Courts without borders : law, politics, and U.S. extraterritoriality / Tonya L. Putnam, Columbia University.

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

xiii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"Courts Without Borders is the first book to examine the politics of judicial extraterritoriality, with a focus on the world's chief practitioner: the United States. For much of the post-World War II era, the United States has been a frequent yet selective regulator of activities outside its territory, and US federal courts are often on the front line in deciding the extraterritorial reach of US law. At stake in these jurisdiction battles is the ability to bring the regulatory power of the United States to bear on transnational disputes in ways that other states frequently dislike both in principle and in practice. This volume proposes a general theory of domestic court behavior to explain variations in extraterritorial enforcement of US law, emphasizing how the strategic behavior of private actors is important to mobilizing courts and in directing their activities"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-308) and index.

STA

KF413.J87 P88 2016

English

9781107137097 hardback
1107137098 hardback