This publication provides analysis and information on private international law developments worldwide. It offers articles concerning significant trends in this field and devotes attention to work and research on the Hague Conference, the Hague Academy, UNCITRAL, and UNIDROIT.

Our rapidly developing global society makes private international law a field of increasing importance. Although some harmonization of rules has taken place, the necessary follow-up - rapid implementation and a uniform application of the rules - has been lacking. Moreover, harmonization has occurred in only a limited number of areas. For the most part, separate legal systems remain, each with its own individual solutions, as a result of which conflicts of law exist in many areas. International procedural law issues also play an important role in this context. Published by Kluwer Law International in co-operation with the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, this publication provides analysis and information on private international law developments worldwide. The editors commission articles of enduring importance concerning significant trends in this field. The Yearbook also devotes attention to the important work and research carried out in the context of the Hague Conference, The Hague Academy, UNCITRAL, and UNIDROIT.