Download This PaperConflicting Rules of Interpretation and Construction in Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes
63 Pages Posted: 20 Aug 2010
Date Written: August 11, 2010
Abstract
This paper discusses history of choice of law rules for interpreting ambiguous language and criticizes current approaches that apply foreign rules of interpretation and construction when doing so frustrates the intent of parties.
Keywords: Conflict of Laws, Choice of Law, Contract Interpretation, Joseph Story
JEL Classification: K12, K33, K40, K41
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Hoffheimer, Michael H., Conflicting Rules of Interpretation and Construction in Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes (August 11, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1661854 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1661854
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