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. Examiningevery 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 SeventhEdition: 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

"The law governing international civil litigation has changed dramatically in the five years since the fourth edition was published. Recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court have had a significant impact on fields such as personal jurisdiction, sovereign immunity, and extraterritoriality. This current edition reflects those changes and raises important questions about the broader implications of those decisions ... Developments in this field are of course not limited to the United States. While the book still focuses primarily on United States law, the current edition deliberately incorporates more excerpts, more extensive references, and more questions concerning foreign law, especially European law. In part, this reflects an important reality--that successful practice in this area, even for the United States lawyer, requires a keen understanding of other legal systems". -- PREFACE OF THE FIFTH EDITON.

Previous edition, 1st, published in 1989.

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: United States Code Provisions Selected Long-Arm Jurisdictional Statutes Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Uniform Interstate & International Procedure Act European Council Regulation 44/2001 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act U.N. Convention on State Immunities Uniform Model Choice of Forum Act Choice of Court Agreements Convention Conflicts of Jurisdiction Model Act Hague Service Convention Declarations Concerning Hague Service Convention Hague Evidence Convention Article 23 Reservations Uniform Foreign Money Judgments Recognition Act Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act ALI Foreign Judgments Act New York Convention Federal Arbitration Act UNCITRAL Model Law IBA Guidelines on Taking of Evidence N.Y. General Obligations Law Restatement (First) Conflict of Laws Restatement (Second) Conflict of Laws Restatement (Second) Foreign Relations Law Restatement (Third) Foreign Relations Law Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws State Department Circular on Letters Rogatory Philippine Presidential Decree No. 1718

Provides American and foreign lawyers with a practical overview and summary of the issues and strategies that parties and attorneys most often confront when engaged in international litigation in U.S. federal district courts.

This casebook grows out of the rapid internationalization of domestic law since the 1980s, especially in civil litigation before US courts. The contemporary litigator must be expert in what have traditionally been separate fields of law: civil procedure, conflicts of laws, public international law, evidence, international business transactions, remedies, and even immigration law and human rights. This book integrates materials across these fields, developing the common principles that govern litigation with international elements in US courts. of process, discovery, the special treatment of government as parties, and the recognition and enforcement of judgements and arbitral awards. But unlike other textbooks in the field, International Civil Litigation goes beyond these separate subjects to illustrate common themes whenever domestic courts handle transnational litigation, including the role of customary and conventional international law in the interpretation of domestic statues, characteristic issues of professional responsibility, the impact of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and the unique difficulties of providing the content of international law. A document supplement accompanies the casebook.