Private International Law. A Treatise on the Conflict of Laws: And the Limits of Their Operation ...

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Chapter I.— Local Limits Of The Authority Of The Rules Of Law Over The Legal Relations

Sect. II. (§ 845). — Summary — Statement of the Question, . .11

Sect. III. (§ 846). — Race and Territoriality as grounds of the Subjection of a Person to a particular positive Law — ^Personal Laws, ...... . . 16

Sect. IY. (§ 847).— Conflicting Territorial Laws in the same State, . 22

Sect. V. (§ 848).--Conflicting Territorial Laws in different States- Comity — Common Law of Nations — Foreigners — ^Aliens, . 25

Sect. VI. (S 349).— Conflicting Territorial Laws in different States

(Continuation) — Exceptions, . . . . .83

Sect. VII. (§ 850). — ^Roman Doctrine of Origo and Domicilium

(Introduction), . . . . . .42

Sect. VIII. (§ 851). — Roman Doctrine of Origo and Don^cilium —

Sect. IX. (§ 852).— Roman Doctrine of Origo and Domicilium — Origo, 49

Sect. X. (§ 853). — Roman Doctrine of Origo and Domicilium —

II. Domicilium — (Notes on Modem Law of Domicile), . 53

Sect. XI. (§ 854). — ^Roman Law of Origo and Domicilium — ^Domicile, 62

Sect. XII. (§855). — Roman Doctrine of Origo and Domicilium — Effect

of these Relations — I. Municipal Burdens — II. Jurisdiction, . 65

Sect. XIII. (§ 356). — Roman Doctrine of Origo and Domicilium —

Effect of these Relatione— III. Local Law, . . .70

Sect. XIV. (§ 857).— Roman Doctrine of Origo and Domicilium—

Effect of these Relations (Continuation), . . .75

Sect. XV. (§ 858).— Origo and Domicilium in Modem Law, 78 vi CONTENTS.

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Sect. XVI. (§ 359). — Origo and Domicilium in Modem Law (Continuation), . . . . . .81

Sect. XVII. (§ 360).— Transition to the Legal Relations— Voluntary

Submission — Moveable and Immoyeable Property, 88

Sect. XVIII. (§ 861).— Transition to Particular Legal Relations

(Continuation) — Various Theories, .94

Sect. XIX. (§ 362).— I. Personal Status— Capacity to have Rights,

Sect. XX. (§ 363).— Personal Status (Continuation)— Modem Codes, 109

Sect. XXI. (§ 364).— Personal Status— Special Cases— Bills of Exchange, etc., ....... 112

Sect. XXII. (§ 366).— Personal Status— Exceptional Cases, . 121

Sect. XXIII. (§866).— II. Law of Things— General Rules— Distinction of Moveables and Immoveables, . .129

Sect. XXIV. (§ 367).— Law of Things— Transmission of Property- Prescription — Vindication, . . .136

Sect. XXV. (§ 368). — Law of Things — Jura in Be — Possession, . 142

Sect. XXVI. (§ 369).— III. Law of Obligations (Introduction), . 148

Sect. XXVIL (§ 370).— Law of Obligations— Forum of the Obligation — Place of Perfomiance, ..... 151

Sect. XXVIII. (§ 371).— Law of ObUgations— Fomm of the ObUgation (Continuation) — A. Contracts — B. Unilateral Peraiitted Acts— C. Delicts, . . . . . .167

Sect. XXIX. (§ 372).— Law of ObHgations—Local Law, . 175

Sect. XXX. (§ 373).— Law of Obligations— Local Law (Continuation) — A. Contracts — B. Unilateral Peraiitted Acts (Foreign Judgments) — C. Delicts — ^Notes on Agency, Bills of Exchange, and Foreign Judgments, . . .183

Sect. XXXI. (§ 374).— Law of Obligations— Local Law— Particular Questions — A. Personal Capacity — B. Interpretation — C. Validity of Obligations — D. Effect of Obligations — E. Bankruptcy — (Notes on Contracts of Insurance, and Prescription), . . . .195

Sect. XXXII. (§ 376).— IV. Succession, . . .222

Sect. XXXIII. (§ 376).— Succession— Various Opinions— Jurisdiction, 224

Sect. XXXIV. (§ 377).— Succession— Particular Questions, . 232

Sect. XXXV. (§ 378).— Succession — Prussian Law, . 235

Sect. XXXVI. (§ 379).— V. Law of the Family— A. Marriage- Rights of Property and Succession — Changes of Domicile, . 240

CONTENTS. vii

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Sect. XXXVII. (§ 880).— Law of the Family— B. Paternal Power

(Legitimation) — C. Guardianship, .... 250

Sect. XXXVIII. (§ 381).— VI. Forms of Juridical Acts— ioct^ Regit

Sect. XXXIX. (§ 382).— Forms of Juridical Acta— Locus Regit

Actum (Continuation), ..... 272

Chapter Ii.— Limits In Time Of The Authority Of I Rules Of Law Over Legal Relations

Sect. XL. (§ 383).— Introduction, . . .277

Sect. XLI. (§ 384). — ^Two kinds of Rules of Law — As to Acquisition

and Existence of Rights, ..... 280

Sect. XLII. (§ 885).— A. Laws as to Acquisition of Righte— Principles of Non -Retroactivity and Vested Rights, . . 284

Sect. XLIII. (§ 886).— A. Laws as to Acquisition of Rights— Positive Rules as to Retroaction in Roman Law, . . 290

Sect. XLIV. (§ 387). — A. Laws as to Acquisition of Rights — ^Modern

Legislation and Writers as to Retrospective Laws, . 295

Sect. XLV. (§ 388). — ^A. Laws as to Acquisition of Rights — Applications of the Principle to Personal Capacity and the Forms of Juridical Acts, . . . . 299

Sect. XLVI. (§ 889). — A. Laws as to Acquisition of Rights — Applications — I. Personal Status, ..... 303

Sect. XLVII. (§ 390).— A. Laws as to Acquisition of Rights- Applications — II. Law of Things, .... 307

Sect. XLVIII. (§ 391). — A. Laws as to Acquisition of Rights —

Applications — II. Law of Things (Prescription, etc.), . 310

Sect. XLIX. (§ 392). — ^A. Laws as to Acquisition of Rights — Applications — III. Law of Obligations, . . .315

Sect. L. (§ 393). — A. Laws as to Acquisition of Rights — Applications — IV. Succession — 1. Testaments, . .323

Sect. LI. (§ 394).— ^A. Laws as to Acquisition of Rights— Applications — IV. Succession — Transitory Laws as to Testaments — Opinions of Writers, ...... 335

Sect. LII. (§ 395).— A. Laws as to Acquisition of Rights— Applications — IV. Succession — 2. Intestate Succession, . . 342

Sect. LIII. (§ 396).— A. Laws as to Acquisition of Rights— Applications — V. Law of the Family — 1. Marriage — 2. Paternal Power — 3. Guardianship — 4. Freedmen, . 348

▼iii CONTEirrS.

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Sect. LIY. (§ 897). — A. Laws aa to Acquieition of Bights — ^Exceptions to the Principle of Non-Retroactivity, . . . S55

Sect. LY. (§ 898).— B. Laws aa to the Existence of Bights (Legal Institations) — Fundamental Principle that they are Betroactive, ....... 860

Sect. LVI. (§ 899).— B. Laws as to the Existence of Rights- Applications, ....... 864

Sect. LVII. (§ 400).— B. Laws as to the Existence of Bights- Equitable Considerations, ..... 370

Index OF Oases, . . .875