Proof of Foreign Law: The Impact of the London Convention

Abstract

This Article aims to examine the implementation of the European Convention on Information on Foreign Law, more commonly known as the London Convention, and assess its impact on the application of foreign law under the rules of private international law which prevail in the signatory States. Basically, the Convention provides a system to assist national courts in determining the application of a foreign law in a case involving the rules of private international law. This analysis is divided into three sections.