From 2005 on the Yearbook of Private International Law is published by S.ELP in cooperation with the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law. This English-language annual publication provides analysis and information on private international law developments world-wide. The Editors commission articles of enduring importance concerning the most significant trends in the field. The Yearbook also devotes attention to the important work and research carried out in the context of the Hague Conference, The Hague Academy, UNCITRAL and UNIDROIT. The authority of the editors and the lasting nature of the works included make the Yearbook an integral addition to the libraries of international law scholars and practitioners.Volume VII (2005) includes among others the following topics:- Andrea Schulz: Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements- Kurt Siehr: General Problems of Private International Law in Modern Codifications De Lege Lata and De Lege Europea Ferenda- Robert G. Spector: Maintenance in Private International Law in the United States- Diego P. Fernández Arroyo: Whats New In Latin American Private International Law?- Paola Piroddi: International Subcontracting in EC Private International Law- Jasnica Garasic: Recognition of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings- National Reports from Brazil, Ukraine, Lithuania, South Africa, and Italy- Case Law, Texts, Materials and Recent Developments