Choice of Law

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Guest: Professor Scott Burnham, University of Montana School of Law

Topic: Conflicts: Choice of Law

Running Time: 9:25

Click here to download the mp3 file: Burnham_ChoiceOF_Law.mp3

Prof. Burnham, author of many CALI lessons and podcasts, discusses choice of law in contract cases.Choice of law occurs when there is an issue of which jurisdiction’s law the courts will apply to a substantive issue.Choice of law is not a question of where a case will be heard, but instead what law applies when hearing the case.Prof. Burnham discusses how parties can influence what law will apply as well as what restrictions apply when doing so.Also discussed are the older and revised versions of UCC Art. 1, specifically the requirement of a reasonable connection with the jurisdiction and determining whether the contract has a significant relationship with the jurisdiction.

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Deb has been Director of Curriculum Development and Associate Counsel for CALI since 1997. During this time, Deb has worked with more than 120 faculty and law librarians and guided more than 700 lessons from start to website. Deb also oversees the development of titles for CALI's OER eLangdell Press. Prior to joining CALI, Deb was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Legal Writing and Research at Chicago-Kent College of Law.