[2] It is not clear that such a jurisdictional basis would be upheld by American courts when the non-US judgment-creditor seeks to enforce in the United States.
[3] In contrast to the domestic situation, when a party to an international dispute needs to obtain evidence located in a foreign country, that party will usually need to make a request of the local court for it (the court) to issue a Letter of Request pursuant to the Hague Evidence Convention.
Litigants before non-US tribunals may request the assistance of American courts to obtain evidence, through Section 1782 Discovery.
Depending upon the language sophistication of the witnesses on behalf of the non-US party, it might be necessary to arrange for an interpreter to translate trial testimony.
In the domestic US context, the recognition of judgments is governed by the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the federal Constitution.
As a general rule, under the Uniform Act, grounds for non-recognition can be predicated upon: Some states of the US require foreign corporations to deposit "security" when filing suit in their courts.
In cases in federal court, a witness based outside the United States may execute an affidavit (or declaration) pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
This procedure makes federal court more attractive to a litigant that expects to need to rely upon witnesses who are not based in the United States.