Exercises
1.Prepare answers to the following questions using paragraph form.
(1) Why do the majority of scholars conclude that conflict-of-law system did not exist in ancient Greece and Rome?
(2) What are the major arguments of Bartolus?
(3) Compare the doctrine of D’argentré and that of Dumoulin,and analyze the reasons behind their differences.
(4) What are three axioms of Huber? Why are they important in the history of private international law?
(5) What is the modern feature of private international law in European countries?
2.Multiple Choice
(1) Which of the following statements is correct? ( )
A.The jus gentium of Roman law contained various conflict-of-law rules.
B.In the darker ages,there existed no choice-of-law rules at all.
C.Bartolus was a leading scholar among the Glossators.
D.Though Bartolus’ arguments were not well-founded,they still matter today.
(2) Under the Dutch School of the Statute Theory,comity is ( ).
A.an international duty B.a courtesy
C.something between A and B D.a domestic duty
(3) Which of the following statements is correct? ( )
A.In A.D.212 Caracalla published the “Constitutio Antoniniana”,since then,the jus civile was gradually absorbed by the jus gentium.(https://www.daowen.com)
B.After the German tribes overthrew the Roman Empire and settled in the formerly Roman territories,German law became the common law in Europe.
C.Bartolus was a leading scholar among the Post-glossators.
D.Savigny advocated that nationality is the seat for a natural person.
(4) Which of the following statements is not correct? ( )
A.De coquille’s doctrine anticipated Currie’s Government Interests Analysis.
B.Party autonomy was advocated by Dumoulin which obtained support of Dargentré.
C.Not all three axioms of Huber deal with private international law issues.
D.Huber’s doctrine has been proved to be very influential in common law countries.
(5) Pursuant to Seat Theory,the aim of private international law is ( ).
A.to achieve decisional harmony B.to achieve substantive justice
C.to promote international exchanges D.to realize national independence
(6) Which of the following statements is correct? ( )
A.After 1999,the EU secondary law has started to play more important role in the process of unification of EU private international law.
B.After Brexit,EU private international law instruments cease to be applied in UK automatically.
C.Today,the unification of EU private international law is adopted in a form of international conventions among EU member states.
D.After Brexit,EU private international law will cease to function automatically.