Assignment 2. Contractual Choice of Regime

	.:STATUTES
- Rome Convention art. 3 - Brussels I Regulation art. 23 - Revised UCC 1-301 - Restatement (2nd) of Conflicts 187 - Rome Convention - Brussels Convention - Brussels I Regulation, arts. 15-17, 23 - Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. sections 1 et seq.) - EU Directive on Unfair Contract Terms - Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulation (SI 1999/2083) - Electronic Commerce Directive art. 5.
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	.:RESOURCES
Jack Goldsmith’s Against Cyberanarchy (1998): clear and lucid analysis of the jurisdiction issues Allen Stein, The Unexceptional Problem of Jurisdiction in Cyberspace, 32 Int'l. Law. 1167 (1998): careful attempt to apply traditional jurisdictional principles to Internet-related disputes. James Brown, Judgment Enforcement (2nd ed.): a useful overview of comity and procedures for domesticating judgments The Restatement (Third) of Foreign Relations Law (1987), §§ 401-403, 421 and 431: an overview of the concepts of jurisdiction to prescribe, adjudicate and enforce Michael Traynor, An Introductory Framework for Analyzing the Proposed Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters: U.S. and European Perspectives, 6 Ann. Surv. Int'l & Comp. L. 1 (2000): an overview on the draft Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Judgment Enforcement Walter M. Heiser, A Minimum Interests Approach to Personal Jurisdiction, 35 Wake Forest L. Rev. 915 (2000): an overview on the draft Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Judgment Enforcement Richman & Reynolds, Understanding Conflict of Laws: a good basic student aid Mark Williams v. America On-Line, Inc. (Mass. Super. 2001): Rejecting AOL's reliance on its forum-selection clause Johnson v. West Suburban Bank (3rd Cir. 2000): Upholding use of an arbitration clause to defeat a potential class action Bowen v. First Family Financial Services (11th Cir. 2000): Upholding use of an arbitration clause to defeat a potential class action
	.:KEY TERMS
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Uniform Dispute Resolution Procedure (UDRP)