The Rome II Regulation on the Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations ─ A New International Litigation Regime

The Rome II Regulation on the Law Applicable to Non-contractual Obligations introduces a single choice-of-law regime for tort and other non-contractual obligations. This reference work incorporates analyses from 15 professionals from Europe and North America who examine the core concepts of the regulation and assess its likely impact on claims for tort and unjust enrichment. That impact is expected to be huge for international litigation related to traffic accidents, product liability, environmental damage, and intellectual property rights infringement. Some specific topics include: the scope of non-contractual obligations, the significance of close connection, freedom to choose the applicable law in tort, the application of multiple laws under the Rome II regulation, implications for Irish tort litigation, and the limits of Rome II. This well-researched and comprehensive book also includes a list of abbreviations, a case index, and a legislation index. Editors are Binchy and Ahern (law, Trinity College Dublin). Martinus Nijhoff is an imprint of Brill. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

John Ahern is a postgraduate teaching assistant and Part-Time Lecturer in Law at Trinity College Dublin. He lectures in Conflicts of Law and is completing his Ph.D. on The Choice of Law in Tort. William Binchy is Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin. He is the author of Irish Conflicts of Law. He has represented Ireland at the Hague Conference on Private International Law.