In its Fourth Edition, the book continues to provide the most in-depth coverage of the major topics in international litigation and to retain the features that made prior editions so popular. This timely revision is the most current international civil litigation product on the market, featuring significant changes in the field over the past several years, including: 
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<li> expanded examination of the Alien Tort Statute, including excerpts and extensive notes on the impact of Sosa and subsequent decisions on human rights litigation </li> <li> expanded, in-depth analysis of personal jurisdiction in international cases, including excerpts and discussion of the First Circuit's important decision in Swiss American Bank case, post-Asahi cases such as Roche Holdings, a jurisdictional veil-piercing decision in Telectronics, expanded treatment of "jurisdictional discovery," and a comparison of jurisdictional principles under federal law and EC Directive 44/2001 </li> <li> updated and comprehensive treatment of sovereign immunity law, including excerpts and discussions of retroactivity after Altmann, the immunity of sovereign-owned entities after Dole Foods, the D.C. Circuit's opinion concerning due process rights of foreign sovereigns in Price, further consideration of the definition of "commercial activity," and the UN Draft Convention on State Immunities </li> <li> extensive treatment of recent developments concerning forum selection clauses and forum nonconveniens principles, including the new Hague Convention on Choice of Courts Agreements, excerpts and discussions of the Second Circuit's decisions in Iragorri and Wiwa, as well as the recent Lloyds of London litigation </li> <li> updated analysis of the doctrine of lis pendens and antisuit injunctions, including the Fifth Circuit's recent decision in Kaepa and a comparison of these doctrines under federal law and EC Directive 44/2001 </li> <li> updated discussion of legislative jurisdiction, including new developments in foreign affairs preemption after Crosby and Garamendi </li> <li> comprehensively revised treatment of the extraterritorial application of federal antitrust and securities laws, including excerpts and an in-depth discussion of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Hoffman-LaRoche and its impact on Hartford Fire </li> <li> expanded discussion of choice of law principles in international cases, retaining the book's unique position of combining treatment of international litigation and conflicts issues </li> <li> updated discussion of the act of state doctrine and the foreign sovereign compulsion doctrine </li> <li> revised discussion of the service of process in international cases, including foreign blocking statutes, post-Schlunk caselaw on the Hague Convention, the Ninth Circuit's recent examination of service by publication and email in Rio Properties and expanded treatment of service under the FSIA </li> <li> new treatment of major developments in the law of international discovery, including the impact of the Supreme Court's Intel decision on Section 1782, lower court decisions under the Hague Evidence Convention such as In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation and expanded materials on depositions of foreign residents </li> <li> the most up-to-date examination of the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, including the new Hague Choice of Court Agreement, the ALI proposed federal statute, the revenue rule after Pasquantino, and a discussion of significant lower court cases involving foreign judgment enforcement including Telnikoff and the Lloyd's of London litigation </li> <li> substantially expanded discussion of international arbitration, including validity, interpretation and enforcement of international arbitration agreements and recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards, under FAA and UNCITRAL Model Law </li> </ul>

International Civil Litigation in United States Courts

Peter B. Rutledge

Gary Born

Foreign & International Law

ASPEN PUB.

This completely up-to-date supplement contains a wealth of documentation to be used in conjunction with International Civil Litigation in United States Courts, Fourth Edition. Inside you will find: <ul>
<li> United States Code Provisions </li> <li> Selected Long-Arm Jurisdictional Statutes </li> <li> Federal Rules of Civil Procedure </li> <li> Uniform Interstate &amp; International Procedure Act </li> <li> European Council Regulation 44/2001 </li> <li> Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act </li> <li> U.N. Convention on State Immunities </li> <li> Uniform Model Choice of Forum Act </li> <li> Choice of Court Agreements Convention </li> <li> Conflicts of Jurisdiction Model Act </li> <li> Hague Service Convention </li> <li> Declarations Concerning Hague Service Convention </li> <li> Hague Evidence Convention </li> <li> Article 23 Reservations </li> <li> Uniform Foreign Money Judgments Recognition Act </li> <li> Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act </li> <li> ALI Foreign Judgments Act </li> <li> New York Convention </li> <li> Federal Arbitration Act </li> <li> UNCITRAL Model Law </li> <li> IBA Guidelines on Taking of Evidence </li> <li> N.Y. General Obligations Law </li> <li> Restatement (First) Conflict of Laws </li> <li> Restatement (Second) Conflict of Laws </li> <li> Restatement (Second) Foreign Relations Law </li> <li> Restatement (Third) Foreign Relations Law </li> <li> Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws </li> <li> State Department Circular on Letters Rogatory </li> <li> Philippine Presidential Decree No. 1718 </li> </ul>

International Civil Litigation in United States Courts: Documents Supplement 2007-2008

Aspen Publishers, Inc.

International Civil Litigation in United States Courts, by Gary B. Born and Peter B. Rutledge, is the essential, comprehensive law school text for the current and future international litigator, whether based in the United States, Europe, or elsewhere. 
Examining every topic discussed in competing texts with extensive narrative, unparalleled notes, and detailed citations, this book covers the gamut of international dispute resolution, whether judicial jurisdiction, sovereign immunity, extraterritoriality, conflicts of law, parallel proceedings, discovery disputes, service, judgment enforcement, and international arbitration. This Seventh Edition includes excerpts and updated discussions of recent U.S. court decisions and legislation relating to a wide range of private and public international law topics. 
New to the Seventh Edition: Latest developments in litigation under the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act Latest developments in sovereign immunity law following several landmark Supreme Court decisions Latest developments regarding the extraterritorial application of federal law following several landmark Supreme Court decisions Critical examination of the new Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations of the United States Up-to-date citation and review of the most current academic legal scholarship in the field 
Professors and students will benefit from: Detailed notes with easy-to-use questions for discussion and legal analysis Comprehensive discussion of international dispute resolution, including international arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution outside of litigation in national courts Comparative foreign treatment of selected issues of international civil procedure Extensive notes and up-to-date citations that ensure the book has enduring value long after a course has ended, and it becomes a resource for practitioners seeking to research the field Documentary Supplement

International Civil Litigation in United States Courts (Aspen Casebook)

Gary B. Born

Aspen Publishing

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