The Rome II Regulation on the Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations: A New International Litigation Regime - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004171932 ISBN 13: 9789004171930

Publisher: Brill Nijhoff, 2009

Synopsis

The Rome II Regulation on the Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations introduces a single choice-of-law regime for tort and other non-contractual obligations. The Regulation has huge implications for international litigation relating to traffic accidents, product liability, environmental damage and infringement of intellectual property rights, for example. This book contains analysis of the Regulation by 15 experts from Europe and North America. It examines the core concepts and assesses the likely impact of the Regulation on claims for tort and unjust enrichment. It is an indispensable guide to the Regulation for legal practitioners, academics and students.

About this title

About the Author:

John Ahern is a postgraduate teaching assistant and Part-Time Lecturer in Law at Trinity College Dublin. He lectures in Conflicts of Law and is completing his Ph.D. on The Choice of Law in Tort. William Binchy is Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin. He is the author of Irish Conflicts of Law. He has represented Ireland at the Hague Conference on Private International Law.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 9004171932
• ISBN 13: 9789004171930
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 477
• Editor: Binchy William, Ahern John