Using TLB to Teach Transnational Litigation (2026 update)
One of TLB’s goals is to compile a set of educational resources for students and teachers. For the past couple of weeks we’ve been publishing updated guides on using TLB to teach different classes (all of which are available at our Teaching Resources page). This post focuses on, well, everything! It describes how teachers of…
Continue ReadingUsing TLB to Teach Civil Procedure (2026 update)
As the fall semester gets underway, we are updating our posts on using resources on TLB to teach various classes. This post gathers materials that can complement a standard civil procedure course, whether by providing concise overviews of doctrines, distilling Supreme Court developments, or suggesting recent cases that can spark discussions of perennial procedural issues….
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 Conflict of Laws (2026 Update)
This post updates our series explaining how professors can use resources on TLB to teach various classes. Previous posts have discussed Transnational Litigation, Civil Procedure, Foreign Relations Law, and International Business Transactions. This post discusses Conflict of Laws. All of these posts are accessible at our Teaching Resources page. Primers and Topic Pages Conflict of Laws covers three primary subjects: (1) personal…
Continue ReadingUsing TLB to Teach Civil Procedure (2025 Update)
As the fall semester gets underway, we are updating our posts on using resources on TLB to teach various classes. This post gathers materials that can complement a standard civil procedure course, whether by providing concise overviews of doctrines, distilling Supreme Court developments, or suggesting recent cases that can spark discussions of perennial procedural issues….
Continue ReadingUsing TLB to Teach Conflict of Laws (2025 Update)
This post updates our series explaining how professors can use resources on TLB to teach various classes. Previous posts have discussed Transnational Litigation, Civil Procedure, Foreign Relations Law, and International Business Transactions. This post discusses Conflict of Laws. All of these posts are accessible at our Teaching Resources page. Primers and Topic Pages Conflict of…
Continue ReadingA Plea for Private International Law
In early January 2025, I published a post titled “Teaching Conflict of Laws at U.S. Law Schools.” The post surveyed the course offerings of the top 50 U.S. law schools to see whether Conflict of Laws had been offered during the previous two academic years. Shortly after it went live, I received the following email from…
Continue ReadingTeaching Conflict of Laws at U.S Law Schools
To kick off 2025, I thought it would be interesting to look at how many top U.S. law schools offer a course in Conflict of Laws. While the topics covered here at TLB overlap with those covered in several traditional law school courses—including Civil Procedure, International Business Transactions, and International Law—significant overlap exists with respect…
Continue ReadingUsing TLB to Teach Civil Procedure (2024 Update)
If you are teaching civil procedure this fall, TLB can help. This post gathers materials that can complement a standard civil procedure course, whether by providing concise overviews of doctrines, helping to track Supreme Court developments, or suggesting recent cases that can spark discussions of perennial procedural issues. Personal Jurisdiction TLB has a new primer…
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,…
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