The American Influences on International Commercial Arbitration Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Table of Citations
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Formation and Transformation of the Status of International and Domestic Arbitration in the United States
- 3 Wilko v. Swan, Scherk v. Alberto-Culver, and Mitsubishi v. Soler: Crafting a Level Playing Field
- 4 Procedural Change and 28 U.S.C. §1782: The Taking of Evidence v. Common Law Discovery
- 5 The Gathering of Evidence v. Common Law Discovery
- 6 What Has Really Happened? The Effects of a Trilogy Examined
- 7 The New Unorthodox Conception of Common Law Discovery in International Arbitration
- 8 And Now How Do We Avoid 28 U.S.C. Section 1782 in International Commercial Arbitration?
- 9 Perjury & Arbitration: The Honor System Where the Arbitrators Have the Honor and the Parties Have the System
- 10 Developments in the Apportionment of Jurisdiction Between Arbitrators and Courts Concerning the Validity of a Contract Containing an Arbitration Clause, and Transformations Regarding the Severability Doctrine
- 11 U.S. Arbitration Law and Its Dialogue with the New York Convention: The Development of Four Issues
- Conclusion
- Appendix A Duelo a Garrotazos
- Appendix B Selected Cases
- Appendix C The New York Convention, The Federal Arbitration Act, and 28 U.S.C. §1782
- Appendix D Amendments to 28 U.S.C. §1782
- Appendix E Selected Rules of Civil Procedure
- Appendix F Geneva Convention of 1927
- Appendix G Selections from the Legislative History of the Federal Arbitration Act
- Index
Appendix D - Amendments to 28 U.S.C. §1782
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 July 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Table of Citations
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Formation and Transformation of the Status of International and Domestic Arbitration in the United States
- 3 Wilko v. Swan, Scherk v. Alberto-Culver, and Mitsubishi v. Soler: Crafting a Level Playing Field
- 4 Procedural Change and 28 U.S.C. §1782: The Taking of Evidence v. Common Law Discovery
- 5 The Gathering of Evidence v. Common Law Discovery
- 6 What Has Really Happened? The Effects of a Trilogy Examined
- 7 The New Unorthodox Conception of Common Law Discovery in International Arbitration
- 8 And Now How Do We Avoid 28 U.S.C. Section 1782 in International Commercial Arbitration?
- 9 Perjury & Arbitration: The Honor System Where the Arbitrators Have the Honor and the Parties Have the System
- 10 Developments in the Apportionment of Jurisdiction Between Arbitrators and Courts Concerning the Validity of a Contract Containing an Arbitration Clause, and Transformations Regarding the Severability Doctrine
- 11 U.S. Arbitration Law and Its Dialogue with the New York Convention: The Development of Four Issues
- Conclusion
- Appendix A Duelo a Garrotazos
- Appendix B Selected Cases
- Appendix C The New York Convention, The Federal Arbitration Act, and 28 U.S.C. §1782
- Appendix D Amendments to 28 U.S.C. §1782
- Appendix E Selected Rules of Civil Procedure
- Appendix F Geneva Convention of 1927
- Appendix G Selections from the Legislative History of the Federal Arbitration Act
- Index
Summary
1949. Act May 24, 1949, in the first para. deleted “residing” following “witness” and substituted “judicial proceeding” for “civil action.”
1964. Act Oct. 3, 1964 substituted this heading and section for ones which read:
“Testimony for use in foreign country.
‘The deposition of any witness within the United States to be used in any judicial proceeding pending in any court in a foreign country with which the United States is at peace may be taken before a person authorized to administer oaths designated by the district court of any district where the witness resides or may be found.
“The practice and procedure in taking such depositions shall conform generally to the practice and procedure for taking depositions to be used in courts of the United States.”
1996. Act Feb. 10, 1996, in subsec. (a), inserted “including criminal investigations conducted before formal accusation.”
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- The American Influences on International Commercial ArbitrationDoctrinal Developments and Discovery Methods, pp. 326Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009