First Restatement Of the Conflict Of Laws

First Restatement of the Conflict of Laws in Maritime Law

Note: There is more information on maritime/admiralty law here.

The following is a definition of First Restatement of the Conflict of Laws, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: The First Restatement of the Conflict of Laws, adopted by the American Law Institute at Washington, D.C. on May 11, 1934. – It was feared by Cardozo, C.J. that to grant damages for <a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/maritimelaw/%2526gt%3Beconomic%20%20%20loss%3C/b%3E%20%28%3Ci%3Esupra%3C/i%3E%29%20would%20open%20the%20floodgates%20to%20"liability in an indeterminate amount for an indeterminate time, to an indeterminate class". See Ultramares Corp. v. Touche, Niven & Co., 255 N.Y. 170 at p. 174 (N.Y. C.A. 1931). See also Tetley, Int'l C. of L., 1994 at pp. 719-720.