- Project Assistants: Jason Mitchenso, Niccolò Ridi
- Timeline: September 2014 - August 2018
- Keywords: private international law, conflicts of law, comity, jurisdiction
- Funding Organisation: FNS
Abstract:
The basic aim of the project is to provide a better understanding of the role of the concept of comity (respect and non-interference among sovereigns) in the field of private international law. The project focuses mainly, but not exclusively, on commercial aspects of the field. The concept of comity is examined with regard to its current plain and hidden roles, and the potential roles that could be granted to it in the future.