Ronald A. Brand

University of Pittsburgh - School of Law

Academic Director, Center for International Legal Education </br>

3900 Forbes Ave.

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

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1.

Arbitration or Litigation? Choice of Forum After the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements

U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2009-14
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 01 May 2009
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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choice of court, choice of forum, arbitration, litigation, enforcement of judgments, party autonomy, Hague Convention, New York Convention, private international law, transnational contracts, international contracts, jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments

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The Rome I Regulation Rules on Party Autonomy for Choice of Law: A U.S. Perspective

U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 2011-29
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 22 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2012
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Rome I, party autonomy, private international law, choice of law, conflict of laws, choice of forum, consumer contracts, international consumer law, European private law, international commercial law, applicable law, consumer protection, dispute resolution

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Challenges to Forum Non Conveniens

New York University Journal of International Law and Politics (JILP), Vol. 45, p. 1003, 2013, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-21
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2014
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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private international law, conflict of laws, forum non conveniens, lis pendens, Hague Conference on Private International Law, comparative law, international trade law, jurisdiction, declining jurisdiction, international litigation, Brussels I Regulation, parallel litigation

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Consent, Validity and Choice of Forum Agreements in International Contracts

LIBER AMICORUM HUBERT BOCKEN, I. Boone, I. Claeys, L. Lavrysen, eds., Die Keure, 2009, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2009-35
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 04 Dec 2009
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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arbitration, Brussels Regulation, New York Convention, competence-competence, jurisdiction, private international law, separability, consent, validity, European Union, European Community, Hague Conference on Private International Law, international contracts, choice of forum, choice of court

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Party Autonomy and Access to Justice in the UNCITRAL Online Dispute Resolution Project

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review, Forthcoming, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-20
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Aug 2012
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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online dispute resolution, ODR, alternative dispute resolution, private international law, conflict of laws, comparative law, international law, jurisdiction, international litigation, civil procedure, party autonomy, choice of law, choice of forum, negotiation, mediation conciliation

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The CISG: Applicable Law and Applicable Forums

Journal of Law and Commerce, Vol. 38, p. 137, 2019-2020, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-14
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2021
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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CISG, UN Sales Convention, comparative law, private international law, international arbitration, international litigation, recognition of judgments, international law, international commercial law, sales law, international economic law

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New Challenges in the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments

Forthcoming in The Continuing Relevance of Private International Law and Its Challenges (F. Ferrari & Diego P. Fernandez Arroyo eds., Elgar, in print), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-29
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Sep 2018
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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recognition and enforcement of judgments, judgments recognition, judgments, private international law; international litigation, dispute settlement, Belt & Road, One Belt One Road, China, international law, international trade law, transnational litigation, law and economics, litigation process

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Sovereignty: The State, the Individual, and the International Legal System in the Twenty First Century

Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, Vol. 25, pp. 279-295, 2002, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 10 Aug 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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sovereignty, international law, municipal law, individual rights, globalization, self-government

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Opting In to the CISG: Avoiding the Redline Products Problems

Ch. 5 in A TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH M. LOOKOFSKY (Mads Bryde Andersen & René Franz Henschel, eds., Djøf Publishing, Copenhagen 2015), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2016-15
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 17 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2016
Harry M. Flechtner and Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh, School of Law (Emeritus) and University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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private international law, applicable law, CISG, Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, declarations, reservations, party autonomy, sales law, comparative law, commercial law, choice of law, conflict of laws, international economic law, dispute resolution, direct application

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Jurisdictional Developments and the New Hague Judgments Project

A chapter in, "A Commitment To Private International Law -- Essays In Honor of Hans Van Loon", Intersentia, 2013 , U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-19
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2013
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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private international law, conflict of laws, recognition and enforcement of judgments, judgments recognition, Hague Conference on Private International Law, Convention on Choice of Court Agreements, comparative law, international trade law, jurisdiction, Brussels I Regulation, due process

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Online Dispute Resolution

A paper based on the author’s presentation at the Summer School in Transnational Commercial Law & Technology, Verona, Italy, May 30-June 1, 2019 - (scheduled for publication by the University of Verona School of Law, Marco Torsello, editor) , U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-31
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 19 Dec 2019
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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online dispute resolution, ODR, private international law, UNCITRAL, European Union, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, mediation, conciliation, international litigation, international economic law, comparative law, international law, consumer protection

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The Evolving Private International Law/Substantive Law Overlap in the European Union

