Symeon C. Symeonides is the Alex L. Parks Distinguished Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus at Willamette University School of Law. He is a renowned expert in comparative conflicts law, having published 26 books and more than 100 articles (in seven languages) on conflict of laws, and comparative private international law (PrIL). His work received four scholarly prizes, including one for life-time achievement from the American Society of Comparative Law. Reviewers have called him "a conflicts giant," the "world's leading expert on comparative conflicts law," and the "father of codification." He drafted three path-breaking PrIL codifications and has provided legislative advice to the EU Parliament, the EU Council, and several national governments. He holds degrees in private and public law from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an LL.M and an S.J.D from the Harvard Law School, and three honorary doctorates.

Professor Symeonides has made an outstanding contribution to the science of law in this comprehensive treatment of codification in choice of law." Lawrence Collins, Former Justice, UK Supreme Court

• Foreword Preface Abbreviations Lists List of Choice-of-Law Codifications List of EU Regulations List of Conventions List of Charts List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Law Governing Tort Conflicts Chapter 3. Party Autonomy in Contract Conflicts Chapter 4. Codification and Flexibility Chapter 5. Broad or Narrow Choice of Law: Issue-by-Issue Choice and Dépeçage Chapter 6. Codification and Result Selectivism Chapter 7. The Publicization of PrIL: State Interests, Unilateralism, and International Uniformity Chapter 8. Conclusions Appendix. Codifications, Regulations, and Conventions: Alphabetical List and Bibliography Index

Symeon C. Symeonides is the Alex L. Parks Distinguished Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus at Willamette University School of Law. He is a renowned expert in comparative conflicts law, having published 26 books and more than 100 articles (in seven languages) on conflict of laws, and comparative private international law (PrIL). His work received four scholarly prizes, including one for life-time achievement from the American Society of Comparative Law. Reviewers have called him "a conflicts giant," the "world's leading expert on comparative conflicts law," and the "father of codification." He drafted three path-breaking PrIL codifications and has provided legislative advice to the EU Parliament, the EU Council, and several national governments. He holds degrees in private and public law from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an LL.M and an S.J.D from the Harvard Law School, and three honorary doctorates.

Professor Symeonides has made an outstanding contribution to the science of law in this comprehensive treatment of codification in choice of law." Lawrence Collins, Former Justice, UK Supreme Court

• Foreword Preface Abbreviations Lists List of Choice-of-Law Codifications List of EU Regulations List of Conventions List of Charts List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Law Governing Tort Conflicts Chapter 3. Party Autonomy in Contract Conflicts Chapter 4. Codification and Flexibility Chapter 5. Broad or Narrow Choice of Law: Issue-by-Issue Choice and Dépeçage Chapter 6. Codification and Result Selectivism Chapter 7. The Publicization of PrIL: State Interests, Unilateralism, and International Uniformity Chapter 8. Conclusions Appendix. Codifications, Regulations, and Conventions: Alphabetical List and Bibliography Index

Symeon C. Symeonides is the Alex L. Parks Distinguished Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus at Willamette University School of Law. He is a renowned expert in comparative conflicts law, having published 26 books and more than 100 articles (in seven languages) on conflict of laws, and comparative private international law (PrIL). His work received four scholarly prizes, including one for life-time achievement from the American Society of Comparative Law. Reviewers have called him "a conflicts giant," the "world's leading expert on comparative conflicts law," and the "father of codification." He drafted three path-breaking PrIL codifications and has provided legislative advice to the EU Parliament, the EU Council, and several national governments. He holds degrees in private and public law from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an LL.M and an S.J.D from the Harvard Law School, and three honorary doctorates.

Professor Symeonides has made an outstanding contribution to the science of law in this comprehensive treatment of codification in choice of law." Lawrence Collins, Former Justice, UK Supreme Court

• Foreword Preface Abbreviations Lists List of Choice-of-Law Codifications List of EU Regulations List of Conventions List of Charts List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Law Governing Tort Conflicts Chapter 3. Party Autonomy in Contract Conflicts Chapter 4. Codification and Flexibility Chapter 5. Broad or Narrow Choice of Law: Issue-by-Issue Choice and Dépeçage Chapter 6. Codification and Result Selectivism Chapter 7. The Publicization of PrIL: State Interests, Unilateralism, and International Uniformity Chapter 8. Conclusions Appendix. Codifications, Regulations, and Conventions: Alphabetical List and Bibliography Index