The 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements : Commentary and Documents (Hardcover)

Part I. A Basic Introduction to the 2005 Hague Choice of Court Convention: 1. The context and history of the Hague negotiations; 2. The Convention structure and content; 3. Interpretation and use of the Convention; Part II. Article-by-Article commentary on the Convention: 4. Chapter i ? scope and definitions (articles 1?4); 5. Chapter ii ? jurisdiction (articles 5?7); 6. Chapter iii ? recognition and enforcement (articles 8?15); 7. Chapter iv ? general clauses (articles 16?26); 8. Chapter v ? final clauses (articles 27?34); Part III. Choice of Court in the Absence of a Multilateral Convention: 9. Treatment of Choice of Court clauses in U.S. courts; 10. Recognition and enforcement of judgments in the United States: with and without Choice of Court agreements; Part IV. Litigation and the Arbitration Choices after the Hague Convention: 11. Planning the Choice of Forum: Choice of Court under the Hague.