Forum Non Conveniens
Subtitle: History, Global Practice, and Future under the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: June 20, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780195329278
Subjects: Civil law (general works); EU courts & procedure; English legal system: courts & procedure; International courts & procedures; International; Law; Conflict of laws; Forum non conveniens; Jurisdiction
Description: Giving an in-depth analysis of the doctrine of forum non conveniens as it has evolved, this book focuses on four major common law countries - UK, US, Canada, and Australia. It analyzes the similarities and differences of the doctrine among those four countries, comparing this to analogous laws found in civil law countries.