2008 | Public and Private Law in the Global Adjudication System
Event Title
Topic IV: Private vs. Public International Law - Acceptance and Enforcement
Location
Duke Law School, Room 4047
Start Date
15-2-2008 3:00 PM
End Date
15-2-2008 4:13 PM
Description
Does conflict of laws treat public international law differently from private international law; is any distinct treatment justified? Should choice of law be viewed differently depending on whether the court is applying private international law, public international law, or foreign law by way of comparative law? How does the scope of any inquiry into the reasons for a distinction between private international law and public international law affect the analysis? This panel discusses these questions and the development of the public-private distinction in the enforcement of international and foreign law.
Appearing: Francesca Bignami (Duke Law School), moderator ; William S. Dodge, Ronald A. Brand, and Karen Knop, panelists.
Related Paper
William S. Dodge, The Public-Private Distinction in the Conflict of Laws, 18 Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law 371-394 (2008)
Available at: http://scholarship.law.duke.edu/djcil/vol18/iss2/5
Topic IV: Private vs. Public International Law - Acceptance and Enforcement
Duke Law School, Room 4047
Does conflict of laws treat public international law differently from private international law; is any distinct treatment justified? Should choice of law be viewed differently depending on whether the court is applying private international law, public international law, or foreign law by way of comparative law? How does the scope of any inquiry into the reasons for a distinction between private international law and public international law affect the analysis? This panel discusses these questions and the development of the public-private distinction in the enforcement of international and foreign law.
Appearing: Francesca Bignami (Duke Law School), moderator ; William S. Dodge, Ronald A. Brand, and Karen Knop, panelists.