Adjudicatory authority in private international law [electronic resource] : a comparative study / by Arthur T. von Mehren ; completed with the assistance of Dr. Eckart Gottschalk.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Adjudicatory authority : reasons for its existence and its principal types -- The design of jurisdictional provisions -- The emergence of jurisdictional theory in the United States and Germany -- Basic themes and pervasive issues -- The actor sequitur forum rei principle : are defendants jurisdictionally preferred? Should they be? -- Consent and adjudicatory authority : consequences of splitting causes of action, participating as a litigant, and choice of forum agreements -- Forum shopping and fine-tuning : herein of forum non conveniens, antisuit injunctions, and lis pendens -- Convergence and compromise in private international law : the role of international instruments.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.