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Tables of Contents for International Litigation and Arbitration
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
v
Acknowledgments
ix
Table of Cases
xxi
Introduction
1
6
Public Law and the Conflict of Laws
7
39
Public Policy and Foreign Causes of Action
7
16
The ``Revenue Rule''
7
1
Holman v. Johnson
7
3
Foreign Government as Plaintiff
10
1
Government of India v. Taylor
10
4
Her Majesty and Queen in Right of Province of British Columbia v. Gilbertson
14
6
Notes and Questions
20
3
Embargoes, Exchange Controls, and the Like
23
23
The Neutral Forum
23
1
Regazzoni v. K.C. Sethia (1944) Ltd.
23
6
The Effect of the International Monetary Fund Agreement
29
1
Banco do Brasil, S.A. v A.C. Israel Commodity Co., Inc.
29
4
Banco Frances e Brasileiro S.A. v. John Doe
33
5
Notes and Questions
38
8
Jurisdiction to Prescribe
46
101
Introduction
46
1
A First Look at Extraterritoriality
47
21
The Effects Doctrine
47
1
United States v. Aluminum Co. of America
47
3
A Conflict of Jurisdiction
50
1
United States v. Imperial Chemical Industries
50
3
British Nylon Spinners, Ltd. v. Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd. I
53
3
British Nylon Spinners, Ltd. v. Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd. II
56
4
An English Commentator on the Nylon Patent Cases
60
1
Notes and Questions
61
7
The Search for Criteria
68
36
Leasco Data Processing Equipment Corporation v. Maxwell
68
9
Timberlane Lumber Co. v. Bank of America, N.T. & S.A.
77
9
Mannington Mills, Inc. v. Congoleum Corp
86
8
Notes and Questions
94
10
The Same Problems a Generation Later
104
43
The Effects Doctrine Again
104
1
The Effects Doctrine in the European Community
104
2
The Wood Pulp Case
106
8
In Re Insurance Antitrust Litigation
114
4
Another Conflict of Jurisdiction
118
1
The Laker Litigation
118
1
Background: Regulation of International Civil Aviation and the Rise and Fall of Laker
118
2
Suit and Countersuit
120
2
British Airways Board v. Laker Airways, Ltd.
122
12
Notes and Questions
134
13
Jurisdiction of Courts
147
134
Introduction
147
1
Sources of the Law of Jurisdiction
147
1
Rules of Discretion
148
1
Judicial Jurisdiction in the International Context
149
1
The U.S. Supreme Court and Jurisdiction to Adjudicate
150
30
A Quick Review
150
4
The Supreme Court and Foreign Defendants
154
1
Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia, S.A. v. Hall
154
9
Asahi Metal Industry Co., Ltd. v. Superior Court
163
9
Notes and Questions
172
8
Jurisdiction of Courts and International Commercial Transactions
180
50
Product Liability and Related Actions
180
1
Deutsch v. West Coast Machinery Co
180
6
The West Coast Machinery Case in Japan
186
2
Castree v. E.R. Squibb & Sons Ltd
188
2
``Doing Business'' at the Margin
190
1
Landoil Resources Corp. v. Alexander & Alexander Services, Inc.
190
5
Notes and Questions
195
7
Suing a Multinational Enterprise
202
3
Delagi v. Volkswagenwerk AG of Wolfsburg
205
3
Bulova Watch Co., Inc. v. K. Hattori & Co., Ltd
208
7
Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Schlunk
215
4
A Federal Claim Without a Federal Foundation
219
1
Omni Capital International v. Rudolf Wolff & Co., Ltd.
219
6
Notes and Questions
225
5
Property as a Basis of Jurisdiction
230
33
Quasi in Rem Jurisdiction in the United States
230
2
Shaffer v. Heitner
232
9
Notes and Questions
241
6
Property-Based Litigation Devices in Other States
247
1
Germany: Jurisdiction Based on Ownership of Property
247
1
Switzerland: Arrest of Property
248
1
England: The Mareva Injunction
249
1
Origin of the Mareva Injunction
249
1
Mareva Compania Noviera S.A. v. International Bulkcarriers S.A.
