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CROSSING BORDERS
The subject of private international law exists in a world
with parallel legal systems, each having overlapping
competences to decide disputes with a cross-border
element. It is principally concerned with three recurring
questions, which are the focus of this unit of study:
The Masters intensive unit, Private International Law (LAWS6948), focuses on the law applied by Australian courts in
international cases, with relevant comparisons to the intra-Australian rules and to the approaches in other jurisdictions.
The course covers the following topics:
The nature and function of private international law
Personal and subject matter jurisdiction
The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments
Choice of law topics, with particular reference to the law applicable to contract and tort
Limits to the application of foreign law: substance and procedure, proof of foreign law, public policy and other
exclusionary doctrines
The intensive unit, European Private International Law (LAWS6952), focuses on the common rules of private
international law adopted by the Member States of the European Union, in particular in the area of civil and
commercial law.
The course covers the following topics:
The development of European private international law
The constitutional basis for European private international law
The content and inter-action of the key EU private international law instruments in civil and commercial matters:
Brussels I Regulation (44/2001): jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments
Rome I Regulation (593/2008): law applicable to contractual obligations
Rome II Regulation (864/2007): law applicable to non-contractual obligations
Postgraduate units in 2013-2014: Due to teaching commitments on the JD/LLB programs, it is unlikely that either of
these two units will be taught again before 2015. The unit Commercial Conflict of Laws (LAWS6824) may be available
in 2013 or 2014, but the teaching schedules for these years have not yet been settled. Other related postgraduate
units, which may be also be offered in 2013-2014, include International Commercial Litigation (LAWS6884)
International Commercial Arbitration (LAWS6060) and International Investment Law (LAWS6916).
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