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Book SynopsisThis book undertakes a systematic analysis of the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention, the 2005 Hague Choice of Court Convention 2005, and the 2017 Commonwealth Model Law on recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments from a pragmatic perspective. The book builds on the concept of pragmatism in private international law within the context of recognition and enforcement of judgments. It demonstrates the practical application of legal pragmatism by setting up a toolbox (pragmatic goals and methods) that will assist courts and policymakers in developing an effective and efficient judgments’ enforcement scheme at national, bilateral and multilateral levels. Practitioners, national courts, policymakers, academics, students and litigants will benefit from the book’s comparative approach using case law from the United Kingdom and other leading Commonwealth States, the United States, and the Court of Justice of the European Union. The book also provides interesting findings from the empirical research on the refusal of recognition and enforcement in the UK and the Commonwealth statutory registration schemes respectively.
Table of Contents1. General Introduction I. Background of Study II. Research Problem III. Research Questions IV. Methodology V. Significance of the Study VI. Literature Review VII. Conceptual Clarification VIII. Structure of the Book PART I THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS FOR JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT
2. Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments: Theoretical Background I. Introduction II. Theoretical Bases for Enforcement of Foreign Judgments III. Conclusion
3. A Pragmatic Model for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments I. Introduction II. Pragmatism as a Philosophical Thought III. Pragmatism as a Legal Theory IV. Legal Pragmatism Today V. Legal Pragmatism in Private International Law VI. A Pragmatic Approach to Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments VII. Conclusion PART II COMMONWEALTH MODEL LAW ON THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS
4. Foreign Judgments Enforcement in the Commonwealth I. Introduction II. The Commonwealth III. Civil Justice and Cooperation in the Commonwealth IV. The 1920 and 1933 Statutory Schemes V. Conclusion
5. Commonwealth Model Law I. Introduction II. Preliminaries III. Excluded Matters IV. International Jurisdiction V. Recognition, Enforcement and Defences VI. Other Sundry Matters VII. Conclusion PART III HAGUE CONVENTIONS
6. The Hague Judgments Project: Pre-2019 Attempts I. Introduction II. International Harmonisation of Foreign Judgments Laws III. HCPIL: History of the Hague Judgments Project IV. HCCA V. Conclusion
7. 2019 Hague Judgments Convention I. Introduction II. Pragmatism in the Negotiation of the Convention III. Scope and Exclusions IV. International Jurisdiction V. Refusal of Recognition VI. Other Sundry Matters VII. Has the Convention Met the Practical Needs of Litigants? VIII. Conclusion
8. Summary of Findings and Conclusion I. Summary II. Conclusion III. Contributions to Knowledge and Avenues for Further Research
