IBT Seminar Series
Transnational disputes often arise from international business transactions. Readers who are interested in international business transactions may want to participate in the International Business Transactions Virtual Seminar Series, which returns for 2026–2027 with the theme: “Asia at the Center of Global Business.” This year’s lineup features scholars exploring legal, economic, and institutional developments shaping cross-border…
Continue ReadingUsing TLB to Teach International Business Transactions (2026 Update)
As the fall semester gets underway, we are updating our posts on using resources on TLB to teach various classes. This post discusses International Business Transactions (IBT). Although TLB focuses on litigation and IBT focuses on transactions, there is a great deal of overlap. The most obvious examples are contractual clauses that plan for dispute resolution,…
Continue ReadingUsing TLB to Teach International Business Transactions
As the fall semester gets underway, we are updating our posts on using resources on TLB to teach various classes. This post discusses International Business Transactions (IBT). Although TLB focuses on litigation and IBT focuses on transactions, there is a great deal of overlap. The most obvious examples are contractual clauses that plan for dispute resolution,…
Continue ReadingD.C. Circuit Limits Jurisdiction over Foreign States in Breach of Contract Claims
Circuit courts have split on the issue of what is required for a breach of contract to have a “direct effect” in the United States for the purposes of the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act (FSIA) (a primer on foreign sovereign immunity is available here). Rulings in the Seventh and Eleventh Circuits impose a “place of…
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