The corporation in private international law.

Abstract

Chapter 1 – Introduction Definition of the corporation in private international law - Sources - Historical development -· Subject matter. Chapter 2 - Jurisdiction over corporations Immunity from jurisdiction - American Restatement - ·English law - French law - German law - Italian law - Maltese law - Establishment of jurisdiction by contract. Chapter 3 - The personal law and residence of corporations The personal law of corporations - The status of a corporation Matters governed by the personal law of the corporation - Domicil distinguished from commercial domicil - Double or multiple domicil. The residence of corporations - Nationality - Presence. Chapter 4 - Some problems relating to the corporation The doctrine of "renvoi" - Expropriation - Transfer of shares - "ultra vires agere “ -·Contracts - torts and the law of property - Disclosure by foreign companies - Instruments - Holding and subsidiary companies - Amalgamations - Unregistered companies - International cartels - Public policy. Chapter 5 - Bankruptcy and Winding Up BANKRUPTCY: Jurisdiction - The effects of a bankruptcy order - Concurrent bankruptcies - Foreign bankruptcy decrees - The application of the "lex fori"· - Conflict of jurisdiction - Conclusion. BE NOTION OF "AMMINISTRAZIONE CONTROLLATA" WINDING UP: Jurisdiction to wind up a company - Dissolution and winding up distinguished. Their effects - Importance of winding The Draft Bankruptcy Convention of the E.E.C. Chapter 6 - International Corporation Introduction and classification - Public and Private International Law - Nationality - Domicil and Residence - The Status of International Corporations - Legal Personality Capacity. Chapter 7 - The Corporation in Private International Law The problem of unification - The present state of the corporation - Conclusions.