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A Brave New World For Personal Jurisdiction: Flexible Tests Under Uniform Standards, Harold S. Lewis, Jr.
A Brave New World For Personal Jurisdiction: Flexible Tests Under Uniform Standards, Harold S. Lewis, Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
This Article accepts the challenge to unify personal jurisdiction theory by proposing an approach that accommodates both the contacts-based and noncontacts-based tests under uniform jurisdictional standards. The analysis builds on the major assumption,elaborated in part II, that the Supreme Court's decision in Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee removed the principal barrier to a unified theory by ousting governmental interests from their long held place in personal jurisdiction decisions. The principal thesis is that International Shoe has made two general, lasting contributions to jurisdictional theory.First, International Shoe recognized, although less clearly than Ireland, that the goal …
Federal Jurisdiction In Personam Of Corporations And Due Process, Thomas F. Green Jr.
Federal Jurisdiction In Personam Of Corporations And Due Process, Thomas F. Green Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
A great deal has been written about the personal jurisdiction of state courts and particularly about the applicable due process requirements.' Much less has been contributed by commentators on the subject of due process requirements applying to in personam jurisdiction of a United States district court. Perhaps the reason is the difficulty of finding a rationale in the pertinent decisions. These fail to distinguish between the conditions necessary for valid service of federal court process as contrasted with those essential to the proper service of state process. They also fail to explain why the constitutional provision brings about the result …
Recent Constitutional Developments On Personal Jurisdiction Of Courts, Virginia B. Cowan
Recent Constitutional Developments On Personal Jurisdiction Of Courts, Virginia B. Cowan
Vanderbilt Law Review
In strict logic, the concept of the power of courts to deal in personam with controversies is said to be a constant and the extension of jurisdiction merely an appropriation of pre-existing power. More realistically, it is obvious that, as institutions and citizens become increasingly mobile and migratory, the courts are obliged to keep their jurisdictional machinery abreast of the times in order that legal processes may continue to be the effective arbiter of disputes in our society. Regardless of what terms are used to describe the source of the power, it is traditionally conceived to be limited by the …