Principle and Pragmatism in Private International Law

Faidon Varesis is Assistant Professor in Private International Law and Dispute Resolution at the University of Cambridge, UK.Marie Louise Kinsler KC is a Barrister at 2 Temple Gardens and Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh, UK.Louise Merrett is Professor of International Commercial Law at the University of Cambridge, UK.Pippa Rogerson is Professor of Private International Law and Master of Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, UK.

• Introduction, Marie Louise Kinsler KC (2 Temple Gardens, UK), Louise Merrett (University of Cambridge, UK), Pippa Rogerson (University of Cambridge, UK) and Faidon Varesis (University of Cambridge, UK)Foreword, Lord Mance (Former Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom)Part 1: Theory of Private International Law1. Epistemological Conundra in the Conflict of Laws, Horatia Muir Watt (Sciences Po, France)2. Who and What is Private International Law For?, Alex Mills (University College London, UK)3. The Object of Private International Law, Haris Pamboukis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)4. Pragmatism, Strategy, and the Architecture of Modern Private International Law: Richard Fentiman's Contribution to a New Paradigm, Nikitas Hatzimihail (University of Cyprus)Part 2: Choice of Law and Foreign Law5. The Characterisation of Interest in Private International Law, Pippa Rogerson (University of Cambridge, UK)6. On the Foreignness of Foreign Law, Ralf Michaels (Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Germany)7. The Identification of Unwritten Law, Henry Forbes Smith KC (One Essex Court, UK)8. The Neutral-Weight Flexible Exception in Choice of Law in Tort, Stephen Pitel (Western University Canada)9. Foreign Law in International Litigation: A Transnational Approach, Soterios Loizou (King's College London and University of Cambridge, UK)Part 3: Jurisdiction and Jurisdiction Agreements10. Judicial Jurisdiction in England Reappraised, Campbell McLachlan KC (University of Cambridge, UK)11. What Lies Ahead for the US Law of Judicial Jurisdiction? – Recent Developments and a Possible Transformation for US Law, Linda Silberman (New York University, USA)12. The Scope of Jurisdiction Agreements with Regard to Tort Claims, Corinne Widmer Lüchinger (University of Basel, Switzerland)13. The 'Null and Void' Exception to the Validity of Choice of Court Agreements, Arnaud Nuyts (University of Brussels, Belgium)Part 4: Injunctions and parallel proceedings14. Restraining Foreign Proceedings: The Difference a Jurisdiction Clause Makes, Mary Keyes (Griffith University, Australia)15. Anti-suit Injunctions: A Welcome Oasis or a Mirage for Civil Law Jurisdictions?, Min Kyung Kim (Des Voeux Chambers, Hong Kong)16. The Anatomy of Conflict: Parallel Proceedings from Prevention to Enforcement, Faidon Varesis (University of Cambridge, UK)Part 5: Risk and General Private International Law Topics17. Managing Risk in International Commercial Litigation, William Day (3VB and Downing College, UK)18. Dispute Resolution and the Shift from Risk to Uncertainty: Navigating Ambiguity in New EU Digital Regulations, Andrej Savin (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)19. Restructurings, Jurisdiction and the Idea of 'Sufficient Connection', Mr Justice Adam Johnson (England and Wales High Court, UK)20. The Foreign Act of State Doctrine: Unnecessary and Excessive?, Hayk Kupelyants (King's College London, UK)