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Judicial Assistance - Service of Process Abroad

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SERVICE OF PROCESS ABROAD

  • U.S. Department of State Circular: Service of Process Abroad: General Overview
  • U.S. Department of State Circular: Preparation of Letters Rogatory
  • Service Provisions of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), 28 USC 1608 , for service on a foreign state, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality
  • Checklist for Plaintiffs- Service of Process upon a Foreign State
  • Prohibition against service of process by consular officers: 22 CFR 92.85
  • Consular responsibility for serving subpoeneas: 22 CFR 92.86
  • Consular procedures for service of subpoeneas: 22 CFR 92.88

Treaties on Service of Documents

Hague Convention of the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters

  • Hague Service Convention Text
  • Hague Service Convention Explanatory Report
  • Hague Service Convention Bibliography

Inter-American (Service) Convention on Letters Rogatory and Additional Protocol

  • U.S. Department of State Circular on Operations of the Inter-American Convention
  • Link to Treaty Text on the Organization of American States (OAS) web site (1975)
  • Link to Additional Protocol to Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory on the Organization of American States (OAS) web site (1975)
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