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Restatement of the Law Third,

Conflict of Laws

This project reexamines the increasingly important subject of conflict of laws in light of significant legal developments in the field since the influential Restatement Second was published in 1971.

Reporter:
Kermit Roosevelt III, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Reporters:
Laura Little, Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
Christopher Whytock, University of California, Irvine School of Law, Irvine, CA
Ann Laquer Estin, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, IA [from 2022]  

Tentative Draft No. 4 (softbound)

202 pages, 2023, #1R3CLTD4

Tentative Draft No. 4 includes material from Chapter 6, Torts; Chapter 7, Property; and Chapter 8, Contracts. At the 2023 Annual Meeting, the membership voted to approve this draft, subject to a motion to amend Section 6.03 passed at the Annual Meeting and subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.

Table of Contents

Section                                                                                                                                        Page

Project Status at a Glance............................................................................................................. xv

Foreword...................................................................................................................................... xvi

Reporters’ Memorandum............................................................................................................ xvii

Projected Table of Contents........................................................................................................ xix

Chapter 6

Torts

Introductory Note........................................................................................................................... 1

Topic 1

General Rules

§ 6.01. State of Dominant Interest................................................................................................. 1

§ 6.02. Same-State Rule................................................................................................................. 4

§ 6.03. Issues Relating to Conduct and Issues Relating to Persons (Conduct Regulation and Loss Allocation).......................................................................................................................... 5

§ 6.04. Issues Relating to Conduct................................................................................................. 8

§ 6.05. Issues Relating to Persons................................................................................................ 12

Subtopic A

Issues Relating to Conduct (Conduct Regulation)

§ 6.06. Issues Relating to Conduct: Conduct and Injury in Same State........................................ 16

Subtopic B

Issues Relating to Persons (Loss Allocation)

§ 6.07. Issues Relating to Persons: Shared Domicile.................................................................... 18

§ 6.08. Issues Relating to Persons: No Shared Domicile—Intrastate Torts.................................. 22

Subtopic C

Common Provisions

§ 6.09. Cross-Border Torts............................................................................................................ 28

§ 6.10. Party Choice...................................................................................................................... 35

Topic 2

Particular Torts and Issues

Introductory Note.......................................................................................................................... 37

§ 6.11. Products Liability............................................................................................................... 38

§ 6.12. Punitive Damages.............................................................................................................. 42

Chapter 7

Property

Introductory Note.......................................................................................................................... 45

Topic 1

Core Property Issues

Introductory Note.......................................................................................................................... 50

Title A

Classification of Property

§ 7.01. Real Property and Personal Property................................................................................. 50

Title B

Core Real Property Issues

Introductory Note.......................................................................................................................... 51

§ 7.02. Permissible Interests in Real Property............................................................................... 52

§ 7.03. Servitudes.......................................................................................................................... 53

§ 7.04. Transfer of Real Property Interests by Deed..................................................................... 56

§ 7.05. Recording and Priorities of Real Property Interests.......................................................... 60

Title C

Other Core Property Issues

Introductory Note.......................................................................................................................... 63

§ 7.06. Transfer of Property Interests by Adverse Possession....................................................... 64

§ 7.07. Restraints on Alienation.................................................................................................... 69

§ 7.08. Equitable Conversion......................................................................................................... 72

§ 7.09. Leases of Property............................................................................................................. 74

§ 7.10. Security Interests............................................................................................................... 78

§ 7.11. Gifts of Property by Living Donors................................................................................... 89

Topic 2

Property in Marriage and Nonmarital Domestic Relationships

Introductory Note.......................................................................................................................... 94

§ 7.12. Marital Domicile................................................................................................................ 95

§ 7.13. Management and Control of Matrimonial Property During Marriage............................ 104

§ 7.14. Matrimonial Property Rights of Spouses Upon Divorce................................................. 112

§ 7.15. Matrimonial Property Rights Upon the Death of a Spouse............................................. 123

§ 7.16. Rights of Third Parties as to Matrimonial Property........................................................ 133

§ 7.17. Marital Agreements and Matrimonial Property.............................................................. 144

§ 7.18. Nonmarital Domestic Relationships................................................................................ 148

Chapter 8

Contracts

Introductory Note........................................................................................................................ 152

Topic 1

General Choice-of-Law Rules

§ 8.01. Law Applicable to Contracts........................................................................................... 159

Appendix A. Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 4.............................................................. 167

Appendix B. Black Letter of Sections Approved by Membership....................................... 176

$40.00

Tentative Draft No. 4 (Electronic PDF)

202 pages, 2023, #1R3CLTD4E

Tentative Draft No. 4 includes material from Chapter 6, Torts; Chapter 7, Property; and Chapter 8, Contracts. At the 2023 Annual Meeting, the membership voted to approve this draft, subject to a motion to amend Section 6.03 passed at the Annual Meeting and subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.

$10.00

Tentative Draft No. 3 (softbound)

78 pages, 2022, #1R3CLTD3

Tentative Draft No. 3 contains Topic 1, Introduction, of Chapter 5 on Choice of Law. The membership voted to approve this draft at the 2022 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section                                                                                                                 Page

Project Status at a Glance ..................................................................................... xiii

Foreword ................................................................................................................ xiv

Reporters’ Memorandum ........................................................................................ xv

Projected Overall Table of Contents ..................................................................... xviii

CHAPTER 5

CHOICE OF LAW

Introductory Note ....................................................................................................... 1

TOPIC 1

INTRODUCTION

§ 5.01. Nature and Development of Choice of Law ................................................... 4

§ 5.02. Choice-of-Law Analysis ................................................................................ 17

§ 5.03. Manifestly More Appropriate Law ................................................................. 30

§ 5.04. Public Policy .................................................................................................. 35

§ 5.05. Characterization and Interpretation ............................................................... 40

§ 5.06. Significance of the Choice-of-Law Rules of Another State: Renvoi ............... 45

Appendix A. Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 3 ...................................................... 51

Appendix B. Black Letter of Sections Approved by Membership ............................. 53

$20.00

Tentative Draft No. 3 (Electronic PDF)

78 pages, 2022, #1R3CLTD3E

Tentative Draft No. 3 contains Topic 1, Introduction, of Chapter 5 on Choice of Law. The membership voted to approve this draft at the 2022 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.

$10.00

Tentative Draft No. 2 (Electronic PDF)

206 pages, 2021, #1R3CLTD2E

Tentative Draft No. 2 includes Chapter 1, Introduction; Chapter 2, Domicile; and Topic 2, Foreign Law, of Chapter 5, Choice of Law. The membership voted to approve this draft at the 2021 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and editorial prerogative. This material may be cited as representing the Institute’s position until the official text is published.

$10.00

Tentative Draft No. 1 (Electronic PDF)

206 pages, 2020, #1R3CLTD1E

Tentative Draft No. 1 contains §§ 1.01-1.04 of Chapter 1, Introduction; §§ 2.01-2.09 of Chapter 2, Domicile; and §§ 5.06 -5.08 of Chapter 5, Topic 2, Foreign Law. This draft was prepared for consideration at the 2020 Annual Meeting, which was cancelled. The draft has not been considered by the membership of ALI and therefore does not represent the position of the Institute on any of the issues with which it deals. The draft may be revised or supplemented prior to consideration by the membership in 2021.

$10.00

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