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International Civil Procedure provides a detailed analysis of civil procedure in 19 major jurisdictions. Among the many topics covered are jurisdiction, ascertainment of applicable law, trial and post-trial motions, appeals, and the finality of judgments.

Argentina
Introduction
Hierarchy of the Courts
Establishing Jurisdiction
Ascertaining the Applicable Law
Commencing the Action 
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial and Interim Measures of Protection
Summary Judgment
Enforcement Actions
Default Judgments
Other Means of Termination without Plenary Trial
Trial
Judgment and Kinds of Relief
Post-Trial Motions
Enforcement and Execution of Judgment
Appeal
Conclusiveness of Judgment 

Austria
Introduction
Court Organization
Jurisdiction
Parties to Lawsuit
Commencing Action
Trial
Specific Procedures
Enforcement and Execution of Judgments
Appellate Remedies

Brazil
Introduction
Jurisdiction
Applicable Law
Commencing Action

Czech Republic
Introduction
Establishing Jurisdiction
Ascertaining Applicable Law
Commencing Action
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial
Summary Judgments
Trial
Judgment and Types of Relief
Port-Trial Motions
Enforcement and Execution of Judgments
Appeal
Conclusiveness of Judgment

Denmark
Introduction
Court Structure
Establishing Jurisdiction
Applicable Law
Commencing Action
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial
Interim Protection of Assets Pending Trial
Judgments
Trial
Judgments and Relief
Enforcement and Execution of Judgments
Appeal

France
Introduction
Establishing Jurisdiction 
Ascertaining the Applicable Law
Commencing the Action 
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial
Interim Protection of Assets Pending Trial 
Summary Judgments 
Hearing
Judgment
Post-Trial Motions 
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Appeal
Conclusiveness of Judgment 

Germany
Establishing Jurisdiction 
Ascertaining the Applicable Law
Commencing the Action 
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial
Interim Protection of Assets Pending the Trial 
Summary Judgments 
Trial
Judgment and Kinds of Relief
Post Trial Motions
Enforcement and Execution of Judgment 
Conclusiveness of Judgment 

Greece
Introduction
Establishing Jurisdiction 
Ascertaining the Applicable Law
Trial
Interim Protection of Assets Pending Trial 
Special Proceedings 
Judgment and Kinds of Relief
Post-Trial Motions 
Enforcement Proceedings 

India
Introduction
Jurisdiction
Parties to Actions 
Commencement of Action 
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial
Interim Measures of Protection
Hearing of the Suit and Trial
Judgment and Decree
Appeal
Review and Revision 
Execution of Decree and Orders
Foreign Judgments 
Suits in Special Cases 
Suits in Particular Cases
Supplementary Powers

Ireland
Introduction
Court Structure
Legal Profession
Establishing Jurisdiction 
Service of Summons or Writ
Ascertaining the Applicable Law
Commencing the Action 
Types of Answer
Joinder of Claims and Parties
Third-Party Claims
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial
Interim Protection of Assets Pending Trial 
Summary Judgments 
Other Means of Termination without Plenary Trial
Trial
Judgment and Kinds of Relief
Post-Trial Motions
Enforcement and Execution of Judgments
Appeal
Conclusiveness of the Judgment — Res Judicata

Italy
Introduction
Sources of Civil Procedure Rules
General Provisions
General Rules of Governing Trial

Japan
Introduction
Courts
Jurisdiction
Parties
Basic Principles
Commencing the Action 
Interim Measures of Protection
Termination of Suit Other Than by Judgment
Court Proceedings at First Instance
Judgment
Appeal
Reexamination 
Special Suits
Enforcement through Civil Execution

Mexico
Introduction
Establishing Jurisdiction 
Ascertaining the Applicable Law
Commencing the Action 
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial
Interim Protection of Assets Pending Trial 
Summary Judgments 
Other Means of Termination without Plenary Trial
Trial
Judgment and Kinds of Relief
Post-Trial Motions 
Enforcement and Execution of Judgments
Appeal
Conclusiveness of Judgment 

The Philippines
Introduction
Court Structure and Jurisdiction of Courts
Establishing Jurisdiction
Ascertaining the Applicable Law
Commencement of Action
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial
Interim Protection of Assets Pending Trial 
Summary Judgments 
Default Judgments
Other Means of Termination without Trial 
Trial
Judgment
Post-Trial Remedies
Appeal
Conclusiveness of Judgment

Russian Federation
Introduction
Establishing Jurisdiction
Ascertaining Applicable Law
Commencing the Action
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial
Interim Protection of Assets Pending Trial
Summary Judgments and Hearings
Trial
Judgment and Kinds of Relief
Post-Trial Motions
Enforcement and Execution of Judgments
Appeal
Conclusiveness of Judgment

