RESTITUTION IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
Restitution in Private International Law
GEORGE PANAGOPOULOS B. A., LL.B (hons.) (Mon.) B.C.L., D.Phil. (Oxon) Barrister and Solicitor of Victoria, Australia Solicitor, England and Wales
OXFORD – PORTLAND OREGON 2000
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“λλ πειρ ται τ ζημ α σζειν, φαιρν τ κρδο . . . στε τ πανορθωτικν δκαιον "ν ε#η τ μσον ζημα κα$ κρδου” &Αριστοτλη, &Ηθικ Νικομχεια, V 4 1132α 9–10, 18–19 “but (the judge) tries to equalize things by the penalty he imposes, taking away the gain . . . therefore the restitutionary justice is the mean between loss and gain” Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics V 4 1132a 9–10, 18–19
Preface This book is based on my doctoral thesis, which was submitted at the Universit