美国德克萨斯州不方便法院原则的实践

Practice of Forum Non Convenience Doctrine in Texas

不方便法院原则是美国联邦普通法的一项重要原则。美国最高法院在实践中建立了灵活的不方便法院原则。德克萨斯州在十九世纪末期就有不方便法院原则相类似的实践。在 1990年的CastroAlfaro一案中 ,德克萨斯州最高法院在非法致死和人身伤害侵权领域里拒绝适用不方便法院原则。但此后不久 ,德克萨斯州议会就通过立法 ,承认了不方便法院原则可以适用于非法致死和人身伤害侵权诉讼领域。

The doctrine of forum non convenience is a basic principle of American common law. The Supreme Court of the United States established flexible the forum non convenience doctrine in practice. Texas had the similar practice of forum non convenience doctrine in the late nineteenth century. The Supreme Court of Texas rejected the forum non convenience doctrine in the field of personal injury and unlawful death in 1990 Castro Alfaro case. But in the late, the congress of Texas adopted the law and admitted the forum non convenience doctrine in the field of personal injury and unlawful death.