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The American Proposal at The Hague Conference on Private International Law to Use the Method of Uniform Laws

The American Proposal at The Hague Conference on Private International Law to Use the Method of... COMMENTS 239 TH E AMERICAN PROPOSAL AT THE HAGUE CONFERENCE O N PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW T O USE TH E METHOD OF UNIFORM LAWS Uniform rules of conflict of laws are desirable internationally no less than internally. While general agreement exists on the importance of uniformity on the international level, comparatively little thought has been given to the methods whereby such unification can best be obtained. On the diplomatic conference level, work in unification of rules of conflict of laws has taken place principally at the Hague Conference on Private In­ ternational Law, which was established by the Government of The Nether­ lands late in the last century. At conferences attended by representatives of Continental European countries, conventions were adopted around the turn of the century on international civil procedure (judicial assistance) and questions of status, such as the recognition of foreign divorces. While many countries ratified the convention on procedure, the other conventions fared less well. Some of the—relatively few—countries which ratified denounced the conventions later. After the First World War, primary attention was given to conflicts prob­ lems in commercial matters. Great Britain began to attend the Conferences. Since the Second World War the Conference has become http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Copyright
© 1958 by The American Association for the Comparative Study of Law, Inc.
ISSN
0002-919X
eISSN
2326-9197
DOI
10.2307/837566
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Abstract

COMMENTS 239 TH E AMERICAN PROPOSAL AT THE HAGUE CONFERENCE O N PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW T O USE TH E METHOD OF UNIFORM LAWS Uniform rules of conflict of laws are desirable internationally no less than internally. While general agreement exists on the importance of uniformity on the international level, comparatively little thought has been given to the methods whereby such unification can best be obtained. On the diplomatic conference level, work in unification of rules of conflict of laws has taken place principally at the Hague Conference on Private In­ ternational Law, which was established by the Government of The Nether­ lands late in the last century. At conferences attended by representatives of Continental European countries, conventions were adopted around the turn of the century on international civil procedure (judicial assistance) and questions of status, such as the recognition of foreign divorces. While many countries ratified the convention on procedure, the other conventions fared less well. Some of the—relatively few—countries which ratified denounced the conventions later. After the First World War, primary attention was given to conflicts prob­ lems in commercial matters. Great Britain began to attend the Conferences. Since the Second World War the Conference has become

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American Journal of Comparative LawOxford University Press

Published: Apr 1, 1958

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