American-Swiss Private International LawPrivate international law. Conventions between the USA and Switzerland concerning such matters as human rights, ownership and taxation. |
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... law reflect a fundamental difference between common and civil law . Under Swiss law the whole of a decedent's estate , including the right to possession , passes by a kind of legal fiction to the heirs at the mo- ment of the decedent's ...
... law reflect a fundamental difference between common and civil law . Under Swiss law the whole of a decedent's estate , including the right to possession , passes by a kind of legal fiction to the heirs at the mo- ment of the decedent's ...
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... legal system.175 The answer was negative , as in nearly all176 civil law countries . This , of course , does not mean that a Swiss court would deny the validity of an American trust or deny the right of the trustee to bring a suit on ...
... legal system.175 The answer was negative , as in nearly all176 civil law countries . This , of course , does not mean that a Swiss court would deny the validity of an American trust or deny the right of the trustee to bring a suit on ...
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... civil law principles209 ( which dominate Swiss law ) must be kept in mind . Under civil law , service of process upon a person is not constitutive of jurisdiction in personam as it is under Anglo - American law.210 Jurisdiction in ...
... civil law principles209 ( which dominate Swiss law ) must be kept in mind . Under civil law , service of process upon a person is not constitutive of jurisdiction in personam as it is under Anglo - American law.210 Jurisdiction in ...
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