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Reverse-Erie, Kevin M. Clermont
Reverse-Erie, Kevin M. Clermont
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Traditional Erie is like a false front on a movie set, with nobody seeing the unfinished rear side. That other side depicts the extent of federal law applicable in state courts, which is determined under a doctrine called reverse-Erie. While everyone has an Erie theory and stands ready to debate it, almost no one has a theory of reverse-Erie, and no one at all has developed a clear choice-of-law methodology for it. Reverse-Erie, often misunderstood, mischaracterized, and misapplied by judges and commentators, goes strangely ignored by most scholars. And it goes ignored even though it holds a key to understanding …
Exorbitant Jurisdiction, Kevin M. Clermont, John R.B. Palmer
Exorbitant Jurisdiction, Kevin M. Clermont, John R.B. Palmer
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Exorbitant territorial jurisdiction in civil cases comprises those classes of jurisdiction, although exercised validly under a country's rules, that nonetheless are unfair to the defendant because of a lack of significant connection between the sovereign and either the parties or the dispute. The United States, France, and most of the rest of the world exercise a good deal of exorbitant jurisdiction so defined. In the United States, an emphasis on power derived from territoriality has led to jurisdictional restraint in some respects, but has also allowed general jurisdiction based solely on transient physical presence, the attachment of property, or extensive …
Integrating Transnational Perspectives Into Civil Procedure: What Not To Teach, Kevin M. Clermont
Integrating Transnational Perspectives Into Civil Procedure: What Not To Teach, Kevin M. Clermont
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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