Private International Law

• The Lex Mercatoria and Private International Law

Conflictualism And Internationalism II. The Problems With Private International Law III. International Rules And Principles In Current Practice IV. Is There A Role For The Lex Mercatoria In Private International Law? A. Justice Story And The Lex Mercatoria B. Party Autonomy And The Unidroit Principles C. Choice-Of-Law Conventions D. Domestic Choice-Of-Law Statutes E. Creating A Ius Commune By Means Of Choice-Of-Law Rules

• Louisiana Law Review
• Nbr. 60-4, July 2000

• U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on Electronic Commerce

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 77584, December 13, 2011
• Notices
• State Department

• The crucial role of the states and private international law treaties: a model for accommodating globalization.

I. INTRODUCTION This brief essay highlights the central and important role that state governments play in the development and integration of private...

• Missouri Law Review
• Vol. 73 Nbr. 4, September 2008

• Divergence and harmonization in private international law.

The panel was convened at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 30, by its moderator, David P. Stewart of the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State...

• Proceedings of the Annual Meeting-American Society of International Law
• Nbr. 101, January 2007

• Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law: Notice of Renewal of Charter

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 530, January 05, 2012
• Notices
• State Department

• U.S. Participation in Private International Law Negotiations: Why the Uncitral Convention On Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea Is Important to the United States

The federal government's interest in this Convention is derived from that of the private sector, and while the government can explain the merits of the Convention, the Senate will look to the private sector for support for U.S. ratification. [...] in order for the United States to ratify this Convention, the strong, active support that the private sector has shown throughout the years of this negotiation will need to continue.

• Texas International Law Journal
• Vol. 44 Nbr. 3, April 2009

• The status of private military contractors under International Humanitarian Law.

I. INTRODUCTION The resort to and conduct of warfare has a long history of regulation. (1) The set of rules commonly known as the jus ad bellum prov...

• Denver Journal of International Law and Policy
• Vol. 38 Nbr. 3, June 2010

• U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL)-Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Study Group Meeting

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 1972, January 12, 2012
• Notices
• State Department

• Do Codification and Private International Law Leave Room for a New Law Merchant?

Rosen comments the Fassberg's argument is a fatal blow against the attempt to ground the new law merchant on the precedent of a historical lex mercatoria characterized as a body of spontaneous, merchant-created norms and practices that stands apart from national legal systems. By reflecting on the history and facets of lex mercatoria, it would appear that neither codification nor the party-autonomy principles of private international law preclude a role for a new law merchant.

• Chicago Journal of International Law
• Vol. 5 Nbr. 1, July 2004

• U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL); Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Study Group Meeting

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 23318, April 18, 2012
• Notices
• State Department