250
3
The Mareva Injunction Expanded
253
1
The Mareva Injunction and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
254
2
Notes and Questions
256
7
Forum Non Conveniens
263
18
An Airplane Accident in Scotland
264
1
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno
265
5
An Industrial Disaster in India
270
2
In Re Union Carbide Corp. Gas Plant Disaster at Bhopal, India
272
3
Notes and Questions
275
6
Arbitration of International Disputes
281
87
Forum Selection Clauses in International Transactions: Litigation, Arbitration, and the Question of Arbitrability
281
50
Introduction
281
3
Unterweser Reederei G.m.b.H. v. Zapata Off-Shore Company
284
3
The Bremen et al. v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.
287
10
Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.
297
9
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.
306
16
Notes and Questions
322
9
A Primer on International Commercial Arbitration
331
12
Why Arbitrate
331
2
Arbitral Institutions and Rules
333
3
The Arbitrators
336
2
The Law Applied by Arbitrators
338
1
The Conduct of an International Arbitration
339
3
Judicial Review
342
1
The United Nations Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
343
25
Introduction to the Convention
343
3
The Agreement to Arbitrate
346
1
Van Walsum N.V. v. Chevalines S.A.
346
1
Chemicals & Phosphates Ltd. v. N.V. Algemeene Oliehandel
347
2
Frey v. Cuccaro
349
1
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
350
1
Parsons & Whittemore Overseas Co., Inc. v. Societe Generale De L'Industrie Du Papier (RAKTA)
350
8
Soc. Audi-NSU Auto Union A.G. v. S.A. Adelin Petit
358
1
Notes and Questions
359
9
Enforcement of Foreign Judgements
368
89
Introduction
368
1
Sources of the Law of Foreign Judgments
368
1
The Uses of Foreign Judgments
369
1
The Rationale for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
370
2
Development of the Law of Foreign Judgments in the United States
372
20
The Supreme Court on Comity and Reciprocity
372
1
Hilton v. Guyot
372
13
Foreign Judgments and State Law
385
1
Johnston v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
385
2
Notes and Questions
387
5
Jurisdiction, Default Judgments and Enforcement Abroad
392
28
Somportex, Ltd. v. Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation
392
7
Somportex Limited v. Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation
399
6
Henry v. Geoprosco International Ltd
405
8
Notes and Questions
413
7
Recognition of Foreign Judgments is Europe
420
37
The European Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments
420
1
Background of the Convention
420
3
A First Look at the Convention
423
1
Jurisdiction of Courts Under the Convention
423
2
Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments Under the Convention
425
3
Two Cases From the European Court of Justice
428
1
Elefanten Schuh GmbH v. Jacqmain
428
5
Etablissement Rohr S.A. v. Ossberger
433
3
Notes and Questions
436
3
Recognition and Enforcement Without Benefit of Treaty: Some Illustrations
439
1
Introduction
439
1
Solimene v. B. Grauel & Co.
440
4
P. & Co. Inc. v. T.
444
2
S.A.C. Inc. v. F. & J.
446
4
Notes and Questions
450
7
The Act of State Doctrine
457
111
The Act of State Doctrine
457
26
Introduction
457
1
The Act of State Doctrine Before Sabbatino
458
1
The Classic British Statement
458
1
A.M. Luther v. James Sagor and Co
458
2
The Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. Cases
460
4
The Supreme Court Reconsiders the Act of State Doctrine
464
1
Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino
464
14
Notes and Questions
478
5
Attempts to Limit the Act of State Doctrine
483
40
The Hickenlooper Amendment
483
1
Drafting the Amendment
483
1
The Hickenlooper Amendment in Court: First National City Bank I
484
2
The Executive Branch and Act of State Doctrine
486
1
The Bernstein Case
486
1
The Bernstein Precedent in the Supreme Court
487
3
Counterclaims and Set-Offs
490
4
Notes and Questions
494
6
A Commercial Act Exception?
500
1
Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of Cuba
500
10
A Treaty Exception?
510
1
Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Co. v. Government of Socialist Ethiopia
510
7
Notes and Questions
517
6
The Situs of Debts and the Act of State Doctrine
523
25
Garcia v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
524
6
Perez v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
530
7
Allied Bank International v. Banco Credito Agricola De Cartago
537
5
Notes and Questions
542
6
Act of State in a Non-Expropriation Context
548
20
Introduction
548
2
Hunt v. Mobil Oil Corporation
550
8
W.S. Kirkpatrick & Co., Inc. v. Environmental Corp. International
558
5
Notes and Questions
563
5
Claims Against Foreign States in Domestic Courts
568
96
The Development of Sovereign Immunity Law in the United States
568
21
A Historical Introduction
568
1
The Classical View
568
2
The Tate Letter
570
1
The Tate Letter in Practice
571
3
The Restrictive Theory of Immunity
574
1
Victory Transport Inc. v. Comisaria General de Abastecimientos y Transportes
574
9
Notes and Questions
583
6
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976
589
40
An Overview of the Act
589
1
Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts
590
1
Immunity and Exclusion From Jurisdiction
590
1
Commencement of Action
590
1
Enforcement of Judgments
591
1
Actions in State Courts
591
1
Notes and Questions
591
5
Commercial Activity Here and Abroad
596
1
Texas Trading & Milling Corp. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria
596
15
Sugarman v. Aeromexico, Inc.
