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The Emerging Doctrine Of "Forum Non Conveniens": A Comparison Of The Scottish, English And United States Applications, Raymond T. Abbott
The Emerging Doctrine Of "Forum Non Conveniens": A Comparison Of The Scottish, English And United States Applications, Raymond T. Abbott
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Note will first examine the development of "forum non conveniens" in Scotland, the country of the doctrine's origin. It will compare the doctrine to the traditional English policy of staying proceedings in situations involving vexation or oppression, and examine how the liberalization of the English policy has led ultimately to the recognition of forum non conveniens as an appropriate description for the factors an English court will consider prior to a dismissal or stay of an action. Similarly, the doctrine of forum non conveniens in the United States will be compared with the doctrines in the other two jurisdictions, …
Obtaining Evidence Abroad, Harry J. O'Kane
Obtaining Evidence Abroad, Harry J. O'Kane
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This talk will avoid a discussion of whatever problems exist in true international litigation. True international litigation may be defined as that body of law devoted to disputes between nations and governmental bodies which are addressed in nonterritorial world courts or those courts accepting the disputes under their own system of jurisprudence. My remarks will focus on the problems in obtaining evidence in a country other than the United States for use in a suit within the United States. A tabular listing of information relating to what can and cannot be accomplished in the way of obtaining evidence in various …