Substance and Procedure in Private International Law

Richard Garnett is a Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne and is a national consultant to Freehills Solicitors in Australia. He regularly advises on cross-border litigation and arbitration matters and has written extensively in these fields, with his work cited by European, North American and Australian courts. He has been admitted as a barrister and solicitor in Victoria, a solicitor in New South Wales and a solicitor in England and Wales. He holds degrees in law from the University of New South Wales and Harvard Law School.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. The Substance and Procedure Distinction: Origins, Rationale, and Definition ; 3. Characterization, Alternative Methods of Forum Reference, and Harmonization ; 4. Service and Jurisdiction ; 5. Parties to Litigation ; 6. Judicial Administration ; 7. Evidence I: General Principles ; 8. Evidence II: Taking Evidence Abroad, Privilege, and Other Bars on Disclosure ; 9. Statutes of Limitation ; 10. Remedies I: General Principles, Non-Monetary Relief, and Statutory Restrictions ; 11. Remedies II: Damages and Statutory Compensation ; 12. Conclusion

Garnett's text is fine fare for those who toil in the vineyard of Private International Law. In fact, it has much to offer to anyone interested in the foundations and implications of distinctions that inform the practice of the law in international cases.