American Conflicts Law, 5th edition / / Luther L. McDougal III, Robert Felix, Ralph Whitten.

• VerfasserIn: III, Luther L. McDougal; Felix, Robert,; Whitten, Ralph,
• TeilnehmendeR: Felix, Robert,; Whitten, Ralph,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 2001.
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Edition: 5th ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Table of Contents

Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Background -- 1. History and Literature -- 2. The Choice-of-Law Problem -- 3. "Jurisdiction -- 4. Shifting Choice-of Law Theory -- 5. Federal Constitutional Controls -- 6. International Conflicts Problems -- 7. The Other State's Law: Renvoi -- 8. The Function of Conflicts Law -- Chapter 2 Domicile and Related Concepts -- 9. The Concept of Domicile and Its Functions -- 10. Domicile of a Competent Adult -- 11. Domicile of a Married Woman -- 12. Domicile of a Minor Child -- 13. Domicile of an Incompetent -- 14. Corporate Domicile -- 15. Judicial Determination of Domicile -- 16. Conflicting Determinations -- 17. Residence and Other Concepts -- 18. Durational Requirements: Constitutionality -- Chapter 3 Personal Jurisdiction: The Basic Principles -- 19. Traditional Bases -- 20. Contemporary Bases -- 21. International Shoe: Status of the Traditional Rules -- 22. Specific and General Jurisdiction -- 23. Specific Jurisdiction.: Problems of Application -- 24. General Jurisdiction: Problems of Application -- 25. Jurisdiction by Necessity -- Chapter 4 Personal Jurisdiction: General Principles -- 26. Requisites to Exercise of Jurisdiction -- 27. Long-Arm Statutes -- 28. Constitutional Requirement of Notice -- 29. Presentation and Waiver of Personal Jurisdiction Defenses -- Consent -- 30. Continuing Jurisdiction -- 31. Federal Courts -- 32. Class Actions -- Chapter 5 Personal Jurisdiction: Specific Situations -- 33. Tort Cases: In General -- 34. Tort Cases: Products Liability -- 35. Contract Cases -- 36. Property Cases: Ownership or Use of Property -- 37. Property Cases: Remnants of In Rem Jurisdiction -- 38. Jurisdiction Based on Internet Activities -- 39. Special Problems with Corporations.

Chapter 6 Personal Jurisdiction: Grounds for Not Exercising -- 40. Access to Local Courts -- 41. Immunity from Suit: Rules Against Acquisition of Jurisdiction by Fraud or Force -- 42. Ordering the Doing of Out-of-State Acts -- 43. The Local Action Rule -- 44. Dissimilarity and Local Public Policy -- 45. Penal and Governmental Claims -- 46. Inadequacy of Judicial Machinery -- 47. Forum Non Conveniens -- 48. Choice-of-Forum Clauses -- 49. Injunctions Against Extrastate Suits -- Chapter 7 Legislative Jurisdiction -- 50. The Constitutional Framework -- 51. Early Constitutional Decisions -- 52. Revised Constitutional Limits -- 53. Allstate Insurance Co. v. Hague -- 54. "State's Rights" in Choice of Law -- 55. Escheat of Intangible Property -- 56. Jurisdiction to Tax -- Chapter 8 Vertical Choice of Law: State Law in Federal Courts -- 57. The Swift Doctrine -- 58. The Erie Doctrine -- 59. Klaxon and the Extension of Erie to Conflict of Laws -- 60. Development of the Erie Doctrine: Rules of Decision Act Cases -- 61. Development of the Erie Doctrine: Rules Enabling Act Cases -- 62. Ascertaining State Law -- 63. Federal Common Law -- 64. Effect of the Erie Doctrine on Federal Statutes -- Chapter 9 Judgments and Public Acts -- 65. The Full Faith and Credit Clause and its Implementing Statutes -- 66. Full Faith and Credit to Public Acts -- 67. State Judgments: Basic Rule of Enforceability -- Procedure for Enforcement -- 68. State Judgments: Basic Rule of Claim and Issue Preclusion -- 69. State Judgments: Erroneous and Contradictory Judgments -- 70. State Judgments: Invalid or Reexaminable Judgments -- Fraud -- Nonfinal and Modifiable Judgments -- 71. State Judgments: Decrees Concerning Out-of-State Land -- 72. State Judgments: Statutes of Limitation.

