由“11.21”包头空难案看美国长臂管辖权的作用

Functions of American Long Arm Jurisdiction Played in the "11.21" Baotou Air Disaster

"11.21"包头空难案是一起由国内侵权转化为涉外特殊侵权——涉外产品责任侵权的典型案例。通过阐释该案件性质转化的过程,及美国涉外民事诉讼中的"长臂管辖权"在此过程中所发挥的重要作用,说明其对我国司法实践的借鉴意义。

The ＂11.21＂ Baotou air disaster case is a typical case of domestic tort which is transformed into a foreign - re- lated product liability tort. To explain the conversion process of nature of the case , the ＂long ann jurisdiction＂ has played an important role and it may be a useful effort to China＇s judicial practice.