Resources

Conventions

Hague Evidence Convention. This is the page for the Evidence Section of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. It has the text of the Convention, status tables showing the contracting states and their central authorities, various reports and publications concerning the Convention, and model forms.
Hague Service Convention. This is the page for the Service Section of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. It has the text of the Convention, status tables showing the contracting states and their central authorities, various reports and publications concerning the Convention, and model forms.
Hague Apostille Convention. This is the page for the Apostille Section of the Hague Conference on Private International Law. It has the text of the convention, status tables showing the contracting states and their competent authorities, various reports and publications concerning the Convention, and a model apostille.
Hague Choice of Court Agreements Convention. This is the text of the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements, which the United States has signed but not ratified and which has not yet come into force. The page has links to the status table showing the contracting states, various reports and publications concerning the Convention, and a model form.
Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory. This is the OAS webpage with the text of the Convention. The page has a link to the signatures and ratifications. The Additional Protocol is here.
New York Convention. This is the UNCITRAL webpage with the text of the Convention, including links to the travaux préparatoires.
Panama Convention. This is the OAS webpage with the text of the Convention. The page has a link to the signatures and ratifications.

Statutes and Procedural Rules

U.S. Judicial Assistance Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1782.
United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.
Uniform Arbitration Act (2000).
Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act (2005).
Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act (1962).
SPEECH Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 4101 et seq. This statute provides a rule of non-recognition for foreign defamation judgments that are inconsistent with the First Amendment, similar state constitutional guarantees of free speech, or constitutional notions of due process of law.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 4 governs service of the summons and complaint. Rule 28 governs procedure in depositions conducted in abroad.
The State Department’s Foreign Affairs Manual provisions on international judicial assistance and authentication.
The International Bar Association’s Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration.

Practical Secondary Sources

The State Department’s country-specific information sheets.
An online guide to precedents under the New York Convention.