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Judicial Jurisdiction In The Conflict Of Laws Course: Adding A Comparative Dimension, Linda J. Silberman

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

In this Article, Professor Silberman suggests that comparative law materials can usefully be introduced in the conflict of laws course. She proposes the subject of adjudicatory jurisdiction as a good place to start. She argues that a comparison of the U.S. approach with the English and European approaches (particularly under the Brussels Convention) is evidence of the desirability of a jurisdictional system grounded more on rules and/or discretion rather than on a constitutional standard of reasonableness. She takes issue with the contention of her colleague Professor Andreas Lowenfeld that "reasonableness" has been accepted as an international standard for the assertion …

Case Digest, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND MEMBERS OF CLERGY OF VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS LACK STANDING TO CHALLENGE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE VATICAN

--Americans United for Separation of Church and State v. Reagan, 786 F.2d 194 (3d Cir.1986)

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EVEN THOUGH PROCEEDINGS IN THE FOREIGN FORUM MAY TAKE MORE TIME AND MAY YIELD A SMALLER RECOVERY THAN PROCEEDING IN THE UNITED STATES FORUM, THE FOREIGN FORUM MAY BE CONSIDERED AN ADEQUATE FORUM FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FORRUM NON CONVENIENS DOCTRINE

--De Melo v. Lederle Laboratories, 801 F.2d 1058 (8th Cir. 1986)

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ASSERTION OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN CALIFORNIA OVER AN …

Recent Decisions, Jonathan F. Mack, Jesse T. Wilkins, Joseph A. Dijulio

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Constitutional Law--Grandfather Clause in International Emergency Economic Powers Act Permits the President to Ban Travel to Cuba without Declaring an Emergency Regan v. Wald, 104 S. Ct. 3026 (1984)

Jurisdiction--Bank may not Assert Act of State Doctrine as Defense in Action on Certificate of Deposit Garcia v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 735 F.2d 645 (2d Cir. 1984).

Jurisdiction--Commercial Activity as Applied to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and the Act of State Doctrine Braka v. Bancomer, S.A., 589 F. Supp. 1465 (S.D.N.Y. 1984)

Case Digest, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Article III of the United States Constitution does not Grant Congress the Power to Extend United States Courts' Jurisdiction over Suits by Foreign Plaintiffs against Foreign Defendants

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Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(B), the Courts have the Power to Impose Sanction of Personal Jurisdiction when a Party Fails to Comply with Discovery Order

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Foreign Sovereign Immunity--A Strict Construction of the Concept of Instrumentalities under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

Case Digest, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

1. Admiralty A State has Standing to Sue to Recover the Cost of Replacing Natural Resources Destroyed by Pollution

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2. Aliens' Rights Executive Order Barring Lawfully Admitted Resident Aliens from Federal Civil Service is Valid

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3. Constitutional Law Scope of Lacey Act Limited to Foreign Laws Designed to Protect Wildlife

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4. European Economic Community Restrictive Resale Provisions, Discriminating Pricing Policies, and Refusals to Deal by Corporation with a Dominant Position in a Substantial Part of EEC Violates Article 86 of the EEC Treaty

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5. International Travel Statute Suspending Social Security Income Benefits for Recipient Temporarily Out …

Recent Decisions, Aubrey W. Bogle, Iii, Edward H. Lueckenhoff, Clark C. Siewert, Joe B. Foltz, Michael P. Peck

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Admiralty--Requirement of Minimum Contacts for Jurisdiction to Attach Property of Nonresident Defendant is not Applicable to Maritime Attachment

Aubrey W. Bogle, III

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Buy American Statutes--New Jersey--Constitutionality of Buy American Statute Upheld by State Supreme Court

Edward H. Lueckenhoff

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Citizenship--The Fourteenth Amendment requires Proof by Clear, Convincing, and Unequivocal Evidence that Relinquishment of United States Citizenship is Voluntary

Clark C. Siewert

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Extradition--Double Jeopardy Provision of Extradition Treaty Applies even Where Crime Committed before Ratification

Michael P. Peck

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Sovereign Immunity--Service of Process in the United States on a Permanent Mission to the United Nations must Conform to the …

Recent Decisions, Stanley D. Miller, G. Cranwell Montgomery, Douglas I. Friedman

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Recent Decisions

Admiralty--Maritime Wrongful Death Action--A Maritime Wrongful Death Action for Unseaworthiness Alleging Loss of Support, Services, Society and Funeral Expenses is not Barred by Decedent's Recovery of Damages for Personal Injuries during His Lifetime

