Conflict of laws in Australia / Michael Tilbury, Gary Davis and Brian Opeskin.

South Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 2002.

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Conflict of laws -- Australia.

Part I. Introduction: 1. The province of conflict of laws

Part II. General principles: Division A. Principles of jurisdiction: 2. Existence of jurisdiction

3. Discretionary exercise of jurisdiction

4. Limitations on jurisdiction

5. Aspects of transnational litigation

Division B. Principles of foreign judgments: 6. Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments

Division C. Principles of choice of law: 7. The choice of law process

8. Territoriality of laws

9. Presumptive application of local law

10. Substance and procedure

11. Exclusion of foreign law

Division D. Actors in the conflict of laws:

12. Personal connecting factors

13. Natural persons

14. Corporations

Part III. Conflict of laws within the Australian federation: 15. Jurisdiction and judgments within Australia

16. Constitutional dimensions of choice of law in Australia

17. The law applicable in federal and cross-vested jurisdiction

Part IV. Particular applications: Division A. Family law: 18. Marriage

19. Consequences of marriage

20. Matrimonial causes

21. Children

Division B. Obligations: 22. Contracts

23. Torts

24. Statutory obligations

Division C. Property: 25. Nature, location and transfer of property

26. Trusts

Part V. Problems in methodology: 27. Characterisation

28. Renvoi

29. The indicental question

30. The time factor.

Includes index.

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