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5. The Conflict of Laws.
Professor Minor.
Since the laws of several States may conflict with respect to any
subject, it is fitting that the main principles of law governing every
subject should be studied, prior to the consideration of the conflict of
these principles. Hence this course is reserved until the last portion
of the session, following upon the subject of Real Property Law. As
and countries of the world increases, this subject becomes of graver
importance, though as yet it has received rather scanty recognition
at the hands of text-writers and law-schools.
The course includes a discussion of the nature and various kinds of
domicil; the law governing status, and the conveyance of personal
property abroad; the execution, construction and effect of foreign
wills, successions and administrations; foreign marriages and divorces;
and transactions relating to real estate; the execution, interpretation
and validity of foreign contracts; the law governing the effect of foreign
judgments in rem or in personam; the recovery of damages for
foreign torts; the application of the lex fori; and the modes of proving
foreign laws.—March 10 to May 5—Three times a week.
Text-Book.—Conflict of Laws: Minor.
The Professor's Notes.
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