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International private law in Scotland

Elizabeth Crawford, J M Carruthers

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Domicile and habitual residence. Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters, and in family law. Conflict rules of procedure, including evidence and service of documents. Enforcement of judgments. Choice of law rules concerning adult relationships, including marriage, civil partnership, and cohabitation coerced and sham marriages the recognition of foreign divorces and annulments and the financial and property consequences of adult relationships. Conflict rules affecting children, including those pertaining to international child abduction and inter-country adoption Choice of law in contract. Choice of law in delict. Conflict rules pertaining to property, insolvency and succession. Proposed European conflict of laws instruments.

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Domicile and habitual residence. Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters, and in family law. Conflict rules of procedure, including evidence and service of documents. Enforcement of judgments. Choice of law rules concerning adult relationships, including marriage, civil partnership, and cohabitation coerced and sham marriages the recognition of foreign divorces and annulments and the financial and property consequences of adult relationships. Conflict rules affecting children, including those pertaining to international child abduction and inter-country adoption Choice of law in contract. Choice of law in delict. Conflict rules pertaining to property, insolvency and succession. Proposed European conflict of laws instruments.

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Domicile and habitual residence. Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters, and in family law. Conflict rules of procedure, including evidence and service of documents. Enforcement of judgments. Choice of law rules concerning adult relationships, including marriage, civil partnership, and cohabitation coerced and sham marriages the recognition of foreign divorces and annulments and the financial and property consequences of adult relationships. Conflict rules affecting children, including those pertaining to international child abduction and inter-country adoption Choice of law in contract. Choice of law in delict. Conflict rules pertaining to property, insolvency and succession. Proposed European conflict of laws instruments.

Key concepts: Conflict of laws, Choice of law, Jurisdiction, Law, Insolvency, Civil law (Civil law), Delict, Private law

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