Advanced Topics In Conflict Of Laws

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The primary subject to be addressed in this course is Choice of Law. Controversies encompassing parties, events, and issues originating in more than one state or implicating state-federal-international relationships require making a choice from various substantive and procedural laws to govern the decision-making process. Choice of Law is constitutionally grounded in the Full Faith and Credit Clause and the Due Process Clause, and draws liberally upon Family Law, Torts, and Estates Law for its context. The course also covers some aspects of the recognition of foreign judgments.