Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
5-2015
Abstract
When Singapore joined the Hague Conference on 9 April 2014, it was widely anticipated that it would adopt the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005. This article explores the differences between the Convention regime and the common law position in Singapore, the likely effects of the adoption of the Convention under Singapore law, as well as the considerations that are likely to influence Singapore's approach to the adoption of the Convention.
Keywords
choice of court agreements, jurisdiction, foreign judgments, private international law, conflict of laws, Singapore
Discipline
Asian Studies | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Research Areas
Dispute Resolution
Publication
Journal of International Law and Diplomacy [国際法外交雑誌]
Volume
114
Issue
1
First Page
50
Last Page
73
ISSN
0023-2866
Publisher
Kokusaihō Gakkai [国際法学会]
Citation
YEO, Tiong Min.
Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005: A Singapore Perspective. (2015). Journal of International Law and Diplomacy [国際法外交雑誌]. 114, (1), 50-73.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1688
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