A chapter in FESTSCHRIFT FÜR ULRICH MAGNUS (Peter Mankowski and Wolfgang Wurmnest, eds., Sellier European Law Publishers 2014), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-15
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 07 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2014
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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private international law, international commercial law, CISG, jurisdiction, rules of court, choice of court, European Court of Justice, Brussels I Regulation, substantive law rules

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The Circulation of Judgments Under the Draft Hague Judgments Convention

U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-02
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 15 Feb 2019
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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recognition and enforcement of judgments, judgments recognition, private international law, conflict of laws, comparative law, international litigation, dispute settlement, dispute resolution, international trade law, transnational litigation, litigation process, international economic law

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Comparative Forum Non Conveniens and the Hague Judgments Convention

Texas International Law Journal, Vol. 37, pp. 467-498, 2002, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 10 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2014
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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forum non conveniens, common law legal systems, civil law legal systems, Hague Conference on Private International Law, Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, transnational litigation, recognition, enforcement, parallel litigation, judicial cooperation

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The Continuing Evolution of U.S. Judgments Recognition Law

Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 55, p. 277, 2017, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-37
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 13 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 03 May 2017
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Private international law, recognition & enforcement of judgments, international law, international economic law, dispute resolution, jurisdiction, alternative dispute resolution, conflict of laws, litigation, comparative law, civil procedure, recognition jurisdiction, full faith and credit

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Recognition of Foreign Judgments in China: The Liu Case and the 'Belt and Road' Initiative

Journal of Law and Commerce, Vol. 37, p. 29, 2018, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-16
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 10 May 2019
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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recognition and enforcement of judgments, judgments recognition, judgments, private international law; international litigation, dispute settlement, Belt & Road, One Belt One Road, China, international law, international trade law, transnational litigation, law and economics, litigation process

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The European Magnet and the U.S. Centrifuge: Ten Selected Private International Law Developments of 2008

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law, Vol. 15, No. 2, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2009-01
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Jan 2009
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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private international law, conflict of laws, choice of law, Rome Convention, Rome Regulation, European Court of Justice, CISG, Medell¿n, Hall Street, forum non conveniens, Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements, Uniform Law Commission

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Understanding Judgments Recognition

North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, Vol. 40, p. 877, 2015, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-15
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 10 May 2015
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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judgments recognition, jurisdiction, private international law, international litigation, civil procedure, international trade law, international economic law, European Union, comparative law, dispute resolution

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Jurisdiction and Judgments Recognition at the Hague Conference: Choices Made, Treaties Completed, and the Path Ahead

Netherlands International Law Review, Forthcoming, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-30
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 18 Dec 2019
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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judgments recognition, jurisdiction, private international law, Hague Conference, European Union, arbitration, international litigation, international economic law, comparative law, international law, conflict of laws, choice of court agreements, Brussels I Regulation, Lugano Convention

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A Hague Convention on Parallel Proceedings

Harvard International Law Journal Online, v. 63 (2022), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021-23
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 28 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2022
Paul Herrup and Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law and University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Hague Convention, private international law, international law, treaties, comparative law, European Union Law, international economic law, international trade law, conflict of laws, forum non conveniens, lis pendens, jurisdiction, judgments recognition, Hague Conference on Private International Law

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Access-to-Justice Analysis on a Due Process Platform

Columbia Law Review, Forthcoming, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-01
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 17 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 26 Jan 2012
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Forum non conveniens, access to justice, parallel litigation, comparative law, jurisdiction, declining jurisdiction, international litigation, transnational litigation, due process, recognition of judgments, recognition and enforcement

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Recognition Jurisdiction and the Hague Choice of Court Convention

LIBER AMICORUM KREŠIMIR SAJKO, Hrvoje Sikiric, Vilim, Boucek, & Davor Babic, eds., Forthcoming, University of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-23
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Recognition Jurisdiction, Personal Jurisdiction, Quasi in Rem Jurisdiction, Foreign Judgments, Foreign Arbitral Awards, U.S. Courts, New York Convention, Hague Convention On Choice Of Court Agreements, Professor Krešimir Sajko, University Of Zagreb

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Implementing the 2005 Hague Convention: The EU Magnet and the US Centrifuge

A chapter in ENTRE BRUSELAS Y LA HAYA, ESTUDIOS SOBRE LA UNIFICACIÓN INTERNACIONAL Y REGIONAL DEL DERECHO INTERNATIONAL PRIVADO: LIBER AMICORUM ALEGRÍA BORRÁS 267 (Joaquim Forner Delaygua, Cristina Gonzalez Beilfuss, & Ramon Vinas Farre, eds., Marcial Pons 2013), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-20
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 04 Jul 2013
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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private international law, conflict of laws, international litigation, federalism, Hague Conference on Private International Law, Convention on Choice of Court Agreements, comparative law, international trade law, jurisdiction, choice of forum, Brussels I Regulation, parallel litigation

