美国民事诉讼管辖权

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1、Chapter3美国民事诉讼管辖权本章教学安排学时：10授课方式：讲课、讨论、模拟法庭具体安排：8学时授课，布置模拟法庭的准备工作，学生准备4周，用2个学时开模拟法庭。本章教学目的与要求要求学生能了解并掌握美国法院体系要求学生学会撰写起诉状，上诉状要求学生能运用美国民事诉讼程序进行模拟法庭的训练与准备要求能结合具体美国法律分析具体案例一、CourtsystemsintheUnitedStatesFifty-twoseparatecourtsystems:Fiftystates+theDistrictofColumbia+thefederalcourtsys

2、tem.Thefederalcourtsarenotsuperiortothestatecourts.1、HypotheticalstatecourtsystemStateSupremeCourtStateAppellateCourtsStateTrialCourtsofGeneralJurisdictionStateTrialCourtsOfLimitedJurisdictionNewYorkCivilCourtStructureStateHighCourtCourt(s)ofLastResortCourtofAppealsIntermediateCou

3、rtIntermediateAppellateCourt(s)AppellateDivisionsoftheSupremeCourtCountyCourtsTrialCourtCourt(s)ofGeneralJurisdictionSupremeCourtsCountyCourtsSurrogate'sCourtsFamilyCourtsCourtofClaimsDistrictCourtsNewYorkCityCivilCourtsCityCourtsTownCourtsVillageCourts总结：ATypicalStateCo

4、urtSystemThree-tieredmodel:Trialcourt----determinesbothquestionsoffactsandquestionsoflaw;AppellatecourtStatesupremecourtUnitedStatesSupremeCourtTrialcourts:generalandlimitedjurisdictionTrialcourthasoriginaljurisdiction;Generaljurisdiction:Limitedjurisdiction:familycourt;probatecou

5、rt;criminalcourt;municipalcourt;small-claimscourtAppellatecourt/courtsofappealAppellatejurisdictionTheappellatecourtslookatquestionsoflawandprocedure,notquestionsoffact.2、TheFederalCourtSystemThetrialcourts;Intermediatecourtsofappeal;TheUSSupremeCourt.DistrictCourtsThetrialcourtwh

6、ichhasgeneraljurisdiction.Everystatehasatleastonefederaldistrictcourtwithinitsborder.DistrictcourtshaveoriginaljurisdictioninfederalmattersCourtsofAppealCongresshasestablished12judicialcircuits+thefederalCircuit.Thecircuitcourtshearsonlyappealsfromthedistrictcourtslocatedwithinits

7、respectivecircuit.SupremeCourtoftheU.S.9judgesappointedbythepresidentoftheU.S.andconfirmedbytheSenate.Trialjurisdiction;Appellatecourt----reviewanycasedecidedbyanyofthefederalcourtsofappeal;casesdecidedinthestatesupremecourtsthatinvolvethefederalConstitution,treaties,orlaws.U.S.Su

8、premeCourtJustices二、美国法院管辖权的划分联邦：