"Courts Without Bordersis the first book to examine the politics of judicial extraterritoriality, with a focus on the world's chief practitioner: the United States. For much of the post-World War II era, the United States has been a frequent yet selective regulator of activities outside it...

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Main Author:	Putnam, Tonya L. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York, NY ; Melbourne ; Delhi ; Singapore Cambridge University Press 2016
Subjects:	LAW / International Außenpolitik Internationales Recht Recht Conflict of laws > Jurisdiction > United States Exterritoriality Courts > United States Effectiveness and validity of law > United States Gerichtsstand Gericht Gerichtsbarkeit USA United States > Foreign relations > Law and legislation
Summary:	"Courts Without Bordersis the first book to examine the politics of judicial extraterritoriality, with a focus on the world's chief practitioner: the United States. For much of the post-World War II era, the United States has been a frequent yet selective regulator of activities outside its territory, and US federal courts are often on the front line in deciding the extraterritorial reach of US law. At stake in these jurisdiction battles is the ability to bring the regulatory power of the United States to bear on transnational disputes in ways that other states frequentlydislike both in principle and in practice. This volume proposes a general theory of domestic court behaviorto explain variations in extraterritorial enforcement of US law,emphasizing how the strategic behavior of private actors is important to mobilizing courts and in directing their activities"...
Physical Description:	xiii, 315 Seiten Diagramme
ISBN:	9781107137097 9781316502075