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 ReadingThird Conflict of Laws Annual Workshop
The Third Conflict of Laws Annual Workshop (CLAW3) will be hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School on Friday, November 13, 2026, with a welcome dinner the night before. The CLAW aims to provide a forum to discuss new work in conflict of laws. The CLAW welcomes work on all aspects of conflict…
Continue ReadingD.C. Circuit Adopts Twelve-Year Statute of Limitations for Enforcing ICSID Awards
Last week, the D.C. Circuit held in Titan Consortium 1 v. Argentine Republic that suits brought in the District of Columbia to enforce arbitral awards issued by the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) are subject to a twelve-year statute of limitations. Both the rule and reasoning in Titan Consortium underscore the…
Continue ReadingDispute Resolution at the ASIL Annual Meeting
For those attending the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law this week, TLB has compiled a list of panels and other events related to dispute resolution that may be of interest. Wednesday, April 23 The Role of Domestic Courts in Defending the Rule of Law, 2:00-3:15 (including TLB editor Bill Dodge). Enforcing…
Continue ReadingHappy Birthday to TLB!
On March 28, 2022, Transnational Litigation Blog went live. Our very first post, titled Why Transnational Litigation?, listed the many reasons why we thought the world needed a blog devoted to the topic of transnational litigation. While it is unlikely that this post will ever achieve a status akin to the very first sketch on…
Continue ReadingMedia Roundup: Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump
On February 20, the Supreme Court decided Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, a case that questioned whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) permits President Trump to impose sweeping emergency tariffs. In a 6-3 vote, the justices ruled that the tariffs exceed the powers given to the president by Congress under the 1977 law….
Continue ReadingThe Most-Viewed TLB Posts of 2025
To celebrate the end of another year at TLB, I wanted to highlight the posts that received the most views in 2025. A Primer on Choice-of-Law Clauses A Primer on Choice of Law Choice-of-Law Methodologies: Updating the List Throwback Thursday: The Tate Letter and Foreign Sovereign Immunity The $24 Billion Judgment Against China in Missouri’s…
Continue ReadingU.S. Courts “International Law” Year in Review Panel Discussion, December 9
The Dispute Resolution and International Law in Domestic Courts Interest Groups of the American Society of International Law, along with the Transnational Litigation Blog, cordially invite you to a hybrid panel discussion on recent key decisions in U.S. courts and legally driven developments in executive branch practice that have significant implications for U.S. foreign relations…
Continue ReadingNo Injunction Against Florida Alien Ownership Law
After briefly enjoining the enforcement of Florida’s SB 264, the Eleventh Circuit has reversed course in Shen v. Simpson. The court of appeals held that most of the plaintiffs lack Article III standing and that those with standing are unlikely to succeed on the merits of their claims. It thus affirmed the district court’s denial…
Continue ReadingOral Arguments Over Trump’s Tariffs
On November 5, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump to determine whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) permits President Trump to impose sweeping emergency tariffs. Although it is not clear when the Court will rule, there is pressure to reach a decision soon because the longer…
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