Transnational Litigation and Commercial Arbitration - Third Edition
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978-1-933833-65-1
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960 pages
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April, 2011
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Transnational Litigation and Commercial Arbitration is a case-oriented study of the rules and procedures regulating the resolution of commercial disputes arising in a transnational context. It compares European and American rules of private international and procedural law and discusses:
- The Substance and Procedure of Transnational Disputes
- Extraterritorial Jurisdiction as exercised by European and American national courts in cases brought against foreign defendants
- Extraterritorial Service and Evidence Abroad
- The Applicable Law - in Contract and Tort
- Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
- International Commercial Arbitration
For those wishing a grounding, comparison and analysis of European and American litigation, Transnational Litigation and Commercial Arbitration is an invaluable reference.
PDF of Title Page and T.O.C.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE to the Third Edition
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Themes and Cross-Currents in Transnational Litigation
CHAPTER 2 EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
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
2.2.1 Regulation Overview
2.2.2 Jurisdiction in Contract Cases
A. Place of Performance
Tessili v Dunlop (1976)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
A. de Bloos v Bouyer (1976)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Shenavai v Kreischer (1987)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
B. Jurisdictional Clauses: an Introduction to Article 23
Salotti v RÜWA (1976)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Zelger v Salinitry (No. 1) (1980)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
C. Ancillary Jurisdiction and 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 (1987)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Réunion Européenne v Spliethoff's (1998)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
2.2.4 Doing Business Abroad: an Introduction to Article 5(5)
A. de Bloos v Bouyer (1976)
Notes & Commentary
Schotte v Parfums Rothschild (1987)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
2.4.1 Introduction
2.4.2 Jurisdiction in Contract Under English Law
Underweser Reederei v. Zapata Off-Shore (1969)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Brinkibon Ltd. v Stahag Stahl (1982)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Spiliada Maritime v Cansulex (1987)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Roneleigh Ltd. v MII Exports (1988)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
World-Wide Volkswagen v. Woodson (1980)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Helicopteros Nacionales v. Hall (1984)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
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
Asahi Metal v. Superior Court of
California (1987)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
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
Note re. Ingersoll Milling Machine Co. v. Granger
C. Antisuit Injunctions
Bulova Watch v. K. Hattori & Co. (1986)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
CHAPTER 3 THE APPLICABLE LAW --- IN CONTRACT AND TORT
3.2.1 Contract Conflicts and the Rome I Regulation
A. Party Autonomy
ISS Machinery Services Ltd v Aeolian Shipping SA (2001)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Egon Oldendorff v Libera Corporation (1995)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
B. Supplementary Rules in the Absence of Choice
ICF v MIC Operations BV (2009)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
C. Mandatory Rules
Transocean Drilling Ltd UK v Arbejdsministeriet (2000)
Notes & Commentary
3.2.2 Sales Law Conflicts and Harmonization
A. Introduction
B. 1955 Hague Convention
C. 1980 Vienna Convention (CISG)
D. 1986 Hague Convention
3.2.3 Tort Conflicts under European Law
A. Non-Contractual Obligations and the Rome II Regulation
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
Krægpøth v Rasmussen (1982)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
3.2.4 Product Liability
Illustrations, Notes & Questions
3.3.1 Introduction: Significant Contacts and Governmental Interests
3.3.2 Contracts and Sales
A. The First Restatement
Madaus v. November Hill Farm (1986)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
B. The Second Restatement
Nordson Corp. v. Plasschaert (1982)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
C. International Sales Contracts (Revisited)
Ajax Tool Works, Inc. v. Can-Eng Mfg. (2003)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
3.3.3 Tort Conflicts: General Principles
A. The First Restatement
B. The Second Restatement
Babcock v. Jackson (1963)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Barkanic v. General Aviation [China] (1991)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Simon II Tobacco Litigation (2000)
Notes & Questions
3.3.4 Product Liability
Trahan v. Squibb (1983)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Kozoway v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc. (1989)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Townsend v. Sears Roebuck (2007)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
CHAPTER 4 EXTRATERRITORIAL SERVICE AND EVIDENCE 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
