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Exorbitant Jurisdiction, Kevin M. Clermont, John R.B. Palmer
Exorbitant Jurisdiction, Kevin M. Clermont, John R.B. Palmer
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Exorbitant territorial jurisdiction in civil cases comprises those classes of jurisdiction, although exercised validly under a country's rules, that nonetheless are unfair to the defendant because of a lack of significant connection between the sovereign and either the parties or the dispute. The United States, France, and most of the rest of the world exercise a good deal of exorbitant jurisdiction so defined. In the United States, an emphasis on power derived from territoriality has led to jurisdictional restraint in some respects, but has also allowed general jurisdiction based solely on transient physical presence, the attachment of property, or extensive …