Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2025
Abstract
This chapter argues against the unitary characterisation, for choice of law purposes, of equitable principlesas they apply to claims relating to property as either property or obligation, and that they should be characterised as property or obligation in accordance with the functions of the equitable principles in each instance.
Keywords
conflict of laws, private international law, choice of law, characterisation, equity, obligation, property
Discipline
Asian Studies | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Property Law and Real Estate
Research Areas
Dispute Resolution
Areas of Excellence
Growth in Asia
Publication
A gentleman of the law: essays in memory of Professor Tan Yock Lin
Editor
HO, Hock Lai; LOW, Kelvin F. K.
First Page
179
Last Page
200
ISBN
978981325-3377
Publisher
National University of Singapore Press
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
YEO, Tiong Min.
Equitable obligations and property in choice of law. (2025). A gentleman of the law: essays in memory of Professor Tan Yock Lin. 179-200.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4811
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