4.3.1 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 AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS
5.2.1 Enforcement under National Law
Adams & Others v Cape Industry (1989)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
5.2.2 Recognition & Enforcement under the Brussels Regulation
Debaecker & Plouvier v Bouwman (1985)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
5.2.3 Enforcement under Other EU Regulations
5.3.1 Recognition and Enforcement of Sister-State Judgments
Griffis v. Luban (2002)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
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 and New Federal "Speech" Statute
A. American Law Institute Proposal
B. New Federal Legislation: "Speech" (2010)
CHAPTER 6 INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
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
6.3.1 Contract Formation, Interpretation & Validity
Kahn 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
6.4.1 Introduction
6.4.2 Judicial Review in the Country of Origin Bergesen v. Joseph Muller Corporation (1983)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
6.4.3 Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Awards
Parsons & Whittemore Inc. v. Rakta (1974)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Introduction to Bridas and Chromalloy International Standard Electric v. Bridas Sociedad (1990)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
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 (2003)
EU Insolvency Regulation (2000)
EU Maintenance Regulation (2008)
1st Hague Draft Judgments Convention (1999)
1st Hague Draft Judgments Convention -- Explanatory Report (2000)
2nd Hague Draft Judgments Convention (2001)
Hague Choice of Court Convention (2005)
Lugano Convention (2007)
CHAPTER 3 CHOICE OF LAW
EU Rome I Regulation (2008)
EU Rome (I) Convention (1980, consolidated version 1998)
EU Rome II Regulation (2007)
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 Accident Convention (1971)
UK Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995
CHAPTER 4 SERVICE AND EVIDENCE
EU Service Regulation (2007)
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)
EU Enforcement Order Regulation (2004)
EU Payment Order Procedure Regulation (2006)
EU Small Claims Procedure Regulation (2007)
Uniform Foreign Money-Judgment Recognition Act (1962)
CHAPTER 6 ARBITRATION
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976, revised 2010)
Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (2001)
UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985)
UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985, revised 2006)
UK Arbitration Act 1996
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the New York Convention) (1958)
Joseph Lookofsky is Professor of Private and Commercial Law at the University of Copenhagen. He received his B.A. in Economics from Lehigh University, his J.D. from the New York University School of Law, and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1971. He received his Danish law degrees (cand.jur. and dr.jur.) from the University of Copenhagen and joined the Law Faculty there in 1982. Professor Lookofsky has lectured on the CISG and other international commercial law topics for the Danish Bar Association (Advokatsamfund), the Duke University Law School in North Carolina, the University of Bologna (Facoltá di Giurisprudenza), the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Institut für Ausländisches und Internationales Privatrecht), and the Cornell-Paris I (Sorbonne) Summer Institute of International & Comparative Law. He is also Secretary General of the Danish Committee for Comparative Law (Association Internationale des Sciences Juridiques.
Ketilbjorn Hertz is Senior Consultant with the Danish Ministry of Justice, which he joined in 1997, and in that capacity he has participated in the drafting of important legislation, including the Bill, which led to the adoption of the Danish Arbitration Act 2005 He received degrees from the University of Copenhagen, B.A. in law in 1991, cand.jur. in 1993, B.A. in French in 1998, and Ph.D. in law in 1998.
Author/Editor Detail:
Joseph Lookofsky is Professor of Private and Commercial Law at the University of Copenhagen. He received his B.A. in Economics from Lehigh University, his J.D. from the New York University School of Law, and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1971. He received his Danish law degrees (cand.jur. and dr.jur.) from the University of Copenhagen and joined the Law Faculty there in 1982. Professor Lookofsky has lectured on the CISG and other international commercial law topics for the Danish Bar Association (Advokatsamfund), the Duke University Law School in North Carolina, the University of Bologna (Facoltá di Giurisprudenza), the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Institut für Ausländisches und Internationales Privatrecht), and the Cornell-Paris I (Sorbonne) Summer Institute of International & Comparative Law. He is also Secretary General of the Danish Committee for Comparative Law (Association Internationale des Sciences Juridiques.
Ketilbjorn Hertz is Senior Consultant with the Danish Ministry of Justice, which he joined in 1997, and in that capacity he has participated in the drafting of important legislation, including the Bill, which led to the adoption of the Danish Arbitration Act 2005 He received degrees from the University of Copenhagen, B.A. in law in 1991, cand.jur. in 1993, B.A. in French in 1998, and Ph.D. in law in 1998.
