The Hague Choice of Court Convention: Validating Party Autonomy and Providing an Alternative to Arbitration

Journal Article The Hague Choice of Court Convention: Validating Party Autonomy and Providing an Alternative to Arbitration Get access Louise Ellen Teitz Louise Ellen Teitz *Professor of Law, Roger Williams University Ralph R. Papitto School of Law, Bristol, Rhode Island. Professor Teitz served as a member of the United States delegation to the Hague Conference for the Jurisdiction and Judgments Project and for the Choice of Court Convention beginning in June 2001. The author gratefully acknowledges the support of Roger Williams University Ralph R. Papitto School of Law. The author also acknowledges the advice and input of Professor Ronald Brand and Professor Linda Silberman, as well as the research assistance of Alison Laboissonniere and Marc Antonucci. A portion of this article was presented at the AALS Anuual Meeting, Conflicts Section, January 6, 2006 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Journal of Comparative Law, Volume 53, Issue 3, Summer 2005, Pages 543–558, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcl/53.3.543 Published: 01 July 2005