This book is the first volume of a series designed to discuss problems of transnational civil procedure. This first volume on current topics of international litigation is the result of an international symposium in Nagoya, Japan. The contributions discuss problems of provisional measures, international class actions, taking evidence abroad, and preclusive effects of foreign judgments. This first symposium in Nagoya, Japan, is a part of the international research project Establishing a New Framework for Realizing Effective Transnational Business Litigation which is sponsored by the Japanese...