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1、ConflictsOutlineSpring2004I.Overviewa.ThreeprimaryareasofConflictsissuesi.Jurisdiction1.StatesorInternationala.Eg,France:basejurisdictiononnationality,notsitus.CouldsueinFranceforaccidentinORwithFrenchnational.2.Jurisdictionaljurisdictionispowerofthecourtto

2、enterajudgmentwhichbindstheDpersonallyoraffectsD’sinterestinproperty.a.LimitssetforthbyDPC.b.Exerciseofjurisdictiondoesn’tviolateDPCiftherearesufficientcontactsbetweentheforumstateandtheD,thetransaction,orthepropertyinvolved.3.PersonalJurisdictionv.SMJurisd

3、iction:a.Personaljurisdiction:powerovertheDpersonally;b.SMjurisdiction:powerofacourttohearanddeterminespecialtypesofcases.4.GeneralJurisdiction:a.IfclaimunrelatedtospecificD-contactwithforum,courtmusthavegeneraljurisdictionovertheD.b.Contactsmustbe“substant

4、ial”intheforum.ii.ChoiceofLaw1.Largestarea2.Oncecourtsofforumhavejurisdiction,decidingwhosebodyoflawgoverns.iii.RecognitionofJudgments1.Courtshavedecidedonthelaw,havereacheddecision:a.Whateffectdoesthejudgmenthave?2.Fullfaith&creditclausea.Aren’tmanyexcepti

5、onstoiti.Doesn’tmatterhowbadthedecisionwas.b.BUT:AjudgmentrenderedbyacourtwhichlacksjurisdictionwithinthemeaningoftheDPCisvoidwhererendered.NotentitledtorecognitioninotherstatesunderFF&C.3.Otherconstitutionalconsiderations:DPC,etc.a.b.History:i.Holmesdevelo

6、pedthe“vestedrights”theory.1.Slaterv.MexicanRR:everythinghappenedinMexico,butsuitinTexas,appliedTexaslaw.SCOTUSreverses:mustapplyMexicanlawb/csourceoftheobligationwaswherethetransactionoccurred(Mexico).2.Broadguidelines:a.Tort:LexLoci:lawoftheplaceofacciden

7、t.b.Contract:Lawoftheplaceofmakingc.Realty:lawofsitusii.Beale:territorialapproach.Mechanicalrulesleadtocertainty/predictability,butdon’ttakeintoaccountjustice/fairness.1.10statesstillfollowBeale.31of31i.By1985,newphenomena:personallaw.1.lotsofchoiceoflawlit

8、igationb/cendofpredictability.b.Domicileisveryimportantconceptinconflicts:i.Doesnotequalresidence.Canonlyhaveonedomicileatatime.ii.Personstartsoutlifewithdomicileoforigin:1.determinedbyparents.iii.Acqu