I.

I. INTRODUCTION

The topic which I address differs somewhat from today's theme. I was invited to provide a European perspective onward American jurisdictional rules, their compatibility with the devise of a Hague notion Convention, and the impact that the convention might have upon the recognition of American wealth judgments in Europe. As other contributions to the Symposium have indicated, this convention would provide behaviors for the exercise of jurisdiction in transnational litigation and for the recognition and enforcement of the resulting prudences in all contracting ...

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