Title: International civil litigation in United States courts /
Authors: Born, Gary, 1955-; Rutledge, Peter B.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Conflict of laws Civil procedure United States Cases.; Conflict of laws Jurisdiction United States Cases.; Civil procedure United States Cases.
Contents: Jurisdiction of U.S. courts over subject matter in international disputes -- Jurisdiction of U.S. courts over parties to international disputes -- Foreign sovereign immunity and jurisdiction of U.S. courts over foreign states -- Forum non conveniens in international litigation -- International forum selection agreements -- Parallel proceedings : lis alibi pendens and antisuit injunctions -- Legislative jurisdiction -- Choice of law in international litigation -- Act of state and foreign sovereign compulsion -- Service of U.S. process on foreign persons -- Extraterritorial discovery and taking evidence abroad -- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments -- International commercial arbitration and U.S. courts : an overview.