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The Lugano Case in the European Court of Justice: Evolving European Union Competence in Private International Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law, Vol. 11, pp. 297-303, 2005, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 10 Aug 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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private international law, private law, Lugano Case, European Court of Justice, Council of the European Union, competence, recognition, enforcement, Hague Conference on Private International Law, Brussels Convention

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Competition In and From the Harmonization of Private International Law

ECONOMIC LAW AS AN ECONOMIC GOOD: ITS RULE FUNCTION AND ITS TOOL FUNCTION IN THE COMPETITION OF SYSTEMS, Karl M. Meessen, ed., Sellier European Law Publishers, 2009, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2009-33
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 13 Nov 2009
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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competition, law and economics, private international law, European Union, European Community, Hague Conference on Private International Law, harmonization, unification, external competence, recognition of judgments

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A Global Convention on Choice of Court Agreements

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law, Vol. 10, pp. 345-351, 2004, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 10 Aug 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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private international law, litigation, choice of court agreements, jurisdiction, judgments; Hague Conference on Private International Law

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A Hague Parallel Proceedings Convention: Architecture and Features

Chicago Journal of International Law Online, Vol. 2, p. 1, 2023, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2022-27
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 24 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2023
Paul Herrup and Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law and University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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parallel proceedings, forum non conveniens, lis pendens, international litigation, private international law, jurisdiction, recognition of judgments, international economic law, comparative law, Hague Conference on Private International Law, international law, treaties

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The Hague Judgments Convention in the United States: A 'Game Changer' or a New Path to the Old Game?

University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 82, p. 847 (2021), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-36
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2021
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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private international law, Hague Convention, recognition of judgments, jurisdiction, conflicts of law, treaties, litigation, dispute resolution

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Punitive Damages Revisited: Taking the Rationale for Non-Recognition of Foreign Judgments Too Far

Journal of Law and Commerce, Vol. 25, p. 181-196, 2005, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 10 Aug 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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punitive damages, jurisdiction, conflict of laws, Hague Convention on Exclusive Choice of Court Agreements, recognition of judgments, enforcement, exemplary damages

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Comparative Method and International Litigation

2020 Journal of Dispute Resolution 273 (2020), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-03
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 06 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2020
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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jurisdiction, judgments recognition, private international law, dispute settlement, European Union, international litigation, international economic law, comparative law, international law, conflict of laws, choice of court agreements, Court of Justice of the European Union, Brussels I Regulation

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Federal Judicial Center International Litigation Guide: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 74, p. 491, 2013, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-22
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 16 May 2017
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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judgments, jurisdiction, recognition of judgments, enforcement of judgments, Hague Convention, choice of court, foreign judgments, conflict of laws, private international law, comparative law, applicable law, public policy, foreign relations

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Treaties and the Separation of Powers in the United States: A Reassessment after Medellin v. Texas

Duquesne Law Review, Vol. 47, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2008-33
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 24 Dec 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Separation of powers, Medellin, Federalism, Treaties, Treaty power, Supremacy clause, Law of the land, International law

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Enforcement of Foreign Money-Judgments in the United States: In Search of Uniformity and International Acceptance

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 67, p. 253, 1991, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 19 Dec 2013
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Procedural rules of enforcement, foreign-money judgments, dispute resolution, Uniform Foreign Judgments Act, Uniform Foreign Money-Judgements Recognition Act, due process, fraud, in personam jurisdiction, in rem jurisdiction, foreign reciprocity requirements, treaties, legislative reform, litigation

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An American Perspective on the New Japanese Act on General Rules for Application of Laws

Japanese Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 59, pp. 298-313, 2009, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 16 Feb 2012
Ronald A. Brand and Tabitha S. Fish
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law and Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A.
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Japanese Act on General Rules for Application of Laws, choice of law, conflict of laws, international litigation, private international law, cross-border disputes, rules of applicable law, Article I of the Uniform Commercial Code, Rome I Regulation, Rome II Regulation, European Union, party autonomy

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Transaction Planning Using Rules on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments; Chapter 1, Introduction

TRANSACTION PLANNING USING RULES ON JURISDICTION AND THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS, Ronald A. Brand, Brill | Nijhoff, 2014 (Pocket Books of the Hague Academy of International Law), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-24
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 26 Jun 2014
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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private international law, jurisdiction, judgments, European Union, comparative law, choice of court, arbitration, choice of forum, public policy, contract drafting, transaction planning, Brussels I Regulation, consumer protection, New York Convention, Hague Convention, party autonomy

