Unbounded Personal Jurisdiction Theory and Foreign Policy Concerns

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Stefano Dominelli’s article in CUADERNOS DE DERECHO TRANSNACIONAL critically examines a recent US Supreme Court judgment that, for the first time, clearly interpreted the due process limits under the Fifth Amendment. From a continental perspective, the author argues that the judgment reinforces the Lotus principle on territorial adjudicative jurisdiction and suggests that heads of jurisdiction may be justified even where there is little objective connection but a strong policy interest.