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The purpose of this book is to present to lawyers outside Sweden an introduction to Private International Law as applied in Sweden. As in the original Swedish version, (Internationell Privatriitt. Metod och Material, Stockholm 1962), emphazis is put on the structure and func tioning of conflict law, and the book does not attempt to present a comprehensive survey of Swedish conflict rules. A resume of these rules has, however, been included in the English edition. The author wants to express his thanks to those who have helped to make possible the publication of this book. Generous support was given by the Swedish State Council for Social Science Research. Dr. Stig Stromholm, Uppsala, prepared the translation into English of the original Swedish text. Some alterations were subsequently made in the, English version, including minor deletions of material which had ap peared in the Swedish original and the addition of some new material, including the whole of present chapter IV. The English text as a whole was finally revised by the author with the help, in the case of chapters I, IV, V and part of chapter II, of Mrs. Helen Moats Eek (Ph. D. , University of Chicago) and, in the case of chapter III and part of chapter II, of Mr. Richard Cox (B. Sc. Econ (Hons. ), F. R. Econ. Soc. ). Valua:ble assistance, particularly in the preparation of the bibliography and the index, was given also by Mr. Lars Lindgren (LL.

The Swedish Conflict of Laws

I. Introduction.-
1. Basis and Function of Private International Law. Terminology.- Private and Public International Law.- Terminology.-
2. The History of Private International Law in Sweden.- A. Before 1900.- B. International Cooperation.- The Hague Cooperation.- The Inter-Nordic Conventions.- Other International Cooperation.- C. Internal Development of the Conflict of Laws.-
3. Sources of Swedish Private International Law.- A. Legislation.- B. Judicial Decisions.- C. Legal Writing.- D. Conventions.- Conventions as Sources of Law.- Disharmony between Conventions and Statutes. Direct Application of Conventions.- E. The Law of Nations.- II. The Material.-
4. General Observations on the Nature of the Material.-
5. External Substantive Rules.- A. The Law of Aliens.- B. International Procedural Law.- International Jurisdiction.- Foreign Judgments.- Decisions by Foreign Authorities.-
6. The Choice of Law Rules.- A. The Legal Character of Choice of Law Rules.- Conflict Rules are Absolute.- The "Sphere of Operation" of Choice of Law Rules.- Rules Incompatible with the Structure of the lex fori.- Unwritten Choice of Law Rules.- B. The Structure and Construction of Choice of Law Rules.- General Remarks.- The Referring Section.- C. The Connecting Section.- Legislative Technique.- The Connecting Factors and their Interpretation.- A Special Problem: States with More than One Legal System.-
7. Foreign Law.- What is Foreign Law?.- Changes in the lex causae.- Foreign Law as Fact.- III. How the Material is used.-
8. General Remarks. The Stages of an International Action.- Procedural Questions.-
9. The Choice of Law.- Renvoi.- The So-Called Preliminary Question.-
10. The Applicable Law (lex causae) 186 Enquiry into the Rules of the lex causae.- The Rules of the lex causae Not Proved.-
11. Refusal to Apply the lex causae.- A. The Mechanism of Ordre Public.- B. Public Law.- Confiscations.- C. Special Situations.- Legislation Incompatible with the Law of Nations.- Fraudulent Evasion of Legal Rules (fraus legis).-
12. The Decision.- A. Application of Foreign Law.- B. Absolute Rules in the lex fori.- IV. The Swedish Conflict Rules - A Résumé.-
13. The Personal Law.- A. The Choice of Law.- B. The Scope of the Personal Law.- C. Duration of Personality.-
14. Family Law. Inheritance.- A. The Conclusion of a marriage.- Swedish Marriages.- Foreign Marriages.- B. Nullity. Annulment.- Nullity.- Annulment.- C. Divorce.- Jurisdiction.- Applicable Law.- Recognition of Foreign Divorce.- Stateless Persons and Political Refugees.- D. Husband and Wife.- Personal Effects of Marriage.- Effects of Marriage on Property.- Procedural Questions.- E. Parents and Children.- Legitimacy.- Custodianship.- Support.- Paternity.- Recognition of Foreign Decisions.- F. Adoption.- G. Guardianship.- Jurisdiction.- Applicable Law.- Recognition. Capacity.- H. Inheritance.- Jurisdiction.- Applicable Law of Inheritance.- Recognition.-
15. Property Law.- A. The Proper Law.- The Choice of Law Clause.- The Individualizing Method.- The Scope of the Proper Law.- B. Torts.- C. Lex rei sitae.- Real Property.- Movables.- V. Conflict Avoidance.-
16. An Excursus.- A. Public Legislative Measures.- Uniform Law.- International Corporations.- B. Measures by Private Parties.- Standard Contracts.- Choice of Law by the Parties and Submission to Certain Courts.- C. Arbitration.- D. The Communist States if Europe.- Trade with the "Capitalist" World.- Table of Swedish Cases.