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The Bremen And The Model Choice Of Forum Act, Robert A. Leflar
The Bremen And The Model Choice Of Forum Act, Robert A. Leflar
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The Model Choice of Forum Act, promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) in 1968, was designed to set standards for the effectuation of contractual forum-selecting clauses, sometimes called "derogation" or "prorogation" clauses, while restricting their effectiveness to situations in which their operation would be fair to all concerned parties. The Commissioners chose not to draft the statute as a Uniform Act to be recommended for adoption by all the states, but rather as a Model Act setting out sound standards that might be followed not only by states drafting their own statutes on the …
The Three Faces Of Zapata: Maritime Law, Federal Common Law, Federal Courts Law, Harold G. Maier
The Three Faces Of Zapata: Maritime Law, Federal Common Law, Federal Courts Law, Harold G. Maier
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co., the Supreme Court upheld the selection of a London forum in a towage contract between a German firm and an American firm and dismissed a suit brought in a Florida federal district court whose jurisdiction was otherwise valid. In doing so, the Court stated the rule: "[Forum-selection clauses] are prima facie valid and should be enforced unless enforcement is shown by the resisting party to be 'unreasonable' under the circumstances." The Court qualified the rule by indicating that to be enforceable such clauses must be actually bargained for and agreed to by the …
Recent Decisions, Ronald L. Smallwood, Arden J. Lea, William R. Lauer, John R. Meldorf, Annette Adams, Randolph R. Slaton
Recent Decisions, Ronald L. Smallwood, Arden J. Lea, William R. Lauer, John R. Meldorf, Annette Adams, Randolph R. Slaton
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
ADMIRALTY--FLORIDA OIL POLLUTION ACT--STATE OIL POLLUTION REGULATION OF MARITIME Activities Is PERMISSIBLE SO LONG AS THERE Is No FATAL CONFLICT BETWEEN THE STATE LEGISLATION AND FEDERAL MARITIME REGULATORY SCHEMES
Ronald L. Smallwood
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ADMIRALTY--JONES ACT--SHIPOWNER Is NOT A PROPER DEFENDANT IN A SUIT UNDER THE JONES ACT BROUGHT BY EMPLOYEE OF A CONCESSIONAIRE
Arden J. Lea
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ANTITRUST--IMPORT RESTRICTIONS--DIVESTITURE ORDERED TO RESTORE COMPETITION FOLLOWING FINDING OF VIOLATION OF SECTION 7 OF THE CLAYTON ACT MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY IMPORT RESTRICTIONS WITHOUT BREACH OF GERMAN/AMERICAN TREATY OR GATT PROVISIONS
William R. Lauer
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FOREIGN RELATIONS LAW--STANDING TO SUE--WEIMAR ART COLLECTION DENIED …
Books Received, Journal Staff
Books Received, Journal Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
AMERICAN LABOR AND THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION
Edited by Duane Kujawa
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1973. Pp. xxvii,285. $18.50.
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ASPECTS DU DROIT INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIQUE: ELABORATION CONTROLE--SANCTION.
Societe Francaise pour le Droit International. Paris: A. Pedone, 1972. Pp. 221. n.p. (paper).
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THE BASES OF INTERNATIONAL ORDER
Edited by Alan James
London: Oxford University Press, 1973. Pp. viii, 218 £ 3.50 net.
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CURRENT LEGAL ASPECTS OF DOING BUSINESS IN THE FAR EAST
Edited by Richard C. Allison
Chicago: American Bar Association,1972. Pp. vii, 208. $10.00.
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DOMESTIC TAXATION AND FOREIGN TRADE: THE UNITED STATES-EUROPEAN BORDER TAX DISPUTE
By Michael von …