LAW 5453: Transnational Litigation - 2184

Transnational Litigation
Class Term:
Spring Term 2017-2018
Catalog Number:
5453
Class Number:
24535
Class Schedule:
Monday, Wednesday
10:30 am
11:45 am
Room:
LAW G12
Professor(s):

Professor

Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3 (3 Contact, 0 Field)
Graduation Requirements:
International / Comparative
Priority:
General Enrollment Course
Full Year Course:
No
Category:
Standard Courses

Additional Information

Professor Wasserman’s section will focus on the practice of transnational litigation in United States courts. In addition to the topics listed in the general course description, her section also covers the availability of federal subject matter jurisdiction over claims by and against foreign parties, including complicated issues arising in diversity and alienage cases.

Grading Details

The grade will be based on a 48-hour self-scheduled take-home exam.

Description

This course covers the basic concepts a U.S. lawyer needs to understand when practicing law with an international dimension. Topics will include personal jurisdiction over foreign defendants; service of process on foreign parties; the forum non conveniens doctrine and other complications of parallel litigation; the discovery of evidence located abroad and the impact of foreign blocking statutes; choice of governing law, including the extraterritorial application of U.S. law; and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.

Transnational Litigation