A Plea for Unifying or Harmonizing Private International Law in East Asia: Experiences from Europe, America and Africa

Abstract

The unification and harmonization of laws in East Asia is widely discussed in recent years with the development of regional integration in this area. The author proposes that private international law in East Asia should first be unified and harmonized based on the experiences from Europe, America and Africa and taking into account the conflicts of private international law in the region. A unified and harmonized private international law will in turn help enhance the regional integration and create an internal market. Then the author discusses the possibility and approach of unifying and harmonizing private international law in East Asia.

Keywords: unification, East Asia, private international law, Europe, America, Africa