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External Sovereignty and International Law

Fordham International Law Journal, Vol. 18, p. 1685, 1995, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 09 Jan 2014
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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international law, private parties, external sovereignty, development, consent, democracy, legal reform, legislative history, peace, security, state formation, social contract, rule of law, contemporary law, ICSID, investment treaties, jurisdiction, state accountability, state obligations

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CISG Article 31: When Substantive Law Rules Affect Jurisdictional Results

Journal of Law and Commerce, Vol. 25, p. 181, 2005-2006, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 11 Oct 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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CISG, U.N. Sales Convention, Brussels Convention, jurisdiction

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Intellectual Property, Electronic Commerce and the Preliminary Draft Hague Jurisdiction and Judgments Convention

University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 62, pp. 581-603, 2001, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 10 Aug 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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intellectual property, electronic commerce, jurisdiction, foreign judgments, Hague Convention on Private International Law, Preliminary Draft Convention, uniformity, enforcement of judgments, private international law

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Provisional Measures in Aid of Arbitration

Republished in Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 61, p. 133, 2023, First published as a chapter in Arbitrato, Contratti e Commercio Internazionale: Studi in onore di Giorgio Bernini/Arbitration, Contracts and International Trade: Essays in Honor of Giorgio Bernini (Fabrizio Marrella ed., 2021), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-32
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2023
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Arbitration, contracts, New York Convention, UNCITRAL, provisional measures, injunctions, attachments, discovery, taking of evidence, comparative law, international law, private international law, international economic law, conflict of laws

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Teaching Arbitration

A chapter in CAMBRIDGE COMPENDIUM OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL AND INVESTMENT ARBITRATION (Andrea Björklund, Franco Ferrari, and Stefan Kröll, eds., Forthcoming, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-12
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 18 May 2017
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Legal Education, Private International Law, Comparative Law

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A Further Look at a Hague Convention on Concurrent Proceedings

U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2023-28
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 25 Jul 2023
Paul Herrup and Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law and University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Hague Convention; private international law; concurrent proceedings; international law; treaties; comparative law; European Union Law; international economic law; international trade law; conflict of laws; forum non conveniens, lis pendens; jurisdiction, judgments recognition; Hague Conference

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Federalism and the Allocation of Sovereignty Beyond the State in the European Union

Duquesne University Law Review, Vol. 44, pp. 71-79, 2005, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 10 Aug 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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federalism, sovereignty, national system, federal system, United States, German Basic Law, European Union, comparative law, Germany, competence

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Due Process, Jurisdiction and a Hague Judgments Convention

University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 60, p. 661, 1999, University of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 02 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 11 Nov 2016
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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due process, due process clauses, United States, U.S. legal system, United States constitution, Fifth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, U.S. Supreme Court, treaty negotiations, multilateral convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments, Hague Conference on Private Intern

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The Export of Legal Education: Its Promise and Impact in Transition Countries; Chapter 1, Introduction

THE EXPORT OF LEGAL EDUCATION: ITS PROMISE AND IMPACT IN TRANSITION COUNTRIES, Ronald A. Brand, Wes Rist, eds., Ashgate, 2009 , University of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2009-27
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 24 Sep 2009
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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legal education, international legal education, U.S. legal education methods, international legal systems, international impact, socio-political change, U.S. LL.M education, LLM education, LL.M., policy formulation, reform, rule of law, commerce, exports, international education

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European Union's New Role in International Private Litigation

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review, Vol. 2, pp. 227-293, 2005, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 10 Aug 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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European Union, private litigation, foreign policy, private law, private international law, judicial cooperation, European Community, dispute resolution

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Judicial Review and United States Supreme Court Citations to Foreign and International Law

Duquesne University Law Review, Vol. 45, p. 423, 2007, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 28 Sep 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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judicial review, foreign law, international law, constitutional interpretation

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Private Law and Public Regulation in U.S. Courts

U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper , CILE STUDIES, PRIVATE LAW, PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN THE EU-US RELATIONSHIP, Vol. 2, pp. 115-135, 2005
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 29 Sep 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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impact litigation; private international law; U.S. law; American law

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Exchange Loss Damages and the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act: The Emperor Hasn't All His Clothes

Journal of Law and Policy in International Business, Vol. 23, p. 1, 1992, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 100 Posted: 19 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2016
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act, exchange rate losses, damages, international law, common law, U.S. dollar, foreign currency, legislative reform

