Personal Jurisdiction

Personal jurisdiction involves the power of a court to make a defendant come to the forum to defend a lawsuit -- put differently, it involves whether the court has the power to bind a defendant who is outside the geographical area of the court. We will study the evolution of the US doctrine intensively but first will take a quick comparative look.

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