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Comparative Overview Of Service Of Process: United States, Japan, And Attempts At International Unity, Chin Kim, Eliseo Z. Sisneros
Comparative Overview Of Service Of Process: United States, Japan, And Attempts At International Unity, Chin Kim, Eliseo Z. Sisneros
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Article examines the differing philosophical and legal requirements for service of process in the United States and Japan. Professor Kim and Mr. Sisneros compare service of process laws in the United States, where compliance with the due process clause of the United States Constitution is a fundamental requirement, with service of process laws in Japan, where service of process is an official act of the judiciary. A detailed analysis of valid service of process by a foreign state in Japan follows. The authors then discuss the effect of the Bilateral Consular Convention Between the United States and Japan and …
Participation By The Public In The Federal Judicial Selection Process, William G. Ross
Participation By The Public In The Federal Judicial Selection Process, William G. Ross
Vanderbilt Law Review
The firestorm ignited by the 1987 nomination of Robert H. Bork provided a vivid reminder that public opinion and organized interest groups can have a potent and even decisive impact upon the selection of United States Supreme Court Justices and other federal judges. Al-though the Constitution vests the prerogative of nomination in the President and the power of confirmation in the Senate, the public also is a partner in the selection process in ways that often extend far beyond the citizenry's election of its President and representatives in the Senate.Public opinion has influenced the judicial selection process throughout the history …