Human Rights and Private International Law

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Human Rights Law, Private International Law and their interaction ; 3. The right to a fair trial ; 4. The right to a fair trial and jurisdiction under the EU rules ; 5. The right to a fair trial and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments under the EU rules ; 6. The right to a fair trial and jurisdiction under national rules ; 7. The right to a fair trial and enforcement and recognition of foreign judgments under the traditional English rules ; 8. The right to a fair trial and private international law: Summary of conclusions ; 9. Prohibition of discrimination and private international law ; 10. Freedom of expression and the right to respect for private life: International defamation and invasion of privacy ; 11. Human Rights of Family Members ; 12. Articles 8, 12 and 14 ECHR and Recognition of International Marriage ; 13. Freedom of Religion, Religious Discrimination and Recognition of Overseas Religious Marriage and Divorce ; 14. Respect for Private and Family Life and Child Abduction ; 15. The Rights of the Child and Judgments in Relation to Parental Responsibility ; 16. Protection of Property ; 17. Overall Conclusion

To those who might regard human rights law and private international law as separate disciplines, we would recommend this book. Its aim, as the authors, James J Fawcett, Maire Ni Shuilleabhain and Sangeeta Shah explain, has been to produce the first comprehensive account of the relationship between these two pivotal areas of law, 'from an English law perspective.' The result is nothing if not innovative as the surprisingly close and important relationship between human rights law and private international law is carefully examined and analysed, extensively and in depth.