage 241
B. The Recognition of Polygamous Marriages 244
C. The Law which Determines the Validity of Marriage 250
CHAPTER NINE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES 281
Ⅰ. Divorce 281
Ⅱ. Nullity of Marriage 325
Ⅲ. Judicial Separation 346
Ⅳ. Restitution of Conjugal Rights 349
Ⅴ. Jactitation of Marriage 349
CHAPTER TEN ASSIGNMENT OF PROPERTY ON MARRIAGE 355
A. Marriage Contract or Settlement 355
B. No Marriage Contract or Settlement 359
CHAPTER ELEVEN PARTICULAR FORMS OF STATUS 361
A. Legitimacy 361
B. Legitimation 369
C. Jurisdiction in Matters of Legitimacy, Legitimation and Affiliation 376
D. The Status of Parent and Child 378
E. The Status of Adoption 379
F. The Recognition of Foreign Acts of Adoption 382
G. The Status of Guardian and Ward 387
H. The Status of Mentally Disordered Person and Curator 392
CHAPTER TWELVE CONTRACTS 402
Ⅰ. Capacity 402
Ⅱ. Essential Validity 404
Ⅲ. Form of Contract 439
Ⅳ. Monetary Provisions 441
Ⅴ. The Uniform Laws on International Sales Act 1967 443
CHAPTER THIRTEEN NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS 445
A. Negotiability 445
B. Bills of Exchange 446
CHAPTER FOURTEEN ASSIGNMENTS OF MOVEABLE PROPERTY 456
Ⅰ. Particular Assignments 456
A. Tangible Movables 456
B. Intangible Movables 469
Ⅱ. General Assignments of Property 481
CHAPTER FIFTEEN WILLS 484
Ⅰ. The Validity of Wills 484
Ⅱ. Revocation of Wills 498
Ⅲ. Exercise by Will of Powers of Appointment 502
CHAPTER SIXTEEN ADMINISTRATION AND SUCCESSION 510
Ⅰ. Administration 510
Ⅱ. Distribution and Succession 517
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN TRUSTS 530
Ⅰ. The Applicable Law 530
Ⅱ. Jurisdiction 538
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN BANKRUPTCY AND WINDING UP 543
Ⅰ. Bankruptcy 543
Ⅱ. Winding Up of Companies 559
CHAPTER NINETEEN TORT 569
A. The Conditions of Actionability in English Courts 569
B. The Place of Commission of an Unjustifiable Act 574
C. The Need for a New Basis of Applicable Law in Tort 577
D. Wrongs Committed on the High Seas 584
E. Wrongs Committed in and from the Air 585
CHAPTER TWENTY PROCEDURE 590
A. The Nature of Procedure 590
B. The Definitive Function of the lex fori 592
C. The Contents of Procedure 594
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS 619
Ⅰ. The Enforcement of Foreign Judgments by Action 619
Ⅱ. The Enforcement of Foreign Judgments by Registration 635
Ⅲ. The Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 643
Index 647