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The Bitter Ironies Of Williams V. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co. In The First Year Law School Curriculum, Duncan Kennedy
The Bitter Ironies Of Williams V. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co. In The First Year Law School Curriculum, Duncan Kennedy
Buffalo Law Review
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The Scope Of Generic Choice Of Law Clauses, Tanya J. Monestier
The Scope Of Generic Choice Of Law Clauses, Tanya J. Monestier
Journal Articles
Non-proceduralists have the perception that questions of jurisdiction or choice of law are just preliminary issues that need to be dealt with before getting to the real dispute, the things that matter. What they do not realize is that these preliminary issues are often, themselves, the real dispute. They are the lever which permits litigation to proceed or which stops a claim dead in its tracks. Thus, these procedural matters — often dismissed as technicalities — have the potential to shape the dispute in significant ways.
Take for instance, a staple of commercial and consumer contracting: the ubiquitous choice of …