Flexible Choice-of-Law Rules: Panacea or Oxymoron?
Flexibility is not an acknowledged legal concept, however, and there is no common understanding what fl exibility really means. In fact, the term “fl exibility” is hardly ever defi ned, it is not used uniformly and it may consequently carry rather different meanings depending on the context.2 Furthermore, the doctrinal viability of fl exibility normally remains unexplained. I have previously discussed related general aspects in an article which was published in 2011.3 Based on feedback which I have received in the meantime and further research, this article refi nes my conclusions and – more importantly – explores the signifi cance of fl exibility in the choice-of-law context. To set the scene the fi rst section provides a brief introduction to the potential meanings of “fl exibility” and how this term is used in the legal discourse.4
Suppression Of Terrorist Financing: Over-Criminalization Through International Law
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Introduction to Dutch Law for Foreign Lawyers
Part 1 Dutch legal system: history sources judicial organization legal education and the legal profession classification. Part 2 Private law: family law property law law of obligations representation and procuration legal persons law of succession commercial law air law civil procedure private international law. Part 3 Public law: constitutional law administrative law criminal justice system tax law economic law. Part 4 Labour law. Part 5 Legal philosophy.