Professor @UCDavisLaw. International law, international transactions, international dispute resolution.

Joined November 2020
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2. FTAs: 🤔 Why are FTAs in the US courts, you ask? Well, one is, tx to a comity arg raised by Missouri companies when they were sued by Peruvian plaintiffs. They claim the US-Peru FTA means the case should be dismissed. Oral arg. is tmrw. Read 👉 ielp.worldtradelaw.net/2024/… /2
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2. FTAs: 🤔 Why are FTAs in the US courts, you ask? Well, one is, tx to a comity arg raised by Missouri companies when they were sued by Peruvian plaintiffs. They claim the US-Peru FTA means the case should be dismissed. Oral arg. is tmrw. Read 👉 ielp.worldtradelaw.net/2024/… /2
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The CISG covers billions of dollars of goods contracts. So are US courts finally becoming aware of it? John Coyle (@Tarheel_Lawprof) discusses an empirical study showing the the number of cases is actually declining: tlblog.org/new-empirical-stu…
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A new, landmark law on foreign state immunity in China. @donaldcclarke @MarkZJia
China has adopted the restrictive theory of foreign state immunity, allowing suits against foreign countries based on non-governmental acts. A big deal, @ProfBillDodge explains, but just the same as the US and most other countries: tlblog.org/china-adopts-rest…
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Continuing our coverage of the CA2's decision in Fuld striking down the PSJVTA, @zclopton explains how Fuld is consistent with SCOTUS personal jurisdiction cases but misleading in its emphasis on margins: tlblog.org/fuld-right-for-th…
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On Friday, the Second Circuit found there was no personal jurisdiction over the PLO in two Antiterrorism Act cases, holding that there are limits to what Congress can define as consent. @maggiekgardner has the analysis: tlblog.org/second-circuit-re…
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SCOTUS will address the important issue of enforceability of choice of law clauses in the Great Lakes case. John Coyle (@Tarheel_Lawprof) discusses the very different perspective presented in Respondent's brief: tlblog.org/thoughts-on-the-r…
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After holding the FSIA does not apply to criminal proceedings, SCOTUS remanded to CA2 to consider common law immunity. Today, @IngridBrunk & @ProfBillDodge filed a brief arguing against deference to the executive branch: tlblog.org/wp-content/upload…

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When a mixed contract opts out of the CISG, does that mean a court should infer that it is for the sale of goods? @Tarheel_Lawprof explains why the answer is no: tlblog.org/drawing-inference… #CISG
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