Substance vs. Procedure

A Primer on Choice of Law

Choice-of-law rules are used to determine the rights, duties, and liabilities of persons involved in a case with a connection to more than one jurisdiction. In the United States, most choice-of-law rules are state law; the federal government rarely legislates in this area. Courts in the United States apply the same rules to international and…

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Ingrid (Wuerth) Brunk

Vanderbilt Law School
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William Dodge

UC Davis School of Law
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Maggie Gardner

Cornell Law School
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John F. Coyle

University of North Carolina School of Law
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Zachary D. Clopton

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
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Pamela K. Bookman

Fordham University School of Law
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Maryam Jamshidi

University of Florida, Levin College of Law
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David L. Sloss

Santa Clara University School of Law
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Swathi Rajan

Santa Clara University School of Law
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Aaron D. Simowitz

Willamette University College of Law
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Matt Hornung

Cornell Law School
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Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard

Holwell Shuster & Goldberg; 4 Pump Court, London
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Chimène Keitner

UC Hastings Law
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David P. Stewart

Georgetown University Law Center
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