Res Judicata, Estoppel and Foreign Judgments

Citation

Beaumont P (2002) Res Judicata, Estoppel and Foreign Judgments. Law Quarterly Review, 118 (April), pp. 324-326.

Abstract
(First paragraph) This is another excellent contribution to the Oxford Monographs in Private International Law. The academic community of private international lawyers, not to mention those in the real world of legal practice and judges, owe a debt of gratitude to Peter Carter Q.C. for taking the initiative to found this series and to edit it. I have to declare an interest as a contributor to the first book (Declining Jurisdiction in Private International Law (1995)) in the series and as a co-author (with Peter McEleavy) of one of the books (The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction (1999)). Private International Law is a great subject and it is encouraging to see this flourishing of good books, however, it is worrying how marginalised the subject is in some law schools in the United Kingdom. It is very sad that there are no established chairs in the subject and that, as far as I know, I am the only chair holder in the United Kingdom with private international law in my title (Professor of European Union and Private International Law). It is not only a subject of academic fascination but also of practical significance and these facts are amply demonstrated by Peter Barnett's book.

Keywords
Private International Law