CHAPTER 1 SUBSTANCE & PROCEDURE IN TRANSNATIONAL DISPUTES

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Themes and Cross-Currents in Transnational Litigation

CHAPTER 2 EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 Jurisdiction to Adjudicate

2.1.2 Bases of Jurisdiction: a Comparative Survey

   A. Territorial Jurisdiction Based on Domicile

   B. Specific Jurisdiction in Contract and Tort

   C. Jurisdiction by Consent

   D. Nationality-, Property-, and Presence-Based Jurisdiction

2.2 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction within the European Union: The Brussels Regulation

2.2.1 Regulation overview

2.2.2 Jurisdiction in Contract Cases

   A. Place of Performance

       Tessili v. Dunlop(1976)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       De Bloos v. Bouyer (1976)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Ivenel v. Schwab (1982)

       Notes & Commentary

       Shenavai v. Kreischer (1987)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

   B. Jurisdictional Clauses: an Introduction to Article 23

       Salottiv. RUWA(1976)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Zelgerv. Salinitri (1980)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

   C. Ancillary Jurisdiction & the Lis Pendens Problem

   D. Jurisdiction with respect to Consumer Contracts

2.2.3 Jurisdiction in Tort

       Bier v. Mines de Potasse (1976)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Arcado v. Haviland (1988)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Reunion Europeenne v. Spliethoff's (1998)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

2.2.4 Doing Business Abroad: an Introduction to Article 5(5)

       De Bloos v Bouyer (1976)

       Notes & Commentary

       Schotte v. Parfums Rothschild (1987)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

2.3 The Lugano Convention

2.4 Jurisdiction Under English National Law

2.4.1 Introduction

2.4.2 Jurisdiction in Contract Under English Law

       Unterweser Reederei v. Zapata Off-Shore Co. (1969)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Brinkibon Ltd. v. Stahag Stahl (1982)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Spiliada Maritime v. Cansulex (1987)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Roneleigh Ltd. v. Mil Exports (1988)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

2.5 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Under American Law

2.5.1 Long-Arm; State & Federal Courts; Due Process

       World-Wide Volkswagen v. Woodson (1980)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Helicopteros Nacionales v. Hall (1984)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

2.5.2 Jurisdiction in Contract Cases

   A. Supplementary Rules

       Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz (1985)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Afram Export v. Metallurgiki Halyps (1985)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

   B. Contract Jurisdiction Quasi in Rem

       Majique Fashions v. Warwick (1979)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

   C. Forum Agreement

       M/S Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore (1972)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Volkswagenwerk v. Klippan GmbH (1980)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

2.5.3 Jurisdiction in Tort

       Asahi Metal v. Superior Court of California (1987)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

2.5.4 Forum Non Conveniens, Lis Pendens & Antisuit Injunctions

   A. Forum Non Conveniens

       Pain v. United Technologies (1980)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       In re Union Carbide Disaster, Bhopal (1984)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

   B. Lis Alibi Pendens

   C. Antisuit Injunctions

2.5.5 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction & the Corporate Veil

       Bulova Watch Co. v. K. Hattori & Co. (1986)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Colcord v. Armstrong World Indus. (1985)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

2.6 Draft Hague Convention

CHAPTER 3 THE APPLICABLE LAW-IN CONTRACT & TORT

3.1 General Introduction

3.2 European Law

3.2.1 Contract Conflicts and the Rome Convention

   A. Party Autonomy

       ISS Machinery Services Ltd v Aeolian Shippings SA (2001)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Egon Oldendorff v Libera Corporation (1995)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

   B. Supplementary Rules in the Absence of Choice

       Bank of Baroda v. Vysya Bank Ltd (1993)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Miinchener Heilpraktiker Kollegium v. Henriksen (1988)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

   C. Mandatory Rules

       Transocean Drilling Ltd UK v. Arbejdsministeriet (2000)

       Notes & Commentary

3.2.2 Sales Law Conflicts

       Introduction

       1955 Hague Convention

       1980 Vienna Convention (CISG)

       1986 Hague Convention

3.2.3 Tort Conflicts under European Law

   A. Non-Contractual Obligations & the 1972 and 2002 Drafts

   B. Selected Tort Cases Under European National Law

       Red Sea Insurance Co. Ltd v. Bouygues SA (1994)

       Notes & Commentary

       Edmunds v. Simmonds (2000)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Kræaegpøth v. Rasmussen (1982)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

3.2.4 Hague Convention on Law Applicable to Products Liability

       Illustrations, Notes & Questions

3.3 Choice and Conflict in American Courts

3.3.1 Introduction: Significant Contacts & Governmental Interests

3.3.2 Contracts and Sales

       Madaus v. November Hill Farm (1986)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Nordson Corp. v. Plasschaert (1982)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       St. Paul Insurance v. Int'l Playtex (1989)

