Conflict of Laws

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Toward Harmonization and Certainty in Choice-of-Law Rules for International Contracts: Should the U.S. Adopt the Equivalent of Rome I?, 28 Wis. Int'l L. J. 639-704 (2011)

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Most courts and commentators have rejected the relatively simple and mechanical choice-of-law rules of...

 

Comparative and Foreign Law

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Cause, Consideration, Promissory Estoppel, and Promises Under Deed: What our Students Should Know about Enforcement of Promises in Historical and International Context (forthcoming in Chi-Kent J. Int'l & Comp. L. 2013), ExpressO (2013)

The common law theory of promissory estoppel offers a possible avenue for closing the gap...