Type of Credit: Elective
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This is a practice-oriented course for studentsinterested in the dynamics of civil litigation in theU.S. courts, focusing on the core issues thatcome across all cross-borders disputeprocedures: JURISDICTION. It may break down tothe following subjects, as tentatively scheduled:
Subject Matter Jurisdiction:
Authorities of a U.S.court to entertain specified classes of cases.
Jurisdiction to Prescribe:
Restraints on the powerof U.S. legislature to enact laws applicable tointernational conduct, relationship, or status.
Personal Jurisdiction:
Jurisdiction of U.S. courtsover parties to international disputes.
Act of State and Foreign Sovereign Compulsion:
The extent in which U.S. courts will not sit injudgement on the validity of the public acts offoreign sovereigns within their own territories.
Foreign Sovereign Immunity:
The extent ofpresumptive immunity, and exception thereto,for the acts of foreign states and state-relatedagencies to the judicial jurisdiction of U.S. courts.
Forum Non Conveniens:
A defense to U.S. court'sexercise jurisdiction if an alternative forum wouldbe substantially more convenient or appropriate.
Forum Selection:
The effect of a stipulated"forum-selection" agreement in U.S. courts.
Recognition and Enforcement of ForeignJudgement:
Mechanisms that prevailing parties ininternational litigation can apply in U.S. courts to compel compliance with favorable judgments.
能力項目說明
Grades will be determined by the following factors:
20%: Class participation;
30%: Mid-term Exam
50%: Final Exam
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
|---|---|---|
| Tentative Syllabus for NCCU Fall, 2024 | ||
| Selected Subjects on Jurisdiction in the Course of Cross-Borders Civil Litigation | ||
| Drafted as of 8/07/2024 | ||
| By Johnny C. Chiu | ||
| SESSSION | DATE | SUBJECT |
| 1 | 2024/9/10 | INTRODUCTION OF COOURSE |
| OVERVIEW of ALL CASES | ||
| 2 | 2024/9/17 | School Holiday (Mid-Autumn Festival) |
| 3 | 2024/9/24 | LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION I |
| Restraints on the power of U.S. legislature to enact laws applicable to international conduct, relationship, or status | ||
| American Banana v. United Fruit Co., 213 U.S. 347 (1909) | ||
| U.S. v. Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA), 148 F.2d 416 (2d Cir. 1945) | ||
| Timberlane Lumber Co. v. Bank of America N.T. & SA, 549 F.2d 597 (9th Cir. 1976) | ||
| 4 | 2024/10/1 | LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION II |
| EEOC v. Arabian American Oil Co. (Aramco), 499 U.S. 244 (1991) | ||
| Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. California, 509 U.S. 764 (1993) | ||
| Morrison v. Nat'l Australia Bank Ltd., 561 U.S. 247 (2010) | ||
| 5 | 2024/10/8 | PERSONAL JURISDICTION: GENERAL JURISDICTION |
| Jurisdiction of U.S. courts over parties to international disputes | ||
| International Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310 (1945) | ||
| Helicopteros Nacionales v. Hall, 466 U.S. 408 (1984) | ||
| Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown, 564 U.S. 915 (2011) | ||
| 6 | 2024/10/15 | PERSONAL JURISDICTION: SPECIFIC JURISDICTION |
| Daimler AG v. Bauman, 571 U.S. 117 (2014) | ||
| World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, 444 U.S. 286 (1980) | ||
| Asahi Metal v. Superior Court of California, 480 U.S. 102 (1987) | ||
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, 582 U.S. (2017) | ||
| 7 | 2024/10/22 | ACT OF STATE I |
| The extent in which U.S. courts will not sit in judgement on the validity of the public acts of foreign sovereigns within their own territory | ||
| Banko Nacional De Cuba v. Sabbatino, 376 U.S. 398 (1964) | ||
| Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of Cuba, 425 U.S. 682 (1976) | ||
| 8 | 2024/10/29 | ACT OF STATE II |
| TBD | ||
| 9 | 2024/11/5 | GUEST SPEAKER |
| TBD | ||
| 10 | 2024/11/12 | FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY I |
| The extent of presumptive immunity, and exception thereto, for the acts of foreign states and state-related agencies to the judicial jurisdiction of U.S. courts | ||
| Verlinden BV v. Central Bank of Nigeria, 461 U.S. 480 (1983) | ||
| Republic of Austria v. Altmann, 541 U.S. 677 (2004) | ||
| Liu v. Republic of China, 892 F.2d. 1419 (9th Cir. 1989) | ||
| 11 | 2024/11/19 | NO CLASS MEETING |
| 12 | 2024/11/26 | FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY II |
| Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc., 504 U.S. 607 (1992) | ||
| Saudi Arabia v. Nelson, 507 U.S. 349 (1993) | ||
| Permanent Mission of India to United Nations v. City of New York, 551 U.S. 193 (2007) | ||
| OBB v. Sacks, 577 U. S. __ (2015) | ||
| 13 | 2024/12/3 | FORUM NON CONVENIENS |
| A defense to U.S. court’s exercise jurisdiction if an alternative forum would be substantially more convenient or appropriate | ||
| Gulf Oil v. Gilbert, 330 U.S. 501 (1947) | ||
| Piper Aircraft Co. v Reyno, 454 U.S. 235 (1981) | ||
| In re Union Carbide, 634 F. Supp. 842 (S.D.N.Y. 1986), aff'd 809 F.2d 195 (2d Cir. 1987) | ||
| 14 | 2024/12/10 | FORUM SELECTION |
| The effect of a stipulated “forum-selection” agreement in U.S. courts | ||
| Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements | ||
| The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co., 407 U.S. 1 (1972) | ||
| Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute, 499 U.S. 585 (1991) | ||
| Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., 473 U.S. 614 (1985) | ||
| 15 | 2024/12/17 | RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGEMENTS |
| Mechanisms that prevailing parties in international litigation can apply in U.S. courts to compel compliance with favorable judgments | ||
| Hilton v. Guyot, 159 U.S. 113 (1895) | ||
| Ackermann v. Levine, 788 F.2d 830 (2d Cir. 1986) | ||
| Southwest Livestock v. Ramon, 169 F.3d 317 (5th Cir. 1999) | ||
| 16 | 2024/12/24 | "FLEXIBLE LEARNING WEEK" |
| 17 | 2024/12/31 | "FLEXIBLE LEARNING WEEK" |
| 18 | 2025/1/7 | FINAL EXAM |
Grades will be determined by the following factors:
20%: Class participation;
30%: Mid-term Exam
50%: Final Exam