James Fawcett, Professor of International Commerical Law, University of Nottingham, Maire Ni Shuilleabhain, Lecturer, School of Law, University College Dublin, Sangeeta Shah, Associate Professor in Law, University of Nottingham

The first text to tackle comprehensively the interaction of human rights with private international law, written by leading experts in both fields, Human Rights and Private International Law provides an essential resource for practitioners and academics in the area.

1: Introduction

Examining the impact, both actual and potential, of human rights concerns on private international law as well as the oft overlooked topic of the impact of private international law on human rights, this work represents an invaluable resource for all those working or conducting research in these areas.Human Rights and Private International Law is the first title to consider and analyse the numerous English private international law cases discussing human rights concerns arising in the commercial law context, alongside high profile cases dealing with torture (Jones v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and same sex marriage (Wilkinson v Kitzinger).The right to a fair trial is central to the intersection between human rights and private international law, and is considered indepth along with the right to freedom of expression; the right to respect for private and family life; the right to marry; the right to property; and the prohibition of discrimination on the ground of religion, sex, or nationality. Focussing on, though not confined to, the human rights set out in the ECHR, the work alsoexamines the rights laid down under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and other international human rights instruments.