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The Unfriendly Intrusion of Consumer Legislation into Freedom to Contract for Effective ODR

Liber Amicorum Johan Erauw 365 (Maud Piers, Henri Storme, & Jinske Verhellen, eds., Intersentia 2014), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-42
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 09 Nov 2014
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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arbitration, consumer protection, private international law, UNCITRAL, online dispute resolution, dispute resolution, litigation, mandatory rules, comparative law, European Law, international law, international economic law, alternative dispute resolution, negotiation, mediation

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Community Competence for Matters of Judicial Cooperation at the Hague Conference on Private International Law: A View from the United States

Journal of Law and Commerce, Vol. 21, pp. 191-208, 2002, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 10 Aug 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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judicial jurisdiction, Amsterdam Treaty, Article 65, European Community Treaty, judicial cooperation, private international law, civil judgments, competence, civil law systems, Hague Conference on Private International Law

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'Experiential Education Through the Vis Moot' and 'Building on the Bergsten Legacy: The Vis Moot as a Platform for Legal Education'

Journal of Law and Commerce, Forthcoming, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-24
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 02 Oct 2015
Eric E. Bergsten and Ronald A. Brand
Institute of International Commercial Law, Pace University School of Law and University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Experiential education, skills training, practicum, moot court, arbitration, commercial law, private international law, international law, UNCITRAL, legal education, legal writing

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Uni-State Lawyers and Multinational Practice: Dealing with International, Transnational, and Foreign Law

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 34, p. 1135-1168, 2001, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 10 Aug 2008
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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ethics, professional responsibility, transnational practice, international law, foreign law, cross-border transactions, Birbrower test, Estate of Condon, Fought

53.

Direct Effect of International Economic Law in the United States and the European Union

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business, Vol. 17, p. 556, 1996-1997, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 09 Jan 2014
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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direct effect, EU law, comparative advantage, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, GATT, WTO, Self-Execution, international economic law, international trade law, rule of law, private international law, regulation, International Fruit, Kupferberg, Demirel, banana industry

54.

Exporting Legal Education: Lessons Learned from Efforts in Transition Countries

Harvard International Review, Vol. 32, No. 2, Summer 2010, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-29
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 09 Sep 2010
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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US legal education, legal education, United States, law school curriculum, traditional, reform, development, legal education centers, clinics, export of legal education, transition countries, international impact, international legal education, legal systems, practical skills, problem-solving

55.

Of Magnets and Centrifuges: The US and EU Federal Systems and Private International Law

A Chapter in COMPARATIVE FEDERALISM, INSTITUTIONAL COMPLEXITY, AND POLICY CHOICE (Jae-Jae Spoon and Nils Ringe, eds., 2020 Forthcoming), U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-29
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 18 Dec 2019
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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federalism, private international law, Hague Conference on Private International Law, European Union, recognition of judgments, international litigation, international economic law, comparative law, international law

56.

International Trade Law and the Arbitration of Administrative Law Matters: Farrel v. U.S. International Trade Commission

Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 31, p. 181, 1993, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Dec 2013
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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international trade law, dispute resolution, arbitration, contracts, enforcement, administrative law, Farrel v. U.S. International Trade Commission, GATT obligations, litigation, sovereign international trade obligations, private dispute settlements, U.S. Federal Arbitration Act, New York Convention

57.

The Vulnerable Sovereign

University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Forthcoming, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021-21
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 18 Jun 2021
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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sovereignty, international law, government, democracy, lex mercatoria, international economic law, human rights law, sovereign immunity, comparative law

58.

Special Report: Kosovo After the ICJ Opinion, Introduction

University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 74, p. 595, 2013, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-23
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 13 Jun 2014
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Kosovo, ICJ, advisory opinion, public international law, independence, recognition of states, legal education, development, development assistance, constitutional law, parliamentary democracy, legal reforms

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Cooperation in Legal Education and Legal Reform

University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 74, p. 652, 2013, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-21
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 13 Jun 2014
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Kosovo, legal education, development, transition countries, law and development, export

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Promoting the Rule of Law: Cooperation and Competition in the EU-US Relationship

University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Vol. 72, pp. 163-169, 2010, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 23 Jan 2013
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Rule of law, legal education, European Union, development, transition countries, US-EU relationships, transparency

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Harry Flechtner--A True Teacher/Scholar, with Rhythm

U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021-14, Journal of Law & Commerce, Vol. 38, p. 7, 2019-2020
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 28 Apr 2021
Ronald A. Brand
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Harry Flechtner, Harry M. Flechtner, international commercial law, commercial law, CISG, teaching, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, U.N. Convention on Contracts