Indian Private International Law

Foreword by Prof Jan L Neels
Foreword by Prof Anatol Dutta
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Abbreviations
Table of Cases
Table of Conventions
Table of Legislation
PART I:
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
	1. Introduction
	2. Basic Concepts and Status of Private International Law in India
		I. Introduction
		II. Overview of Indian Legal Framework
		III. Conceptual Foundations of Private International Law
		IV. Genesis of Private International Law in India
		V. Operationalisation of Private International Law: Classic Concepts
		VI. Conclusion
	3. Domicile, Nationality, and Residence
		I. Introduction
		II. Domicile
		III. Nationality and Residence
		IV. Ascertaining Domicile under Indian Private International Law Rules
		V. Conclusion
	4. Proving, Pleading, and Excluding the Foreign Laws
		I. Introduction
		II. Substantive and Procedural Law
		III. Pleading Foreign Law
		IV. Exclusion of Foreign Law
		V. Overriding Mandatory Norms and Public Policy (Ordre Public)
		VI. Conclusion
PART II:
JURISDICTION
	5. Jurisdiction: Which Court will Adjudicate a Matter?
		I. Introduction
		II. Persons who may File a Suit before an Indian Court
		III. Jurisdiction in personam
		IV. Jurisdiction in Actions in rem
		V. Reflections on Indian law: Some Insights based on Global Trends
		VI. Conclusion
PART III:
FAMILY LAW
	6. Private International Law Practice in Marriage
		I. Introduction
		II. Indian Legislative Framework on Marriage and its Religious Base
		III. Same-Sex Marriage: Legal Analysis of Private International Law Principles
		IV. Hague Conference on Private International Law and Matrimonial Conventions
		V. Conclusion
	7. Private International Practice in Divorce and Related Matters
		I. Introduction
		II. Conflict of Laws Issues in Divorce
		III. Recognition of Foreign Divorce in India
		IV. Ancillary Financial Orders and Nullity of Marriage
		V. Annulment and Nullity of Marriages
		VI. Conclusion
	8. Private International Law Practice and Children: Issues of Custody and Abduction
		I. Introduction
		II. Jurisprudence on the Well-Being of the Child: An Interplay of Public and Private International Law
		III. Indian Legal Framework Relating to Intercountry Child Abduction
		IV. Recognition of Foreign Custody Orders
		V. Conclusion
	9. Cross-Border Surrogacy and Private International Law
		I. Introduction
		II. Private International Law Issues in Cross Border Surrogacy
		III. Legal Status of Commercial Surrogacy in India
		IV. Judicial Statements on Surrogacy: Public Policy Narratives
		V. Legal Initiatives for Harmonisation and India's Role
		VI. Conclusion
PART IV:
LAW OF OBLIGATIONS
	10. The Applicable Law in Contractual Obligations
		I. Introduction
		II. Identification of the Applicable Law in Contractual Obligations in India
		III. Scope of the Proper Law of the Contract
		IV. Reflections on Indian Law: Some Insights based on Global Trends
		V. Conclusion
	11. The Applicable Law in Non-Contractual Obligations
		I. Introduction
		II. Identification of Applicable Law in Non-Contractual Obligations in India
		III. Reflections on Indian Law: Some Insights Based on Global Trends
		IV. Conclusion
PART V: RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT
	12. The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
		I. Introduction
		II. The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
		III. Determining Eligibility of a Foreign Judgment
		IV. The Disqualification of a Foreign Judgment from Recognition or Enforcement
		V. Reflections on Indian Law: Some Insights Based on Global Trends
		VI. Conclusion
	13. The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
		I. Introduction
		II. The Law on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
		III. The Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards in India
		IV. Disqualification of a Foreign Arbitral Award from Recognition or Enforcement in India
		V. Conclusion
PART VI:
FINAL REMARKS
	14. Looking Forward
Bibliography
Glossary
Index