FOREWORD

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS VII
3. FOREWORD IX
4. ABBREVIATIONS XI
5. Doctrine
6. FOREIGN REVENUE CLAIMS IN EUROPEAN COURTS 1
7. INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 71
8. ON AVELLO AND OTHER JUDGMENTS: A NEW POINT OF DEPARTURE IN THE CONFLICT OF LAWS? 85
9. THE ‘DRAFT REGULATION ROME II’ IN 2004: ITS PAST AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 129
10. General Issues of Private International Law in the European System – Reflections by Italian Scholars
11. THE PROCESS OF CHARACTERIZATION IN THE EC CONFLICT OF LAWS: SUGGESTING A FLEXIBLE APPROACH 155
12. EC PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE PUBLIC POLICY EXCEPTION 171
13. National Reports
14. NON-MARITAL COHABITATION, REGISTERED PARTNERSHIP AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW: THE SPANISH PERSPECTIVE 185
15. POLISH PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW 203
16. THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE U.N. CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND THE FUTURE HAGUE CONFERENCE INSTRUMENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL RECOVERY OF CHILD SUPPORT AND OTHER FORMS OF FAMILY MAINTENANCE 221
17. News from The Hague
18. THE HAGUE CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW 237
19. Case Law
20. SWISS DECISION ON FOREIGN MANDATORY RULES 247
21. Forum
22. THE LAW GOVERNING COMPANIES IN SWISS PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW 251
23. THE LAW APPLICABLE TO CROSS-BORDER ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE: FROM THE EUROPEAN NATIONAL SYSTEMS TO ROME II 291
24. Texts, Materials and Recent Developments
25. LAW OF 16 JULY 2004 HOLDING THE CODE OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW 319
26. BOOK REVIEWS 377
27. BOOKS RECEIVED 379
28. Backmatter 391