Transnational Litigation

LAW 482-01 Transnational Litigation 3 credits
This course will explore some of the challenges faced when suing foreign defendants in American courts. We will consider issues such as the extraterritorial reach of American statutes, the limits of personal and subject matter jurisdiction, choice of law problems, problems in the discovery process, problems of enforcement, diplomatic interference, and some of the alternatives to traditional litigation, especially international arbitration.

 

Foundational:

International Business Transactions
Public International Law

Supporting:

Admiralty
Comparative Constitutional Systems*
Comparative Law*
Cultural Property Law
European Union Law
Human Rights
Immigration Law
International Criminal Law
International Bioethics and Health Care*
International Organizations
International Practice Clinic: Iraqi Tribunal*
International Trade
Islamic Law
Law & Development
Litigation in Civil Law Systems*
Military Law*
National Security Law*
Post-Conflict Justice and the Rule of Law
Selected Problems in International Trade & Economics*
Terrorism*
Transitional Justice*
Transnational Litigation*

*courses not offered every year