ABSTRACT
The Rome Convention is universal in its geographical scope; it does not depend on the residence, nationality or domicile of the parties. Article 1 reads:
That the Convention is to be wide in scope is made abundantly clear by Article 2, which reads:
Thus, the Rome Convention will apply not only to contracts with Contracting States, but it will also apply to contracts that have no connection with the European Community save that the litigation arising from the contract has been commenced in a Contracting State. Thus, a contractual dispute between a Japanese resident and a Californian resident that is litigated in England will be subject to the Rome Convention.