73. State Judgments: Penal Statutes and Governmental Claims -- 74. State Judgments Adjudicating Federal Claims and Issues -- 75. State Administrative Adjudications -- 76. Federal Judgments -- 77. Judgments of Foreign Countries -- 78. Enforceability of United States Judgments Abroad -- Chapter 10 Choice-of-Law Theories and Concepts -- 79. Territorial Location of Vested Rights -- 80. Characterization and Other Escape Devices -- 81. The Just Result in the Particular Case -- 82. Choice of Jurisdiction or Choice of Law -- 83. Forum Preference -- 84. The "Most Significant Relationship" Test -- 85. Governmental Interest Analysis -- 86. "Statutory Construction" as a Basis for Choice of Law -- 87. Principles of Preference -- 88. Choice-Influencing Considerations -- 89. Multistate Substantive Laws -- 90. Judicial Eclecticism -- 91. Post-Occurrence Contacts and Separate Issues (Dépeçage) -- 92. Choice-of-Law Statutes -- Chapter 11 Leflar's Choice-Influencing Considerations -- 93. Background -- 94. Predictability of Results -- 95. Maintenance of Interstate and International Order -- 96. Simplification of the Judicial Task -- 97. Advancement of the Forum's Governmental Interests -- 98. Application of the Better Rule of Law -- 99. Correlating the Considerations -- Chapter 12 Criminal Law -- 100. "Crime Is Local" -- Basic Theory -- 101. Operation of Basic Theory -- 102. Nonterritorial Bases of Jurisdiction -- 103. Multistate Jurisdiction -- 104. Interstate Boundary Streams -- 105. Admissibility of Evidence -- 106. Federal Law Affecting State Crimes -- 107. Intercounty Problems -- 108. Return of Wanted Persons from Other States -- 109. International Extradition -- Chapter 13 Procedural Matters -- 110. Characterization: Substantive or Procedural.

111. Scope of the Procedural Concept in General -- 112. Evidence -- 113. Presumptions and Burden of Proof -- 114. Parol Evidence Rule -- Statute of Frauds -- 115. Measure of Damages -- 116. Statutes of Limitation: The Traditional Approach -- 117. Statutes of Limitations: Modern Approaches -- 118. Limitations: Tolling Statutes -- 119. Proof of Foreign Law and Records -- Chapter 14 Torts -- 120. Variety of Approaches -- 121. Lex Loci Delicti -- 122. Place of First Harmful Impact -- 123. Escape Devices -- Characterization -- 124. Governmental Interest Analysis -- 125. Most Significant Relationship -- 126. New York: Principles of Preference? -- 127. Choice-Influencing Considerations -- 128. Eclecticism -- 129. Federal Admiralty Cases -- 130. Actions Against States -- Chapter 15 Contracts -- 131. Typical Diversity in Choice of Law -- 132. Law of Place of Making -- 133. Law of Place of Performance -- 134. Intent of the Parties -- 135. Construction and Interpretation -- 136. The Preference for Validation -- 137. Contracts with a Choice-of-Law Clause -- 138. "Center of Gravity," "Grouping of Contracts," and the Restatement (Second) -- 139. Other Contemporary Approaches -- 140. Usury -- 141. Insurance Contracts -- 142. Bills and Notes -- 143. Arbitration Clauses -- 144. Quasi-Contractual Liabilities -- 145. United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods -- Chapter 16 Workers' Compensation -- 146. Conflicts Background -- 147. Proper Forum: Local or Transitory Action -- 148. Permissible Choices of Law -- 149. Statutory Conflicts Provisions -- 150. Plural Compensation Recoveries -- 151. Tort Recoveries -- 152. Subrogation, Contribution, and Indemnity -- Chapter 17 Land -- 153. General Principles -- 154. Renvoi in Land Cases.

155. Conversion of Immovables -- 156. Capacity of Parties and Formalities of Conveyance -- 157. Interpretation and Effect of Conveyance -- 158. Contracts and Covenants Concerning Land -- 159. Mortgages and Other Encumbrances -- 160. Trusts and Other Equitable Interests -- 161. Titles Created by Operation of Law -- 162. Actions Concerning Extrastate Land -- Chapter 18 Tangible and Intangible Personalty -- 163. Voluntary Transfers: The Situs Rule -- 164. Reference to Domiciliary Law -- 165. Contemporary Analysis -- 166. Nonconsensual Changes in Title -- 167. Removal Across State Lines -- 168. Third-Party Transactions After Removal -- 169. Title Embodied in a Document -- 170. Transactions Under the Uniform Commercial Code -- 171. The "Situs" of Choses in Action -- 172. Escheat of Intangibles -- 173. Assignments -- Chapter 19 Trusts -- 174. Trusts of Land -- 175. Inter Vivos Trusts of Personalty -- 176. Testamentary Trusts of Personalty -- 177. New Trusts Under Powers of Appointment -- 178. Administration -- 179. Interpretation and Construction -- 180. Remedies -- Chapter 20 Wills and Inheritance -- 181. Intestate Succession -- 182. Validity of Wills -- 183. Revocation of Wills -- 184. Interpretation of Wills -- 185. Marital Property Interests -- 186. Powers of Appointment -- 187. Probate of Wills -- Chapter 21 Decedents' Estates -- 188. Nature and Function of Administration -- 189. Legal Status of Executors and Administrators -- 190. Land -- 191. Tangible Personalty, Negotiable Paper, Judgments -- 192. Debts Owed to Decedent -- 193. Rights Arising After Administration Begins -- 194. Claims Against the Estate -- 195. Effect of Extrastate Judgments -- 196. Termination of Administration -- Chapter 22 Receivers and Conservators -- 197. Appointment of Receivers.

198. Local Nature of Receiverships.