611
4
Vencedora Oceanica Navigacion, S.A. v. Compagnie Nationale Algerienne De Navigation (C.N.A.N.)
615
6
Notes and Questions
621
8
Special Problems in Suing Foreign Governments and Instrumentalities
629
35
Alien vs. Alien
629
1
Verlinden B.V. v. Central Bank of Nigeria
629
7
Attachment and Execution
636
2
Prejudgment Attachment
638
1
Libra Bank Ltd. v. Banco Nacional De Costa Rica, S.A.
638
3
S & S Machinery Co. v. Masinexportimport
641
5
Execution
646
1
Birch Shipping Corp. v. Embassy of United Republic of Tanzania
646
2
Letelier v. Republic of Chile
648
8
Notes and Questions
656
8
Discovery of Information Located Abroad
664
199
Introduction
664
9
Discovery American Style: A Quick Overview
665
1
The Scope of Discovery
665
1
The Principal Devices
666
1
The Role of the Court
667
1
Shifting Perspectives
667
1
Discovery in Other Countries
668
1
Discovery English Style
668
2
Fact-Finding, Civil Law Style
670
1
Demands for Disclosure and the American Grand Jury
671
2
The Foreign Compulsion Defense
673
25
Foreign Compulsion and the Obligation of Good Faith
673
1
Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles et Commerciales, S.A. v. Rogers
673
8
What Constitutes Compulsion?
681
1
United States v. First National City Bank
681
9
Notes and Questions
690
8
Public and Private Interests Interests Intertwined
698
44
Blocking Statutes
698
1
The Rise of Blocking Statutes
698
2
The Federal Maritime Commission and the Ludlow Case
700
1
An Order to Disclose Upheld
700
1
Federal Maritime Commission v. DeSmedt
700
3
The Sanctions for Non-compliance Rejected
703
1
Federal Maritime Commission v. DeSmedt
703
3
The Commission Responds
706
1
Calcutta, East Coast of India and East Pakistan/U.S.A. Conference
706
2
Back to Court
708
1
The Protection of Trading Interests Act
709
1
The Laker Case Again
710
1
The Ampicillin Litigation
710
3
The Uranium Litigation
713
1
Background: Westinghouse's Predicament and the Uranium Producers' Cartel
713
1
Discovery in England for Use in America: Westinghouse v. Rio Tinto Zinc
714
2
Rio Tinto Zinc Corp. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp
716
6
Westinghouse at Home
722
1
In re Uranium Antitrust Litigation
722
11
Notes and Questions
733
9
Law Enforcement and Secrecy Laws
742
63
Banks in the Middle
742
1
United States v. Bank of Nova Scotia [1]
743
7
United States v. First National Bank of Chicago
750
5
United States v. Bank of Nova Scotia [II]
755
10
Notes and Questions
765
6
Enjoining Compliance With Grand Jury Subpoenas
771
1
The Case of X. A.G.
771
1
X. A.G. v. A Bank
772
18
The Gucci Litigation
790
4
Two Games of Chicken
794
1
The Banca della Svizzera Italiana Case
794
2
The Marc Rich Saga
796
9
International Judicial Assistance
805
58
The Criminal Side: Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties
806
3
The Civil Side: The Hague Evidence Convention
809
1
An Overview of the Convention
810
1
Problems with the Convention
811
1
Privileges
811
1
Scope of the Convention
812
1
In re State of Norway's Application
813
11
Article 23 and Defense Against Discovery American-Style
824
2
The Continuing Conflict Over American Discovery
826
1
Product Liability and the Evidence Convention
826
4
The Supreme Court and the Evidence Convention
830
1
Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale v. U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
830
22
The Aftermath of Aerospatiale
852
3
Notes and Questions
855
8
Index
863