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Private international law and the Internet, Dan Jerker B. Svantesson

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 629-657) and index

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Private international law and the Internet

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Dan Jerker B. Svantesson

The third edition of Private International Law and the Internet presents a detailed and insightful account of what is emerging as the most crucial and current issue in private international law: the interplay of private international law and the Internet. The author discusses how the controversial issues that stem from borderless Internet prove to be one of the greatest challenges for private international law and international legal cooperation as both are predicated on the existence of traditional borders that define jurisdictional boundaries. This book goes on to explain the following four fundamental questions:- When should a lawsuit be entertained by the courts? Which state's law should be applied? When should a court that can entertain a lawsuit decline to do so? and Will a judgment rendered in one country be recognized and enforced in another? The book identifies and investigates twelve characteristics of Internet communication that are relevant to these questions and then proceeds with a detailed analysis of what is required of modern private international law rules.--, Provided by Publisher

Introduction -- Approaching the internet -- Approaching private international law -- Traditional common law : Australia, England, and Hong Kong, SAR -- The United States of America -- European civil law : Germany and Sweden -- The People's Republic of China -- International instruments -- A critique of current rules of private international law -- Geo-identification : impact, risks and possibilities -- Proposed 'defamation convention model' -- Proposed 'contracts convention model' -- Concluding remarks