Modern Conflict of Laws, First Edition

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on Casebook Connect, including academic lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Modern Conflict of Laws uses modern cases and modern pedagogy to reimagine how to teach a subject that has a reputation for being technical and dry. Its case selection highlights the current relevance of conflict of laws to a broad range of practice areas and controversies. Modern cases are not simply added to an existing stock; instead, the book is imagined from the ground up with modern concerns in mind. Using modern pedagogical principles, it thoroughly grounds the rules it introduces in their theoretical foundations and connects them to practical applications. When students understand the theory, they can recognize the core ideas, both good and bad, that are baked into seemingly abstract and neutral rules. Explicit engagement with theory allows students to apply the rules in a broad variety of concrete practice settings. With its accessible style and emotionally engaging content, the book will bring conflict of laws to life for students, revealing that a topic they often find abstract and irrelevant is in fact not only practically pertinent but dynamic, evolving, and intertwined with current controversies.  This Edition:  Designed from the ground up with modern cases and modern issues in mind.  Explains the normative and practical foundations of rules that otherwise often strike students as abstract and arbitrary.  Pairs each topic with concrete practice-oriented exercises.  Provides resources to professors to teach conflict of laws in many different ways with different emphases.  Professors and students will benefit from:  Its accessible style and emotionally engaging content.  More recent cases and developments than other textbooks.  Strong focus on current issues like abortion, IVF, free speech, climate change, guns, and AI.  Equal weight given to foundational concepts and practical applications.