Conflicts of Law

Description:

This course covers three major topics. The first is jurisdiction, which in this course will primarily involve international issues (building on the domestic material in Civil Procedure). The second topic is choice of law: for cases in which the facts involve more than one state or country, whose law will be applied to resolve the case? The third topic is the enforceability of judgments rendered in another state's or nation's courts. We will analyze cases and materials primarily from U.S. sources but with an eye toward international issues. The grade will be based on an in-class mid-term and a final examination.