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I. The Function of Personal Law in the Conflict of Laws
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Volume III: Private International Law | Chapter 10 (1985): Interpersonal Conflict of Laws

Completed in November 1984

Kurt Lipstein, István Szászy

1. Interracial and interreligious conflict of laws. – Space and time may give rise to conflicts of different laws within one country or between the laws of several countries. Irrespective of space, conflicts occur also as a result of a coincidence of groups. This type of conflict of laws is known as interpersonal conflict of laws.

Interpersonal conflicts of laws can take several forms.1 As they normally, but not necessarily, arise wit…

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Kurt Lipstein and István Szászy, “I. The Function of Personal Law in the Conflict of Laws”, in: International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law Online, Edited by: U. Drobnig, R. David, H. H. Egawa, R. Graveson, V. Knapp, A. T. Von Mehren, Y. Noda, S. Rozmaryn, V. M. Tschchikvadze, H. Valladão, H. Yntema, K. Zweigert. Consulted online on 31 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-4021_IECO_COM_031001>
First published online: 2018



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