Description
Book SynopsisInternational Litigation Strategies and Practice, Third Edition, is intended as a helpful desk reference for practitioners, both those steeped in international practice and those who have only occasional exposure to the field. It assists them in navigating complex and evolving subject areas, spotting issues, and developing strategies and approaches for effective client representation.
This updated and expanded edition provides practitioners with practical skills in important facets of international litigation, including approaches and techniques that often make the difference between effective strategy and wasted effort. It also guides readers to a working understanding of principles and precedents in various aspects of the ever-changing substantive law in international disputes, proceedings, and investigations.
Table of ContentsCONTENTS
About the Editors vii
About the Contributors ix
Introduction xxiii
PART I: The Essentials
CHAPTER 1
Finding the Right Lawyer for the Job Overseas 3
Raquel A. Rodriguez
CHAPTER 2
Communicating Effectively with Foreign Clients and Lawyers 21
Barton Legum
CHAPTER 3
Litigation in the Civil Law and the Common Law: The Basics 27
George A. Bermann
CHAPTER 4
Transnational Litigation and Professional Ethics 39
CHAPTER 5
Introducing Foreign Clients to U.S. Civil Litigation 53
Donald Francis Donovan, Guilherme Recena Costa, Laura Sinisterra, and Justin R. Rassi
PART II: Strategy and Practice in International Litigation
CHAPTER 6
Finishing before You Start: International Mediation 71
Michael McIlwrath and Elpidio Villarreal
CHAPTER 7
Where to Sue: Finding the Most Effective Forum in the World 81
Louise Ellen Teitz
CHAPTER 8
Provisional Measures in Cross-Border Cases 115
Jonathan I. Blackman
CHAPTER 9
Foreign Antisuit Injunctions 129
José I. Astigarraga and Sujey Herrera
CHAPTER 10
Twelve Rules for Obtaining Evidence from Abroad 149
Glenn P. Hendrix
CHAPTER 11
A Practitioner’s Guide to Enforcement of Foreign Country Money Judgments in the United States 193
Edward H. Davis Jr. and Christopher A. Noel
PART III: Special Forums and Tribunals
CHAPTER 12
When to Arbitrate Rather Than Litigate 227
Carolyn B. Lamm and Eckhard R. Hellbeck
CHAPTER 13
International Commercial Arbitration: A Primer for U.S. Litigators 251
David W. Rivkin, Christopher K. Tahbaz, and Dietmar W. Prager
CHAPTER 14
Investment Treaty Arbitration: An Option Not to Be Overlooked 275
Barton Legum
CHAPTER 15
Suing for Torture 285
Beth Stephens
CHAPTER 16
International Extradition 307
Nina Marino and Jennifer Lieser
CHAPTER 17
Attorney-Client Privilege in the International Sphere 339
Ethan Berghoff and Matthew Thomas
CHAPTER 18
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: An Overview 365
Theodore Edelman and Alana M. Longmoore
CHAPTER 19
Practice before the International Court of Justice 423
Dr. Pieter H. F. Bekker
CHAPTER 20
Litigation in the European Court of Human Rights 445
Helen Mountfield, KC
CHAPTER 21
Twenty Years of the International Criminal Court 465
David Stoelting
Index 489
