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LEX LOCI DELICTUS AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC WELFARE: SPINOZZI V. ITT SHERATON CORP.

Authors :
Goldsmith, Jack L.
Sykes, Alan O.
Source :
Harvard Law Review. Mar2007, Vol. 120 Issue 5, p1137-1147. 11p.
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

The author discusses lex loci rule and its impact on global economic welfare, highlighting the judicial opinion of Judge Richard Posner in Spinozzi v. ITT Sheraton Corp. A overview of the liability and applicability of this rule for ordinary tort suits and Alien Tort Statute lawsuits in the United States is offered.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0017811X
Volume :
120
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Harvard Law Review
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
24558098