Enforcing Antitrust Against Foreign Enterprises: Procedural Problems in the Extraterritorial Application of Antitrust laws

Introduction VII I. Brief outline of substantive law provisions I Introduction I 1. 0 1. 1 I USA Germany 1. 2 2 1. 3 EEC 2 1. 4 France 3 1. 5 U. K. 4 1. 6 Switzerland 5 1. 7 Italy 5 1. 8 Australia 5 2. Is there substantive provision under national law for the extrat- ritorial application of that law? 7 2. 0 Introduction 7 2. 1 USA 7 2. 2 Germany 8 2. 3 EEC 9 2. 4 France 9 2. 5 U. K. 10 2. 6 Switzerland 11 2. 7 Italy 11 2. 8 Australia 11 3. Relevant principles of intemationa11aw 12 The princip1e of State Sovereignty 3. 1 12 The intemational1aw princip1e of Comity 3. 2 13 3. 3 The right to be heard in your own defence 13 3. 4 Jurisdiction based upon nationality; Personal Jurisdiction 14 3. 4. 1 USA 14 3. 4. 2 Germany 15 3. 4. 3 EEC 15 France 3. 4. 4 15 3. 4. 5 U. K. 16 3. 4. 6 Switzer1and 16 3. 4. 7 Ita1y 16 Australia 3. 4. 8 16 IX 3. 5 State hospitality to commerce 16 3. 5. 1 USA 17 3. 5. 2 EEC 17 3. 5. 3 Germany 18 3. 5. 4 Switzerland 18 4. National procedural ru1es 19 4. 0 Introduction 19 4. 1 USA 20 4. 1. 1 Written requests for information (discovery orders) 20 4. 1.