ACTIVITIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW IN 2007

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS VII
3. FOREWORD XI
4. ABBREVIATIONS XV
5. The Rome II Regulation – An Overview
6. PLACE OF INJURY, HABITUAL RESIDENCE, CLOSER CONNECTION AND SUBSTANTIVE SCOPE: THE BASIC PRINCIPLES 1
7. PARTY AUTONOMY AND ITS LIMITATIONS IN THE ROME II REGULATION 19
8. INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT LIABILITY 31
9. UNFAIR COMPETITION AND ACTS RESTRICTING FREE COMPETITION 49
10. THE LAW APPLICABLE TO CROSS-BORDER DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT 71
11. INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 87
12. THE LAW APPLICABLE TO A NON-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION WITH RESPECT TO AN INDUSTRIAL ACTION 115
13. CULPA IN CONTRAHENDO IN THE CONFLICT OF LAWS 127
14. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ‘ROME II’ AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS 137
15. ROME II: A CENTRIST CRITIQUE 149
16. THE ROME II REGULATION FROM A JAPANESE POINT OF VIEW 175
17. A QUICK LATIN AMERICAN LOOK AT THE ROME II REGULATION 193
18. A COMMON LAW COCOON: AUSTRALIA AND THE ROME II REGULATION 203
19. National Reports
20. A DECADE OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW IN AFRICAN COURTS 1997-2007 (PART I) 223
21. SOURCES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PORTUGUESE PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW: AN OUTLINE 257
22. SOME REMARKS ON THE APPLICABLE LAW TO INTERNATIONAL SUCCESSIONS IN ROMANIA 277
23. THE 2007 TURKISH CODE CONCERNING PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL CIVIL PROCEDURE 313
24. RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS IN QUEBEC 343
25. A WIDER VISION IN CHOICE OF PRESCRIPTION LAW 357
26. THE BULGARIAN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW CODE OF 2005 375
27. NEW PERSPECTIVES IN SPANISH LEGAL PRACTICE ON THE EXERCISE OF RIGHTS OF ACCESS ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS 387
28. News from Brussels
29. ACTIVITIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW IN 2007 399
30. Court Decisions
31. ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS BY ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTIONS IN EUROPE – FROM TURNER TO WEST TANKERS 415
32. EUROPEAN UNION. THE ECJ IN SEARCH OF LEGAL CERTAINTY FOR JURISDICTION IN CONTRACT: THE COLOR DRACK DECISION 439
33. ENGLAND. ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS: THE END OF THE ENGLISH EXCEPTION 449
34. SINGAPORE. THE EFFECT OF CONTRACT ON THE LAW GOVERNING CLAIMS IN TORTS AND EQUITY 459
35. SLOVAK REPUBLIC. THE HABITUAL RESIDENCE IN SLOVAKIAN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW: DECISION OF THE DISTRICT COURT IN MARTIN OF 21 DECEMBER 2007 471
36. SWEDEN. THE VALIDITY OF A COLLECTIVE LABOUR AGREEMENT RESULTING FROM A SWEDISH BLACKING – THE RICKMERS TIANJIN (AD 2007 NR. 2) 481
37. CZECH REPUBLIC. JURISDICTION OVER CONSUMER CONTRACTS UNDER ARTICLE 15(1) (B) OF THE BRUSSELS I REGULATION AND THE DEFINITION OF THE ‘CONSUMER’S DOMICILE’ 495
38. Forum
39. THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF INTERIM MEASURES ORDERED BY INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATORS 503
40. REGULATING THE JURISDICTION OF COURTS IN INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION: TOWARDS A GLOBAL ANSWER IN CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS 541
41. Texts, Materials and Recent Developments
42. TURKEY. THE 2007 TURKISH CODE ON PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL CIVIL PROCEDURE 583
43. BOOK REVIEWS 605
44. Backmatter 613