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85 Tul. L. Rev. 55 (2010-2011)

handle is hein.journals/tulr85 and id is 57 raw text is: The Rome II Regulation: A Comparative Perspective on Federalizing Choice of Law Clay H. Kaminsky* This Article analyzes the Rome 11 Regulatio which entered into effect on January 11, 2009, and estblished uniform choice-of-law rules for noncontractual obhgations in the European Union. Rome H is of particular itemst to US scholars because its federal and international carcter and nearly comprehensive scope make ita potential model fora new US Restatement or federl statute. Beginng with its tex4 contex4 and legislative history this Article examines Rome II i the comparative light of state-level codifications i the United States and the general theory ofstate-interst analysis developed dung the Amenican conlicts revolution. The Article tests the new EU reguation against the facts of influential conflicts cases of the New York Court ofAppeals and argues that it performs well by an inteest-analysis standard An assessmentofRomellasamodelfora US. codification concludes theAride. I. INTRODUCTION....................................... 56 II. ROME II IN THE EUROPEAN ORDER.......................58 A. Jurisdiedon and the Enforcement ofludgments............. 59 B. Choice ofLaw. ....................... .....62 C The Rome HReguladon......................64 1. Tort and Delict ....... ..................65 2. Quasi-Contractual Claims.......... ........68 3. Party Autonomy ........................68 4. Common Rules and Other Provisions . ..........69 5. Relationship with Other Instruments .. ...........69 111. CONFLICT OF VALUES IN CONFLICT OF LAWS ...... .........70 A. The GeneralRule and the General Escape....................71 B. The American Conflicts Revolution....................74 C Certahity for Europe. ...................... 77 IV STATE INTERESTS IN ROME I.................. .......... 82 A. Loss Allocation.............. ............... 83 B. Conduct Regulation.....................89 C Forum Interests Qua Forum............ ........... 94 * © 2010 Clay H. Kaminsky. Law Clerk to the Honorable Allyne R. Ross, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. A.B. 2005, Harvard University; J.D. 2009, New York University School of Law. I would especially like to thank Professor Linda Silberman for her guidance and for her feedback on earlier versions of this Article. I also appreciate the comments of Professor Franco Ferrari and the participants in the 2009 Conference of the Journal of Private International Law. 55

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