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Procedural legal obstacles in the alternate forum rendering it adequate.
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Contributed in 2009 & last edited in 2009 by Nicholas Diamand
Law
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Courts
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Civil Procedure
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(Typically) pre-discovery issues
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Jurisdiction & venue
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Venue
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Transfer
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To foreign courts
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Forum non conveniens
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Procedure
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Multiple factor test
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The individual factors
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Adequacy of alternate forum
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Adequate or inadequate?
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Individual factors: inadequate or adequate?
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Procedural legal obstacles
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Making forum adequate: Procedural legal obstacles...


The doctrine of forum non conveniens falls within a court's inherent jurisdiction.
Forum non conveniens has been described as a "supervening venue provision."
In the context of a motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens grounds, a well-founded fear of persecution in the alternate forum may render it...