Selected Teaching Materials for Private International Law (Volume 1, 2, and 3)

Author: Li Shuangyuan Ou Fuyong
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Publishing Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This teaching reference collection primarily includes important, especially new, literature. Due to the extensive text of provisions and appendices in treaties and conventions, excerpts of key sections are generally included. The entire work is divided into three volumes: Volume 1 covers General Principles and Conflict of Laws, Volume 2 covers Procedure Law, and Volume 3 covers Substantive Law. For ease of reference, the book is organized into four parts in its editorial format, excluding appendices, with each part further divided into Domestic Legal Systems (which is subdivided into China and Foreign sections) and International Legal Systems. In the Domestic Legal Systems section, materials are generally arranged in chronological order of their creation and promulgation; in the International Legal Systems section, they are almost entirely arranged in chronological order.
Part I is General Principles. It primarily includes important literature on principles governing the regulation of private international law relationships, such as the New International Economic Order, subjects of private international law relationships, and agency. Part II is Conflict of Laws. It includes provisions on conflict of laws in China's legislation, as well as many representative foreign legislations and uniform conflict of laws conventions. Foreign legislations are categorized by region: Asian countries, African countries, former Soviet Eastern countries, CIS and Southeast European countries, Western European countries, and American countries. International legal systems are categorized by issue: general, legal application of property rights, legal application of claims, legal application of marriage and family law, and legal application of inheritance. Part III is Procedure Law. It includes important and commonly used domestic and international legislation and documents on international civil procedure and commercial arbitration systems. Both domestic and international legal systems are divided into civil procedure and commercial arbitration. Part IV is Substantive Law. For convenience of use, in addition to including a large number of uniform substantive laws, this part also includes substantive laws from China and foreign countries that directly regulate cross-border civil and commercial relationships. The China section of domestic legal systems is categorized by issue: subjects, property rights and claims, intellectual property, transportation and insurance, investment and international economic cooperation, and marriage and family. The international legal systems section is categorized by issue: intellectual property, international sales of goods, international transportation and insurance, international payment and settlement, international economic cooperation, international guarantees, and others.
After some conventions, there are explanations on their effectiveness, signatures, ratifications, and accessions by countries, as well as original sources and translators. At the end of the second volume of the book, there is a bilingual (Chinese-English) glossary of the names of the Hague Conventions and their signing, ratification, acceptance, and entry into force for reference. For convenience of use, the book also includes some conventions that have not yet taken effect, important legal systems, draft conventions, and model laws formulated by civil organizations or scholars.