Books in the Studies in Private International Law series

'Intellectual property and private international law' was one of the subjects discussed at the 18th International Congress of Comparative Law held in Washington (July 2010). This volume contains the General Report and 20 National Reports covering Canada, US, Japan, Korea, India and a number of European countries.

In 2012, the Attorney-General's Department launched 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 review.

This book grew out of a major EU funded project on the Hague Maintenance Convention of 2007 and on the EU Maintenance Regulation of 2009. It is the first study to look carefully at both of the new cross-border maintenance regimes globally and in Europe.

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Victoria University of Wellington, 2014).

"This book is based on the author's doctoral thesis, which was presented for the degree of Ph.D. at the University of Aberdeen in September 2013"--Page vii.

This book addresses the pressing challenges presented by the proliferation of international surrogacy arrangements. Part 1 contains a General Report, analysis and proposed model of regulation of international surrogacy arrangements by the two co-authors. Part 2 consists of National Reports written by domestic specialists.

There is growing enthusiasm for the use of mediation to resolve cases arising under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, but relatively few cases where mediation has played a significant role. This book addresses the reasons for this dichotomy.

This book provides an up-to-date and readable discussion of the operation of the1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction together with in-depth critical analysis.

This fourth edition considers how commercial disputes which have connections with more than one country are dealt with by the English courts.