United States: International Courts & Tribunals

Foreign court judgments don't automatically grant creditors the right to seize assets in the United States. Recognition by a U.S. court is required first, governed primarily by state law through the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act or common-law principles. Understanding jurisdiction requirements, proper service, procedural fairness, and available defenses determines whether enforcement succeeds or fails.

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Nebraska permission to file a complaint against Colorado over alleged violations of the South Platte River Compact, a 1926 agreement governing water rights between the two states. Nebraska claims Colorado has failed to protect its irrigation season water rights and has obstructed construction of a canal for non-irrigation season water diversion. This decision initiates what is expected to be a lengthy legal process to resolve complex water rights disputes between the neigh

In the field of trademark law, specifically when applying Article 7 of the Washington Convention, one of the main challenges is proving that the trademark applicant had prior knowledge of the existence...

Companies engaged in international trade occasionally encounter requests that raise red flags under the U.S. anti‑boycott regulations.

Thirty-five countries and the European Union recently signed a new Convention to establish an International Claims Commission for Ukraine (the "Commission").

This year's FA Mann lecture, titled "A World Without Law?", was delivered by Professor Philippe Sands KC on 18 November 2025

New arbitration rules in Peru (CARC-PUCP) and JAMS Rules for disputes concerning AI systems plus Brazil promotes use of Dispute Boards. Various ICSID-related developments in this period: 2023 Caseload...

The Supreme Court has delivered a landmark ruling that overturns the four-decade-old Chevron deference. Under that doctrine, if the statute is silent or ambiguous with respect to the specific issue...

In September 2021 the US, UK and Australia entered into a trilateral security partnership known as AUKUS, intended to strengthen their long-standing defense ties...