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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Australian Private International Law for the 21st Century: Facing Outwards 2014 by Edited by Professor Andrew Dickinson Edited by Mary Keyes Edited by Thomas John
A nations prosperity depends not only on the willingness of its businesses to export goods and services and of its citizens and residents to travel to take advantage of opportunities overseas but also on the willingness of the businesses and citizens of other nations to cross the nations borders to do business.Economic expansion and parallel increases in tourism and immigration have brought Australians more frequently into contact with the laws and legal systems of other nations. In particular in recent years trade with partners in the Asia-Pacific Region has become increasingly important to the nations future. At the same time Australian courts are faced with a growing number of disputes involving foreign facts and parties. In recognition of these developments and the need to ensure that the applicable rules meet the needs both of transacting parties and society the Attorney-Generals Department launched in 2012 a full review of Australian rules of private international law.This collection examines the state and future of Australian private international law against the background of the Attorney-Generals review. The contributors approach the topic from a variety of perspectives (judge policy maker practitioner academic) and with practical and theoretical insights as to operation of private international law rules in Australia and other legal systems.