Tentative Syllabus for NCCU Fall 2025 |
Selected Subjects on Jurisdiction in the Course of Cross-Borders Civil Litigation |
Revised as of 08/13/2025 |
By Johnny C. Chiu |
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SESSSION |
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SUBJECT |
1 |
2025/9/2 |
INTRODUCTION OF COURSE |
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OVERVIEW of ALL CASES |
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2 |
2025/9/9 |
LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION I |
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Restraints on the power of U.S. legislature to enact laws applicable to international conduct, relationship, or status |
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American Banana v. United Fruit Co., 213 U.S. 347 (1909) |
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U.S. v. Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA), 148 F.2d 416 (2d Cir. 1945) |
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Timberlane Lumber Co. v. Bank of America N.T. & SA, 549 F.2d 597 (9th Cir. 1976) |
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3 |
2025/9/16 |
LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION II |
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EEOC v. Arabian American Oil Co. (Aramco), 499 U.S. 244 (1991) |
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Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. California, 509 U.S. 764 (1993) |
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4 |
2025/9/23 |
LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION III |
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Morrison v. Nat'l Australia Bank Ltd., 561 U.S. 247 (2010) |
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5 |
2025/9/30 |
PERSONAL JURISDICTION: SPECIFIC JURISDICTION |
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Jurisdiction of U.S. courts over parties to international disputes |
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International Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310 (1945) |
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Helicopteros Nacionales v. Hall, 466 U.S. 408 (1984) |
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6 |
2025/10/7 |
PERSONAL JURISDICTION: GENERAL JURISDICTION |
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Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown, 564 U.S. 915 (2011) |
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Daimler AG v. Bauman, 571 U.S. 117 (2014) |
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7 |
2025/10/14 |
PERSONAL JURISDICTION |
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Asahi Metal v. Superior Court of California, 480 U.S. 102 (1987) |
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, 582 U.S. (2017) |
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8 |
2024/10/21 |
ACT OF STATE |
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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 |
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Banko Nacional De Cuba v. Sabbatino, 376 U.S. 398 (1964) |
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Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of Cuba, 425 U.S. 682 (1976) |
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9 |
2025/10/28 |
Mid-term "Flexible Learning Week"--NO CLASS MEETING |
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10 |
2025/11/4 |
FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY I |
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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 |
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Verlinden BV v. Central Bank of Nigeria, 461 U.S. 480 (1983) |
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Republic of Austria v. Altmann, 541 U.S. 677 (2004) |
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Liu v. Republic of China, 892 F.2d. 1419 (9th Cir. 1989) |
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2025/11/11 |
FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY II |
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Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc., 504 U.S. 607 (1992) |
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Saudi Arabia v. Nelson, 507 U.S. 349 (1993) |
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Permanent Mission of India to United Nations v. City of New York, 551 U.S. 193 (2007) |
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OBB v. Sacks, 577 U. S. __ (2015) |
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12 |
2025/11/18 |
FORUM NON CONVENIENS |
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A defense to U.S. court’s exercise jurisdiction if an alternative forum would be substantially more convenient or appropriate |
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Gulf Oil v. Gilbert, 330 U.S. 501 (1947) |
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Piper Aircraft Co. v Reyno, 454 U.S. 235 (1981) |
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In re Union Carbide, 634 F. Supp. 842 (S.D.N.Y. 1986), aff'd 809 F.2d 195 (2d Cir. 1987) |
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2025/11/25 |
FORUM SELECTION |
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The effect of a stipulated “forum-selection” agreement in U.S. courts |
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The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co., 407 U.S. 1 (1972) |
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Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute, 499 U.S. 585 (1991) |
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2025/12/2 |
RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGEMENTS |
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Mechanisms that prevailing parties in international litigation can apply in U.S. courts to compel compliance with favorable judgments |
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Hilton v. Guyot, 159 U.S. 113 (1895) |
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Ackermann v. Levine, 788 F.2d 830 (2d Cir. 1986) |
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Southwest Livestock v. Ramon, 169 F.3d 317 (5th Cir. 1999) |
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15 |
2025/12/9 |
Catch up week/TBD |
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16 |
2025/12/16 |
FINAL EXAM |