GEORGE RUTHERGLEN
"Transnational civil litigation, as its name implies, stands at the intersection of three different fields: first, transnational law as opposed to the law applied in domestic cases; second, civil liability in contrast to criminal liability; and third, litigation rules of jurisdiction and procedure in contrast to substantive law. ... A few basic concepts unify this subject as it is addressed by American courts, which are the focus of this book. The concepts that frame the controversies in American courts are three: sovereignty, individual rights, and political accountability."--Page 1.