Australian private international law for the 21st century
Subtitle: facing outwards
By: edited by Andrew Dickinson, Mary Keyes and Thomas John
Series: Studies in private international law -- volume 16; Studies in private international law -- v 16.
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Oxford; Portland, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781849466257
Subjects: Conflict of laws; Law reform; Congresses
Description: "A nation's prosperity depends not only on the willingness of its businesses to export goods and services, and of its citizens and residents to travel to take advantage of opportunities overseas, but also on the willingness of the businesses and citizens of other nations to cross the nation's borders to do business. Economic expansion, and parallel increases in tourism and immigration, have brought Australians more frequently into contact with the laws and legal systems of other nations. In particular, in recent years, trade with partners in the Asia-Pacific Region has become increasingly important to the nation's future. At the same time, Australian courts are faced with a growing number of disputes involving foreign facts and parties. In recognition of these developments, and the need to ensure that the applicable rules meet the needs both of transacting parties and society, the Attorney-General's Department launched in 2012 a full review of Australian rules of private international law. This collection examines the state and future of Australian private international law against the background of the Attorney-General's review. The contributors approach the topic from a variety of perspectives (judge, policy maker, practitioner, academic) and with practical and theoretical insights as to operation of private international law rules in Australia and other legal systems."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Papers from a two day conference held in Sydney in April 2013, organised by Sydney and Griffith Law Schools.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Facing outwards : Australian private international law in the 21st century  -- Roger Wilkins AO and Thomas John; title: Improving Australian private international law  -- Mary Keyes; title: Incoherence in Australian private international laws  -- The Honourable James Allsop and Daniel Ward; title: Rationalisation and rationale : approaching the reform of rules for the assertion of jurisdiction over foreign defendants  -- Andrew Bell SC; title: Uniformity of outcome in Australian choice of law  -- Richard Garnett; title: Together alone : integrating the Tasman world  -- Reid Mortensen; title: Trans-Tasman court proceedings and regulatory enforcement  -- David Goddard; title: What, if anything, can Australia learn from the EU experience?  -- Andrew Dickinson; title: A view from Australia's regional partners : recent developments in New Zealand and Singapore  -- Elsabe Schoeman and Adeline Chong -- Consultation paper 1:; title: Reducing legal complexity of cross-border transactions and relationships : driving micro-economic reform through the establishment of more cohesive and clearer jurisdictional, applicable law and choice of court rules -- -- Consultation paper 2:; title: Harmonisation of the Forum conveniens tests in Australian and Trans-Tasman proceedings : a discussion paper.