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INTERNET SITES:
U.S. Department of State
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International Judicial Assistance
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Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (1965)
BOOKS AVAILABLE AT THE LAW LIBRARY:
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Practical Guide for Conducting Extra-Territorial Discovery for Use in U.S. Litigation (Lexis, 1999)
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Transnational Litigation: A Practitioner’s Guide (Oceana Publications, 1997-)
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International Service of Process (ABA Young Lawyers Division, 1995)
ARTICLES:
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Rathke, Sarah K., Serving Non-U.S. Civil Defendants with Process: There May Be An Easier Way, 79 CLEVELAND BAR JOURNAL 48 (Nov. 2007)
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Posey, Terry W., Jr., Case Note, You’ve Got Service (email service on foreign defendant), 28 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON LAW REVIEW 403 (2003)
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Buhler, Phillip, Transnational Service of Process and Discovery in Federal Court Proceedings: An Overview, 27 TULANE MARITIME LAW JOURNAL 1 (2002)
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Smalley, Laura W., How to Conduct International Discovery, 71 AM. JUR. TRIALS 1 (1999)
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Forcino, Kim M., Note, International Service of Process: The Trend Moves Away from Uniformity, 8 PACE INTERNATIONAL LAW REVIEW 485 (1996)
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Jacklin, Beverly L., Service of Process by Mail in International Civil Action as Permissible under Hague Convention, 112 A.L.R. Fed. 241 (1993)
RELATED RESOURCES:
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See also our FAQ on Foreign Depositions