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Thesis (J.C.L.)--Catholic University of America, 1985. / Typescript. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-82).

LL.M. (International Commercial Law) / “It is in this very context of employment relationships which have a cross-border dimension that conflict of law between individual legislative systems in the area of employment law raise complex questions of law. One of the consequences of this is that they often present the courts … which are called upon to determine the law applicable to an employment contract with considerable problems. Alongside the customary difficulties associated with interpreting the employment contract comes the uncertainty as to what the best approach is to determining the applicable law. These difficulties in judicial practice are on the increase as it becomes more common for workers to be posted, more EU citizens avail themselves of the freedom of movement for workers and more undertakings enter into relationships with firms overseas or operate places of business in other countries. The – temporary or indefinite – posting of large numbers of employees has become an important aspect of international economic relations, not only within the European internal market but, more generally, throughout the world. It is for that very reason that there is an urgent need for conflict of law rules which offer the contracting parties foreseeable solutions to the numerous problems that affect employment relationships...”Like Advocate General Trstenjak, South African writers are not ignorant of the complications that international contracts of employment bring. As correctly pointed out by Calitz, globalisation has resulted in many South African employees increasingly working for South African employers outside of South Africa and the determination of any disputes that may arise in these unique employment relationships requires the application of conflict of laws. This is problematic and the present author submits that there is a lacuna in South African private international law in respect of employment contracts involving a foreign element. A number of factors have contributed to this gap in South African private international law, namely the infrequency with which judges in South African courts have been called upon to determine such issues.

In an effort to adapt the law to modern society, the courts have expanded the bases on which divorces obtained abroad will be recognized in Canada and Parliament has modified the domestic rules for the assumption of jurisdiction in divorce petitions. This has resulted in a significant increase in uncertainty and inconsistency in the law, which is evidenced in the large volume of litigation in this area. Analysis of the grounds for recognition of foreign divorces gives rise to a further concern, that is, the effect of a foreign divorce on the right of a spouse or former spouse to financial support. The chief unresolved problem, at least as far as Canadian divorce legislation is concerned, is the protection of a spouse's right to financial support in Canada when a foreign divorce is recognized here. Furthermore, if a foreign divorce is not recognized here, its effect on the right to financial support seems to be somewhat uncertain. Having considered the objectives of the law in this field, together with the current law and alternatives available to the legislature, it is submitted that law reform is desirable. Specific recommendations are formulated at the end of each of the three parts of the thesis. / Law, Peter A. Allard School of / Graduate

Dans les situations présentant un élément d’extranéité, le droit international privé a vocation à intervenir afin de découvrir quelle loi sera applicable. En effet, il s’agit d’une discipline spéciale en ce sens que sa fonction consiste, par le biais de règles indirectes, à déterminer le champ d’application dans l’espace des lois en conflit par le biais d’une méthode scientifique consistant à localiser la loi la plus proche de la situation internationale en cause. C’est pourquoi le droit international privé répond, en principe, d’une justice conflictuelle c’est-à-dire qu’il doit garantir aux sujets de droit un traitement de leur situation internationale neutre et objectif. En d’autres termes, la recherche de la loi applicable procède d’une analyse exempte de considérations substantielles dont le résultat conduit indifféremment à la compétence de la lex fori ou de la loi étrangère. Toutefois si, en droit positif, le droit international privé, assure toujours cette fonction, il répond également d’une justice matérielle, et se décline au travers de nombreuses règles lesquelles se fractionnent sous différentes formes, en fonction des catégories de rattachement auxquelles elles se lient, mais également au regard des sources dont elles découlent. Ainsi, la discipline a fait, et fait encore l’objet d’une grande variété au sein de la société internationale depuis sa première systématisation au XVIème siècle sous la plume de d’Argentré. La présente thèse vise alors à démontrer que, malgré l’objectif inhérent auquel répond le droit international privé, à savoir la justice conflictuelle, cette matière ne conduit pas dans sa forme actuelle, à assurer aux sujets de droit privé une justice égalitaire. Cette recherche consiste donc à mettre en évidence les points défectueux de la discipline au travers d’une étude minutieuse tant de sa structure que de son régime dans le but d’évincer les obstacles qui se dressent face à l’égalité de traitement des sujets de droit. Ainsi, cette démonstration permettra de considérer, par le biais d’une approche systémique, quelle règle de droit et quel régime protègent a maxima le principe d’égalité en droit international privé. / Le résumé en anglais n'a pas été communiqué par l'auteur.

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