Principles of transnational civil procedure / as adopted and promulgated by the American Law Institute and by UNIDROIT.
The American Law Institute and UNIDROIT (International Institute for the Unification of Private Law) are preeminent organizations working toward the clarification and advancement of the procedural rules of law. Recognizing the need for a 'universal' set of procedures that would transcend n...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
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Table of Contents:
- Independence, impartiality, and qualifications of the court and its judges
- Jurisdiction over parties
- Procedural equality of the parties
- Right to engage a lawyer
- Due notice and right to be heard
- Languages
- Prompt rendition of justice
- Provisional and protective measures
- Structure of the proceedings
- Party initiative and scope of the proceeding
- Obligations of the oarties and lawyers
- Multiple claims and parties : intervention
- Amicus curiae submission
- Court responsibility for direction of the proceeding
- Dismissal and default judgment
- Access to information and evidence
- Sanctions
- Evidentiary privileges and immunities
- Oral and written presentations
- Public proceedings
- Burden and standard of proof
- Responsibility for determinations of fact and law
- Decision and reasoned explanation
- Settlement
- Costs
- Immediate enforceability of judgments
- Appeal
- Lis pendens and res judicata
- Effective enforcement
- Recognition
- International judicial cooperation.