Reporter:
Kermit Roosevelt, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Rporters:
Laura Little, Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
Christopher Whytock, University of California Irvine School of Law, irvine, CA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
Project Status at a Glance ..................................................................................... xiii
Foreword ................................................................................................................ xiv
Reporters’ Memorandum ........................................................................................ xv
Projected Overall Table of Contents ..................................................................... xviii
CHAPTER 5
CHOICE OF LAW
Introductory Note ....................................................................................................... 1
TOPIC 1
INTRODUCTION
§ 5.01. Nature and Development of Choice of Law ................................................... 4
§ 5.02. Choice-of-Law Analysis ................................................................................ 17
§ 5.03. Manifestly More Appropriate Law ................................................................. 30
§ 5.04. Public Policy .................................................................................................. 35
§ 5.05. Characterization and Interpretation ............................................................... 40
§ 5.06. Significance of the Choice-of-Law Rules of Another State: Renvoi ............... 45
Appendix A. Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 3 ...................................................... 51
Appendix B. Black Letter of Sections Approved by Membership ............................. 53
Tentative Draft No. 3 contains Topic 1, Introduction, of Chapter 5 on Choice of Law. The membership voted to approve this draft at the 2022 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
Project Status at a Glance ..................................................................................... xiii
Foreword ................................................................................................................ xiv
Reporters’ Memorandum ........................................................................................ xv
Projected Overall Table of Contents ..................................................................... xviii
CHAPTER 5
CHOICE OF LAW
Introductory Note ....................................................................................................... 1
TOPIC 1
INTRODUCTION
§ 5.01. Nature and Development of Choice of Law ................................................... 4
§ 5.02. Choice-of-Law Analysis ................................................................................ 17
§ 5.03. Manifestly More Appropriate Law ................................................................. 30
§ 5.04. Public Policy .................................................................................................. 35
§ 5.05. Characterization and Interpretation ............................................................... 40
§ 5.06. Significance of the Choice-of-Law Rules of Another State: Renvoi ............... 45
Appendix A. Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 3 ...................................................... 51
Appendix B. Black Letter of Sections Approved by Membership ............................. 53
Tentative Draft No. 3 contains Topic 1, Introduction, of Chapter 5 on Choice of Law. The membership voted to approve this draft at the 2022 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Project Status at a Glance ....................................................................................................... xv
Foreword ................................................................................................................................ xvii
Reporters’ Memorandum ......................................................................................................... xix
Projected Overall Table of Contents ....................................................................................... xxv
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
§ 1.01. State and Nation Defined ............................................................................................... 1
§ 1.02. Subject Matter of Conflict of Laws .................................................................................. 3
§ 1.03. Law, Internal Law, and Whole Law Defined .................................................................. 10
§ 1.04. Interstate and International Conflict of Laws ................................................................ 18
CHAPTER 2
DOMICILE
§ 2.01. Domicile of Natural and Juridical Persons .................................................................... 21
§ 2.02. Domicile of Natural Persons ......................................................................................... 27
§ 2.03. Definition of Domicile for a Natural Person ................................................................... 39
§ 2.04. Domicile of Origin .......................................................................................................... 53
§ 2.05. Domicile of Minors ......................................................................................................... 56
§ 2.06. Changing a Natural Person’s Domicile .......................................................................... 62
§ 2.07. Presence Under Compulsion ........................................................................................ 79
§ 2.08. Domicile for Juridical Persons ....................................................................................... 85
§ 2.09. The Law Determining Domicile .................................................................................... 104
CHAPTER 5
CHOICE OF LAW
TOPIC 2
FOREIGN LAW
Introductory Comment ............................................................................................................... 109
§ 5.06. Notice of Foreign Law .................................................................................................... 121
§ 5.07. Information About Foreign Law ...................................................................................... 136
§ 5.08. Determination of Foreign Law ........................................................................................ 162
Appendix. Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 2 .......................................................... 173
Tentative Draft No. 2 includes Chapter 1, Introduction; Chapter 2, Domicile; and Topic 2, Foreign Law, of Chapter 5, Choice of Law. The membership voted to approve this draft at the 2021 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Project Status at a Glance ............................................................................................. xv
Drafts That Were Scheduled for Submission at the 2020 Annual Meeting .................. xvii
Reporters’ Memorandum .............................................................................................. xix
Projected Overall Table of Contents ............................................................................ xxv
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
§ 1.01. State and Nation Defined ............................................................................................... 1
§ 1.02. Subject Matter of Conflict of Laws .................................................................................. 3
§ 1.03. Law, Internal Law, and Whole Law Defined .................................................................. 10
§ 1.04. Interstate and International Conflict of Laws ................................................................ 17
CHAPTER 2
DOMICILE
§ 2.01. Domicile of Natural and Juridical Persons .................................................................... 21
§ 2.02. Domicile of Natural Persons ......................................................................................... 27
§ 2.03. Definition of Domicile for a Natural Person .................................................................. 39
§ 2.04. Domicile of Origin ......................................................................................................... 53
§ 2.05. Domicile of Minors ........................................................................................................ 56
§ 2.06. Changing a Natural Person’s Domicile ......................................................................... 62
§ 2.07. Presence Under Compulsion ....................................................................................... 79
§ 2.08. Domicile for Juridical Persons ...................................................................................... 85
§ 2.09. The Law Determining Domicile .................................................................................. 103
CHAPTER 5
CHOICE OF LAW
TOPIC 2
FOREIGN LAW
Introductory Comment ........................................................................................................... 109
§ 5.06. Notice of Foreign Law ................................................................................................ 121
§ 5.07. Information About Foreign Law .................................................................................. 136
§ 5.08. Determination of Foreign Law .................................................................................... 162
Appendix. Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 1 ........................................................... 173
Tentative Draft No. 1 contains §§ 1.01-1.04 of Chapter 1, Introduction; §§ 2.01-2.09 of Chapter 2, Domicile; and §§ 5.06 -5.08 of Chapter 5, Topic 2, Foreign Law. This draft was prepared for consideration at the 2020 Annual Meeting, which was cancelled. The draft has not been considered by the membership of ALI and therefore does not represent the position of the Institute on any of the issues with which it deals. The draft may be revised or supplemented prior to consideration by the membership in 2021.