LL.M. (International Commercial Law) / In 2006 the governing body of the Hague Conference on Private International Law furnished the Secretariat with a mandate to conduct a series of feasibility studies on the development of an instrument, relating to the choice of law in international contracts. The outcome of these studies was largely successful, finding that there was a need for an instrument of this nature and additionally it would be welcomed by the international legal community. In 2009 the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law was invited to form a Working Group (WG) to draft a soft-law instrument affirming party autonomy in international contracts on an international level. The Hague Principles on Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts (P) was, thus, born. The P were drafted by a panel of experts representing the majority of the world’s legal systems. The working group commentary (WGC will be used to refer to the commentary, whilst WG will be used to refer to refer to the working group itself) which provided the discussions in respect of, and the reasoning behind, the principles has been invaluable in writing this dissertation. The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the compatibility of Australian and South African law with the P. One of the aims of the P mentioned specifically in the preamble is that these principles are to be used by countries as a model with which to develop their own rules of private international law. A study of the current law as it stands in comparison to the P marks the first step in this exercise, through finding where the law differs we can begin to bridge the disparity between a specific country’s legal system and that of the P. Should the P become an important part of the private international law discourse comparative studies such as this will become common-place. The fact that the principles were drafted as a soft-law instrument is in line with the growing world trend. The flexibility that is achieved through the use of a soft-law instrument may lead to greater legal certainty down the road as contracting parties and international lawyers alike become more familiar with the principles. This familiarity may lead to consensus among experts from around the world and eventually invite the prospect of a binding instrument being drafted...

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LL.M. (International Commercial Law) / This dissertation concerns a comparative analysis of Brazilian, Indian and South African private international law principles on the exercise of jurisdiction in international civil and commercial cases. The intention is to uncover the fundamental grounds of jurisdiction in these legal systems and in doing so draw attention to their comparable characteristics. Emphasis is placed on matters of a commercial nature. Furthermore, a discussion of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements provides insight on the Convention’s purpose and its possible influence on and implications for jurisdictional rules found in the private international law of the IBSA countries should they become members to the Convention.

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University of Macau / Faculty of Law

Univ., Diss.--Saarbrücken, 2001.

Thesis (LLM)--Stellenbosch University, 1982. / INLEIDING: Een van die gevolge van die besit van 'n saak is die feit dat die besitter op besitsbeskerming geregtig is. Onderliggend aan hierdie beskerming moet die doel wat die reg vervul, gesien word - die vreedsame ordening van die samelewing. Wanorde sal heers in 'n samelewing waar willekeurige en eiegeregtige inbreukmaking op besitsverhoudinge toegelaat word: "In the final analysis the protection of possession is part and parcel of the protection of the peace in a community, which could not be maintained if every person who asserts that he has a real right to a particular thing which is in another person's possession would be entitled to resort to selfhelp". In hierdie verband verwys skrywers onder meer na die "regspolitieke funksie" of die "beskermingsimplikasie" van besit.

The dissertation deals with the application of legal rules, especially the rules of private and procedural international law, in the Internet environment. The core of the dissertation is divided into six main chapters. The first concerning the Internet world and its main terms and the general terms of conflict of laws. It is followed by the examination of the main legal sources of the international private law and by the chapter about main aspects of e-business. The two chapters that are the most essential to this work are e-contracts and the application of the international private law rules to electronic relationships. The dissertation is concluded with a segment devoted to development of e-government which is also an important part of e-business in general. The dissertation aims to provide comprehensive insight into the development and the future of the legal regulation of electronic legal relations and other important elements of e- business.