The Transfer of Property in the Conflict of Laws

Dr Janeen Carruthers was previously a solicitor, and is now Lecturer in Law at the University of Glasgow.

• Introduction ; 1. The distinction between movable and immovable property ; 2. The transfer of immovable property ; 3. The transfer of tangible movable property ; 4. The contract/conveyance borderland ; 5. The treatment of cultural property ; 6. The assignment of intangible movable property ; 7. The treatment of securities held with an intermediary ; 8. The 'situs' rule - for and against ; 9. Framing an alternative choice of law rule ; Model 1: The Draft Convention on the Law Applicable to the Transfer of Property ; Model 2: The Transfer of Property (Applicable Law) Bill ; Diagrammatic appendices illustrating sections in Models 1 and 2