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Butterworths Handbooks

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"PART I: STATUTES. International Arbitration. Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments. Choice of Law. Limitation Periods and Currency. International Carriage - Road and Air. International Carriage - Rail and Sea. State Immunity, International Organisations and Foreign Corporations. Protection of Trade. Evidence. Mutual Legal Assistance. PART II: STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. International Arbitration. Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments. Choice of Law. International Carriage - Road and Air. International Carriage - Rail and Sea. International Organisations and Foreign Corporations. State Immunity. Protection of Trade. Mutual Legal Assistance. Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session) 1994. PART III: EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS. 1968 Brussels Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters. 1988 Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters. 1980 Rome Convention on the Law applicable to Contractual Obligations. 1986 Hague Convention on Recognition of Trusts. 1927 Geneva and 1958 New York Conventions on Arbitral Awards. Choice of Law. Carriage by Road and Air. Carriage by Rail and Sea. Evidence and Mutual Legal Assistance. PART IV: REPORTS. Reports on the Brussels Convention, the Lugano Convention, the Rome Convention and the EC Service Convention.PART I: STATUTES. (a) International Arbitration. (b) Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments. Part (c) Choice of Law. Part D Limitation periods and currency. Part E International carriage of goods - road and air. Part F International carriage of goods - rail and sea. Part G International organisations and foreign corporations. Part H State immunity and protection of trade. Part I Evidence. Part J Mutual Legal Assistance.PART II: STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. Section A: Part A International Arbitration. Part B Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments. Part C Choice of law. Part D International Carriage of goods - road and air. Part E International carriage of goods - rail and sea. Part F International organisations and foreign corporations. Part G State immunity. Part H Protection of trade. Part I Mutual legal assistance. Section B: Rules relating to Scotland.PART III: EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS (a) 1968 Brussels Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters. (b) Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters. (c) Rome Convention on the law applicable to Contractual Obligations. (d) Hague Convention on Recognition of Trusts. (e) 1927 Geneva and 1958 New York Conventions on Arbitral Awards. (f) Carriage of goods by road and air. (g) Carriage of goods by sea.PART IV: REPORTS OF THE BRUSSELS, LUGANO AND ROME CONVENTIONS. Section A: Brussels Convention. Section B: Lugano Convention. Section B: Rome Convention."

"Butterworths International Litigation Handbook brings together in a single volume key UK, EC and international materials which are essential for litigation and arbitration lawyers, as well as criminal and commercial lawyers generally.

This handbook includes the text of the Brussels and Lugano Conventions on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters and the Rome Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations, together with their interpretative reports. In addition, Tables summarising the ratification, and entry into force of these Conventions are also included.

The handbook contains UK statutes and statutory instruments on arbitration and the texts of the 1927 Geneva and 1958 New York Conventions on Arbitral Awards.Other legislation included (together with the relevant Conventions) relate to international transport (road, rail, air, sea) and a variety of other areas including International organisations, state immunity, trusts, evidence, mutual legal assistance, limitation periods and currency."