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Commentary
Halsbury’s Laws of Australia (see 85 — Conflict of Laws)
Laws of Australia (see 5. Civil Procedure à 5.11 . Private International Law)
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)
Major articles on Conflict of Laws (1924–2000):
1. Walter W. Cook, The Logical and Legal Bases of the Conflict of Laws, 33 Yale Law Journal 457-488 (1924)
2. William F. Baxter, Choice of Law and the Federal System, 16 Stanford Law Review 1-42 (1963)
3. Louise Weinberg, Choice of Law and Minimal Scrutiny, 49 University of Chicago Law Review 440-488 (1982)
4. Herma Hill Kay, Theory into Practice: Choice of Law in the Courts, 34 Mercer Law Review 521-592 (1983)
5. Harold L. Korn, The Choice-of-Law Revolution: A Critique, 83 Columbia Law Review 772-973 (1983)
6. Perry Dane, Vested Rights, ”Vestedness,” and Choice of Law, 96 Yale Law Journal 1191-1275 (1987)
7. Larry Kramer, Rethinking Choice of Law, 90 Columbia Law Review 277-345 (1990)
8. Douglas Laycock, Equal Citizens of Equal and Territorial States: The Constitutional Foundations of Choice of Law, 92 Columbia Law Review 249-337 (1992)
9. Gene R. Shreve, Choice of Law and the Forgiving Constitution, 71 Indiana Law Journal 271-295 (1996)
10. Kermit Roosevelt III, The Myth of Choice of Law: Rethinking Conflicts, 97 Michigan Law Review 2448-2538 (1999)
Most journals can be found in the “Catalogue” tab in HeinOnline.
For example:
Journal of Private International Law
International Journal of Legal Information
Key Australian legislation relating to conflict of laws include:
Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008 (Cth)
Foreign Judgments Act 1991 (Cth)
International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth)
Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (Cth)
Trans-Tasman Proceedings (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2010 (Cth)
Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts (Hague)
Other legislation can be found in:
You can source conflict of laws cases from:
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
UNILEX: a collection of international caselaw and bibliography on two of the most important international instruments for the regulation of international commercial transactions: