AALS Conflicts Section Panel: Extraterritoriality in Flux

Happy New Year!

Those readers attending the AALS Annual Meeting in New Orleans might be interested in attending the panel sponsored by the Conflicts Section on Friday, January 9 at 8:00-9:15. The topic is “Extraterritoriality in Flux” and here is the description:

In determining the law applicable in a particular case, a critical step is often to determine the geographic reach of relevant statutes. For U.S. federal statutes, courts typically apply the federal presumption against extraterritoriality. The federal presumption has evolved significantly, and two Supreme Court decisions from 2023, Yegiazaryan v. Smagin and Abitron Austria v. Hetronic, appear to point in different directions. For U.S. state statutes, some states have state presumptions against extraterritoriality while others do not, and most states further subject state statutes to state choice-of-law rules. There have also been significant developments in extraterritoriality outside the United States, including the European Union and China. This panel will discuss extraterritoriality in flux, with respect to federal, state, and foreign statutes.

The panel, moderated by Chris Whytock, will feature three of TLB’s editors, Hannah, Maggie, and Bill.