A Lawyer's Handbook for Enforcing Foreign Judgments in the United States and Abroad

Abstract

This 2007 book assists the practitioner seeking to enforce a foreign judgment in the United States or a US-rendered judgment abroad in navigating the lack of procedural uniformity that exists and in planning strategies likely to ensure effective enforcement. As a handbook, it provides the practitioner with a framework and resources with which to approach and further research the laws of the relevant state or country. In Part One, the guide takes the practitioner chronologically through the process of obtaining a US court's recognition and enforcement of judgments rendered abroad. Part Two takes the practitioner through the process of obtaining an overseas jurisdiction's recognition and enforcement of judgments rendered in the United States. Part Three assesses the current trends in the US and in the international trade environment regarding enforcement of judgments which may be made by foreign courts.

The Problematic Aspects of the Qualification of Complex Concepts

“…Tāda aizlieguma neesamības vai tiesību normu konkurences gadījumā korelējošās tiesiskajās attiecībās jēdziens var tikt atzīts par imperatīvu tikai tad, ja, balstoties uz tiesību aktu regulēšanas mērķiem, tas ir nepieciešams vājās puses visnozīmīgāko interešu aizsardzībai. Saskaņā ar tiesisko pamatojumu 54 un doktrīnu iestrādēm ekonomiski vājā puse, kas ir spiesta pieņemt līguma nosacījumus 55 , ir apdāvināmais.…”

Deciding to Defer: The Importance of Fairness in Resolving Transnational Jurisdictional Conflicts

“…Both model laws require nonenforcement of a foreign judgment that "was rendered under a system which does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law." 96 Moreover, the UFMJRA and UFCMJRA allow nonenforcement of a foreign judgment due to substantive unfairness -when the judgment "is repugnant to the public policy of this state or of the United States," that is, it undermines public health, public morals, or basic 92 Association of the NYC Bar 2001; Lutz 2007, 428-429. 93 North 1979Lutz 2007, 567.…”