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Conflict of laws, or private international law, is an increasingly important subject of study due to increasing movement & relocation of large number of people from one jurisdiction to another for personal & professional reasons. This text is a detailed & up-to-date study of conflict of laws & focuses on its three main areas: the law of obligations, law of property, & law of persons. It provides fresh perspectives on the subject & analyses its significance in the dynamic contemporary world. The work not only lucidly examines the inter-territorial conflicts but also lays a special emphasis on inter-personal disputes in the Indian context. It evaluates the role of various international instruments & conventions including The Hague Convention on private international law designed to resolve international conflicts.

Private international law or conflict of laws deals with cases that have cross-border implications. The question involved is which state has the jurisdiction to decide a case involving complex inter-territorial issues. Judges of the superior courts in India lean heavily on English case-law and on the views of renowned English jurists, like Dicey and Cheshire, in deciding cases on conflict of laws. This text deals with cases that call for comment in the three main areas of the subject, namely the law of obligations, the law of persons, and the law of property, besides cases that call for comment in respect of foreign judgments and foreign arbitral awards, as also the law relating to procedure