Spain
Introduction
Establishing Jurisdiction 
Ascertaining the Applicable Law
Commencing the Action 
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial
Interim Measures of Protection
Termination of Court Proceedings 
Trial Hearing
Special Proceedings 
Judgment and Kinds of Relief
Post-Trial Motions 
Enforcement and Execution of Foreign Judgments
Appeal
Conclusiveness of Judgment 

Sweden
Establishing Jurisdiction 
Ascertaining the Applicable Law
Commencing the Action
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial
Interim Protection of Assets Pending Trial 
Summary Judgments
Trial
Judgments and Kinds of Relief 
Post-Trial Motions 
Enforcement and Execution of Judgments
Appeal
Conclusiveness of Judgment 

Switzerland
Introduction
Legal Framework 
Judicial Organization 
Civil Proceedings 
Conclusion 

Ukraine
Introduction
Courts and Their Jurisdiction 
Ascertaining the Applicable Law
Separate Proceedings 
Summary Judgments 
Preventive Measures and Securing Claims 
Commencing the Action 
Preliminary Court Session 
First-Instance Trial
Review of Judgments 
Conclusiveness of Judgment 
Enforcement of Judgments and Awards

United States
Introduction
Establishing Jurisdiction 
Ascertaining the Applicable Law
Commencing a Legal Action 
Obtaining Information Prior to Trial
Interim Protection of Assets Pending Trial 
Summary Judgment
Trial
Judgment and Kinds of Relief
Post-Trial Motions 
Enforcement and Execution of Judgments
Appeal
Conclusiveness of Judgment 
Full Faith and Credit

About the Editor:

Christian Campbell is the Assistant Director of the Center for International Legal Studies (CILS) in Salzburg, Austria, and teaches as an adjunct Professor at Suffolk University Law School.  He is a Member British Institute of International and Comparative Law and Founder and Co-Director 2007 of the FDI Moot, Law Student Competition for Investor-State Arbitration. Before joining CILS he was a research assistant at Salzburg University under Professor Christoph Schreuer and had been previously employed in the Legal Department of Philips Petroleum Europe/Africa and in private practice at Shakespeare's Solicitors, Birmingham, England. 

About the General Editor:

Professor Dennis Campbell is the Director of the Center for International Legal Studies (CILS) in Salzburg, Austria, and teaches as an adjunct Professor at Suffolk University Law School. He is the former Director of International Programs and Professor of Law at University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He has lectured at Stockholm University, Helsinki University, Salzburg University, National University of Taiwan, Warsaw University, and Jagiellonian University. He is a member of the New York State Bar and the Iowa State Bar and is a former Assistant Secretary of the California State Senate.

Contributors Include:

Argentina - Javier Canosa, Canosa Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Austria - Peter Ramsauer, Attorney at Law, Austria

Brazil - André de Luizi Correia and Rodrigo Garcia da Fonseca , Wald e Associados Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Czech Republic - Vít Horácek and Tomás Jelínek, Glatzová & Co, Prague, Czech Republic

Denmark - Bente Moll Pedersen and Gunnhild Haavig Bakke, Rønne & Lundgren Law Firm, Hellerup,
Denmark

France - Christine Lécuyer-Thieffry, Thieffry & Associés, Paris, France

Germany - Georg A. Wittuhn and Ralf Stucken, Huth Dietrich Hahn, Hamburg, Germany

Greece - Hara Saounatsou, Legal Counsel; Nikos Frangakis, Nikos Frangakis & Associates Law Firm; Nassia Kazantzi, Attorney-at-Law, Athens, Greece

India - Amar Gupta, J. Sagar Associates, Bangalore, India

Ireland - Bill Holohan, Holohan Solicitors, Cork, Ireland

Italy - Tiziano Membri and Filippo Danovi, Studio Legale Danovi, Milan, Italy

Japan - Toshiyuki Fukai, Yuasa & Hara, Tokyo, Japan

Mexico - Luis Omar Guerrero R. Barrera and Juan Francisco Torres Landa R., Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa, S.C., Mexico, D.F., Mexico

The Philippines - Teresita J. Herbosa, Chrysilla Carissa P. Bautista and Dorothy Uy Nava, Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices, Metro Manila, Philippines

Russian Federation - David Aylen, Vladislav Ugryumov, Julianna Tabastajewa and Heather McMullan, Gowlings International Inc., Moscow, Russia

Spain - Antonio Viñal, Antonio Viñal & Co., Madrid, Spain

Sweden - Bo G.H. Nilsson, Advokatfirman Lindahl KB, Stockholm, Sweden

Switzerland - Sandrine Giroud, Catherine A Kunz and André Brunschweiler, LALIVE Attorneys-at-Law, Geneva, Switzerland

Ukraine - Anna V. Tsirat and Gennady Tsirat, Jurvneshservice Law Firm, Kiev, Ukraine

United States - Albert Bates, Jr. and Gerald J. Schirato, Duane Morris LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States