Introduction&Roel Westrik/Jeroen van der Weide 1
A.General Aspects of Party Autonomy,as seen from the Perspective of Continental Law as well as of Common Law 11
1.Choice of Law in International Property Law - New Encouragement from Europe&Axel Flessner 11
2.Party Autonomy in Dutch International Property Law&]eroen van der Weide 41
3.The Numerus Clausus and Party Autonomy in the Law of Property&T.H.D.Struycken 59
4.Party Autonomy and Property Rights&Robert Stevens 83
B.Private International (Property) Law 103
5.Party Autonomy in International Property Law:A German Perspective&Jan von Hein 103
6.Party Autonomy in French and Belgian Law&Vincent Sagaert 119
C.Developments and Prospects in Europe and in European Law Projects 145
7.Article 14 Rome I:A Political Perspective&Paulien M.M.van der Grinten 145
8.European Conflict Rules for the mutual Recognition of Security Rights in Goods&Ulrich Drobnig 165
D.Assignment in Private International Law;Financial Instruments/the Collateral Directive;Insolvency Law 189
9.Party Autonomy and Assignment&Hendrik Verhagen 189
10.Between Articles 14 and 27 of Rome I:How to interpret a European Regulation on Conflict of Laws?&Axel Flessner 207
11.Financial Collateral Arrangements and Party Autonomy&Reinout M.Wibier 225
12.Party Autonomy and Insolvency Law&P.M.Veder 261