Faculty of Law, The University of West Indies at Mona

LA35D General Principles of Private International Law
	1. Course Objective The fundamental objective of this course is to provide students with insight into the ways in which Caribbean courts deal with legal problems that are connected with foreign jurisdictions. The problems considered are drawn from those affecting private individuals as well as states acting in their private capacity. The course forms an essential basis for advanced work in all forms of transnational litigation. 2. Course Content i. Nature of Private International Law ii. Domicile, Residence, Nationality iii. Renvoi and the Incidental Question iv. Jurisdiction v. Forum Non Conveniens vi. Foreign Judgments & Foreign Decrees vii. Conflict Avoidance 3. Method of Teaching This is a one-semester course. It will be taught by way of a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops. 89 4. Method of Assessment This course will be assessed by a final examination at the end of the semester in which it is taught. Students will be asked to answer three out of six questions. Students have the option of writing a term paper accounting for 33.3% of the final mark. In the event that the mark on the term paper is higher than the lowest mark obtained in the final examination, the mark for the term paper will be substituted for that examination mark.