From Theory to Practice in Private International Law: Gedachtnisschrift for Professor Jonathan Fitchen

This book, compiled in honor of Professor Jonathan Fitchen, offers new insights into private international law, addressing conceptual and substantive problems, including environmental protection, gender-based discrimination, private power asymmetries, and public-private intervention. It also addresses emerging issues in commercial law, such as cryptocurrencies and family law. It is a valuable resource for judiciary, legal practitioners, policy makers, and scholars and students of private international law.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 22 February 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This remarkable book, compiled in tribute to the remarkable work and life of Professor Jonathan Fitchen, brings together a distinguished group of esteemed scholars from the realm of private international law.Spanning a wide range of subject matter within this discipline, it offers profound new perspectives on our understanding of private international law, encompassing both theoretical and practical dimensions.

The contributions within this book delve into a diverse array of conceptual and substantive challenges in private international law, while also taking into account the latest developments within the field. From comprehensive conceptual analyses of the evolving nature and scope of private international law to in-depth examinations of pressing substantive issues that have received inadequate scholarly attention, the book provides a comprehensive exploration of the field.

Among the topics addressed are contemporary problems of immense political significance, such as environmental protection, gender-based discrimination, asymmetries of private power, and the appropriate boundaries between public and private intervention. The authors also address emerging challenges in commercial law, including the realm of cryptocurrencies, long-standing definitional concerns in family law, and broader systemic concerns such as the treatment of authentic instruments and the role of human rights protection in global supply chains.

This book serves as an invaluable resource for judges, legal professionals, policymakers, scholars, and students alike, offering a comprehensive and authoritative exploration of private international law. Its insights and analyses will undoubtedly contribute to advancing our knowledge and understanding of this critical field.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509956647