Forum Non Conveniens - History, Global Practice, and Future under the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (Hardcover, New)

With increased international trade transactions and a corresponding increase in disputes arising from those transactions, the application of the doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens - the discretionary power of a court to decline jurisdiction based on the convenience of the parties and the interests of justice - has become extremely relevant when determining which country's court should preside over a controversy involving nationals of different countries. Forum Non Conveniens: History, Global Practice, and Future Under the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements provides an in-depth analysis of the common law doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens as it has evolved in the four major common law countries (UK, US, Canada, and Australia), and looks at the similarities and differences of the doctrine among those four countries. It compares Forum Non Conveniens to the more rigid analogous doctrine of Lis Alibi Pendens found in civil law countries, which requires automatic deference to the court where a dispute is first filed and explains current initiatives for coordinating jurisdictional issues between the common law and civil law systems, the most important of which is the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements. The authors explain how the Hague Convention provides a rational approach to the confluence of common law and civil law doctrines and how its application to international transactions is likely to temper judicial application of the doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens and provides greater predictability with respect to enforcement of private party choice of court agreements.
Forum Non Conveniens: History, Global Practice, and Future Under the Hague Convention on Choiceof Court Agreements is the only book to provide a complete explanation of Forum Non Conveniens in the context of global litigation, making it a very important resource and reference work.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	June 2007
Authors:	Ronald A. Brand (Professor of Law and Director of Center for International Legal Education) • Scott R. Jablonski (Associate)
Dimensions:	261 x 183 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	358
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-532927-8
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Civil law (general works) Books > Law > International law > Settlement of international disputes > International courts & procedures Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-532927-9
Barcode:	9780195329278

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