“属地原则”与“正当程序”的整合

在美国民事诉讼中,地域管辖规则要求初审法院必须对当事人享有属地上的管辖权,联邦宪法要求初审法院对当事人的这种管辖权必须符合其第十四条修正案中规定的正当程序的要求。在将这两种原则性的管辖规则整合适用方面,美国联邦最高法院作出了若干相关判例。这些判例中的一些思想对于我国地域管辖的完善是有借鉴意义的。

Conformity of Territoriality and Due Process:Interstate Jurisdiction over Corporations in the U. S. A.

In American civil proceedings, the territoriality principle requires that a trial court have territory jurisdiction over the relevant party. Further, the US Constitution provides that such a jurisdiction must conform to the due process prescribed in Amendment 14. As to the conformity of territoriality and due process, the US Supreme Court has set up some cases for lower courts to follow. In this author’s opinion, the ideas revealed by these cases may have some referential meanings for us to improve the principle of territoriality in China.