The Academy is an institution for the study and teaching of public and private international law and related subjects. Its purpose is to encourage a thorough and impartial examination of the problems arising from international relations in the field of law. The courses deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including legislation and case law. All courses at the Academy are, in principle, published in the language in which they were delivered in the "Collected Courses of the" "Hague Academy of International Law." This volume contains: Contributing to Progressive Development of Private International Law: the International Process and the United States Approach by P.H. PFUND, Assistant Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC Les ordres plurilegislatifs dans le droit international prive actuel, par A. BORRAS, professeur a l'Universite de Barcelone L'ordre public dans les sentences arbitrales, par I. FADLALLAH, professeur a l'Universite de Paris X. To access the abstract texts for this volume please click here