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Cutting To The Chase: Corporate Liability For The Environmental Harm Under The Alien Tort Statute, Kiobel, And Congress, Tony Kupersmith
Cutting To The Chase: Corporate Liability For The Environmental Harm Under The Alien Tort Statute, Kiobel, And Congress, Tony Kupersmith
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
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Rethinking Legal Globalization: The Case Of Transnational Personal Jurisdiction, Donald Earl Childress Iii
Rethinking Legal Globalization: The Case Of Transnational Personal Jurisdiction, Donald Earl Childress Iii
William & Mary Law Review
Under what circumstances may a United States court exercise personal jurisdiction over alien defendants? Courts and commentators have yet to offer a coherent response to this question. That is surprising given that scholars have been calling for the globalization of U.S. law since the late 1980s as part of a transnational litigation narrative.
Through doctrinal and empirical analysis, this Article argues that a U.S. court should have power to exercise personal jurisdiction over an alien defendant not served with process within a state’s borders when (1) the defendant has received constitutionally adequate notice, (2) the state has a constitutionally sufficient …