A lawyer's handbook for enforcing foreign judgments in the United States and abroad /
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| Author / Creator: | Lutz, Robert E. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. |
| Description: | xi, 630 p. ; 27 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6228603 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments and Dedication
- Introduction
- Part 1. Enforcing Foreign Country Judgments in the United States
- I. Overview
- II. Phase One: Before Recognition
- A. Choosing a Jurisdiction/Locating Assets
- 1. Jurisdiction and Venue
- 2. Choice of Forum: Federal or State Court
- a. Generally
- b. Federal or State Court?
- c. Burden of Proof
- d. Defenses
- 3. Choice of Venue: Defenses
- 4. Preemption
- B. Evidentiary Requirements: Copy of the Judgment
- 1. Authentication
- a. Simplified Authentication
- b. Procedure
- 1. Obtaining Authentication
- 2. Seal
- 3. Translations
- 4. Proof of Service
- III. Phase Two: Converting the Judgment
- A. Conversion Methods Under the Recognition Act
- 1. Conversion Under the Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act: Introduction
- 2. Conversion by Common Law Action
- 3. Conversion by Registration
- a. The California and New York Exceptions
- B. The Complaint
- C. Selected Key Provisions of the Recognition Act
- 1. Conclusiveness Requirement
- a. Plaintiff
- b. Defendant
- c. Mandatory Non-Recognition
- d. Permissive Non-Recognition
- 2. Permissive Non-Recognition: Defenses and Strategies
- a. Sufficient Notice
- b. Service Under the Hague Convention
- c. Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
- d. Inconvenient Forum
- 3. Default Judgments and Foreign Long-Arm Statutes
- a. Default Judgments
- b. Foreign Long-Arm or Exorbitant Jurisdiction Statutes
- 4. Non-Judicial Dispute Resolution Clauses
- 5. Public Policy
- a. Generally
- b. Combination with Other Defenses
- c. Corrupt Judicial System
- 6. Parallel Proceedings
- a. Res Judicata/Collateral Estoppel
- b. Rules and Proposed Strategies
- c. American Bar Association Proposal
- 7. Extrinsic and Intrinsic Fraud
- 8. Reciprocity
- D. Other Conversion Methods
- 1. Common Law Recognition
- 2. Other Recognition Statutes
- 3. New Complaint
- 4. Action for Conversion in Other Jurisdictions: Strategy
- E. Currency of Damages
- 1. Generally
- 2. "Breach Day" and "Judgment Day" Rules
- 3. Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act
- a. Pleadings
- b. Defenses
- IV. Phase Three: Executing a Converted Judgment in U.S. Courts
- A. Plaintiff: Locating and Freezing Assets
- B. Collecting the Judgment
- C. Filing Satisfaction of Judgment
- V. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Instruments, Laws, and Other Materials
- Part 2. Enforcement of Judgments Abroad
- I. Overview
- II. How to Identify and Select Foreign Counsel
- A. Sources for Identifying Foreign Counsel
- B. Is Foreign Counsel Competent?
- C. What Will Foreign Representation Cost?
- III. Documentation for Enforcement
- A. The Hague Legalization Convention
- B. Traditional Certification
- C. Evidence of Judgment
- D. Other Documentation and Information
- IV. Understanding Foreign Enforcement Frameworks
- A. General
- B. Foreign Enforcement Frameworks
- 1. Generally
- 2. Common Law Countries: Action for Recognition (United Kingdom, British Commonwealth, and United States)
- a. Statutory Approach
- b. Documentary Requirements
- 3. Civil Law Exequatur (France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Latin America)
- a. No Reexamination on the Merits
- b. Documentary Requirements
- c. Exclusive Jurisdiction of the Recognizing Court
- d. Enforcement in Trial Courts
- e. The German Example
- 4. Treaty Approach (European Union, Latin America, Nordic Countries, Austria)
- a. Uniform Substantive Law of Recognition (Bustamante Code)
- b. Modern Streamlined Procedures (The Brussels Regulation)
- c. Exclusive Treaties
- 1. Generally
- 2. Denmark and the United States
- 3. Austria and the United States
- 4. Islamic Countries
- d. Supplemental Treaties
- e. Treatises vis-a-vis U.S. Judgments
- 5. East Asian Approach (Japan, Korea, and Taiwan)
- a. Uniform Statutes
- V. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Instruments, Laws, and Other Materials
- Part 3. The Future of Enforcing Foreign Judgments
- I. Introduction
- II. Hague Convention on Exclusive Choice of Court Agreements
- A. Moving Toward a Convention on Jurisdiction and Judgment Enforcement
- 1. The U.S.-U.K. Convention Draft
- 2. The Hague Convention
- B. The 1999 Draft Convention on Jurisdiction and Judgments
- C. The 2001 Draft Convention
- D. Downscaling the Scope of the Jurisdiction and Judgments Convention
- E. Current Status: Main Provisions and Major Issues of the 2005 Final Convention
- 1. Main Obligations and Exceptions of the 2005 Final Convention
- 2. Problems and Issues That Emerged from the Draft Convention
- III. International Jurisdiction and Judgments Project of the American Law Institute
- A. Introduction
- B. General Provisions of the American Law Institute Project
- C. The Mandatory and Permissive Bases of Non-Recognition and the Black List of Jurisdictional Bases
- D. Major Issues and Problem Areas in the International Jurisdiction and Judgments Project
- IV. Revision of the Uniform Foreign-Money Judgment Recognition and Enforcement Act
- A. The Uniform Act Experience
- B. Proposed Revisions
- V. International Trade Flexibility and Enforcing Foreign Judgments
- VI. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
