Private International Law (Second Edition)

Author: Huang Jin
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Since the first edition of this textbook was published by our press in 1999, it has been widely praised by university teachers and students, and has respectively won the Second Prize of the National Outstanding College Textbook Award from the Ministry of Education in 2002 and the Second Prize of the Outstanding Legal Textbook and Research Achievement Award from the Ministry of Justice. This revision incorporates new achievements in private international law in recent years in teaching, theoretical research, foreign-related adjudication, and arbitration practice. It reflects the trend of codification of domestic legislation in private international law and demonstrates new developments in international unification legislation in private international law. The book is divided into four parts, totaling twenty-six chapters. Part I "General Principles of Private International Law" elaborates on an overview, sources, history, and subjects of private international law. Part II discusses the theory and practice of private international conflict of laws. Part III covers major legal systems of international uniform substantive law, including international trade in goods, international transportation and insurance, international payments, international guarantees, and international protection of intellectual property rights. Part IV explains the main methods of resolving international civil and commercial disputes. Since its publication in 1999, this book has been a bestseller and is deeply loved by university teachers and students, making it a widely adopted excellent textbook for teaching private international law courses in China. The second edition incorporates achievements in private international law in recent years in teaching, theoretical research, foreign-related adjudication, and arbitration practice, updating and renewing the book to further enhance its academic value. The author provides in-depth discussions on the theory and practice of private international conflict of laws, major legal systems of international uniform substantive private law, and methods of resolving international civil and commercial disputes. Among these, the discussions on the trend of domestic legislative codification in private international law and the progress in international unification legislation in private international conflict of laws are highlights of the book.