Principles of Transnational Civil Procedure

by Corporate Author American Law Institute , American Law Institute

• ISBN13: 9780521855013
• ISBN10: 0521855012
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-12
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

UNIDROIT was founded in 1926 as a specialized agency of the League of Nations. It exists as an independent intergovernmental organization on the basis of a multilateral agreement, the UNIDROIT Statute. Its purpose is to study needs and methods for modernizing, harmonizing, and coordinating private laws between states and groups of states and to prepare legislative texts for consideration by governments.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xxiii
Reporters' Preface	xxvii
Preface, by E. Bruce Leonard	xxix
Preface, by Jorge A. Sánchez-Cordero Dávila	xxxi
A Drafter's Reflections on the Principles of Transnational Civil Procedure, by Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr.	xli
Introduction	1	(15)
PRINCIPLES OF TRANSNATIONAL CIVIL PROCEDURE (with commentary)
Principle
Scope and Implementation	16	(13)
Comment	16	(1)
1. Independence, Impartiality, and Qualifications of the Court and Its Judges	17	(1)
Comment	18	(1)
2. Jurisdiction Over Parties	18	(2)
Comment	19	(1)
3. Procedural Equality of the Parties	20	(2)
Comment	21	(1)
4. Right to Engage a Lawyer	22	(1)
Comment	22	(1)
5. Due Notice and Right to Be Heard	22	(2)
Comment	23	(1)
6. Languages	24	(1)
Comment	24	(1)
7. Prompt Rendition of Justice	25	(1)
Comment	25	(1)
8. Provisional and Protective Measures	25	(3)
Comment	26	(2)
9. Structure of the Proceedings	28	(1)
Comment	28	(1)
10. Party Initiative and Scope of the Proceeding	29	(1)
Comment	29	(1)
11. Obligations of the Parties and Lawyers	30	(1)
Comment	31	(1)
12. Multiple Claims and Parties; Intervention	31	(1)
Comment	32	(1)
13. Amicus Curiae Submission	32	(1)
Comment	33	(1)
14. Court Responsibility for Direction of the Proceeding	33	(1)
Comment	34	(1)
15. Dismissal and Default Judgment	34	(2)
Comment	35	(1)
16. Access to Information and Evidence	36	(2)
Comment	37	(1)
17. Sanctions	38	(1)
Comment	38	(1)
18. Evidentiary Privileges and Immunities	39	(1)
Comment	39	(1)
19. Oral and Written Presentations	40	(1)
Comment	40	(1)
20. Public Proceedings	41	(1)
Comment	41	(1)
21. Burden and Standard of Proof	42	(1)
Comment	42	(1)
22. Responsibility for Determinations of Fact and Law	42	(2)
Comment	43	(1)
23. Decision and Reasoned Explanation	44	(1)
Comment	44	(1)
24. Settlement	44	(1)
Comment	45	(1)
25. Costs	45	(1)
Comment	46	(1)
26. Immediate Enforceability of Judgments	46	(1)
Comment	46	(1)
27. Appeal	47	(1)
Comment	47	(1)
28. Lis Pendens and Res Judicata	47	(1)
Comment	48	(1)
29. Effective Enforcement	48	(1)
Comment	48	(1)
30. Recognition	48	(1)
Comment	49	(1)
31. International Judicial Cooperation	49	(51)
Comment	49	(2)
PRINCIPLES OF TRANSNATIONAL CIVIL PROCEDURE (with commentary), French Version	51	(48)
APPENDIX: REPORTERS' STUDY	99	(1)
RULES OF TRANSNATIONAL CIVIL PROCEDURE (with commentary)	100	(57)
Rule
A. Interpretation and Scope
1. Standards of Interpretation	100	(1)
Comment	100	(1)
2. Disputes to Which These Rules Apply	100	(1)
Comment	101	(2)
B. Jurisdiction, Joinder, and Venue
3. Forum and Territorial Competence	103	(1)
Comment	103	(1)
4. Jurisdiction Over Parties	103	(1)
Comment	104	(1)
5. Multiple Claims and Parties; Intervention	105	(1)
Comment	105	(1)
6. Amicus Curiae Submission	106	(1)
Comment	106	(1)
7. Due Notice	107	(1)
Comment	107	(1)
8. Languages	108	(1)
Comment	108	(1)
C. Composition and Impartiality of the Court
9. Composition of the Court	108	(1)
Comment	109	(1)
10. Impartiality of the Court	109	(1)
Comment	109	(1)
D. Pleading Stage
Commencement of the Proceeding and Notice	110	(1)
Comment	110	(1)
12. Statement of Claim (Complaint)	111	(1)
Comment	111	(1)
13. Statement of Defense and Counterclaims	112	(1)
Comment	113	(1)
14. Amendments	114	(1)
Comment	115	(1)
15. Dismissal and Default Judgment	116	(1)
Comment	116	(1)
16. Settlement Offer	117	(1)
Comment	118	(2)
E. General Authority of the Court
17. Provisional and Protective Measures	120	(1)
Comment	121	(2)
18. Case Management	123	(1)
Comment	124	(1)
19. Early Court Determinations	125	(1)
Comment	126	(1)
20. Orders Directed to a Third Person	127	(1)
Comment	128	(1)
F. Evidence
21. Disclosure	128	(1)
Comment	129	(1)
22. Exchange of Evidence	130	(1)
Comment	131	(3)
23. Deposition and Testimony by Affidavit	134	(1)
Comment	134	(2)
24. Public Proceedings	136	(1)
Comment	137	(1)
25. Relevance and Admissibility of Evidence	137	(1)
Comment	137	(2)
26. Expert Evidence	139	(1)
Comment	139	(2)
27. Evidentiary Privileges	141	(1)
Comment	141	(2)
28. Reception and Effect of Evidence	143	(1)
Comment	143	(1)
G. Final Hearing
29. Concentrated Final Hearing	144	(1)
Comment	144	(3)
30. Record of the Evidence	147	(1)
Comment	147	(1)
31. Final Discussion and Judgment	147	(1)
Comment	148	(1)
32. Costs	148	(1)
Comment	149	(1)
H. Appellate and Subsequent Proceedings
33. Appellate Review	150	(1)
Comment	151	(1)
34. Rescission of Judgment	152	(1)
Comment	153	(1)
35. Enforcement of Judgment	153	(1)
Comment	154	(1)
36. Recognition and Judicial Assistance	155	(1)
Comment	155	(2)
A Bibliography of Writings about the ALI/UNIDROIT Project	157	(6)
Index	163