Dicey Morris & Collins
Dicey, Morris & Collins on the Conflict of Laws is the leading English law textbook on the conflict of laws. It has been described as the "gold standard" in terms of academic writing on the subject, and the "foremost authority on private international law".
Editors
The textbook has had three principal general editors during its life:- A. V. Dicey, the constitutional scholar and Vinerian Professor of English Law.
- John H. C. Morris
- Lord Collins of Mapesbury, solicitor and later judge.
Between 1922 and 1949 A. Berriedale Keith was also a general editor of the text, but has not been honoured with a permanent place in the book's title.
In the most recent edition, the team of editors includes Professor C G J Morse, Professor David McClean, Professor Adrian Briggs, Professor Jonathan Harris, Professor Campbell McLachlan QC, Professor Andrew Dickinson and Professor Peter McEleavy.
Editions
The first edition was published in 1896 under the title A Digest of the Law of England with reference to the Conflict of Laws. The 15th and most recent edition was published in 2012.Year | Edition | General Editors |
1896 | First Edition | A.V. Dicey |
1908 | Second Edition | A.V. Dicey |
1922 | Third Edition | A.V. Dicey and A. Berriedale Keith |
1927 | Fourth Edition | A. Berriedale Keith |
1932 | Fifth Edition | A. Berriedale Keith |
1949 | Sixth Edition | J.H.C. Morris |
1958 | Seventh Edition | J.H.C. Morris |
1967 | Eighth Edition | J.H.C. Morris |
1973 | Ninth Edition | J.H.C. Morris |
1980 | Tenth Edition | J.H.C. Morris |
1987 | Eleventh Edition | Lawrence Collins |
1992 | Lawrence Collins | |
1993 | Twelfth Edition | Lawrence Collins |
1994 | Lawrence Collins | |
2000 | Thirteenth Edition | Lawrence Collins |
2006 | Fourteenth Edition | Sir Lawrence Collins |
2012 | Fifteenth Edition | Lord Collins of Mapesbury |