Stanley D. Miller

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Constitutional Law--Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure--Without Consent, Warrant or Probable Cause, A Roving Patrol Search of a Vehicle Twenty-Five Miles from Border is an Unreasonable Search and Seizure within Meaning of Fourth Amendment

G. Cranwell Montgomery

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Jurisdiction--Securities Exchange Act of 1934--Section 10(b) applies to Fraudulent Transaction in Unlisted Foreign Securities when the Only Conduct within the United States is the …

Recent Decisions, Alan L. Marchisotto, W. H. Schwarzschild Iii, Mark M. Greisberger, Richard P. Granfield, Donald B. Cameron, Jr., Isaac H. Braddock, David A. Boillot

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Recent Decisions

ADMIRALTY--COGSA--BILL OF LADING CARGO DESCRIPTION AND PACKER IDENTITY DETERMINE WHEN A CONTAINER IS A PACKAGE IN COGSA LIABILITY PROCEEDINGS

Alan L. Marchisotto

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ADMIRALTY--JURISDICTION OVER AVIATION TORT CLAIMS--ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION DOES NOT EXTEND TO AVIATION TORT CLAIMS IN THE ABSENCE OF A SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TORT AND TRADITIONAL MARITIME ACTIVITIES

W. H. Schwarzschild III

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ALIENS--ALIENS MAY MAINTAIN A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1970)

Mark M. Greisberger

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ANTITRUST--ARTICLE 86 OF THE EEC TREATY APPLIES TO CERTAIN CHANGES IN INTERNAL CORPORATE STRUCTURE

Richard P. Granfield

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW--EXECUTIVE POWER--PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY …

Book Reviews, Harry H. Ransom, Nicolas M. Matte

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND THE CONSTITUTION

By Louis Henkin

Mineola, New York: Foundation Press, 1972. Pp. 535. $11.50.

Harry Howe Ransom (reviewer)

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THE CONCEPT OF STATE JURISDICTION IN INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW

By Imre Anthony Csabafi

The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff,1971. Pp. xix, 155. $9.10.

Nicolas Mateesco Matte (reviewer)

Recent Decisions, Randolph B. Jones, Steven M. Lucas, John D. Arterberry, Clifford Love Iii

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

ACT OF STATE--HICKENLOOPER AMENDMENT NOT AN EXPANSION OF THE "BERNSTEIN EXCEPTION"

Randolph B. Jones

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ADMIRALTY--JURISDICTION--SHIPOWNERS' DUTY OF SEAWORTHINESS DOES NOT EXTEND TO LONGSHOREMAN INJURED ON THE DOCK BY AN INSTRUMENT NOT APPURTENANT TO VESSEL

Steven M. Lucas

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ANTITRUST--E.E.C. TREATY--ACQUISITION AND MERGER OF ENTERPRISE BY FIRM HOLDING A DOMINANT POSITION WITHIN COMMON MARKET WITH EFFECT OF ELIMINATING ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL COMPETITION IN A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY VIOLATES ARTICLE 86 OF THE E.E.C. TREATY

John D. Arterberry

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ANTITRUST--STANDING--FOREIGN NATION HAS STANDING TO SUE FOR TREBLE DAMAGES

Clifford Love III

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW--ALIENS--STATE LAW OF INTESTATE SUCCESSION WHICH …

Case Digest, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

1. ADMIRALTY

A FEDERAL COURT Is NOT COMPELLED To ASSERT ITS ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION WHEN THE LITIGANTS HAVE INSUFFICIENT CONTACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES OR WHEN A GOOD FAITH CLAIM FOR EARNED WAGES IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE EVIDENCE

SHIPOWNER GUILTY OF DERELECTION IN ITS NONDELEGABLE DUTY To FURNISH A SEAWORTHY VESSEL HELD NOT ENTITLED TO INDEMNIFICATION

INJUNCTION FOR THE REMOVAL OF A DAMAGED VESSEL CANNOT BE GRANTED IN A DIRECT ADMIRALTY PROCEEDING FOR THAT PURPOSE

SHIPOWNER'S LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO GOODS Is NOT LIMITED UNDER EITHER THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT OR THE FIRE STATUTE WHEN OWNER FAILED …