The Rome II regulation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations : a new international litigation regime / edited by John Ahern, William Binchy
Published
Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2009
Rome II : a parliamentary tale / Diana Wallis -- Rome II : a true piece of community law / Johan Meeusen -- Has the Forum lost its grip? / Janeen Carruthers -- Rome II : will it prevent Forum shopping and take account of the consequences of choice of law? / Russell J. Weintraub -- The scope of 'non-contractual obligations' / Andrew Scott -- The significance of close connection / Richard Fentiman -- Freedom to choose the applicable law in tort : Articles 14 and 4(3) of the Rome II Regulation -- The application of multiple laws under the Rome II Regulation / Alex Mills -- Article 4 and traffic accidents / Jan von Hein -- Product liability under the Rome II Regulation / Peter Stone -- Remedies and the Rome II Regulation / Adam Rushworth -- The treatment of environmental damage in Regulation Rome II / Michael Bogdan -- Rome II and choice of law for unjust enrichment / Stephen G.A. Pittel -- Rome II : implications for Irish tort litigation / Liz Hefferman -- The limits of Rome II / Gernot Biehler
Summary
Introduces a single choice-of-law regime for tort and other non-contractual obligations. This book contains analysis of the Rome II Regulation on the Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations. It examines the core concepts and assesses the likely impact of the Regulation on claims for tort and unjust enrichment