3.3.3 Tort Conflicts: General Principles

       Babcock v. Jackson (1963)

       Barkanic v. General Aviation [China] (1991)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Simon II Tobacco Litigation (2000)

       Notes and Questions

3.3.4 Product Liability

       Trahan v. Squibb (1983)

       Kozoway v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc. (1989)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

CHAPTER 4 EXTRATERRITORIAL SERVICE & EVIDENCE ABROAD

4.1 General Introduction

4.2 The Service of Process on Defendants Abroad

4.2.1 Introduction

4.2.2 Service under European Law

4.2.3 Service under American Law

4.2.4 The Hague Service Convention

       Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Schlunk (1988)

       Notes, Questions and Commentary

4.3 The Taking of Evidence Abroad

4.3.1 Introduction

4.3.2 The Taking of Evidence under National Law

4.3.3 The Hague Evidence Convention

       Société Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale v. United States District Court (1987)

       Notes, Questions and Commentary

CHAPTER 5 RECOGNITION & ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS

5.1 General Introduction

5.2 Enforcement under European Law

5.2.1 Enforcement under National Law

       Adams & Others v Cape Industries (1989)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

5.2.2 Recognition & Enforcement under the Brussels Regulation

       Debaecker & Plouvier v Bouwman (1985)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

5.3 Recognition & Enforcement Under American Law

5.3.1 Recognition and Enforcement of Sister-State Judgments

5.3.2 Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Country Judgments

       Somportex Limited v. Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corp. (1972)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Ackermann v. Levine (1986)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

5.3.3 Proposed Federal Legislation

CHAPTER 6 INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION

6.1 Introduction: the Arbitration Alternative

6.2 The Arbitral Scenario, and the Applicable Laws

6.2.1 The Arbitral Scenario

6.2.2 Institutional Arbitration

6.2.3 From Procedure to Conflicts and Substantive Law

6.2.4 International Regulation: An Introduction to the 1958 New York Convention

6.3 Pre-Award Enforcement

6.3.1 Contract Formation, Interpretation & Validity

       Khan Lucas Lancaster v. Lark International (1999)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Zambia Steel & Building Supplies v. James Clark & Eaton Ltd, (1986)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Kingdom of Denmark (1985)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler

       Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. (1985)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

6.3.2 Interim Measures

6.4 Post-Award Enforcement

6.4.1 Introduction

6.4.2 Judicial Review in the Country of Origin

       Bergesen v. Joseph Muller Corporation (1983)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

6.43 Recognition & Enforcement of Foreign Awards

       Parsons & Whittemore Inc. v. Rakta (1974)

       Notes, Questions & Commentary

       Introduction to Bridas and Cromalloy

       International Standard Electric Corp. v. Bridas Sociedad

       Notes, Questions & Commentary on Bridas & Cromalloy

TABLE OF CASES

INDEX

APPENDICES ON CD-ROM:

CHAPTER 2 JURISDICTION

• EU Brussels I Regulation (2000)
• EU Brussels (I) Convention (1968, consolidated version 1998)
• EU Brussels II Regulation (2000)
• EU Insolvency Regulation (2000)
• 1st Hague Draft Judgments Convention (1999)
• 1st Hague Draft Judgments Convention- Explanatory Report (2000)
• 2nd Hague Draft Judgments Convention (2001)

CHAPTER 3 CHOICE OF LAW

• EU Rome Convention (1980, consolidated version 1998)
• Hague Sales Convention (1955) Original French Language Text
• Hague Sales Convention (1955) Unofficial English Translation (Excerpts)
• Hague Sales Convention (1986)
• United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (1980)
• Hague Products Liability Convention (1973)
• Hague Traffic Accidents Convention (1971)
• UK Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995
• EU Draft Regulation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (2002)
• Follow-up of the consultation on the EU Draft Regulation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (2002)
• Scoreboard to review progress on the creation of an area of "freedom, security and justice" in the European Union (2002)
• Green Paper on the conversion of the Rome
• Convention into a Community Instrument and its modernisation (2003)

CHAPTER 4 SERVICE AND EVIDENCE

• EU Service Regulation (2000)
• Hague Service Convention (1965)
• EU Evidence Regulation (2001)
• Hague Evidence Convention (1970)

CHAPTER 5 RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT
(See also Chapter 2 above)

• Uniform Foreign Money-Judgment Recognition Act (1962)
• Draft Foreign Judgments Recognition and Enforcement Act
  (Copyright 2002 by The American Law Institute. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved)

CHAPTER 6 ARBITRATION

• UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976)
• Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (2001)
  (The rules are reproduced with the permission of the ICC International Court of Arbitration)
• UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985)
• UK Arbitration Act 1996
• Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (1958) (the New York Convention)

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