Table of Contents:
PDF of Title Page and T.O.C.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE to the Third Edition
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Themes and Cross-Currents in Transnational Litigation
CHAPTER 2 EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
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
2.2.1 Regulation Overview
2.2.2 Jurisdiction in Contract Cases
A. Place of Performance
Tessili v Dunlop (1976)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
A. de Bloos v Bouyer (1976)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Shenavai v Kreischer (1987)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
B. Jurisdictional Clauses: an Introduction to Article 23
Salotti v RÜWA (1976)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Zelger v Salinitry (No. 1) (1980)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
C. Ancillary Jurisdiction and 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 (1987)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Réunion Européenne v Spliethoff's (1998)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
2.2.4 Doing Business Abroad: an Introduction to Article 5(5)
A. de Bloos v Bouyer (1976)
Notes & Commentary
Schotte v Parfums Rothschild (1987)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
2.4.1 Introduction
2.4.2 Jurisdiction in Contract Under English Law
Underweser Reederei v. Zapata Off-Shore (1969)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Brinkibon Ltd. v Stahag Stahl (1982)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Spiliada Maritime v Cansulex (1987)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Roneleigh Ltd. v MII Exports (1988)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
World-Wide Volkswagen v. Woodson (1980)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Helicopteros Nacionales v. Hall (1984)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
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
Asahi Metal v. Superior Court of
California (1987)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
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
Note re. Ingersoll Milling Machine Co. v. Granger
C. Antisuit Injunctions
Bulova Watch v. K. Hattori & Co. (1986)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
CHAPTER 3 THE APPLICABLE LAW --- IN CONTRACT AND TORT
3.2.1 Contract Conflicts and the Rome I Regulation
A. Party Autonomy
ISS Machinery Services Ltd v Aeolian Shipping SA (2001)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Egon Oldendorff v Libera Corporation (1995)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
B. Supplementary Rules in the Absence of Choice
ICF v MIC Operations BV (2009)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
C. Mandatory Rules
Transocean Drilling Ltd UK v Arbejdsministeriet (2000)
Notes & Commentary
3.2.2 Sales Law Conflicts and Harmonization
A. Introduction
B. 1955 Hague Convention
C. 1980 Vienna Convention (CISG)
D. 1986 Hague Convention
3.2.3 Tort Conflicts under European Law
A. Non-Contractual Obligations and the Rome II Regulation
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
Krægpøth v Rasmussen (1982)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
3.2.4 Product Liability
Illustrations, Notes & Questions
3.3.1 Introduction: Significant Contacts and Governmental Interests
3.3.2 Contracts and Sales
A. The First Restatement
Madaus v. November Hill Farm (1986)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
B. The Second Restatement
Nordson Corp. v. Plasschaert (1982)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
C. International Sales Contracts (Revisited)
Ajax Tool Works, Inc. v. Can-Eng Mfg. (2003)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
3.3.3 Tort Conflicts: General Principles
A. The First Restatement
B. The Second Restatement
Babcock v. Jackson (1963)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Barkanic v. General Aviation [China] (1991)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Simon II Tobacco Litigation (2000)
Notes & Questions
3.3.4 Product Liability
Trahan v. Squibb (1983)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Kozoway v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc. (1989)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Townsend v. Sears Roebuck (2007)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
CHAPTER 4 EXTRATERRITORIAL SERVICE AND EVIDENCE 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
4.3.1 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 AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS
5.2.1 Enforcement under National Law
Adams & Others v Cape Industry (1989)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
5.2.2 Recognition & Enforcement under the Brussels Regulation
Debaecker & Plouvier v Bouwman (1985)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
5.2.3 Enforcement under Other EU Regulations
5.3.1 Recognition and Enforcement of Sister-State Judgments
Griffis v. Luban (2002)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
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 and New Federal "Speech" Statute
A. American Law Institute Proposal
B. New Federal Legislation: "Speech" (2010)
CHAPTER 6 INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
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
6.3.1 Contract Formation, Interpretation & Validity
Kahn 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
6.4.1 Introduction
6.4.2 Judicial Review in the Country of Origin Bergesen v. Joseph Muller Corporation (1983)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
6.4.3 Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Awards
Parsons & Whittemore Inc. v. Rakta (1974)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
Introduction to Bridas and Chromalloy International Standard Electric v. Bridas Sociedad (1990)
Notes, Questions & Commentary
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 (2003)
EU Insolvency Regulation (2000)
EU Maintenance Regulation (2008)
1st Hague Draft Judgments Convention (1999)
1st Hague Draft Judgments Convention -- Explanatory Report (2000)
2nd Hague Draft Judgments Convention (2001)
Hague Choice of Court Convention (2005)
Lugano Convention (2007)
CHAPTER 3 CHOICE OF LAW
EU Rome I Regulation (2008)
EU Rome (I) Convention (1980, consolidated version 1998)
EU Rome II Regulation (2007)
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 Accident Convention (1971)
UK Private International Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995
CHAPTER 4 SERVICE AND EVIDENCE
EU Service Regulation (2007)
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)
EU Enforcement Order Regulation (2004)
EU Payment Order Procedure Regulation (2006)
EU Small Claims Procedure Regulation (2007)
Uniform Foreign Money-Judgment Recognition Act (1962)
CHAPTER 6 ARBITRATION
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976, revised 2010)
Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (2001)
UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985)
UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985, revised 2006)
UK Arbitration Act 1996
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the New York Convention) (1958)